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23/04/2026

The Icelandic Wacken Metal Battle wouldn't happen all by itself without support from some very special companies lending a hand.

is inviting the winning band to to perform at the Sátan festival taking place in Stykkishólmur this June 4th - 6th. The band will perform on the Thursday, alongside , & , , , , and Bootlegs

We are very grateful to Sátan! Please give them some love!

We are just 2 days away from the contest on Saturday so get your tickets here: https://tix.is/event/21195/wacken-metal-battle

And get your tickets to Sátan as well! https://app.glaze.is/t/6fMo8s8MYupgVuBjlIbM

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23/04/2026

The Icelandic Wacken Metal Battle wouldn't happen all by itself without support from some very special companies lending a hand.

radio station is running trailer ads for us, supporting the underground and for that we are very grateful! Please give them some love!

We are just 2 days away from the contest on Saturday so get your tickets here: https://tix.is/event/21195/wacken-metal-battle

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23/04/2026

And here is the domestic part of the jury panel at the contest this Saturday! Note that the gender distribution is equal! :) 🤩 👏

20 people are in the jury this year and it's going to be quite epic we think.

22/04/2026

Wacken Metal Battle Iceland 2026 Judges post 2/5

It's time to introduce to you the judges in this year's WMB Iceland contest on Saturday 25th of April in .rvk. A whopping number of 20 people from the metal music industry, 12 from abroad and 8 domestic comprise the panel of judges this year. We introduce to you here the next 4 of the bunch, in alphabetical order.

Erin Lynch -
CEO at FlyingFox AB. Artist management, production, event management. Artist liaison for Iceland Eclipse. Head of Inferno Music Conference and co-owner of Screaming Owls Productions.

Francesca Stoppani -
Founder of WORSHIP Bookings. Booker, promoter, tour manager. Organizer of Worship Fest. Co-organizer of Andkristni Festival. Runner at Reykjadoom. Former music writer at the Reykjavík Grapevine. Vocalist for Nornagal. Purple witch doom at Natamorta.

Haukur Þór Valdimarsson -
Known for his involvement in bands such as Blóðmör, Múr and Forsmán, as well as being one of the main organizers of Andkristni Festival, musician, guitarist, composer and festival organizer Haukur has played a very active role in the Icelandic metal scene since the age of 17.

Heiða Eiríksdóttir -
A punk rocker since 12 years old, a goth since 18 and a metalhead since around 30 when she got into blackmetal. A singer, guitar player and radio host at the national radio. She has been a part of the Icelandic metal-scene for the last 25 years or so, both in the audience and on stage. She was a member of Dys and her newest band is Gleðilegt fokking ár.

If you stumble on these peeps in the audience, give them a high five and even buy them a beer or a beverage of their choice (unless you're in one of the bands, no bribing the judges!)

Get your tickets here: https://tix.is/event/21195/wacken-metal-battle

22/04/2026

Wacken Metal Battle Iceland 2026 Judges post 3/5

It's time to introduce to you the judges in this year's WMB Iceland contest on Saturday 25th of April in .rvk. A whopping number of 20 people from the metal music industry, 12 from abroad and 8 domestic comprise the panel of judges this year. We introduce to you here the next 4 of the bunch, in alphabetical order.

Hörður Jónsson
Promoter and organizer at Reykjadoom, a booking agency organizing gigs and festivals in Reykjavík, such as the Reykjadoom Festival and the all ages concert series Hellirinn Metalfest. Guitar tech and stagehand. Guitarist in bands such as Morpholith, Kastalar and more.

JJ Tartaglia -
Head organizer of Wacken Metal Battle Canada since 2013. Owner/Founder Boonsdale Records since 2008. Drummer/co-manager of Skull Fist, Vocalist/Drummer in Thunderor, 2x JUNO nominated musician. Drummer/backing vocals for HOLMES (The Sound of WASP)

Jónas Haux -
Manager of ReykjaDoom, concert organization focusing on doom metal gigs, ReykjaDoom Fest and Hellirinn Metalfest. Organizer of the DIY fest Norðanpaunk. Drummer in Morpholith (WMB Iceland winners 2019), CXVIII, Andvaka, Kastalar and more. Drum tech for various Icelandic festivals.

