Episode#20 - Wacken - Part 1

This week's episode is Night Demon at Wacken part 1, and is devoted to the lead-up to Night Demon's historic performance at the fabled Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on August 4, 2018.  You'll hear background about the history and importance of the W:O:A Festival to heavy metal, and why it is referred to as "Holy Ground."  The band and others talk about the significance to Night Demon of performing there, and why Wacken is a rite of passage for any metal band or fan.  The guys run through the festivals and gigs they performed in summer 2018 prior to Wacken, and offer a glimpse behind the curtain at the logistics of the check-in process and the backstage accommodations.  There's a hilarious vignette about the Night Demon van being stopped by the German police en route to the festival, which culminated in a classic promo video shared on Night Demon's social media at the time. This episode carries you right up to the moment when the intro tape begins to roll and the band prepares to hit the vaunted Wacken stage in front of 10,000 metal maniacs on Holy Ground.

Links:

Wacken Open Air - www.wacken.com  https://www.facebook.com/WackenOpenAir.official/

Nikolas Bremm - https://www.facebook.com/nikolas.bremm.photography

Bang Your Head Festival - www.bang-your-head.de https://www.facebook.com/bangyourheadfestival/

Devilstone Festival - www.devilstone.net https://www.facebook.com/velnioakmuo/

Backstage Munich - https://www.facebook.com/backstagemunich/

Bastard Club - https://www.facebook.com/bastardclub/

Jever - https://www.jever.de/