Ah, hails to you too, Walter! I'd love to see Helloween too, but I think I have a much better chance of seeing them than of seeing Running Wild! The story goes that RW actually *IS* too expensive for Wacken (apparently Rolf wanted more money than Hammerfall the last time or something like that). And their "tours" as of late last for maybe what, two weeks inside of Deutschland? Then what I don't get is why RW still plays Gods of Metal in Milan...do the G.O.M. people really have that much more money than the Wacken organizers? Or does Rolf just have some personal vendetta against Wacken?
And I know Running Wild will NEVER tour the Americas again...supposedly Rolf hates to fly, lol.
A few more German bands I need to see before I die:
Primal Fear
Sodom (Onkel Tom doesn't count!)
Gamma Ray
Rage
Grave Digger
I'm sure I'll think of more...