Lilja Ýr Víglundsdóttir -
Long time metalhead, first time Wacken Metal Battle judge, Lilja is one of the founders, owners and organizers for the Sátan festival in Stykkishólmur.

If you stumble on these peeps in the audience, give them a high five and even buy them a beer or a beverage of their choice (unless you're in one of the bands, no bribing the judges!)

Get your tickets here: https://tix.is/event/21195/wacken-metal-battle

22/04/2026

Wacken Metal Battle Iceland 2026 Judges post 4/5

It's time to introduce to you the judges in this year's WMB Iceland contest on Saturday 25th of April in .rvk. A whopping number of 20 people from the metal music industry, 12 from abroad and 8 domestic comprise the panel of judges this year. We introduce to you here the next 4 of the bunch, in alphabetical order.

Oliver Sütöri -
Part of the Metal Battle family since the early years. Promoter for WMB Austria since 2007 and for Hungary since 2013. Regular member of the jury in Wacken. Jokester since birth.

Patricia Cihlar -
Co-organizer of the Wacken Metal Battle in Austria in 2024 and 25, representing Austria in the international jury at Wacken Open Air since 2024.

Pedro Almeida -
Co-founder of A&P-Reacts Youtube channel, covering all metal genres since 2017. Providing extensive content across social media platforms while spotlighting bands, festivals and events worldwide. A well respected interviewer and reviewer in the metal community.

Philipp Adelsberger -
Digital promotion & content creator at Reigning Phoenix Music (home of Meshuggah, Deicide, Amorphis, Helloween, Opeth and Power Paladin among many others), former publicist at Nuclear Blast & e-commerce manager at Silverdust (Summer Breeze); overlooking and supporting both mainstream & underground artists and shows.

If you stumble on these peeps in the audience, give them a high five and even buy them a beer or a beverage of their choice (unless you're in one of the bands, no bribing the judges!)

Get your tickets here: https://tix.is/event/21195/wacken-metal-battle

22/04/2026

Wacken Metal Battle Iceland 2026 Judges post 5/5

It's time to introduce to you the judges in this year's WMB Iceland contest on Saturday 25th of April in .rvk. A whopping number of 20 people from the metal music industry, 12 from abroad and 8 domestic comprise the panel of judges this year. We introduce to you here the last 4 of the bunch, in alphabetical order.

Rae Chatten -
Photographer, videographer, and writer. Contributor to A&P Reacts, Bravewords, Inferno Festival, Metal Injection, This Day In Metal, V13. Media/A&R for Boonsdale Records. Part of the official photo team for Wacken Open Air.

Sarah Lutz -
Owner and Founder of Looters, a boutique PR, marketing and promotions company, working with labels such as Century Media, Metal Blade, Spinefarm Records, Hopeless Records and Fearless Records and various metal, rock and punk bands.

Silje Wergeland -
Has worked in the international music industry for more than 25 years as an artist, a festival organizer and in several artist & music business development centers. She is one of the founders and general managers of Beyond the Gates-festival, a board member of Vill Vill Vest, USF Verftet and chairwoman of the board in Apollon Records. For 5 years she was partner and general manager of Revelations Music managing Dimmu Borgir, Abbath, Gaahls WYRD and more.

Valli Dordingull -
Better known as Valli Dordingull. An institution in Icelandic Metal. Part of the Sátan team and the 2014 recipient of Grjótið ("The Rock"), Eistnaflug festival's honorary award for contribution to metal in Iceland.

If you stumble on these peeps in the audience, give them a high five and even buy them a beer or a beverage of their choice (unless you're in one of the bands, no bribing the judges!)

Get your tickets here: https://tix.is/event/21195/wacken-metal-battle

28/06/2025

Rétt í þessu voru að losna 5 miðar á MANOWAR in Iceland for the first time! í kvöld! Hlekkur í athugasemdum

02/03/2025

Eruði klár í þetta? Nú finnum við 12. bandið til að senda á Wacken í sumar! ert þú í þungarokksbandi sem langar að spila í Mekka Metalsins, Wacken Open Air?

