Wacken,
the promised
land
Francois Phoenix
French Translation: Idaly Lejeune / English Translation: Manuel Ocaña
I
n a metal fan’s life, there are things that have to be
accomplished, to see his favorite bands playing live, meet
his idols, participate in a festival… and finally, go to THE
festival. THE festival in Europe, just not to say in the
whole world, is Wacken Open Air, and for a second time, I had
the chance of being there.
Wacken is a little and calm town in the north of Germany.
Calm? Yes, 360 days of the year, because every year at the
beginning of August, the town becomes a big party in glory
of the metal. The cows return to their stables, and the
pasturelands are occupied by near 75000 campers that come