Music: 40 years of Metallica

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

That concert they did in Moscow in 1991 just prior to the fall of the USSR, along with Pantera and others...that was legendary. The authorities didn't know how to handle anything like that. Some Russian kids literally died for metal that day, and that might be the most metal thing of all.

Pantera were also on that ‘91 Monsters of Rock bill in Moscow ironically.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Gotta love the Soviet guards bashing the f*** out of those evil….beer bottles???

 

[VMBM]

Hopefully the new album is more consistent than Hardwired. The first half is fire and then it drops off badly after Dream No More and doesn't find itself again until Spit out the Bone.

What's wrong with "Halo on Fire"? A highlight on the album for me, and I know I'm not the only one at that. Certainly better than "Lux Æterna" imo.

 

[beowulf]

Spot on assessment on Metallica.

Kill Em’ All - Justice = perfection. Even though yes..the production on “Justice” is utter dogshit. And I say that as a fan of a shit-ton of old school Death metal and Norwegian Black Metal Plus then there’s the whole “Newsted bass” (or lack thereof) debacle…

The Black Album…ehh. Is it a true Metallica album? Arguably no. Is it a decent hard rock album? Sure. I’ll jam it every now and again but skip the “big hits.”

Frankly if I never heard “Sad But True” or “Enter Sandman” ever again…that’s OK by me.

Plus as Youtube can show us, Metallica still were great live onstage up until about ‘93

Being way to hard. the Black album is a great album and arguably opened up metal to a wider audience. They have had great love performances since 1993 that's for sure. They also have a number of great songs and solid albums From Load until Hardwired. They tried to evolve their sound with Load and Reload realizing that grunge and alternative was killing metal in the 90s and I thing both of those albums are underrated.

This whole "they sold out" is bullshit. Being successful, selling albums, having large tours, is not selling out it's making money which is the goal for pretty much any person who becomes a professional musician.

I mean music tastes changed, for a long time in the late 80s until the mid 90s they were arguably my favorite band, so from the age of 12 to about 20 then they fell back a bit. For years now Tool has been my favorite band but Metallica is still in the top 10.

Gotta love the Soviet guards bashing the f*** out of those evil….beer bottles???

To this day people are amazed at them playing in front of an estimate 1M people.

If you look for reaction videos on you tube to that show you can see how it blows people's minds. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=reaction+to+metallica+moscow+1991

 

[93gilmour93]

Can’t find the price for GA tickets in Montreal yet but lower bowl tickets for the 2 nights is $367 + tax. VIP packages depending what you want are anywhere from $800 to $5000

 

[beowulf]

Can’t find the price for GA tickets in Montreal yet but lower bowl tickets for the 2 nights is $367 + tax. VIP packages depending what you want are anyways from $800 to $5000

What I expected and will go up on secondary market as they get bought out by professional resellers...the concert/live show area is a mess and screws over the average joe all the time now.

 

[Ozz]

Just got 5th Member access tickets for the floor for Detroit for myself, my 8-year-old, and my best friend

 

[beowulf]

Just got 5th Member access tickets for the floor for Detroit for myself, my 8-year-old, and my best friend

8 year old in the moshpit lol

 

[Ozz]

8 year old in the moshpit lol

He routinely attends club & theater shows and stands strong amongst the heathens up front

 

[Hasbro]

Being way to hard. the Black album is a great album and arguably opened up metal to a wider audience.

I will never be able to get over the resemblance to Spinal Tap's Smell the Glove.

Not a huge fan, but anytime I've seen Robert Trujillo he seems like a good guy.

 

[beowulf]

I will never be able to get over the resemblance to Spinal Tap's Smell the Glove.

Not a huge fan, but anytime I've seen Robert Trujillo he seems like a good guy.

His son is actually and good young bassist! He was shown in one of Davies504 videos on You Tube about young bassists.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Just got 5th Member access tickets for the floor for Detroit for myself, my 8-year-old, and my best friend

what, how? my 5th member code wont be accepted for another 2 hours
Edit: Looks like they go on sale at different times depending on the venue

 

[Ozz]

what, how? my 5th member code wont be accepted for another 2 hours
Edit: Looks like they go on sale at different times depending on the venue

Yeah, they go by local time. Good luck!

 

[93gilmour93]

Just got 5th Member access tickets for the floor for Detroit for myself, my 8-year-old, and my best friend

How much is a GA ticket?

 

[Hammettf2b]

GOT MY TICKET TO THE LA SHOW LETS GOOOOOO!!!!

 

[PBandJ]

What's wrong with "Halo on Fire"? A highlight on the album for me, and I know I'm not the only one at that. Certainly better than "Lux Æterna" imo.

