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Wacken 2026, day two: a bit of rain, a debut, and Sventevith’s return

Author Peterson Marti - 9.8.2026

Day two of Wacken’s 35th anniversary edition turned into a genre rollercoaster: black metal from Craft and Spectral Wound, Def Leppard‘s long-overdue Wacken debut under the festival’s first rain, and a once-only Sventevith set pairing Nergal with Misþyrming. Joey Tempest walked the gap between two stages during a singalong, Savatage closed with an unexpected tribute to Jon Oliva, and the night ended on pure black metal chaos.

Craft

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Firespawn

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Spectral Wound

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Europe

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P.O.D.

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Savatage

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Sventevith

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