Ern's Monthly Visual Victuals (October 2010)

*映画に関するネタ日本語は書き込みません

I can hear you already saying "What? Only two films this month?" And one of those being a music documentary that was probably aired on VH-1. Yes, it's true. I didn't watch a lot of movies this particular month. The simple reason being the fact that I was watching old Japanese super hero shows from the '70s which I decided to save for a separate post. In fact, I was debating about adding the Sabbath title here under the label of films or doing a post on its on and labeling it music. Well, since I only watched one full movie this month, and that being aired on network television, the Sabbath documentary ended up here. I'm still in the middle of watching another super hero from the '70s as well but have been taking an extended break from it. Anyway, here are the two films that I watched in the month of October.

BLACK SABBATH : PARANOID : CLASSIC ALBUMS (2010) – Before seeing Ozzy at this year’s Loud Park festival, I had bought his new album “Scream”. At around the same time, I discovered this DVD about the making of Black Sabbath’s second album, “Paranoid”. This album is special to me because it was the first record I ever bought (with my own money). As I was still in the 5th grade, I used my monthly allowance (which at the time was about $10.00 a month) to buy it from Track Records in the Villa Plaza (longtime Lakewood residents will know what store I’m talking about). There is no doubt that this album is a classic! It sounded great when it first came out back in 1970 and it still sounds great today! It’s a program that tells that story behind the songs – the writing, the recording sessions, etc based on interviews, old film footage, and the original multi-tracks twith the band’s engineer Tom Allom. There is nothing greater than the original members of Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. And you mustn’t forget those classic tunes – “War Pigs”, “Iron Man”, “Faeries Wear Boots”, “Hand of Doom” and of course the title track “Paranoid”! Apparently, this DVD is part of series made by Isis Productions and distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. I imagine it was shown on VH-1 in the States. I’m looking forward on purchasing a few other titles in this series. I will never grow out of listening to hard rock and heavy metal. Can’t wait for next year’s “Loud Park”!

THE ISLAND (2005) – It was broadcast on network television so I decided to watch it again. This stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. To put it simply, this is a blend of “Coma” x “Logan’s Run”. Sometime in the future, a group of people work in an isolated environment, a type of Utopia. The one thing they all look forward to is winning the lottery to go to “The Island” (That would be Carousel in “Logan’s Run). However, one of the residents, Lincoln 6 Echo discovers the truth about the facility. That they were “harvested beings”, that there is no “Island”. They were clones made to provide organs and such to their sponsors (a la “Coma”, even though the coma patients did not realize their organs were being harvested). He saves his friend Jordan 2 Delta and together they seek out their sponsors to get help in showing the world what this facility is really doing. Of course the creator of the facility cannot let that happen and hires a mercenary to hunt and kill Lincoln 6 Echo and Jordan 2 Delta. Still, a decent science-fiction film that will keep you entertained.

Nikkun Roll R29 / ニックンロール R29

I thought I would give you all a break from posts about music, books, or movies for a change and fill you in on a new kind of fast food that's rapidly becoming popular in Tokyo. On a cloudy Sunday without any specific plans, the wife and I decided to take a stroll around Shimokitazawa. It was Halloween and there were a number of kids dressed in costumes trick-or-treating at a bunch of different stores located in the market area that were participating in the event. After a little walking and a little shopping, and then it was time for a little snack. The fast food I mentioned earlier is a riceball wrapped with meat and originated in Kyushu. You also have a choice of toppings to choose from such as kimchee or cheese or tomato cheese or for a limited time you could choose gobo (burdock root) or takana (leaf mustard). I chose the tomato cheese while Mikako chose the kimchee. However, we ordered our nikkun-rolls to go and enjoyed them at home.

最近のネタは音楽と本と映画ばっかりだったので、今回はみんなが好きな食べ物ネタです。日曜日は曇ってが、うちの近くでお散歩に出かけました。下北沢に行ってまいりました。今日もハロウィーンだったので、コスチュームを着てる子供たちが大勢居た。商店街の店何軒にトリック・オア・トリートをやってた。子供たち可愛かったな。ちょっと歩いて、ちょっと買いものして、ちょっと小腹空いて、最近の流行りの九州生まれのファーストフード、肉巻きを食べに行った。下北に「ニックンロール R29」とゆう店があります。ここが肉巻きおにぎりの専門店。普通の肉巻もあれば、いろんなトッピングされてる肉巻もある。たとえば、チーズか、トマトチーズか、キムチ。あと期間限定でゴボウと高菜もありました。僕はトマトチーズを選んで、美香子はキムチを。持ち帰りで頼んで、家に帰ってから食べました。美味しかったけど、やっぱり出来立てで食べるべきですね。

The Menu / メニュー

The Display / ディスプレイ

Tomato Cheese Meat Roll / トマトチーズ肉巻

Kimchee Meat Roll / キムチ肉巻

Bon Appetit!

いただきます！

http://nikkunroll.com/

Ern's Monthly Page Turners (September 2010)

*一部の本に日本語が書かれてます


Well, okay. Just when I thought I got caught up on my book reviews, another month has ended and its now the beginning of November. Which means I need to write my book reviews for the month of October as well. Only three titles this month, and since two of them are in Japanese, I provided a review in Japanese as well. The first book may seem like a simple guide book but it is so jam packed with information it took a while to get through. As for the other Japanese title, reading it only proved that my Japanese kanji reading ability still has much room for improvement. I'm sure a native Japanese could probably finish the book in less than a day or at least within a week. Although it was most entertaining, it did take me nearly a month to read. The only English book featured this month was one that was spawned from a website of the same name. If you're a movie lover than you will be sure to enjoy that as well.

地球を遊ぼう！[Chikyu de Asobou!] DREAM TRIP GUIDE edited by A-Works – The subtitle is pretty self-explanatory. This book is filled with 29 different dream trips and adventures. Information is provided on all trips including budget, best season to go, how to get there, arranging the trip, accommodations, and hints for the trip. Also included is information on nearby attractions. The book covers the entire world starting with the Americas and the Caribbean followed by Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa. The final chapter give you information on taking an around the world tour. These trips can range in price from just under a $1000 to a little over $3000. As this is a Japanese publication, all trips are based out of Tokyo. The trips feature a wide range of activities as well. From driving across the U.S. in a recreational vehicle or river rafting down the Colorado River, to swimming with dolphins in the Bahamas or going on an eco-tour in Costa Rica. Two of my all time dream trips is featured as well. Seeing the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu and Victoria Falls on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.


