World's Largest Metal Festival "Wacken Open Air" Fully Supports! "FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 ～Powered by WACKEN～" to be Held!!

It has been decided that "FULL METAL JAPAN 2026 ～Powered by WACKEN～" will be held on October 24th (Saturday) and 25th (Sunday) at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa.

"FULL METAL" is a metal festival supported by "Wacken Open Air," the world's largest hard rock/heavy metal festival held annually in Germany.

"Wacken Open Air" is held every summer in the small northern German village of Wacken. First held in 1990 with about 800 attendees, it has now grown into a world-renowned pilgrimage-like massive festival, attracting over 80,000 metal fans from around the globe. In the past, famous bands such as Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Megadeth have performed, and many Japanese bands including Sabbat, MUCC, DIR EN GREY, LOUDNESS, and LOVEBITES have also participated.

"FULL METAL" is also a metal festival produced by "Wacken Open Air," highly popular as a special event where metal fans can fully enjoy metal in an extraordinary space, such as "Full Metal Holiday" held on Mallorca, Spain, and "Full Metal Cruise" touring Europe. This time, "FULL METAL" makes its first appearance in Asia. It will be held with all-reserved seating, allowing attendees to secure their own seats.

Currently confirmed performers are: On the 24th: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, STRATOVARIUS, RAGE, Gus G. & RONNIE ROMERO, On the 25th: ANGRA (featuring KIKO LOUREIRO & EDU FALASCHI), HIBRIA (featuring Iuri Sanson & Renato Osorio).