Wacken Metal Battle 2019 coming to Chicago Cobra Lounge

For over a decade at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, independent metal bands from around the globe have been performing in front of thousands and competing against one another for one to be crowned champion of the world along with winning multiple prizes (prizes info). For the third year, Wacken Metal Battle USA is returning to America and will be hosting qualifying rounds in select cities across the nation. The national champion of those battles will perform at 30th edition of the festival taking place from August 1st – 3rd, 2019 in Wacken, Germany. The 2019 line up for Wacken Open Air includes Sabaton, Parkway Drive, Demons & Wizards, Powerwolf, Airbourne, Rose Tattoo, Within Temptation, Meshuggah and many more. Details here.


Chicago Battle Bands:
Terranaut
H€\/rais€r
Vyse
American Slang
Toxic Ruin
BLIZZARD TIME
The Untold 
Heart Of Jordan
FIERCE ATMOSPHERES

This show is 18 & up, 21 & up to drink.
Doors 6:30pm - Show 7pm
Tickets: $10

Cobra Lounge
235 N Ashland Ave, 
Chicago, Illinois 
60607
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USA battle rounds and bands can be found listed here.

How it works:
Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city final organized by a local city concert promoter where one band will move forward to the American national final in Los Angeles on May 25th, 2019. The winner of the national final will move on to perform at the 30th edition of Wacken Open Air and compete against the winners of 29 other countries in a final global battle.  All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry representatives.

Rules:
metalbattleusa-rules

Battles will be held in Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Orlando, New York City, and Chicago with more to be announced.

Promo Trailer:
Youtube - Here  

Last year’s battles saw the best from over 50 competing bands from the Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Orlando, San Diego and Los Angeles areas. Crowned champions were Anaheim’s VOICES OF RUIN (pictured below) who performed a beast of a set at the 2018 Wacken Open Air.


2018 – WMBU Winner
VOICES OF RUIN (Anaheim, CA) - voicesofruin-com

2017 – WMBU Winner
CORPSE HOARDER (Philadelphia, PA) -facebook-CorpseHoarder
Live at Wacken 2017 - Here 

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