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Aftershock 2024: See photos from first day of Sacramento’s heavy metal festival

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Heavy metal returned to Discovery Park on Thursday as Aftershock 2024 roared into Sacramento.

The four-day festival kicked off Thursday on five stages, finishing the night with headliners Slayer and Pantera .

Slayer’s set marked the second time the band had played together in the past five years.

Three more nights of hard rock — featuring mainstays such as Iron Maiden and Motley Crue — await at the confluence of Sacramento’s two major rivers.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1PFa5N_0w39oVtE00 — Festival attendees make their way to different venues in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=48UgKH_0w39oVtE00 — Janna Tait, from Vancouver, Canada dances Halestorm in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=02Kycd_0w39oVtE00 — Festival attendees show their respect during a show on the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3305PU_0w39oVtE00 — Drug Church vocalist Patrick Kindlon performs on the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=11yHw1_0w39oVtE00 — Grandson, aka Jordan Edward Benjamin, performs on the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=14kadK_0w39oVtE00 — Insane Clown Posse members spray soda into the crowd during there performance at the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3y7FZw_0w39oVtE00 — Festival attendees scream as Insane Clown Posse takes the stage in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2V4EQq_0w39oVtE00 — A festival attendee enjoys the music before Insane Clown Posse takes the stage in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3sPATv_0w39oVtE00 — Violent J, left and Shaggy 2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse perform in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1e1AQh_0w39oVtE00 — A Slayer fan crowd surfs in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3waMuY_0w39oVtE00 — Festival attendees scream as Insane Clown Posse takes the stage in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4AdbkC_0w39oVtE00 — Slayer vocalist Tom Araya performs in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1cQERj_0w39oVtE00 — Festival attendees watch Slayer perform in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3EwuQZ_0w39oVtE00 — Festival attendees watch Slayer perform in the first day of the Aftershock festival on Thursday at Discovery Park. José Luis Villegas/jvillegas@sacbee.com

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