IoMP 161: The Biggest Metal Festivals in the World

Festival season has arrived, and while most people are thinking about food trucks and carnival rides, Tom and Collin have something much louder in mind.This week on the Influencers of Metal Podcast, the guys take a tour around the world's biggest and most legendary metal festivals—from Canada's Loud As Hell and the brand-new ProgStorm, to European giants like Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Bloodstock, Rock am Ring, Mystic Festival and the legendary 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise.Along the way they debate surprising headliners, discover a festival that no longer exists halfway through recording, argue over pronunciation (again), and somehow end up talking about fairy security, Def Leppard's drummer, and Fairly OddParents.Whether you're planning your first metal pilgrimage or just adding to your bucket list, this episode is packed with enough festivals to keep your passport busy for years.Check out more from Collin!https://indi1015.ca/shows/thrashers-paradise/https://www.youtube.com/@thrashersparadise4132https://www.instagram.com/thrashers_paradise/https://www.facebook.com/Thrashers.Paradise.666/Check out more from Tom!https://themetalrobot.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MetalRobotReviewshttps://www.facebook.com/theMetalRobothttps://x.com/theMetalRobothttps://www.instagram.com/the.metalrobot/All festivals mentioned:https://loudashell.cahttps://sites.google.com/journeymanproductions.org/home/hyperspace-metal-festivalhttps://www.progstorm.comhttps://www.wacken.com/en/https://hellfest.frhttps://bloodstock.uk.comhttps://deathfests.comhttps://www.rock-am-ring.com/enhttps://rockinriolisboa.pt/enhttps://70000tons.com/home/https://www.mysticfestival.pl/en/home/MUSIC:Jacob Lizotte “Exit Wound”-----------------------------DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.