さてさて、和書なので、日本語で感想も書くべきと思います。タイトル通りで分かりやすく、これは夢の旅行を満載してる本です。世界中で２９の旅プランが載ってます。必要な情報 ‐ 予算とか、いつ行けば一番良い、宿、旅の計画もう全て提供してます。細かく書いてあるので、こういった夢の旅は現実に出来る可能性は十分あると思います。アメリカ、カリブ海、アジア、オーセニア、ヨーロッパ、アフリカ、どこでも魅力あるところばっかり。和書なので、旅のプランは全て東京からの出発。予算ももちろん円で。どうゆう旅と言えば、アメリカ横断、バハマでイルカと泳ぐ、コスタリカでエコツアーに参加するなど。自分の夢の旅も載ってました。ぺルにあるインカ帝国の天空の城、マチュピチュとか、アフリカジンバブエとザンビアの国境にある世界三大の滝の一つ、ビクトリア・フォールズ。写真だけを見ると血が騒ぐ！カラーフォトもいっぱい載ってます。最後に世界一周の情報もいろいろ書かれてます。旅好きな人なら、この本は凄く参考になると思います。さ～、いざ旅へ～！



FOUR WORD FILM REVIEWS by Benj Clews and Michael Onesi – When I fell behind writing my monthly book reviews, this was the book that inspired me to write my “Four Word Book Reviews” on Facebook. As I was four months behind (on my own schedule), I decided to give my Facebook friends the short and simple reviews so they would know that I haven’t stopped reading. Anyway, I was unaware of the website that spawned this book. Yep, thousands of people submit their “four word film reviews” on anything from Academy Award winning classics to the latest Hollywood releases. This book collects over 400 of them and I guarantee that some of them will make you laugh. Some of my favorites were written on the cover of the book itself such as “The Bourne Identity” (2002) - “One Bourne, many die”. Or “Jaws” (1975) - “Eat ship and die”. “The Hangover” (2009) – “What happened in Vegas”. Or how about the one for “Crash” (2004) – “Sandra not racist? Bullocks!”. Although my Facebook friends enjoyed my “Four Word Book Reviews”, I had one friend who said, “Don’t make it a habit”. It’s nice to know there are some people who actually read and enjoy my book reviews which keeps me reading and writing them!



孤独の中華そば「江ぐち」by 久住昌之 [Kodoku no Chuka Soba “Eguchi”] by Masayuki Kusumi ‐ If I were to translate the title of this book into English, it would be “The Lonely Noodle Shop [Eguchi]”. If I were to directly translate the title into English, it would be “The Lonely Chinese Noodle Shop [Eguchi]”. However, the shop is neither lonely, nor does it feature Chinese noodles. It’s a small neighborhood ramen shop. Of course there will be those who would argue that ramen is Chinese noodles but we will leave that debate for another time. This book is the culmination of a previously out of print book that featured the ramen shop [Eguchi] which was originally published in 1984. The book had the extremely long title of 「近くへ行きたい。秘境としての近所―舞台は“江ぐち”とゆうラーメン屋」which translates to something like [I want to go near (or “I don’t want to go far”). An unexplored region of my neighborhood. The stage is a ramen shop called “Eguchi”]. With a title as long as that, it’s no wonder it went out of print. This is such a fun story that reads like fiction, (well the stories in the beginning of the book behind the main characters who ran the ramen shop were a product of Kusumi’s imagination), but you could not deny the love Kusumi had for this shop and its ramen, or the people who made it. After moving to Tokyo, even I had my favorite haunts where I was also welcomed as a regular customer. Even if I ventured out on my own, I would always find a friend or acquaintance either eating or drinking at one of the places I frequented. However, unlike Kusumi, I usually became friends with the manager or owner of the establishments I went to. Americans might have a hard time understanding the intricacies of becoming a regular at a small joint but it does give you peak into a lesser known part of the Japanese culture. A more detailed review will be forthcoming on the “Asia by the Book” blog. マスター、付けといて。

小説ような本当の話です。元は１９８４年に出版された単行本「近くに行きたい。秘境としての近所―舞台は“江ぐち”とゆうラーメン屋」。これは絶版になりましたが、また２００１年に新潮OH！文庫で「小説 中華そば“江ぐち”アクマとタクヤのラーメン屋。これも絶版になりましたが、今年２０１０年なんと、１９８４年に出版された本が今回「孤独の中華そば“江ぐち”」で復活。なぜ今さら出版されのか？ま、また著者の二十代に戻れないと説明にならない。当時３年も経ってない若手の漫画家久住は「Garo」とゆう雑誌で仕事をしてました。コラムも書いてたので、３巻連続で「江ぐち」の話も書いた。当時の編集長もそのコラムを気入って、久住にそのラーメン屋についての本を書かないかがきっかけ。それで、店と店に働いてるの人の許可も得ず、書きおらした本でした。それでも久住はバレないように思い「江ぐち」を通い続けた。ラーメン屋の人たちを勝手にあだ名をつけ、自分の妄想で彼らの生活まで書きおろした。働いてる人に付けたあだ名もおかしい。アクマ、オニガワラ、とタクヤ（タクヤは久住の弟拓也に似てる理由だけそのあだ名が付いた）。でもその店と店のラーメンと店の常連や店員、細かく観察して、細かく彼らの行動や働きぶりも書いた。本の出版後、久住は「江ぐち」に行っても、彼らは一切本の事の話は触れませんでした。そして、今年の一月、２６年間営業した「江ぐち」が幕を閉じる。２０何年も経て、久住にまた「江ぐち」に関する本は書きませんかってのことに、この本が誕生しました。久住の話によると「江ぐち」のオーナーが亡くなり、(久住の友達にゆうのは“江ぐちのオーナーが風呂で浮いちゃってさ～”)、で悲しいはずの話がちょこっと笑いますね。店の契約も更新せず、閉店とゆう形に終わりました。面白い、悲しい、切ない部分もありますか、この本は存分楽しめました。

Loud Park 2010 (Part 3 : Day 2) / ラウドパーク ２０１０ （パート３ ： デイ ２）

I made it back home safely from the first night of Loud Park. It was a little after midnight. Tomorrow will be another full day of loud heavy music, and this time, Mikako will be joining me. Once again, I woke up early and we left the house at 9:30am. As you can see from the souvenir towel showing the bands playing on Sunday, I was definitely looking forward to seeing Ozzy and Motorhead as well. Although Loudness is listed, they only played the Kobe show on Saturday. I told Mikako I didn't want to miss 3 Inches of Blood. As we took the same trains I took yesterday, we were at the Saitama Super Arena just a little before 11am and inside the arena as 3 Inches of Blood took the stage.

