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Highlights of the 2015 Wacken Metal Battle

July 22, 2016

Wacken Open Air in northern Germany is the biggest heavy metal festival on the planet. The Metal Battle section pits 30 up-and-coming bands from around the world against each other. We present three of them.

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Shiraz Lane from Finland
Image: Nauska

Among those in the lineup: Finnish hard rockers Shiraz Lane (photo), symphonic metal outfit The Loudest Silence from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Dash the Effort – the first Bulgarian band ever to play Wacken.