Fight for the best spots for the show in our brand-new event mode, and earn discounts on KISS tanks and 3D Commanders through the related Community Challenge!

It’s almost time for our ear-splitting, guitar-shredding, amp-smashing 2025 Metal Fest concert. You don’t want some other tanker to beat you to the front of the stage, do you? Hell, no!

For the first time in our three years of Metal Fest, we’re bringing you an all-new event mode: Rush the Stage. That’s not all—we’re also running a Community Challenge along with this mode that will give you limited-time Metal Fest rewards, including discounts on ALL four KISS 3D Commanders and ALL four KISS Premium tanks!

So, ready to shout it out loud? Get the details below:

• Rush the Stage: Overview
• Rush the Stage: World War II
• Rush the Stage: Cold War
• Rush the Stage: Community Challenge

Rush the Stage: Overview

The concert's about to start. The act going on stage: the one and only The “Stevens.” You don’t want to miss this. Claim a prime spot for the show before someone else does!

Rush the Stage will be going on for the first two weeks of Metal Fest 2025. The first week will be dedicated to World War II tanks; the second will be for Cold War tanks. More info in the specific sections below, but the basic rules will be the same for both!

To join a Rush the Stage battle, you’ve got two options:

• Head to the mode select screen and choose it from there.
• NEW: While in your garage, press both your Left Trigger (LT) and Right Trigger (RT). This will take you right to the event mode garage to pick your tank!

Rush the Stage uses Control gameplay conditions on a map designed especially for this event. Control the three bases and destroy enemy tanks to score points. The first team to 1,000 points wins! (Each base scores points for every second held. The main base around Center Stage scores double the points.)

Point earns and additional details:

Rush the Stage: World War II

Like we said, the World War II version of Rush the Stage will take place during Metal Fest’s first week, starting August 26. Ain’t no time to waste!

For this version, you can only use Tier VIII tanks from specific classes. Info below:

Rush the Stage: Cold War

The Cold War version of Rush the Stage will take place during Metal Fest’s second week, starting September 2. The map and rules will stay the same; the only thing that will change is the tank you use to bring the pain.

For this version, you can only use Post War (Era 1) tanks from specific classes. Info below:

Rush the Stage: Community Challenge

We know we mentioned a reward-packed Community Challenge; we know you want your concert souvenirs!

To complete this Challenge, every tanker in the community will be working together to earn points. You’ll be able to see how many points the community has earned via a display on the game’s mode select screen.

Important info:

• These points are totally different and separate from the points for the Metal Fest Personal Challenge. The points for the Community Challenge can be earned only by playing Rush the Stage.
• To qualify to receive the Community Challenge rewards, you must contribute at least five Community Challenge points yourself.
• Rewards for each stage will be awarded to each qualifying player as soon as the stage is completed. If you qualify after the stage has been completed, you’ll receive your rewards upon qualification (contributing your five points).

The Community Challenge will last for all two weeks of Rush the Stage, so points earned in both the World War II and Cold War versions will count toward the total!

Here are the goals you can complete to earn not only Community Challenge points, but also points toward completing the Gods of Thunder season (because we don’t want you to skip out on season progress just to catch the show!):

Want to see what those Community Challenge points will get you? Check it out!

Please note: the 20% vehicle discounts do NOT stack with the 35% discount from the Metal Fest Personal Challenge.

We ain’t kidding: if you want to rock out with KISS during Metal Fest 2025, then heading out for the concert with other tankers and crushing this Community Challenge is the way to go.

Want to learn more about the KISS Premium tanks you can get discounts on? Get all the details in the vehicle spotlight article.

And see all the hard-rockin’ content we have available, including all the Commanders and Cosmetics, along with Store bundle info in this article.

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