ラウドパーク初日から無事に帰りました。うちに着いたのは零時くらいだった。次の日も同じことするから、早く寝ないっと。明日は美香子と二人で参戦。日曜日も朝早く起きて、昨日と同じ電車に乗って、１１時前にさいたまスーパーアリーナに到着。昨日買ったタオルを見ると今日のラインアップも分かります。自分が一番見たいバンドはやっぱりオジーですね。あとモーターヘッド。ラウドネスも載ってますが、東京公演は不参加。土曜日神戸で行ったライブ

3 INCHES OF BLOOD SET LIST

01. Battles and Brotherhood

02. Silent Killer

03. Trial of Champions

04. Forest King

05. Wykydtron

06. Deadly Sinners

07. The Goatriders Horde

Oh, these guys were cool. I think they could hold their own with the likes of Testament or Anthrax. Excellent thrash metal from Canada. I'm glad we made it in time for their set.

カッコイイ！アンスラクスやテスタメントに負けないくらいと思う。カナダのスラシュバンド。彼らのセットに間に合って良かった。

TRASH TALK SET LIST

01. Hash Wednesday

02. Babylon, CA

03. Destroy

04. Explode

05. Dig

06. Manifest Destination

07. Incarnate

08. I Block

09. Envy

10. F.Y.R.A.

11. Worthless Nights

12. Vultures

13. Walking Disease

14. Well of Souls

15. Sacramento is Dead

16. Lepers to Feed the Lepers

17. Birth, Plague, Die

OMG! Someone forgot to take out the garbage!! I think these guys had the mistaken belief that an arena is a venue for an intimate club show. Their handful of fans (maybe about 10) created a small mosh pit that was embarrassing to watch. Even after the two songs we did try to stomach, when they ended, aside from their hardcore fans, the entire arena was silent!! Why they were added to the line-up in place of Five Finger Death Punch will always remain a mystery. They sucked so bad, I told Mikako lets not waste our time in watching any more of the "Trash"!

うわ～、何だこれ？誰かゴミ捨てするの忘れたみたい！このバンドは一番最低だったな。ここはクラブやライブハウスじゃないから、おめーらの演奏は時間の無駄だ！っと言いたくなるくらい下手だったよ。小人数のファンだけしか盛り上がってなかった。２曲も聴きましたが、それも時間の無駄だった。ハードコアファン以外に１曲と２曲目が終わったらシーンとゆう静かな会場は不思議だった。でもやっぱり僕と同じ考えが大勢に居たは間違いない！ボカリストは下手だし、演奏も下手だし、このクソのバンドなぜラウドパークに参戦してるのが理解出来ない。来れなかったファイブ・フィンガー・デス・パンチの変わりはないでしょう。つまらなすぎて、アリーナを去った。

RECKLESS LOVE SET LIST

01. One More Time

02. Wild Touch

03. Love Machine

04. Romance

05. Back to Paradise

06. Badass

07. Beautiful Bomb

I was still a little tired from yesterday's show and Mikako was unfamiliar with most of the other bands so we decided to watch the next two sets from the stands. Trash Talk's set couldn't end soon enough for us! This next band was a hard rock band from Finland. The term "cock rock" comes back to mind with a vocalist that looks like David Lee Roth from his hey days! They may be 30 years behind the times but it sure was some feel good music!

昨日の疲れはまだ完全に取れてなかったので、次の２組はスタンドから見ました。トラシュ・トークが早く終わらないかなと思いながら、アリーナに戻りました。次のバンドはフィンランド出身のハードロックバンド、レクレス・ラブ。見た目でちょっと苦笑いしましたな。だって８０年代の雰囲気を出してたわ！ボカリストもヴァン・ヘーレンのディビッド・リー・ロスとそっくり。真似してるのかと思うくらい。あの当時“コック・ロック”とも呼ばれたバンドの仲間入りだな。３０年遅いかも知らないが、やっぱり楽しい！このライブを見たら機嫌がまた明るくなった！

HALESTORM SET LIST

01. It's Not You

02. What Were You Expecting?

03. Innocence

04. Familiar Taste of Poison

05. Nothing to Do with Love

06. Dirty Work

07. I Get Off

The only thing I knew about this band is that the vocalist/guitarist is a woman, and she did have a great voice. I think this was the surprise of the evening. The band hails from Pennsylvania and was put together by the brother and sister team of Lzzy and Arejay Hale when Lzzy was only 13 and Arejay 10. It's some powerful hard rock. Excellent set!

知ってたことはアメリカ出身で女性ボカリストが居るくらい。彼女の歌声も最高だったし、演奏も素晴らしい。これから日本でも人気が上がるでしょう。あとから知りましたがアメリカペンシルバニア出身でヘール兄弟、リジーとアルジェイが１３歳と１０歳に完成したバンドだった。このライブは感動した！

TURISAS SET LIST

01. To Homgard and Beyond

02. One More

03. TVG

04. In the Court of Jarisleif

05. Rasputin

06. Battle Metal

A friend of mine who's a big fan of Finnish metal said this band would be fun to watch. I didn't know what to expect but had heard that they were another "Viking Metal" band. The band features an female accordion player as well as a violinist. The way they were dressed was entertaining as well. I rather enjoyed their music but Mikako said that all the songs sounded the same.

フィンランドメタル好きの友達がこのバンドのライブが結構面白いと言ってましたので、ちょっと楽しみ。またバイキングメタルとゆうジャンルらしい。でも昨日のアモン・アマースと違って、彼らの衣装やフェイスペイントが特徴。女性のアコーディオンプレイヤーも居るし、バイオリニストも居るバンドだ。ちょっと変わったバンドだな。僕は音的には好きだったが、美香子の感想と言えば、全曲が同じにしか聞こえなえって。

ALEXISONFIRE SET LIST

01. Young Cardinals

02. Boiled Frogs

03. Sons of Privilege

04. Drunks, Lovers, Sinners and Saints

05. No Transitory

06. We are the Sound

07. Old Crows

08. The Northern

09. This Could Be Anywhere in the World

We left the arena and went out for lunch so we missed the entire set of Alexisonfire.

昼飯の為にアリーナをさって、このバンドのセットを全然見ませんでした。

KUNI SET LIST

01. When We Rock

02. Shine On

03. Love Tacker

04. East Meets West

05. Metal Health (Quiet Riot)

06. Up All Night (Slaughter)

07. Lookin' for Action

08. All Night Long

09. Hands Up

We had to come back to the arena because I wanted to see Kuni. Okay, it wasn't Kuni that I wanted to see, but his backing band included members of Slaughter and Quiet Riot. Kuni is a well known rock guitarist in Japan. For this show, Mark Slaughter would be singing with Chuck Wright and Frankie Banali from Quiet Riot on bass and drums, respectively. So, I was really happy that they actually played "Metal Health" and "Up All Night". Heck, they should have borrowed Carlos Cavaz0 from Ratt and added Quiet Riot to the show. They could have called their band "Slaughter-Riot"! Kuni could be the second lead guitar. Oh well, it was a thought anyway.

