
Saudi rockers Wasted Land has achieved a remarkable success on Saturday by becoming the first Saudi band to perform at Wacken Open Air 2024, the world’s biggest heavy metal festival. Once they took to the stage, the team raised the Saudi flag expressing pride and enthusiasm to be part of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The team consists of Vocalist Emad Mujallid, guitarists Ayman Al-Ghamdi and Ahmed Khoja, bassist Mahmoud Al-Tayeb and drummer Tameem Helmi.

The event marked the presence of Jeddah’s German Consul-General Eltje Aderhold alongside with a big number of fans from all over the world.
“Standing onstage, playing to a crowd of heavy metal fans (at) the biggest metal festival in the world … and on top of that, you’re officially representing Saudi Arabia … it was really a different experience and unforgettable moment,” Al-Ghamdi said.

Al-Ghamdi stated that performing in front of such a big crowd was a mix of excitement, nervousness and pride. However, once they got to the stage, things got easy for them.
“We performed and enjoyed our set to the best that we could, and we didn’t expect the positive reactions we received from those who we didn’t know. Many of them were very surprised that we are from Saudi Arabia. They really showed us their support and we’re really, really grateful for that,” Al-Ghamdi added.

The participation of this prestigious event came after seeing off the challenge of five other groups to secure Wacken Metal Battle Middle East 2024 in Jeddah in May.
“Saudi Arabia is not known as a hotbed for heavy metal, so to play at Wacken was an “honor” for Wasted Land and a chance to “showcase what Saudi Arabia has to offer,” Al-Ghamdi said.
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