Bolt Thrower have since issued the following update regarding the poll they have launched via their official site to determine whether they should perform at next year's Wacken Open Air:

"Thanks a lot to the 17,484 people who voted in the poll, it was very much appreciated! Check the poll results

As you know, this time we decided not to decline the Wacken Open Air offer as usual, but to have a poll and hear your views on it firsthand, before making our decision. Obviously we realised that a lot of people who would be voting would not necessarily be into Bolt Thrower, but we were very interested in the comments you would send. In the end we received hundreds of comments, and the huge majority confirmed what we were already thinking, that WOA 2008 is not the right festival for Bolt Thrower.

We would like to thank the WOA organisers for their very unique offer and wish them every success, and for those of you going to WOA 2008, and who voted in favour of us playing there, we hope you have a great weekend.

We will soon be deciding and confirming which festival Bolt Thrower will be playing next summer.

Thanks again to all of you who participated in the poll.

Cheers,
Karl, Jo, Baz, Gav & Kiddie "