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One of my absolute favorite festivals is : HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR in Germany (www.facebook.com/HeadbangersOpenAir - give them a "like", they deserve it!) Believe it or not, but this is organised in the backyard of one of the organisers ! It's the ultimate place to see good bands & meet people from all over the world in a very relaxed atmosphere ! Because it's not big, it's very easy to get in contact with other fans and it's so great to see that so many metal fans from all over the world are there, one minute you talk with a German fan and the other minute someone from Australia pops up, Japan, people from all over Europe, South America, it's unbelievable ... Because it's the week before Wacken, many take this opportunity to see the bands (always a great line-up) and be among people just like them ... talking about one big happy family !! This year it will be already the 16th edition ! Hope to see some of you there this year ! Headbangers Open Air https://twitter.com/HOAGermany [ATTACH=CONFIG]130[/ATTACH]

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Yeah, one of the organisers has a lot of contact with old school bands ( he is the owner of Hellion Records - a metal mailorder/shop most of you have probably heard of - Hellion Records - metal mailorder, shop and label ) and more than once he got bands on the bill who didn't play for a long time, he realised reunion shows etc. and he really has a good feel for what people would like to see.

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One of our members has something to do with Hellion I believe well their name is Hellion. Small world... I wonder if they're linked. Do you have any sort of affiliation to them?
No, he is just one of the 2 organisers of the festival. He also organises the Pre-Show and After Party for the festival, which is across the street from his shop in Itzehoe, so always bad for my wallet ;)
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HOA announced the headliner for Saturday: METAL CHURCH will perform an exclusive gig at HOA ! They play the complete first album plus lots of extra higlights, altogether a set of over 100 minutes !
Pretty darn good! I have got to get a passport. :)
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