Wacken Open Air in northern Germany is the biggest heavy metal festival on the planet. The Metal Battle section pits 30 up-and-coming bands from around the world against each other. We present three of them.
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Among those in the lineup: Finnish hard rockers Shiraz Lane (photo), symphonic metal outfit The Loudest Silence from Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Dash the Effort – the first Bulgarian band ever to play Wacken.