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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2020 - Northern CA - Battle of the Bands Participating Bands, in no particular order: The Last Titan, Unprovoked, Cemetery Legacy, Fortress United, Blessed Curse

What is Wacken?: Wacken Open Air (/ˈvɑːkən/, stylised W:O:A) is an open-air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in summer in the village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Hamburg.

W:O:A is usually held at the beginning of August and lasts four days. The festival was first held in 1990 as a small event with about 800 visitors and six local German bands. It is currently considered the biggest heavy-metal festival in the world. In 2011, the festival attracted 80,000 festival visitors and 6,000 personnel for a total of 86,000 attendees. Per Wikipedia

This is the Northern California Wacken Battle of the Bands. There is going to be one overall winner, that will get the honor to play at Wacken Open Air 2020.

There will be 2 band winners, then 6 bands will play the Semi-Final Battle where there will be 1 winner...then that band goes to the California Final in Hollywood, CA.

Tickets $12.00 advance//$15 at the door ALL AGES

We are excited to announce that Fortress United will be playing The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA in March!! Come out for a night of great local music!! We'll be sharing the stage with Uncharted Waters- Somni - BlackRose and Christine Tense!! Presale tickets are available from Fortress United!! All Ages Show!!

Oct8

Bands4Bands MetalFest

Hayward Memorial Park, 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA

Bands4Bands Presents The 10th Annual MetalFest/Canned Food Drive in Association with H.A.R.D. Featuring: Star Destroyer, Mystic Rage, Soulless Demise, AOD, Disrupt the Paradigm, Fortress United, Hand of Fire, Frolic and more TBA. This Annual Festival will have giveaways, kid's area, BBQ and vendors. Bands4Bands will accept your canned food donations at the event to benefit The Salvation Army. Pack your lunch, blanket, and bring a lounge chair to enjoy some amazing talent!.."Bring a Metal Can and see a Metal Band." Free - All ages