僕がKuniのライブを見たかったからアリーナに戻った。別にKuniを見ようとした訳じゃない。そろったメンバーが凄い。スローターからマーク・スローターがボカリストで、ベスとドラムはクワイエット・ライオットのメンバーチャック・ライトとフランキー・バナリ。ラットのカルロスを借りてクワイエット・ライオットが出れば良かったのに。Kuniじゃなくて、Slaughter-Riotって名前で良いんじゃないかなと思った。そしてKuniはセコンドリードギターで。ま、そうはならないけど、“メタル・ヘルス”や“アップ・オール・ナイト”もやってくれて嬉しかった。

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS SET LIST

01. Left Brain Ambassadors

02. Beneath the Skin

03. Coming Home

04. One Man Army

05. Wonderful World

06. Fools Gold

07. Star Born

08. Concrete Horizon

09. Throwing Your Life Away

10. Euphoria

I really wanted to see more of their set but Mikako was getting a little restless and wanted to walk around a bit. So after watching a couple of songs we left the arena and walked around.

正直、このバンドのセットもっと見たかったが、美香子があんまり興味なくて、また会場内に歩きまわった。

ANGRA SET LIST

01. Viderunt Te Aquae

02. Arising Thunder

03. Angels City

04. Carry On

05. Nova Era

06. Lisbon

07. Awake from Darkness

08. Nothing to Say

09. Rebirth

10. Deas le Volt

11. Spread Your Fire

Power metal from Brazil. We watched this band from the stands as well. As I've seen them in concert before I didn't mind watching from the back. Mikako even enjoyed their set as well.

ブラジル出身のパワーメタルバンド。僕は前にも彼らのライブ行ったことがあったので、スタンドから見ました。美香子も結構気入ったみたい。

MOTORHEAD SET LIST

01. Iron Fist

02. Stay Clean

03. Be My Baby

04. Rock Out

05. Metropolis

06. Over the Top

07. One Night Stand

08. Thousand Names

09. Cradle to the Grave

10. In the Name of Tragedy

11. Going to Brazil

12. Killed by Death

13. Ace of Spades

14. Overkill

The show me and Tsutsu had been waiting for! We watched these guys from the floor. Damn, what a great set they did, playing new tunes as well as digging stuff out from their earlier albums. It was awesome! Lemmy is about the same age as Rob Halford but he sure had a lot more energy than Halford did.

待ってました！モーターヘッドはフロアから見るべし。セットも素晴らしい。新しい曲から結構古い曲までやってくれて、最高！レミはハルフォードの同じ位の年齢なのに、もっとパワーがあった感じ。本当良いライブでした。

AVENGED SEVENFOLD SET LIST

01. Nightmare

02. Critical Claim

03. Welcome to the Family

04. The Beast and the Harlot

05. Buried Alive

06. So Far Away

07. Afterlife

08. God Hates Us

09. Almost Easy

I was only familiar with the first song of their set that I had seen on YouTube. Even so, they gave a great performance and I think I may even have to purchase a few of their cds. Mikako enjoyed their set as well and said they reminded her of Linkin Park.

１曲目しか知らなかったんですが、それにYouTube見て知った。でも他の曲も結構かっこよかった。今後彼らのCDも買おうかなと思うくらい。美香子も気入ったみたい。リンキン・パークの感じだねと言ってました。

OZZY OSBOURNE SET LIST

01. Bark at the Moon

02. Let Me Hear You Scream

03. Mr. Crowley

04. I Don't Know

05. Faeries Wear Boots (Black Sabbath)

06. Suicide Solution

07. War Pigs (Black Sabbath)

08. Shot in the Dark

09. Rat Salad (Black Sabbath)

10. Iron Man (Black Sabbath)

11. I Don't Want to Change the World

12. Crazy Train

13. Mama, I'm Coming Home

14. Paranoid (Black Sabbath)

What is there to say? Except, AWESOME! The Prince of Darkness may have aged as much as the Metal God and you could tell he also used a teleprompter but you can forgive the Oz as he also has a back catalog going all the way back to 1970 and he didn't spend his entire time trying to read the lyrics! The only new song from his new album that was featured in his set was "Let Me Hear You Scream". The rest of the set pretty much consisted of tunes from his first solo album and no less than 5 songs from Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" album. "Faeries Wear Boots" and "Rat Salad" was a surprise but who's complaining! And to think, I actually saw Ozzy on his first solo tour (with Randy Rhoads) and Motorhead opening the show in 1981! Here I am in Tokyo in 2010 and watching Ozzy and Motorhead again. How cool is that?

言う事は一つしかないー最高！ オジーもハルフォードと同じ位の年齢かも知りませんが、ずーとモニターを見ながら歌ったわけではない。彼の音楽も１９７０年まであるし、オジーだから許す。新しいアルバムで歌った曲は“レット・ミー・ヒア・ユー・スクリーム”。他はやっぱりソロデビューからの曲が多かった。あとはサバス時代で“パラノイド”のアルバムからなんと5曲もやってくれました！特に“フェアリーズ・ウェア・ブツ”と“ラット・サラダ”をやってくれたのはびっくり！思い出すと僕は１９８１年にオジーの最初のアメリカツアー（ランティ・ローズが居たとき）のライブも見たな、それにモーターヘッドが前座だった。あれから２９年も経って、東京でまたオジーとモーターヘッドが見れるなんて奇跡みたいな感じだ！

Loud Park 2010 (Part 2 : Day 1) / ラウドパーク ２０１０年 （パート２ ： デイ１）

Saturday (October 16, 2010) Loud Park Day 1:

As the event starts at 11:00am, I left the house at 9:30am. The first day I was on my own as Mikako had to work all day. I figured that I would probably run into a friend or at least an acquaintance during the show. I went to Shibuya station and caught the 10:15 limited express on the Saikyo Line, changed trains at Akabane to the Utsunomiya Line and got off at the Saitama Shintoshin Station where the Saitama Super Arena is located. It was 10 minutes before 11:00am. Once I was inside the arena, I head straight for the stage as the first band was about to perform. As I already mentioned the line-up in a previous post, I shall give you my reviews of the bands I did see. For this event there are two main stages located to the left and to the right of a large monitor which is set in the middle - The Ultimate Stage and the Big Rock Stage. So when one band finishes their set on the Ultimate Stage, the next band would start ten or fifteen minutes later on the Big Rock Stage. Unlike the U.S., the bands actually start on time as well! First batter up on Saturday was Holy Grail. And I shall thank all those people who were more meticulous than me in providing the set lists somewhere on the internet.

