Slipknot Scream Park to host Aftershock party

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Haunted houses, horror entertainment and live music open to fans attending US event

Slipknot will open a ‘Scream Park’ in Sacramento in the run-up to Aftershock 2015.

The venue – which will be open from October 2 through to November 1 – hosts the festival’s pre-party on October 23, the day before the two-day music event kicks off in the city.

Slipknot’s Scream Park will be open to all those with tickets for the festival, which Corey Taylor and co are headlining.

The pre-party will feature horror entertainment and live music, with Hell Or Highwater giving a special live performance on the day. More acts will be announced in due course.

Taylor and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan are executive producers of the Scream Park which also features three haunted houses: Prepare For Hell, Clown’s Playhouse and Skin Ticket.

Marilyn Manson, Faith No More, Shinedown, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Clutch and Jane’s Addiction are among the acts confirmed for the main festival.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.