German guitar legend Axel Rudi Pell and Exodus from California are two of the latest act confirmed for this summer's Wacken Open Air Festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany.

The Wacken Open Air Festival will be headlined this year by Iron Maiden (on July 31st).

The current line-up includes: At The Gates, Autumn, Avantasia, Axxis, Carcass, Children Of Bodom, Corvus Corax, Crematory, Destructor, Dream Of An Opium Eater, Enemy Of The Sun, Excrementory Grindfuckers, Gorerotted, Gorgoroth, Hatebreed, Headhunter, Gorgoroth, Grave, Job For A Cowboy, Kamelot, Killswitch Engage, Kreator, Krypteria, Lord Belial, Lordi, Mercenery, Nightwish, Obituary, Opeth, Powerwolf, Primordial, Sabaton, Sonata Arctica, Warbringer, Watain.

Visit www.wacken.com for more information.