KAMPFAR, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

KAMPFAR and KORPIKLAANI have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

AMON AMARTH
CATHEDRAL
EINHERJER
IN EXTREMO
KAMPFAR
KORPIKLAANI
MACHINE HEAD
TRISTANIA

Wacken Open Air festival was honored with a Live Entertainment Award in the "Festival Of The Year" category. This award recognizes distiguished achievements in live entertainment and is given out by Live Entertainment Award (LEA) committee. The winners were announced on March 11, 2008.