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„Das beste Mittel gegen Blutkrebs bist du“ – so lautet das diesjährige Motto zum Weltblutkrebs-Tag. 

Ein Satz, in dem viel Wahrheit steckt und der auch im Zentrum des gemeinsamen Engagements des W:O:A und der DKMS steht.
Seit 2014 engagiert sich das Team rund um Holger Hübner und Thomas Jensen gemeinsam mit der Wacken-Community für das Anliegen der DKMS und für betroffene Patientinnen und Patienten rund um den Globus. 

Auslöser hierfür? Die Erkrankung von Melissa, der Tochter des 2018 verstorbenen Wacken-Produktionsleiters Thomas Hess. 
Der DKMS Aktionsstand ist seither während des Festivals im Camp der Wacken Foundation zu finden. Dort ist die Registrierung als potenzieller Lebensretter möglich. Mit einem einfachen Wangenabstrich können sich gesunde Menschen zwischen 17 und 55 Jahren auf dem „heiligen Acker“ in die Datei aufnehmen lassen.

Wie wichtig dieses Typisieren ist, zeigen die Zahlen:
Bislang haben sich mehr als 13.000 Metalheads als potenzielle Stammzellspender registriert, 105 von ihnen konnten bereits Stammzellen spenden – und damit erkrankten Menschen in 27 Ländern weltweit neue Hoffnung schenken.
Aber auch der Bedarf ist hoch: Allein in diesem Jahr scheiden rund 160.000 registrierte Personen altersbedingt aus der DKMS Spenderdatei aus. Gleichzeitig steigt der Bedarf weiter, denn allein in Deutschland erkrankt alle 12 Minuten ein Mensch an Blutkrebs, weltweit sogar alle 27 Sekunden.
Ihr wollt euch typisieren lassen und somit vielleicht auch eine Chance auf ein zweites Leben ermöglichen? Dann könnt ihr das entweder direkt auf dem Wacken Open Air oder aber auch ganzjährig auf dkms.de/wacken tun.

Mund auf, Stäbchen rein, Spender sein! See you in Wacken – Register and Shine!

Weitere Infos zum Thema DKMS findet ihr auf unserer Landigpage!

Euer W:O:A – Team
 

Der Beitrag Zum Weltblutkrebs-Tag: 12 Jahre W:O:A & DKMS erschien zuerst auf Rock-Music.net – Live, laut, legendär!.

Finn O’Sullivan capture the fragile beauty of solitude on Alice, a moody indie pop confession wrapped in late-night atmosphere and emotional vulnerability. Gentle guitar textures, understated production, and Finn O’Sullivan’s intimate vocal delivery create the feeling of wandering empty streets with unresolved thoughts echoing in your head. Balancing indie-folk sensitivity with modern bedroom-pop melancholy, the track unfolds with quiet honesty rather than dramatic release, allowing its emotional weight to linger naturally. Reflective, understated, and deeply human, Alice feels like a soundtrack for lonely nighttime walks and the thoughts that surface when everything else finally goes quiet.

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A bold new force in melodic rock emerges with soaring hooks, dramatic atmosphere, and unforgettable anthems! Drawing inspiration from legendary acts like Blue Öyster Cult, Roxette, and KISS, Diamond Rain is preparing to unveil its debut release ‘Chapter One‘ on October 23rd through Pride & Joy Music. Centred around the enigmatic figure known only as […]

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Finnish metal band Malummeh, founded in 2004, have released their new long-awaited EP, simply named ‘Malummeh’ on 28 May 2026 via Inverse Records. It’s been 19 years since the release of their debut album Revival via Spikefarm Records.  LISTEN to Malummeh EP on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/malummeh-ep  The Malummeh EP carries the band’s own name and includes four hidden […]

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Riley! have unveiled the first taste of their latest EP, and it’s a rip-roaringly catchy pop-rock track that features a very special guest.

The Texan trio’s latest EP is titled ‘To Live And Die In The American South’, and it’ll arrive on July 17 via Pure Noise Records.

