EAST ASIA's premier Metallers, CHTHONIC, return to the Wacken Open Air festival on Friday, August 1st, and this time they're not coming alone… For their third appearance at Germany's premier metal event, CHTHONIC – based in Taiwan – will celebrate their first-ever main-stage appearance (the 'Black Stage') by combining their exotic brand of hard rock withChthonic EAST ASIA's premier Metallers, CHTHONIC, return to the Wacken Open Air festival on Friday, August 1st, and this time they're not coming alone… For their third appearance at Germany's premier metal event, CHTHONIC – based in Taiwan – will celebrate their first-ever main-stage appearance (the 'Black Stage') by combining their exotic brand of hard rock with the Chai Found Oriental Orchestra, who perform using a variety of traditional instruments, including hena, ruan, box zither, pipa, yangqin, flute & sheng. The Chai Found Oriental Orchestra is an award-wining group who have appeared onstage with CHTHONIC in the past, performing four songs at a selection of concerts in Taiwan; these special events were duly recorded / filmed, and form the basis of CHTHONIC's 'Ián-bú' DVD, released in February of this year. For the 45-minute Wacken show, however, the orchestra will be expanded from four musicians to 10, to make the overall experience that much greater – 'Orient Metal' meets traditional Asian musicians, with both sides delivering to the max! "We are very much looking forward to returning to Wacken," says CHTHONIC bassist, Doris Yeh. "It's a legendary festival with a great history, and we see this as a very important stage in [...]
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