Finally, my favorite band CARCASS came back to Japan! They performed at a Heavy Metal festival that featured 12 bands in March.

I wanted to get as close to the stage as possible, So I went into the floor area long before they played.

I inched forward during the opening acts taking advantage of the mosh pit chaos.

Fortunately, I was able to get to the very front! I was on cloud nine !

CARCASS was playing right before my eyes! I could almost reach out and touch them!

I wanted this precious moment to never end. Obviously, their show came to an end though. However, I had another thing planned that I was really looking forward to.

After their show, I went to their meet and greet event . A crew member explained the rules of the session to us. He was like "You know, we are still concerned about the coronavirus, so please don't try to shake hands with the musicians, and after you get their autographs, you have to move to the side immediately."

Almost no one said a single word to them and scooched over quickly after getting an autograph... That is so NOT metal.

It had been 8 years since last their show, and I thought, to hell with the rules! I've been waiting for this day, so I'm going to say thanks to them...

But when I stood in front of them, my mind went blank and my heart was pounding.

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Thank you for listening. I hope you enjoy this story. I'd like to give a special thanks to Minakov for contributing to this episode.

I'll be back soon with Part 2 of the story. Until then, keep rocking and stay Metal!

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