It’s set to feature freshly dropped single ‘Another Round of Radical ‘Ritas, Please’, which serves as a triumphant introduction to the band’s new era. With a chorus that’ll be lodged in your brain from the first time you hear it, lyrics you’d have wanted to scribble all over your high school journal, AND a guest appearance from Hot Mulligan‘s Tades Sanville – it’s something very, very special.

On the track, the band have shared:

“This is the first song we wrote with the intention of it being a part of this record. We all wanted to try writing a more upbeat, poppy track. I took a lot of inspiration from modern pop songs that I like and came up with the idea for the verses. We played around with 4 or 5 different ideas or choruses, but ultimately decided the heaviest version just felt right and ended up with what you hear now. I think this is when we decided to start asking our friends to do features all over this EP and felt like Tades would kill it on this track. He initially was supposed to only do one part but through some miscommunication, he ended up recording vocals over what was supposed to be an instrumental break. Sounds badass so we kept it and he still recorded the part we initially intended for him to do. hooray double feature.”

Speaking on their approach towards this latest EP, the band’s Ryan Bluhm has said:

“We were going for something a little bit more polished… Not everyone is necessarily into screaming emo music, so we wanted to make things a bit more digestible.”

Tades isn’t the only familiar voice you’ll hear when it drops either, with Eric Egan of Heart Attack Man and Gabe Wood of Saturdays At Your Place also making appearances on these new tracks.

Check out the artwork and tracklisting for ‘To Live And Die In The American South’ below.

Roll For Initiative
Another Round Of Radical ‘Ritas, Please (Ft Tades Sanville)
Two Bucks (Ft Eric Egan)
Backseat Bartender (Ft Gabe Wood)
73 Summers

Riley! have got a whole load of shows lined up for 2026, including a North American headline tour and a run of UK shows supporting label mates Ben Quad.

Take a look at the full list of dates below.

JULY

11: SAN ANTONIO, TX Vibes Underground
14: DENVER, CO Larimer Lounge
16: CHICAGO, IL Reggies
17: INDIANAPOLIS, IN Turntable
18: DETROIT, MI Pike Room
19: CLEVELAND, OH Mahall’s
20: WASHINGTON, DC Pearl St
22: PHILADELPHIA, PA Nikki Lopez
23: BOSTON, MA Warehouse XI
24: HARTFORD, CT Webster Underground
25: NEW YORK, NY Elsewhere – Zone One
27: CHAPEL HILL, NC Local 506
28: ATLANTA, GA Masquerade (Altar)
29: ORLANDO, FL Will’s Pub
31: DALLAS, TX TX Tea Room

OCTOBER

13: MANCHESTER YES (Pink Room)
14: NEWCASTLE The Cluny
15: GLASGOW Stereo
16: BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute3
17: LEEDS The Key Club
19: KINGSTON The Fighting Cocks
20: BRIGHTON DUST
22: BRISTOL Exchange
23: SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners
24: LONDON Dingwalls

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Saint Agnes’s third album Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin is a finely tuned beast

Montréal technical death metal force Volubilis officially announce their highly anticipated debut album “Theasterion,” set for release on July 10, 2026. The announcement arrives alongside the band’s first single, “Ashes & Embers,” now streaming on all major platforms. Founded in 2020 by Afro‑Canadian multi‑instrumentalist and world‑builder Miguel Marcheterre‑Pina, Volubilis first emerged as a pandemic‑era solo project before expanding into a full lineup featuring some […]

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British death-doom outfit CONSECRATION are now streaming their entire new album “Exanimis” in an exclusive premiere hosted by Death Metal Promotion, ahead of its official release on May 29th, 2026 via Nuclear Winter Records. Listen to the full album at THIS LOCATION. With “Exanimis”, CONSECRATION deliver their most focused and commanding work to date, further refining the dark and emotionally crushing sound that has defined the band throughout the […]

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