It just doesn't resonate with me. Only way I can really explain it.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Missed out on GA for LA because hadn’t gotten paid yet to do the Legacy presale. I may take a trip to Arizona though. GA tix are cheaper at 285

 

[Hippasus]

I never saw them live but this guy told me they were absolute animals from when he saw them on stage around 1986.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Being way to hard. the Black album is a great album and arguably opened up metal to a wider audience.

Why do I personally care, for example, if metal is opened up to a wider audience though?

I know what I like and don't like, I don't need someone else's validation. I should note that this opinion comes from a biased source, as I'm a huge early 80's hardcore punk fan and take the organic discovery of music somewhat seriously for that and other reasons.

They have had great love performances since 1993 that's for sure. They also have a number of great songs and solid albums From Load until Hardwired. They tried to evolve their sound with Load and Reload realizing that grunge and alternative was killing metal in the 90s and I thing both of those albums are underrated.

I get the evolving bit, but those albums to me are almost as unlistenable as Megadeth's "Risk". But that's just an opinion and everyone's got one of those.

This whole "they sold out" is bullshit. Being successful, selling albums, having large tours, is not selling out it's making money which is the goal for pretty much any person who becomes a professional musician.

I am not a professional musician. Why should I care about how much money Metallica makes/made? I care whether or not they are making music I like, not how fat their bank accounts are.

If they make music that is popular and I happen to like it, great.
If they make music that is not popular and I happen to like it, great.
If I don't like the music they're making, I am going to voice that singular opinion, knowing my opinion means nothing. Will I blame them for making popular music I don't like? Of course not, they're great businessmen and this is their career. Will I blame them for selling out? Nope. Will I listen to it? Well, I'll give a try but if I turn out not to like it, the answer is also nope.

I mean music tastes changed, for a long time in the late 80s until the mid 90s they were arguably my favorite band, so from the age of 12 to about 20 then they fell back a bit. For years now Tool has been my favorite band but Metallica is still in the top 10.


To this day people are amazed at them playing in front of an estimate 1M people.

If you look for reaction videos on you tube to that show you can see how it blows people's minds. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=reaction+to+metallica+moscow+1991

That 1991 concert really is the stuff of legends.

 

[Ozz]

How much is a GA ticket?

For Detroit, floor/GA was $340 after taxes and fees. That's the 2-show/2-day package which was all that's on sale until January.

They say the combo ticket package is cheaper than buying comperable tickets individually when the time comes, so I expect single show GA tickets will be around $160+ before fees.

FWIW seats were anywhere from mid-200s down to 89 I think I saw the cheapest to be. And again, for the 2show combo. They also had a child ticket for anyone up to age 16, but it was a seat only and had to be purchased with an adult ticket. I believe that was $100, less than half the adult ticket to be purchased alongside. If I didn't want my kid to be up front on the floor for the experience, I'd have done that!

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I never saw them live but this guy told me they were absolute animals from when he saw them on stage around 1986.

They were.

For Detroit, floor/GA was $340 after taxes and fees. That's the 2-show/2-day package which was all that's on sale until January.

They say the combo ticket package is cheaper than buying comperable tickets individually when the time comes, so I expect single show GA tickets will be around $160+ before fees.

FWIW seats were anywhere from mid-200s down to 89 I think I saw the cheapest to be. And again, for the 2show combo. They also had a child ticket for anyone up to age 16, but it was a seat only and had to be purchased with an adult ticket. I believe that was $100, less than half the adult ticket to be purchased alongside. If I didn't want my kid to be up front on the floor for the experience, I'd have done that!

Who are you most stoked for him to see my dude??

 

[Mongo]

I got 3 tickets in the lower bowl in Metlife stadium for 1024$. Not terrible considering it’s actually 6 tickets/2 shows. So 170$ a piece isn’t super bloated. Looking forward to the no repeat set list. Hoping for some live deep cuts.

 

[Ozz]

They were.





Who are you most stoked for him to see my dude??

Metallica for sure, a monumental happening for most. I didn't even get to see them myself until I was an adult. He likes Walk from Pantera a lot though, and it'll be quite a deal to see Pantera (such as it is) at all for him. He also loves Zakk so he'll love seeing him, but this'll be his 3rd time so it's not as big a deal.

 

[VMBM]

It just doesn't resonate with me. Only way I can really explain it.

Heh, no need to explain either; someone's taste in music is something one can't really argue about.

It's just that HoF seems to be one of the best-liked songs on that album.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Heh, no need to explain either; someone's taste in music is something one can't really argue about.

It's just that HoF seems to be one of the best-liked songs on that album.

I really didn’t care for Halo at all until I saw it played at S&M2, then something clicked for me with that song.