Rock al Parque: 25 years young

The continent’s biggest free festival, Rock al Parque, has been going for a quarter of a decade.

There are some names on the Rock al Parque lineup that are heavier than a herd of robot elephants: Deicide – grrr! Tarja Turunen – swoon! Dying Fetus – grrr! 5,6,7,8s – kawaiidane! Sodom – grrr! Juanes – oh. Errr, yeah. Him.

Not all bands are created equal, after all. Expect the first day to be the PURE FUCKING METAL day, with at least two of Deicide, Dying Fetus, Sodom and Grave taking the stage to frighten the God-botherers. After the grand bloody hooha around Marduk and satanic lyrics, let’s see what the local press make of Glen ‘inverted cross branded into the forehead’ Benton. Dying Fetus will give further death metal kudos, whereas Sodom will keep the Bogotá thrash hordes happy. There really are a lot of them.