ラウドパークは朝１１から始まる。この日、うちを出たのは９時半。美香子はバイトがあったので、最初の日は一人で参戦。自分の頭の中で会場で友達か知り合いに会うんじゃないかなと思った。渋谷駅に行って埼京線で赤羽駅まで。宇都宮線に乗りかえってさいたま新都心へ。うちから１時間ちょっとで、さいたま新都心に着いたのは１１時１０分前。アリーナに入ると早速ステージの方に向かった。このイベントにステージが二つあって‐アルテミットステージとビグロックステージ。両ステージの間に大きいなモニターがあって、一つのバンドの演奏が終わると直ぐ別のステージでライブから始まります。 今年のオーペニングはアメリカのホリー・グレエル。あと僕よりまめな人達がネット上でセットリストをアップしてるので、感謝感謝。

Holy Grail Set List

01. Immortal Man

02. T.G.P.F.

03. For All Eternity

04. Call of Valhalla

05. Crisis in Utopia

06. My Last Attack

07. Flight to Kill

These guys reminded me of my high school years when bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were at the height of their popularity. It's the kind of music that made me a fan of heavy metal. Seeing a heavy band like this so early in the morning seems kind of strange but as the show was indoors, it wasn't much of a problem. I think I might even purchase their new CD.

彼らが僕の青春時代を思い出させる感じでした。当時アイアン・メイデンやジューダス・プリストと似た様な音楽でした。こうゆう音楽を聴いてファンになった。朝からこうゆうライブ見るのも不思議な感覚だったが、野外じゃないんで、気にすることはなかった。彼らの新しいCD買うかも。

ENGEL SET LIST

01. Until Eternity Ends

02. Down

03. Sense the Fire

04. Threnody

05. Fearless

06. For Those Who Will

07. Feed the Weak

As the next band starts ten minutes after the previous band's set ends, I ended up watching the entire set of Engel. I was unfamiliar with them but found them to be a Swedish melodic death metal band. That was how they were labeled anyway. It sounded more metal than death though and fortunately the vocalist wasn't one of those singers with the death grunt. They weren't bad but not quite to my taste.

次のバンドのライブが１０分後に始まるので、聞いたことないバンドでしたが、フールセットを見ました。あとから知りましたが、彼らはスエーデンのメロディックデス系バンド。聴いたわりにはデスあんまり感じなかった、自分好みではなかった。でもライブエンジョイしましたよ。

CHTHONIC SET LIST

01. Rise of the Shadow

02. Bloody Gaya Fulfilled

03. Spell of Setting Sun : Mirror of Retribution

04. Forty-nin Theurgy Chains

05. Painkiller (Judas Priest cover)

06. Sing-Ling Temple

07. Quasi Putrefaction

This death metal from Taiwan featuring a female guitar player was featured in Tokyo's English Language free paper "Metropolis". I read the article and found that most of the songs they write are political and thought I would check out a bit of their set even though I am no fan of death metal. I didn't stay long - the death grunts were just too much for me. So after a couple of songs I left the stage and went outside the arena for a breath of fresh air and also to go in search of something to eat. But seeing the set list, I wouldn't have minded seeing them do the Judas Priest cover.

東京にあるフリーペーパーで彼らの存在を知りました。台湾出身のデスメタルバンド。特徴は素敵なお姉さんがギターを弾いてます。読んだ記事によると、このバンドの曲の歌詞がほとんど政治的な物で、ちょっと面白そうからちょこっと聴いてみた。でも二曲目からあのデス声が我慢できず、アリーナを去った。ちょうど昼だったんで、腹も減ったし、なんか食べ物を探しに行った。 セットリストを見たらジューダスの曲もカバーしてな、あれを見れば良かったかも。

AMON AMARTH SET LIST

01. Twilight of the Thunder Gods

02. Runes to My Memory

03. Guardians of Asgaarde

04. Varyags of Miklagaard

05. Asator

06. Death in Fire

07. Crying of the Black Birds

08. Live for the Kill

09. The Pursuit of Vikings

I came back to the arena sometime in the middle of Amon Amarth's set. It seems Scandinavia has started a new sub-genre of metal called "Viking Metal". As you can surmise from the titles of their songs that their theme is all based around the life of vikings - and they're damn proud of it. And even though I didn't know any of the songs, I liked the music. I don't know, perhaps "Viking Metal" is "Happy Metal" because I was having a good time.

アリーナに戻ったら、アモン・アーマスのライブが始まってた。このバンドはスエーデン出身で、また新たなメタルサブジャンルにある“バイキング・メタル”と言われてる。曲名を見れば、その理由はなんとか分かる。彼らが自分の国の歴史的人物のバイキングを誇りと思い、こうゆう様な曲を作ったかも知りません。自分にとってこのバイキングメタル＝ハッピーメタルかも、なぜか楽しい気分になった。

EDGUY SET LIST

01. Dead or Rock

02. Speedhoven

03. Lavatory Love Machine

04. Mysteric

05. Vain Glory Opera

06. Superheroes

07. King of Fools

As I've been standing for most of the groups I've listened to so far, I decided to take a break and find myself a seat in the stands. Another reason why I chose to do so was that I had seen Edguy in concert before as they were the opening act for Rhapsody (an Italian symphonic metal band).

今までのバンドは立ったまま見ましたが、次のバンドはスタンドから見ることにした。なぜと言えば以前も見たこともあったんで、（ラプソディの前座でした）。

DIR EN GREY SET LIST

01. Sa Bir

02. Obscure

03. 残 Zan

04. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Fumitsuitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami

05. Dozing Green

06. Inward Scream

07. 食紅 Shokubeni

08. Vinushka

09. 冷血なりせば Reiketsu Nariseba

10. 羅刹国 Rasetsukoku

Okay, one of the few Japanese bands that was playing the event. This particular band is very popular in Europe and has quite a few fans here in their homeland. I figured their music to be in the same vein as Luna Sea, Pierrot, or Janne D'Arc so I decided to give them a listen. I stomached the first song which was an instrumental and tried to listen to the entire second song, but jeez, they were awful!! I couldn't take any more. I had to leave the arena once again. I went wandering around again. Bought myself a couple of souvenirs - a Loud Park 2010 T-shirt and a Loud Park 2010 towel. Yep, towels as souvenirs is a popular item at concerts in Japan. I then went wandering around some more. Grabbed another bite to eat, had myself a beer, then wandered around some more. I headed to the smoking area as it was outdoors and I thought I would grab a bit of fresh air (yes, I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but the smoking section had those smoke catcher things. It was here that I finally ran into a couple of friends. My good friend Tsutsu and another I hadn't seen in about 12 years! Who informed me that another one of our friends was close by and someone I hadn't seen in about 10 years. That being the friend who first invited me to go to Dokken, the rock bar! Not caring about missing the rest of Dir En Grey's set, we talked about old times and other friends. Hellyeah had already taken the stage and I suggested catching the last part of their show so we would be ready to watch Ratt!

