“It’s our duty to push the boundaries.” How a local gig in the German countryside ended up becoming the biggest metal festival on Earth: the story of Wacken Open Air

Wacken Open Air, widely regarded as the world's biggest dedicated heavy metal festival, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year in the Schleswig-Holstein region of northern Germany. What began as a modest local gig organised by friends in 1990 has since grown into a globally renowned four-day