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Loud Park gears up for its 10-year anniversary

May 18, 2015 roppongirocks

Loud ParkWow! In October the Loud Park festival in Tokyo will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and it looks like they will do it in style. The line-up so far includes Slayer, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Carcass, Backyard Babies, Dark Tranquillity, Hammerfall, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Kamelot, Metal Church, Napalm Death, Children of Bodom, Outrage, and many more.

 

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