今日唯一の日本バンドDir en Greyが次でした。日本だけじゃなくヨーロッパでも大人気なんで、気になって、見る事にした。イメージ的にLuna SeaやPierrotやJ'anne D'Arcと似た様な感じと思いましたが、さ～どうだろう？ 最初の曲はインストロでまだ分からないな。でも次の曲を聴いたら、なにこれ？うわ～、最低だ。なんでこんなに人気あるんだろう、わけわからない。３曲まで我慢出来ず、またアリーナを出ました。会場内に歩きまわって、自分の為にラウドパークのT-シャーツとタオル。アメリカ人だったらライブグッズでタオルがあるのはびっくりするでしょ、でも日本のライブなら必ず販売されてる様な感じ。そのあとまた軽く食べて、ビールを飲んで、また歩きまわった。ちょっと喫煙所も覗いてみて、やっと友達と遭遇。一人は中の良いやつで、もう一人は１２年ぶりの再会だった。二人がちょうど僕の話をしてたみたいで、その直後に僕が現れ、びっくりしたと言った。また近くに他の友達もあった。その人とは１０年ぶりの再会だった。その人が僕を最初にドッケンとゆうロックバーに誘ってくれた人物。いろんな話をしてたら、次のバンドの演奏が始まった。最後の曲くらいを見ようと提案して、そのバンドのあとが楽しみ。

HELLYEAH SET LIST

01. Hellyeah

02. Goddamn

03. Cowbay Way

04. Matter of Time

05. Hell of a Time

06. Debt That All Men Pay

07. You Wouldn't Know

08. Stampede

09. Alcohaulin' Ass

This group features the return of Vinnie Paul (Dimebag Darrell's brother from Pantera) to the music world. It also features the vocalist from Mudvayne and the bass player from Nothingface. As I only saw about two songs the only thing I can say, "Damn Loud!" In my book, being loud doesn't equal being good and I think they do their fans a disservice. My other thought was, "couldn't they come up with a better name?".

このバンドは元パンテラのヴィニー・ポールが音楽界に復活させたバンド。他にマドヴェインとナシンフェイスのメンバーでヘルイヤーのバンドを結成。２曲位しか聴いてないので、言えることは、“音デッケ～”。ただ爆音＝良い演奏とは限られない、ファンに失礼と思う。あともっとマシな名前考えられなかったのかね？

RATT SET LIST

01. The Morning After

02. I'm Insane

03. Way Cool Jr.

04. Wanted Man

05. Back for More

06. Nobody Rides for Free

07. You're in Love

08. Lay It Down

09. Lack of Communication

10. Best of Me

11. Eat Me Up Alive

12. Round and Round

This was one of the bands I was waiting to see. Me and Tsutsu decide to watch them from the arena, but not too close where the maniacal fans are. Ratt had just released a new album with their original vocalist Stephen Pearcy and they recruited former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Caveza. My friend who invited me to Dokken was standing right behind me as well. Although the new album got great reviews, I hadn't heard any of it but I was delighted to hear such classic as "Lay It Down", "Back For More", "Way Cool Jr.", and of course "Round and Round"!

このバンドを待ってました！僕と筒はスタンドみた。ラットがオリジナルボカリストスティーヴェン・パーシーで新しいアルバムを出し、元クウィットライオットのギターリストカルロス・カヴァーゾを加入、評判は良いと聞きでも自分まだ新譜を聴いてない。それでも結構名曲もやってくれましたね：“レイ・イット・ダウン”、“バック・フォー・モア”、“ウェイ・クールJr.”、“ユア・イン・ラブ”ともちろん“ラウンド・アンド・ラウンド”！

ACCEPT SET LIST

01. Starlight

02. Living for Tonight

03. Breaker

04. Teutonic Terror

05. Pandemic

06. Restless and Wild

07. Princess of the Dawn

08. Metal Heart

09. Up to the Limit

10. Fast as a Shark

11. Balls to the Wall

Damn, if you didn't know better, you would think you were listening to the original Accept line-up with Udo Dirkschneider. Their new vocalist is an awesome clone (and that's really not a bad thing). His voice matches their music. This was, by far, the best show of the evening - and we had yet to see Halford or Korn!

うわ～超最高。目を閉じたら、元ボカリストのウドと思う位の実力派のシンガーを加入しましたね。ウドの声にそっくり！でもそれは悪いことではない。あの特徴がある声はアクセプトの音楽に合うんだよ。本当に今日今までまたバンドだったらこれがベストだな。まだハルフォードとコーン見てないのに！

STONE SOUR SET LIST

01. Mission Statement

02. Reborn

03. Made of Scars

04. Say You'll Haunt Me

05. Get Inside

06. Unfinished

07. Your God

08. Bother

09. Through Glass

10. Digital (Did You Tell)

11. Hell & Consequences

12. 30/30 150

After totally rocking out to Ratt and Accept, Tsutsu and I took a breather and went to the Official Bar located at the back of the arena and had ourselves some beer. Tsutsu's girlfriend was working late but said she would probably make it to the Halford set. This band was created by a member of Slipknot but as we weren't really paying any attention to them, I could give you no opinions on them one way or another.

ラットとアクセプトの演奏が終わったら一旦休憩。アリーナの後ろ側にバーがあって、ビールタイム！筒の彼女が仕事の都合でハルフォードのセットに間に合うかどうかでした。次のバンドはスリプノットのメンバーが結成されたバンドですが、あんまり聴いてなかったので、感想言えるほどではない。

HALFORD SET LIST

01. Resurrection

02. Made in Hell

03. Locked & Loaded

04. Drop Out

05. Made of Metal

06. Undisputed

07. Nailed to the Gun

08. Golgotha

09. Fire and Ice

10. Green Manalishi (Judas Priest cover of Fleetwood Mac song)

11. Diamonds and Rust (Judas Priest cover of Joan Baez song)

12. Jawbreaker

13. Cyberworld

14. Like There's No Tomorrow

15. Thunder & Lightning

The Metal God himself - Rob Halford! I don't know. Was it just me? Was it the sound? Or is it the fact that the Metal God is mortal? Of all the bands who's full set I watched, this was the worst sounding, disappointing letdown. For one the bass drum was just so damn loud, it drowned out all the other instruments, including Halford's voice. Having seen Judas Priest in their prime back in the early '80s and seeing Halford now was just too traumatic. The Metal God looked like someone's grandpa wandering aimlessly around the living room while singing karaoke as Halford's eyes seemed more intent on reading the teleprompter than singing out to the audience. Then again, since I am nearing my 50's, the Metal God has aged as well so I will have to forgive him for the teleprompter, but there was no excuse for the volume of that bass drum! Not even singing the Fight song or the covers that made Judas famous (Fleetwood Mac's "Green Manalishi" and Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust") could save it.

