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Wacken Open Air is the biggest 3-day-rock- and metal-festival in the world. It's three days of raw energy, non-stop Heavy Metal music at full blast and 80.000 fans on a party frenzy. A true legend, taking place annually since 1990 in the sleepy German country town of Wacken, it attracts fans from all over the world. It was released on 24th of December 2014 on dvd, blu ray and 3D blu ray.
Featuring footage of ARCH ENEMY's headline performance at WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016, filmed with 14 cameras, produced and directed by Patric Ullaeus. The audio was mixed by Andy Sneap.
Released on October 20th 2014 'Raise The Dead: Live From Wacken' is a live album and film recorded at the Wacken Open Air festival on August 3rd 2013. The release includes the whole show but the DVD/Blu-Ray misses 'Revolution' and 'Foxy Lady' from the 'Raise The Dead' covers section of the show. 1. Hello Hooray 2. House Of Fire 3. No More Mr Nice Guy 4. Under My Wheels 5. I'll Bite Your Face Off 6. Billion Dollar Babies 7. Caffeine 8. Department Of Youth 9. Hey Stoopid 10. Dirty Diamonds 11. Welcome To My Nightmare 12. Go To Hell 13. He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask) 14. Feed My Frankenstein 15. Ballad Of Dwight Fry 16. Killer 17. I Love The Dead 18. Break On Through 19. My Generation 20. I'm Eighteen 21. Poison 22. School's Out/Another Brick In The Wall
Celebrating their 35 anniversary, Germany’s most successful Heavy Metal band, Scorpions, invited former members Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell to join them onstage at Wacken Open Air 2006. Billed as “A Night To Remember, A Journey Through Time”, the August 3rd performance’s setlist was voted on by fans around the world via the Scorpions’ website and witnessed by over 60,000 metalheads in attendance.
If you think it couldn't get any bigger, than you have to watch this DVD. Sold out in March, more than 5 month before the festival, 90,000 Metal Heads followed the call to celebrate the biggest Metal Fest in the World. This mega-event can now be celebrated at home!!
From their reunion performance at the 2003 Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.
Experience the sights and sounds of Wacken Open Air Fest on this professionally filmed, multi-camera extravaganza mixed in stunning surround sound! Includes extraordinary performances by Dio, Cathedral, Zodiac Mindwarp, Nevermore, Paragon and Satyricon plus interviews with the bands, the fans and the staff who make it all happen! Intense shows, spectacular sound, crystal clear video - this 4-hour DVD brings Europe s largest outdoor festival to your very own home theater system
This year Tobias Sammet's Avantasia will once again bring us an amazing all-star show with many famous musicians. Furthermore we can proudly say that it's the 12th time that Tobias Sammet visits Wacken and it's the fourth time he does it with Avantasia. Today we can also let the cat out of the bag and announce the bands awesome line-up for Wacken 2017!
In 2009 Wacken Open Air celebrated it´s 20th Anniversary with a giant party and as usual it was recorded on DVD. With a duration of more than 500 minutes on 3 DVD´s it´s the biggest Wacken live DVD ever! Included are videos of more than 60 bands, 70 live tracks in 5.1 / 2.0 Dolby Digital and additionally masses of documentations and our world record – the world´s longest dvd credits with more than 17500 participants!
This DVD features concerts filmed at Germany's Wacken Festival and at the Japanese Loudpark Festival in 2007. It also includes four video clips.
Track list 1. March Of Time 2. Sinners 3. Drum Solo 4. I'm Alive 5. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 6. Helloween 7. Future World 8. Dr. Stein 9. I Want Out
Mud, power outages, heavy rain – and yet Wacken draws crowds every year. For over three decades, Wacken Open Air has stood for friendship, perseverance, and a tight-knit community. With metal legends such as Kreator, Doro Pesch, and Motörhead, Wacken turns into an exceptional event – and a home away from home for fans from all over the world.
01) Intro 02) To the Edge 03) Fragments of Faith 04) Swamped 05) In Visible Light 06) Fragile 07) Closer 08) Senzafine 09) What I See 10) Enjoy the Silence 11) Heaven's A Lie 12) Our Truth
Recorded on the 4th. of August 2018 in Wacken, Germany. Setlist: 1. End of All Hope / 2. Wish I Had an Angel / 3. Come Cover Me / 4. Gethsemane / 5. Élan / 6. Amaranth / 7. I Want My Tears Back / 8. Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean / 9. Nemo / 10. Slaying the Dreamer / 11. The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapter II: Life; Chapter III: The Toolmaker) / 12. Ghost Love Score.
A documentary concert film documenting the German thrash metal band Destruction's complete live set during their appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2007. The second portion of the film details the history of the band from the beginning with exclusive interviews from the band and others.
Showtime, Storytime is a video release, released as a double Blu-ray from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Nuclear Blast recorded their live performance at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on 3 August 2013. Showtime, Storytime is the first Nightwish production to feature Floor Jansen on vocals. She initially replaced previous vocalist Anette Olzon during their North America tour leg, and on 9 October 2013 it was revealed that she would become an official band member, along with Troy Donockley. The running time of the concert is 1 hour and 38 minutes. The album also contains a 120-minute documentary about the first days of Jansen in the band, still as an only live member, and her process of adaptation in the band, called "Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours".
1) Intro (Resurrection) [00:05] 2) Bye Bye Beautiful [03:25] 3) Dark Chest of Wonders [07:40] 4) Whoever Brings the Night [13:10] 5) The Siren [18:00] 6) Amaranth [22:50] 7) Sacrament of Wilderness [27:15] 8) The Poet And the Pendulum [32:30] 9) Ever Dream [46:35] 10) While Your Lips Are Still Red [52:50] 11) Wishmaster [57:15] 12) Sahara [62:15] 13) Nemo [68:35] 14) Wish I Had an Angel [75:45]
Demons & Wizards Live At Wacken Open Air 2019
Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.
Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure.
A portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist and performer.
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
S&M2, the live concert film from Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony is the concert event of the year! S&M2 features 20 songs from the two-night event that opened San Francisco’s new Chase Center, with many Metallica fan favourites and two unique classical songs chosen by San Francisco Symphony Musical Director, Michael Tilson Thomas. S&M2 is newly re-edited by the band, with re-mixed and remastered audio, for a whole new look and sound from the original theatrical run in October 2019.
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
A successful DJ named Darrel, managed to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay Darrell, the mobster, Frank Pacelli, gives him the task of protecting his daughter, Dolly.
Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual and musical highlights of his most recent string of hit singles. As well as extensive behind the scenes profiles of the making of Michael's state of the art short films.
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.
In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a postapocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring. From the hell of an Iraqi jail, Giwar Hajabi emigrated to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and has to start right at the bottom. There are opportunities, but far more obstacles. Giwar’s rise from petty criminal to major dealer is swift. Until one shipment goes missing. In order to clear his debts with the cartel, he plans a legendary gold heist. But just as everything goes wrong, another door opens for Giwar thanks to his passion for music …
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ultimately gets caught in a game more dangerous than anticipated.
A young alcoholic ambient musician locks himself in his apartment on a dangerous seven day bender as he attempts to finish his upcoming album.
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
