Photos taken on the first day of the
Loud Park festival, which is being held October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo, can be found at
this location.
According to
Japan Times,
Loud Park is Japan's biggest gathering of heavy-metal maniacs, and a relatively new but much-loved event. Since 2006, the two-day festival has presented the world's heaviest and hairiest, from
SLIPKNOT to
MARILYN MANSON, and this year sees the return of the festival's first headliners,
SLAYER and
MEGADETH, as well as
JUDAS PRIEST.
The festival is less park and more loud, held as it is at the Makuhari Messe exhibition hall. While the surroundings are not exactly picturesque, at least there is no distraction from the music: This year, three stages will play host to over 30 bands from around the world.
The festival billing is as follows:
Saturday, October 17:
JUDAS PRIEST
MEGADETH
ARCH ENEMY
ANTHRAX
DOKKEN
FIREBIRD
OUTRAGE
STEEL PANTHER
BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART
POISON THE WELL
LYNCH MOB
LED ZEPAGAIN
HIROAKI TAGAWA
FADE
LIV MOON Sunday, October 18:
SLAYER
ROB ZOMBIE
FAIR WARNING
CHILDREN OF BODOM
PAPA ROACH
ANVIL
GOTTHARD
NAPALM DEATH
HATEBREED
HIBRIA
H.E.A.T
DEAD BY APRIL
LAZARUS A.D.
ROYAL HUNT
GALNERYUS
CROSSFAITHFor more information, visit
www.loudpark.com.