あのメタル・ゴッドも今年も来ました！今回はジューダスじゃなくソロアーティストのハルフォードで。でも俺のせいか、年のせいか、あのメタル・ゴッドはやっぱり人間だな。今日フールセットで見たバンドの中、ハルフォードが一番ひどい！ドラムベスの音がでかすぎてギターやベース、ハルフォードの声さえよく聴けなかった。ハルフォードも歌ってる時はずーと下を見て、やっぱりカラオケみたモニターがあって、そこで歌詞を完全に読んで歌ってるのが分かる。歌ってないときはなんだかステージでどっかのおじいちゃん見たいにリビングでうろうろ歩いてる感じでした。オジーが太った頃の感じと一緒。僕だけかな、ハルフォードがメガネを外して、目が半空けの感じで、まるでイギリスの釣瓶師匠だと思った！自分も５０歳近くになってるから、メタルゴッドも年とってるな～。歌詞を読むのは許すが、僕にとってやっぱりあのドラムベスの雑音でライブは台無しになった感じ。ジューダスやファイトの曲もやったが、音はずーとそうゆう感じだったので、エンジョイ出来ませんでしたね。

KORN SET LIST

01. Intro / 4U

02. Right Now

03. Need To

04. Coming Undone / We Will Rock You (Queen)

05. Pop on Pil

06. Here to Stay

07. Oildale (Leave Me Alone)

08. Falling Away from Me

09. Did My Time

10. Let the Guilt Go

11. Freak on a Leash

12. Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)

13. Blind

14. Shoots and Ladders / One (Metallica)

15. Clown

16. Got the Life

The Gods of the Nu-Metal movement were the headliners for this evening. I wasn't that interested in seeing them but I thought I would check out at least a couple of their songs. After all, I will be back for another full day tomorrow. Tsutsu and his girlfriend left sometime in the middle of the set. I found myself watching their entire set as well. It was great show and quite entertaining. I enjoyed the way they blended in Queen's "We Will Rock You" or Metallica's "One" in a couple of their songs. Not a band way to end the evening. But still, its at least an hour or so to get back home and I will need to sleep soon as I'm going to start the entire process all over the following morning, but at least Mikako will also be with me!

ニューメタルとゆうジャンルを立ちあがったバンドのコーン。本当はあんまり興味がなかったんで、２，３曲位見て帰ろうかなと思った。筒と筒の彼女も三分の一位を見て会場を去った。また一人になった僕もそろそろ帰ろうかなと思ったが、コーンの演奏は思ったより楽しで結構盛り上がりました。エンコるを含むセット全体を見ました。やっぱり見る価値あるな。ライブが１０時半位に終わって、まつのが帰りの長い旅。そして帰ったら、直ぐ寝て、明日また同じことをやる！でも明日は美香子も一緒！

Ern's Monthly Visual Victuals (September 2010)

*映画に関するネタ日本語は書き込みません

Hey, check this out. I finally got caught up with my film reviews. And as I haven't watched that many films this month I may have nothing to review for October. Well, the month isn't over and I know that my local DVD rental shop is once again having their "Rent 4 for 1000yen" campaign, in which you can also borrow at least two new releases. So for the month of September, I watched one Academy Award winner, one Japanese film, one French film, a silly B-movie, a SF flick (which isn't the B-movie but comes close), and one other major Hollywood feature. Now, grab yourself a bowl of popcorn and lets go to the movies!

THE HURT LOCKER (2008) – The Academy Award winning film! What is there to say except excellent! Skipping all the politics of why we, the U.S. is still in that country for no good reason, (thanks Bush!), this flick will keep you on the edge of your seat. Even though you know it’s a movie, you can’t help thinking there are people portrayed in this film in Baghdad as well. The main story centers around a bomb disposal guy, or in the case of Iraq, the Improvised Exploding Device disposal guy who seems to arrogant for his own good can careless in thinking about the buds that are on his team. Maybe it’s just too real as we still have troops over there doing their job. We can only hope that peace will one day come to Iraq, but it probably won’t happen as long as we have troops there, and a government that still wants their oil.


ゴルデン・スランバー [Golden Slumber] (2010) – Based on the book by Kotaro Isaka and yes, the title is based on the Beatles song. This had great potential and at least one of my Japanese friends thought it was awesome. This flick starts with our protagonist meeting an old college friend for a fishing trip. But it turns out, that was all a set up. Dude’s friend tells him he’s being “Oswalded”. Our protagonist who once saved an idol from some stalker is now being set up as the scapegoat for assassinating the Prime Minister. Dude says to friend, “What the hell are you talking about?”. Friend says, “I invited you on this fishing trip. I drugged your drink so you would wake up with this car parked here. Run now, and whatever you do…Live!” Friend thinks he’s joking until the car in the motorcade in which the Prime Minister is riding is blown up! And the police are already on his trail, already determined that our hero is guilty. And then it’s long cat and mouse game. Sounds good doesn’t it? It was great until the end, which is probably why Japanese films don’t do so great abroad. As to why I did not like this. First, you have the mysterious person or group who’s controlling the police. Who this person or group is never brought to light. Second, although our hero escapes the police with the help of the idol he once saved who happens to know a good plastic surgeon who gives him a new face and a new life, his name will forever be associated with being the man who assassinated the Prime Minister, even though he was innocent to begin with. It just doesn’t seem right.


INFESTATION (2009) – Released as “Big Bugs Panic” in Japan. I liked the Japanese package better than the U.S. so I included both. An excellent and classic B-movie, it’s even worse than “Mosquito”. At least in “Mosquito”, you knew why they grew to such an enormous size. In this flick, which also stars a bunch of nobodies (they don’t even have someone like “Leatherface” to pull viewers in), with a story that makes absolutely no sense, except to give amateur FX people something to do and call it “making a movie”. For one thing, the major star is a complete loser who’s just about to get fired from his job that his Dad got him. But in the next scene, he’s wrapped up like a cocoon but manages to break free after upchucking whatever it is. He then moves on to free some of his co-workers who are also wrapped up cocoon-like. They wake up to find that the world has been taken over by a bunch of oversize bugs! And nope, no reason why, it just is. And so a handful of survivors are going to take on an army of bugs.


