German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Wacken Open Air Festival "due to an important private appointment."

Organizers say that the band will "try to make up for Wacken Open Air 2011."
This year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled for August 5th - 7th in Wacken, Germany. Acts confirmed for W:O:A 2010 now include:В AMORPHIS, ARCH ENEMY, ASTRAL DOORS, ATROCITY, BROILERS, CALIBAN, CANDLEMASS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, ALICE COOPER, CORVUS CORAX, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, DEAD MEANS NOTHING, DEBAUCHERY, DEGRADEAD, DELAIN, DESPISED ICON, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, DIE KASSIERER, EDGUY, END OF GREEN, ENDSTILLE, EQUILIBRIUM, ETERNAL LEGACY, EVILE, FEAR FACTORY, GHOST BRIGADE, GOJIRA, GRAVE DIGGER, HACKNEYED, HANGGAI, HELLS BELLES, HOLY GRAIL, IHSAHN, ILL NINO, IMMORTAL, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, IRON MAIDEN, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KAMPFAR, KATAKLYSM, KILLING MACHINE, LAKE OF TEARS, LETZTE INSTANZ, LIZZY BORDEN, LOCK UP, MAD MAX, MAMBO KURT, MAROON, METSATГ–LL, MГ–TLEY CRГњE, THE NEW BLACK, NIGHTMARE, ORDEN OGAN, ORPHANED LAND, THE OTHER, OVERKILL, RAVEN, ROTTING CHRIST, SCHELMISH, SECRET OF THE MOON, SKANNERS, SLAYER, SMOKE BLOW, SГ“LSTAFIR, STRATOVARIUS, SUICIDAL ANGELS, SVARTSOT, 1349, TIAMAT, TARJA TURUNEN, TГќR, U.D.O., UNLEASHED, VARG, VOIVOD, W.A.S.P.

Check the W:O:A 2010 trailer below!В 

In the meantime, Bulgarian metalzine katehizis.comВ reporeted thatВ a Bulgarian dateВ showed up onВ PRIMAL FEAR's wesbite touring sectionВ - 25 July with details toВ follow soon.

The line up for thisВ year's Kaliakra Rock Fest in Kavarna should be announced any day now.В В В