Source: Blabbermouth.net
Classic American metal band SAVATAGE, which was active from 1978 until 2002, will reunite for an exclusive European appearance at next year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 – August 1, 2015 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the event is TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the project founded by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva and producer/composer Paul O’Neill.
SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery wrote on his Facebook page: “Our friends at the Wacken festival announced that SAVATAGE will be finally playing again! Wacken 2015! Both SAVATAGE and the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA will make an appearance. SAVATAGE will close the festival that night following TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA‘s first-ever European festival appearance.”
He added: “I have been waiting for them to announce this for a few weeks. It was hard to keep it a secret! Yes, legion, our patience has finally paid off.”
First confirmed acts for Wacken Open Air 2015:
SAVATAGE
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
RUNNING WILD
IN FLAMES
IN EXTREMO
U.D.O. (special orchestra show)
SABATON
AMORPHIS (special “Tales From The Thousand Lakes” show)
DEATH ANGEL
POWERWOLF
ENSIFERUM
KATAKLYSM
CANNIBAL CORPSE
SEPULTURA
THYRFING
A trailer for the festival can be seen below.