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Justasthechurchchoirpipeupthechorusof"Wepraiseyou,dearLord",afewhundredmetresawayontheBlackMetalStage,aloudrumblecanbeheard.Theleadsingerof"Kreator"isbellowing"EnemyofGod"intohismicrophone,roaringouthisvisionsofdeathandtheimmortalityofevil,brimmingoverwithhatred.<br/> Atfirstglance,theculturalchasmthatexistsbetweentheinhabitantsofWackenandtheheavymetalfanswhohavetravelledfromallovertheworldtobeherecouldnotbegreater.Ononehand,laceshirts,goldencrucifixesanddarksingle-breastedsuits;ontheother,blackLederhosen,studdedcollars,tatoosofSatanandshoulder-lengthhair.<br/> Onceayear,onthefirstweekendinAugust,thetinyvillageofWackeninSchleswig-Holsteinbidsfarewelltothepeaceandtranquilitythatnormallycharacterizethiscommunityoftwothousandsouls.ItisthenthattheWackenOpenAirFestivaltakesplace.Thingsallstarted17yearsagoinabarnfullofacoupleofhundred"headbangers",withtheirnumbersgrowingtoafewthousandintheyearswhichfollowed.TheWackenOpenAirFestivalhasnowbecomesomethingofaplaceofpilgrimagefor40,000heavymetallersfromallovertheworld.<br/> "FullMetalVillage"examinesthecuriouslyamiableclashbetweenthesetwocultures.Throughitsfocusonthetemporarymusicevent,however,thefilmdocumentsapictureofaruralcommunitywhosesenseofidentityandcohesionwouldnowbepracticallyunimaginablewithouttheheavymetalfestival.<br/> ThecannyFarmerTredeforinstance,who"cultivates"anumberofsidelinesalongsidethebusinessoftraditionalfarming:abiogassite,sharedealingandtheleasingoflandforthefestivalareallhelpingtosecurehis"additionalincome".Heisalsoinchargeofcoordinatingover150helpersfortheFestival.<br/> FarmerPlaehn,incontrast,seemsuninterestedinallofthis.Whenhesitsinhisstall,smokingacigaretteashewaitsforthemilktowarmupto40degrees,timeseemstostandstillforawhile."Thisisthefunpartoffarming",hedeclares,sighing.Norbert,co-founderofthefestivalsome17yearsagoandunemployedforthelastcoupleofyears,nowonlyattendsthefestivalasavisitor-heregretsbowingoutoftheorganisationalsideofthings.<br/> For16year-oldKathrinthefestivalofferstheopportunitytobreakfreeoftheconfinesofvillagelifeonceayearandtopartywithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Shedreamsofbeingabletotravel,ofseeingsomethingelse:"AholidayinBavaria,orsomethinglikethat."HerGrandmotherIrma,incontrast,isunimpressedbytheWackenOpenAirFestivalandtheterrifyingmusic,prayerstoSatanandbloodyritualsofwhichshehasheardtell.Sheherselfhasneverbeentothefestival...<br/> Thevillageappearstohavebeeninthethroesofaseriesofdramaticshiftsoverthepast17years:fromtherevolutioninthenowlargelyunprofitablemilkbusiness,rightthroughtoanewdefinitionofthecenturiesoldagriculturalself-image.PerhapsitwaspreciselythisshiftinmentalitywhichFarmerTredehadinmindwhenhesaid:"You'rebetteroffmilkingpeoplethancows."