Loudpark 2015 – Gig Report

This year Loudpark heavy metal festival celebrated its 10th anniversary and for that reason and also sheer luck, they had a very nice lineup with so many bands that I wanted to see. On three stages and within two days, I saw the gigs of a staggering 21 bands either in full or at least partially. 14 bands I had never seen before and 7 bands I saw again.

My highlights and lowlights for the “never seen before” bands were:

Highlights:

Dark Tranquility and Hammerfall left the biggest impressions. Dark Tranquility sounds like melodic death metal to me, for which I have a particular weakness