SKATE OR DIE (2008) – A French crime action drama. Two teen skaters are resting in some abandoned building where they witness a drug deal going on. One of the dudes takes a video of the action with his cell phone. The drug deal goes awry and one dude gets shot point blank. Wouldn’t you know it, right after that Dude’s Mom calls him setting off the chime of his phone. Now, the dudes run to the police station not only to report a drug deal, but a murder as well. As they’re filling out a form, the men who killed the drug dealers are heading towards the station as well. You see, the men who killed the dealers are…are you ready for this? They’re cops! Ooh, bet you didn’t know that was coming. Not only are they cops, but they’re a special task force (hey, doesn’t this sound a little like “Leon”? That would be “The Professional” for you Americans). So off the Dudes run with their skateboards while the cops chase them all over town.


SHUTTER ISLAND (2010) – Another novel by Dennis Lehane adapted for the big screen. The other title being “Mystic River”. Directed by Martin Scorcsese and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a US Marshall who comes to investigate the disappearance of a patient at a mental institution located on Shutter Island. The thing is, after movies like “The Sixth Sense”, “Secret Window”, and “Hide and Seek”, my wife says predicted the ending which turned out to be right on the nose. I suppose if we didn’t see those movies I just listed we may have found this one more entertaining. As it is, we figured that the Marshall wasn’t really a Marshall but probably an inmate as well! D’Oh, sorry readers who haven’t yet watched this film, did I ruin it for you? However, it’s keeps you entertained and is worth watching, even if you’re not a fan of DiCaprio.

DISTRICT 9 (2009) – I had one friend who went to the theater to see this and this is what she had to say, “Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!”. However, I disagree. This was made in the same vein as a B-movie and deserves better credit than that. This probably had a bigger budget than your standard B-movie and I thought it was great. A huge alien Mothership has been hovering over the city of Johannesburg, South Africa for a number of years. The aliens, called “Prawns” because of the way they look are forced to live in an area called District 9. The man chosen to evict the aliens to District 9 was really just a pawn who’s girlfriend’s father held the real power. When poor dude accidentally sprays himself with some kind of alien weapon, his body slowly changes. Good news for the Big Man, as their looking for a guinea pig to test so they can use the alien weapons which only respond to alien genetics. The great thing about this flick, some would say its weakness, is that the dialogue was mostly ad libbed. But the aliens aren’t going to sit quietly when all they want is to go home to their planet. And scapegoat dude escapes the government clutches going to the one place they won’t think to look for him…in District 9! I think this is well worth watching and quite well made. Thumbs up.

Loud Park 2010 (Part 1) / ラウド パーク ２０１０年 （パート１）

Loud Park is the Heavy Metal Festival to go to if you are in Japan. I've been wanting to go since the event first started but I still had debts to pay and you do have to set your priorities. But at the beginning of this year, I became debt-free and even saved a bit up so there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to partake in this year's Loud Park. Two full days of heavy metal mayhem at the Saitama Super Arena on October 16 and 17 (Saturday and Sunday) starting at 11:00am in the morning and lasting until 10:00pm in the evening. I wondered if I had the strength to survive two days. Mikako would only be joining me for Sunday's show as she has to work all day on Saturday.

夏の日本は音楽フェスティバルがいっぱいあります、富士ロック、サマーソニックが一番有名と思いますが、秋になると日本で最高のヘビメタルフェスティバルが開催する。それは「ラウド・パーク」。前々から行きたかったんですが、ちょっと金銭の問題の為我慢しました。でも今年の上旬に全て抱えた借金が返済出来たので、今年こそ絶対ラウドパーク参戦することを決めた！土日の10月16‐17日丸2日さいたまスーパーアリーナで行われる。僕は2日も行く予定ですが、美香子は日曜のみ。イベントは朝11時から始まり、夜の10時位に終わる。体力あるかどうか心配でした。

Saturday's line-up features Jonathan Davis and the return of Korn with Halford (Rob Halford back again this year as a solo artist, Judas Priest headlined last year's Loud Park with Slayer), Stone Sour (the new band formed by a member of Slipknot), Accept with their new vocalist, the rejuvenated Ratt with Steven Pearcy back in the fold, Hellyeah (featuring members of Mudvayne, Damageplan, Nothingface, and Pantera), Dir en Grey (Japanese Visual-kei band), Edguy (power metal from Germany), Amon Amarth (Swedish Viking metal), Chthonic (pronounced "thonic", death metal from Taiwan featuring a female guitarist), Engel (melodic death metal from Gotenburg, Sweden), and Holy Grail from Pasadena, California.

土曜日のラインアップは再結成したコーン、そしてハルフォード（ロブ・ハルフォードは去年ジューダス・プリストで来ましたが、今年はソロだ！）、ストーンサワー （スリプノットのメンバーが新しく結成したバンド）、アクセプト （Udoはボカリストじゃないけど）、８０年のL.A.メタルを代表するラット （オリジナルボカリストのステーヴン・パーシーが戻ってるで、そして元クイアエットライオットのカルロス・カヴァーゾが加入！）、ヘルイヤー （パンテラのダイムバッブ・ダレルの兄ヴィニー・ポールが音楽界に戻りました、しょしてマッドヴェインのボカリストとナッシングフェイスのメンバーで結成されたバンド）、Dir en Grey （日本のビジュアル系バンド）、エッドガイ （ドイツのパワーメタル）、アモン・アマース （スエーデンのバイキングメタル）、ソニック （台湾のデスメタル）、エンゲル （スエーデンのメロディックデスメタルバンド）、とカリフォーニア出身のホーりーグレイル。

Sunday's line-up features headliner, the Prince of Darkness himself - Ozzy Osbourne. With Avenged Sevenfold, Motorhead, Angra (from Brazil), Spiritual Beggars (featuring former Carcass and current Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott), Kuni (Japanese guitarist, with Mark Slaughter from Slaughter on vocals, Chuck Wright and Frankie Banali from Quiet Riot on bass and drums), Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on Fire" and not "Alex is on Fire"), Halestorm (hard rock from Red Lion, Pennsylvania), Turisas (more Viking metal from Finland), Reckless Love (rock and roll from Finland), Trash Talk, and Canadian thrashers 3 Inches of Blood.

日曜のメインはあの大物：オジ・オズボーン！あとはアヴェンジド・セヴンフォールド、モーターヘッド、ブラジル出身のアングラ、元カーカスとアークエネミーのマイケル・アモットのハードロック/ストーナーロックバンドスピリチュアル・ベガーズ、Kuni （日本人ギタリスト、でも参加メンバが凄い、スローターのマーク・スローターがボカルで、クワイエットライオットのチャック・ライトとフランキー・バナリがベスとドラムで参加！）、アレクシスオンファイヤー、女性ボカリストでアメリカペンシルベニア出身のヘールストーム、フィンランドのバイキングメタルバンド‐チュリサス、フィンランドのハドロックバンド‐レクレス・ラブ、トラシュ・トーク、とカナダのスラシュバンド‐3インチズ・オブ・ブラッド。