Northern Germany's Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival, in a rural area northwest of Hamburg, opened today. Rainy weather turned the festival's grounds muddy, and organizers were forced to tell fans ...

As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer ...

Over 40 years since they smashed their way into the international charts with Balls To The Wall, German heavy metal heroes Accept still fly the flag with pride. 17 albums in, and latest effort ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty four new shows in 11 new countries across Europe have been added to the German heavy metal band Accept's upcoming 50th ...

A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath. The Wacken Open Air festival is an annual event which takes place in fields ...

Roughly a year after they sold out a buncha shows in our neck of the woods, German power metal outfit Powerwolf announced that they’re coming back to our shores for another crack at it. Unlike last ...