HVAÐA SVEIT VERÐUR FULLTRÚI ÍSLANDS Á WACKEN OPEN AIR Í SUMAR?
Opnað hefur verið fyrir skráningu í Wacken Metal Battle Iceland 2025.

Ísland hefur náð undraverðum árangri á síðustu árum, og landað 4 sinnum topp 5 slotti í úrslitunum, síðast með Múr sem lentu í 4. sæti 2022 en Krownest 2023 voru 4 stigum frá því að ná topp 5 einnig og lönduðu 7. sætinu. Er þetta betri árangur en nokkurt annað land í keppninni getur státað af. Nú finnum við næsta band til þess að spila fyrir Íslands hönd á Wacken!

SKILYRÐI TIL ÞÁTTTÖKU
* Bandið þitt er ekki með hljómplötusamning og er ekki á leiðinni að skrifa undir slíkan alveg á næstu mánuðum. Athugið að í lagi er að vera með dreifingarsamning, ef að bandið gæti óheft skrifað undir nýjan hefðbundinn hljómplötusamning strax.
* Bandið þitt getur auðveldlega spilað 30 mínútna sett af frumsömdu efni.
* Bandið þitt spilar þungarokk. Wacken er þungarokksfestival sem rúmar svo gott sem allar gerðir af þungarokki, allt frá hard rokki yfir í argasta dauðarokk, og því er keppnin opin fyrir öllum undirstefnum þungarokksins.
* Sigurvegarar í íslensku undankeppnunum geta ekki sótt um aftur.
* Sveitir sem hafa tekið þátt áður en unnu ekki mega taka þátt aftur og eru hiklaust hvattar til þess.

HVERNIG SÆKIR MAÐUR UM?
Áhugasamar sveitir fara einfaldlega á www.metal-battle.com/iceland/ og senda inn umsókn þar. Þær samþykkja um leið reglur keppninnar sem má finna þar.

Kynningarpakkinn þarf að innihalda:
a) A.m.k. 2-3 lög á mp3 formi (ekki Wave skrám). Við mælum með að besta lag sveitarinnar sé haft fyrst á listanum o.s.frv. MJÖG MIKILVÆGT!
b) Upplýsingarsíðu á ensku með kynningu á bandi ásamt contact info (sími og email). Gjarnan á PDF formati. Að halda öllu á einni vel-uppsettri A4 síðu er góður kostur.
c) Hljómsveitarmynd í góðri upplausn.
d) Logo sveitarinnar

Í skráningarforminu er sérstakur reitur til að linka dropbox/google drive/onedrive etc. með þessum kynningarpakka. Einnig er boðið upp á að menn geti sett spotify og youtube linka á hljómsveitirnar.

Farið verður vandlega yfir umsóknir og mun sérstök nefnd velja 6 sveitir til að keppa. Það gildir því EKKI fyrstur kemur fyrstur fær, heldur gæði! Því eru sveitir hvattar til að vanda vel til umsókna, skila tónlist í góðum gæðum o. þ.h.

Umsóknarfrestur er til og með 16. mars 2025!

Keppnin fer svo fram laugardaginn 10. maí í Reykjavík í IÐNÓ.

23/01/2025

More tickets available!!!

Undur og stórmerki gerast enn! Það hefur tekist að bæta við örfáum miðum á þessa tónleika. Miðasalan er því hafin að nýju en ekki bíða með þetta, því þetta eru alls ekki margir miðar og þeir munu fara fljótt. Þá er hægt að finna hérna:

https://www.harpa.is/manowar-the-blood-of-our-enemies-tour-2025-orfair-midar-lausir

Sufferin’ succotash!! We have managed to add a very limited amount of tickets to this concert. We have therefore re-opened the ticket sales! So, don't hesitate and go grab your tickets now until it's too late!

Ticket link in English
https://www.harpa.is/en/manowar-the-blood-of-our-enemies-tour-2025-orfair-midar-lausir

True metal warriors MANOWAR have revealed the addition of three more countries to their epic 'The Blood of Our Enemies Tour 2025.' The band will descend upon Sweden, Norway, and for the first time ever, Iceland.Manowar’s concert in Iceland will take place on 1. February 2025With 'The Blood of Our ...