WACKEN ROLL – The Wacken-book for the anniversary

Dear Metalheads,

Right on time the 20th anniversary of the Wacken Open Air we are happy to present you a joyful event: “Wacken Roll – The biggest Heavy Metal festival in the world”, a book from Andreas Schöwe! The book (ISBN 978-3-85445-304-8, Hannibal Verlag, 224 pages, with more than 100 pictures) is available for 14.95 Euros from now on at www.metaltix.com.

About the book:

Loud, but peaceful. Every summer the biggest Heavy Metal festival in the world takes place in the small village called Wacken in northern Germany. At that time two worlds are meeting each other, which couldn’t be more different: On the one hand an introspective, peaceful village. On the other hand a Heavy-Metal fan-community from all around the world, which meets right there in order to celebrate an extreme loud but constantly peaceful festival for a few days and to listen to the sonic thunderstorms of the hottest Metal-bands.

In that book the author portrays this event from all perspectives and collects a lot of funny, partly bizarre stories around the Wacken Open Air in that book. In numerous interviews the organizer, the inhabitants, the police, the firedepartment, the regulatory agency, the mayor and on top of that a lot of musicians like the Scorpions, Doro, U.D.O., Iron Maiden, Stratovarius, Stephan Weidner or Exodus getting a word..., - and above all the fans too.

In common they ensure an unforgettable experience. Wacken Roll!

The author:

Andreas Schöwe writes for the METAL HAMMER magazine since 1990 and since 2 decades he passes for one of the most well-known journalists in that genre. As a fancier of the Rock-scene he already portrayed stars like Metallica, Guns N’Roses, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Mötley Crüe, AC/DC or the Scorpions. The book „All Access/All Excess – Rock Stars unzensiert“ (2006)” was his last release, currently he also writes for the “Rock It!” magazine.

A comment from Holger Hübner (W:O:A organizer) about the book “Wacken Roll”, written by Andreas Schöwe:

“We have gladly supported this book for the 20th anniversary: The authorAndreas Schöwe is a well-known as a journalist in the Metal-scene for about 20 years and he knows of what he is writing about, also because he is a visitor of the Wacken Open Air for many years now. Another nice fact about that book is that each participant gets a word, from the inhabitants on the mayor, the firedepartment on to us, the organizers till the 24 bands, that report exemplarily about their experiences at Wacken. And last but not least the fans, that got their own chapter with a lot of space for their experiences and opinions. We´re amazed how the Wacken Open Air has grown over the years.The writer was able to document the whole story, from the beginning in 1990 untill today, with all the highs and lows, in an impressive and exciting way!”

Your

W:O:A Team