Ένα συγκρότημα για να τα κατακτήσει όλα! Το Wacken Metal Battle USA αποκαλύπτει με υπερηφάνεια τα πεδία μάχης του 2026 σε όλη τη χώρα, όπου ένα ανερχόμενο ανεξάρτητο metal συγκρότημα θα κερδίσει την ευκαιρία να εμφανιστεί στο Wacken Open Air , ένα από τα πιο εμβληματικά και επιδραστικά metal φεστιβάλ στον κόσμο.
Οι μάχες θα διεξαχθούν στις ακόλουθες πόλεις που αναφέρονται παρακάτω. Λάβετε υπόψη ότι ο εθνικός τελικός θα διεξαχθεί στο Σαν Ντιέγκο της Καλιφόρνια στις 13 Ιουνίου 2026.
Ο πρωταθλητής WMBU του 2026 θα λάβει τα ακόλουθα:
– Μια θέση στο Wacken Open Air Festival του 2025.
– Πλήρης επαγγελματική υποστήριξη.
– 1.000 δολάρια ΗΠΑ για πτήσεις προς Γερμανία.
– VIP κάμπινγκ στο φεστιβάλ.
Λίστα προηγούμενων εθνικών νικητών του WMBU: Mourning High (2025 – Νότια Καλιφόρνια / Αριζόνα), Cascade Effect (2024 – Σαν Ντιέγκο), Fadrait (2023 – Σαν Ντιέγκο), Mythraeum (2022 – Σαν Ντιέγκο), Monarch (2019 – Σαν Ντιέγκο), Voices of Ruin (2018 – Άναχαϊμ) και Corpse Hoarder (2017 – Φιλαδέλφεια).
Battle Cities
Atlanta
Jan 30 – Atlanta, GA – Star Bar (Round 1) – Esca, Vicki’s Dream, Death Rift, Endera, Valkyrie’s Fire, Disenthralled – https://www.freshtix.com/events/wackenmetalbattleatl
Jan 31 – Atlanta, GA – Star Bar (Round 2) – Jaeger, Red Hot Empty, Sugar Virus, Beast Mode, Dead Alive, Widow Anchor – https://www.freshtix.com/events/wackenmetalbattleatl
Feb 13 – Atlanta, GA – Star Bar (Atlanta Final)
Austin
Feb 1 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live (Round 1)
March 15 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live (Texas Final)
Brooklyn – https://www.facebook.com/events/880819674913930
March 13 – Brooklyn, NY – The Monarch – Wood Shop (Round 1)
March 14 – Brooklyn, NY – The Monarch – Wood Shop (Round 2)
April 11 – Brooklyn, NY – The Monarch – Wood Shop (Brooklyn Final)
May 9 – Brooklyn, NY – The Monarch – Wood Shop (East Coast Final)
Baltimore
Feb 7 – Catonsville, MD – Morsbergers Tavern (Round 1) – Tugboat, Casual Cruelty, Gods End, Corpse God, Reign, Ametropsa – https://www.facebook.com/events/2105141780021444/
Feb 28 – Catonsville, MD – Morsbergers Tavern (Round 2) – Eden of Fire, Illusion of Solace, Babies for Brunch, Diegression, Deadkind, Blood Zero – https://www.facebook.com/events/1530819171310018/
March 21 – Catonsville, MD – Morsbergers Tavern (Round 3)
April 11 – Catonsville, MD – Morsbergers Tavern (Catonsville Final)
Concord
March 14 – Concord, CA – Vinnie’s (Round 1) – Embryonic Devourment, Sonus, Thares, Cardboard Ringo –https://www.facebook.com/events/2070524426817816/
March 28 – Concord, CA – Vinnie’s (Round 2)
April 18 – Concord, CA – Vinnie’s (NorCal Final)
Dallas
Feb 7 – Dallas, TX – The Rail Club (Round 1)
Houston
Feb 7 – Houston, TX – BFE Rock Club (Round 1)
Portland
Feb 28 – Portland, OR – Dante’s (Round 1)
TBD – Portland, OR – Dante’s (Pacific Northwest Final)
Sacramento
March 6 – Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides (Round 1)
March 20 – Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides (Round 2)
April 3 – Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides (Round 3)
San Antonio
Feb 6 – San Antonio, TX – Rock Box (Round 1) – Aeternal Requiem, Cheese Grater Masturbation, Voltreus, Thunder Horse, Surge
Corpse Pile, Life Undone, Ariah Falls, Forever Silent, Bloodmoon, Immortal Execution, Overlay, Egregious
Glorious https://www.facebook.com/events/3331767850332917
San Diego
March 13 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (Round 1) – https://www.facebook.com/events/1274721898034186/
March 14 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (Round 2) – https://www.facebook.com/events/4304692073075456/
April 25 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (San Diego Final)
May 23 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (California Final)
June 13 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (National Final)
Santa Ana
Feb 28 – Santa Ana, CA – Stages (Round 1)
March 7 – Santa Ana, CA – Stages (Round 2)
April 4 – Santa Ana, CA – Stages (LA/OC Final)
Seattle
Jan 16 Seattle, WA – The Funhouse (Round 1) – Trip The Wire, Ocean Ghost, Fate Defined, AC3, Serene, Wayward Shot – https://www.facebook.com/events/1182381040748946
Tampa Bay
Feb 27 – Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug (Round 1) – Ramtha, Endurus, Roads End, Mind Virus, Parallel Motion, Coralines Collapse – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wacken-metal-battle-florida-round-1-tickets-1979192270359
Feb 28 – Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug (Round 2) – Announce The Apocalypse, Failure Protocol, Nocturnal Dawn, Precipice, Livekill, Nibiru – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wacken-metal-battle-florida-round-2-tickets-1979194475956
March 14 – Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug (Tampa Final)
April 18 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Metal Meeting (Southeast Final)
Wimington
March 7 – Wilmington, DE – Bar XIII (Round 1)
March 20 – Wilmington, DE – Bar XIII (Round 2)
April 18 – Wilmington, DE – Bar XIII (Wilmington Final)
