Wacken Open Air 1996
| Asylum |  Germany |
| Atrocity | Germany |
| Bad Sister | Germany |
| Big Nothing |  USA |
| Böhse Onkelz | Germany |
| Crematory | Germany |
| Desert Storm |  Austria |
| Dice | Germany |
| Dimple Minds | Germany |
| Dritte Wahl | Germany |
| Gorefest |  Netherlands |
| Gorn | Unknown |
| Grave Digger | Germany |
| Grind Machine | Germany |
| Kingdom Come | Germany |
| Kreator | Germany |
| Manos | Germany |
| Oomph! | Germany |
| Pyogensis | Germany |
| Ramones Mania | USA |
| Randalica | Germany |
| Ricochet | Germany |
| Schweisser | Germany |
| Secret Discovery | Germany |
| Sieges Even | Germany |
| Temple Of The Absurd | Germany |
| The Exploited |  England |
| The Gathering | Netherlands |
| Theatre Of Tragedy | Germany |
| Tom Angelripper | Germany |
| Vicki Vomit | Germany |
| Whils | Germany |