List of Metal Bands That You Have Seen Live
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Topic: List of Metal Bands That You Have Seen Live
Posted By: rushfan4
Subject: List of Metal Bands That You Have Seen Live
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 4:03pm
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Following is a list of metal bands that I have seen live: Van Halen
Metallica
Dokken
Scorpions
Kingdom Come
Poison
David Lee Roth
Cinderella
Bullet Boys
Dream Theater
Guns N Roses
Faith No More
Rush
Primus
Mellotron
King's X
Def Leppard
Deep Purple
Dio
Yngwie Malmsteen
Hardline
Jethro Tull
Winger
Damn, in retrospect, I haven't seen much metal live at all. I think I might be forgetting a few bands and I suppose many of these are borderline metal by today's standard or not really considered metal at all. ------------- 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 4:28pm
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Judas Priest Testament Iron Maiden Megadeth Machine Head Suicide Silence (  )Slayer Russian Circles High on Fire Skeletonwitch Red Sparowes Boris Alcest Enslaved Junius edit: Scale the Summit probably some others I forgot, I'll add them as I think of them |
Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 8:52pm
All the metal bands I've seen live: I'm so ashamed.  ------------- 
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Posted By: genghiscon
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 11:15pm
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Long list....here goes. Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Ozzy(2x), Judas Priest, Scorpions (2x), Triumph, Van Halen (US Festival 83...my first concert, and one that will never be topped....) Rush (4x) Metallica (4x...first time in 85, with them OPENING for Armored Saint...lol) Slayer (3x) Iron Maiden (3x), Motorhead (4x), Anthrax (2x), Raven, Twisted Sister, Agent Steel, Pantera(even back when they were glam), Malmsteen, Odin, KickAxe, Kiss, Kings X, King Diamond (2x), Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, Suicidal Tendencies, Fight (2x), Infectious Grooves, Dio, Armored Saint (2x), UFO, Evanescence, Leatherwolf, Satriani, Black Sabbath (2x), WASP, Overkill, Metal Church (2x), Megadeth, Lynch Mob, Evergrey, In Flames, Shinedown, Nevermore, Testament, Guns N Roses, Yes, and Zebra And I think I might be forgetting a few..... ------------- I got Rock N Roll to save me from the cold, and if thats all there is, that aint so bad. Rock N Roll! - Lemmy |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 11:43pm
 Ahem... well this is a difficult question for sure. Metallica (x4) Iron Maiden (x5 or 6) Bruce Dickinson Opeth (x5) Dream Theater (x2) Riverside Mastodon (x2) S�lstafir Swallow the Sun (x2) Mokoma Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus (x3) W.A.S.P. Diablo (x2) Between the Buried and Me Animals as Leaders Slayer In Flames Children of Bodom Slipknot Black Sabbath System of a Down Tool Faith No More Megadeth Barren Earth Tarot Alice Cooper Sonata Arctica Reversion (x3) Cause for Effect Spirit Disease AC/DC Blaze Bayley Nevermore Isis Soulfly Kill the Romance Amoral Stam1na Devin Townsend (x3) ...and probably many more I now forget
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rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 12:02am
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I have a pretty precise list here: http://rateyourmusic.com/list/UMUR/artists_that_i_ve_seen_live" rel="nofollow - http://rateyourmusic.com/list/UMUR/artists_that_i_ve_seen_live
The list includes every artists I�ve seen so it includes non-metal acts too. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: genghiscon
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 12:22am
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Great lists, Pekka and UMUR. Definitely the bands I've regretted missing live have to be Tool, Queensryche and Dream Theater. I've never heard anything but raves for AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Alice Cooper live, too. So, I would have to add them as well. ------------- I got Rock N Roll to save me from the cold, and if thats all there is, that aint so bad. Rock N Roll! - Lemmy |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 12:35am
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I haven�t seem Maiden and I haven�t seen Priest. I would like to see those are two acts. I guess I missed the last chance to see Priest when I decided not to attend the Copenhell festival. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: genghiscon
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 12:46am
Saw Maiden at the very height of their dominance twice during the 85 World Slavery Tour. Two of the four Long Beach Arena shows that made up the Live After Death albums... They were just extraordinary then. No other band on the planet could touch them then. And having Halford thunder on-stage with his Harley is just one of those things to be experienced live. I couldnt imagine watching a Priest concert without Tipton up there. Would seem like something is fundamentally wrong. ------------- I got Rock N Roll to save me from the cold, and if thats all there is, that aint so bad. Rock N Roll! - Lemmy |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 3:34am
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Gee.... I can't remember all the bands I've seen live, but here are some of the metal ones: Iron Maiden Invocator Metallica Judas Priest Megadeth Dream Theater Anvil Artillery Testament Death Angel Kreator Exodus Danko Jones 3 Inches of Blood D-A-D Bigelf Opeth Unexpect The Damned Things Dead by April  Deftones Coheed and Cambria Hatebreed Behemoth Konkhra Grope Impotators Napalm Death Mnemic Doctor Midnight and the Mercy Cult Protest the Hero Baptized in Blood The Psyke Project Status Quo Lamb of God Mastodon Mercyful Fate Mayhem Deicide Kvelertak Suicidal Angels Gun AC/DC Korn Suicidal Tendencies Rage Against the Machine Paradise Lost Geronimo Kourage Biohazard Type O Negative Furious Trauma Dominus Raunchy The Burning Lauren Harris Avenged Sevenfold Morfeus Gorky Park Golem Ceremony The Shit Blizzards Trend ... and a shitload more. ------------- 
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Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 7:05am
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I have a list of all the bands I've seen and that's like 700 bands.
Here are my favorites taken from rateyourmusic.com
Devourment (2x)
Milking The Goatmachine (4x)
Suffocation (3x)
Begging For incest (2x)
Dying Fetus (6x)
Slayer (3x)
Kraanium (3x)
Cannibal Corpse (3x)
Immolation (2x)
Ulcerate
Malevolent Creation (3x)
Ditchcreeper (2x)
Vomitory (4x)
Human Rejection
Abysmal Torment (2x)
Haemophagia
Cliteater (4x)
General Surgery (2x)
Defeated Sanity (2x)
Morbid Angel (2x)
Cryptopsy
Cerebral Bore (2x)
Autopsy (2x)
Obituary (2x)
Pathology
Nile (2x)
Deicide (2x)
Napalm Death (3x)
Inhume
Putrid Pile
Carcass (2x)
Lividity
Vader (2x)
Kutschurft
Vomitous
Prostitute Disfigurement
Kreator (3x)
At The Gates (2x)
Testament
Vulvectomy (2x)
Kastrated
Decaying Purity
Katalepsy
Morgoth (2x)
Exhumed (3x)
Sinister
Metallica (3x)
Suicidal Tendencies
Sacred Reich -------------  |
Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 7:24am
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Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 9:26am
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Oh we did this before on gamesTM... I'll copypaste: Ozzfest - Punchastown: SOAD, AHC, Mushroomhead, Slayer, Flaw, Superskin, Drowning Pool, Skindive, Slipknot/Superskin Muse/Element Metallica/the Darkness/Linkin park The Rolling Stones/The Thrills Metallica/Lost Prophets/Slipknot Slipknot/Shadows Fall/Helmet Tool/Mastodon Slayer/Mastodon/Trivium/Amon Amarth Hatebreed/Rise To Remain Gamma Bomb ...So, not a big pile in all honesty. -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 10:05am
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 10:24am
Well maybe it has something to do with the fact that some concerts in the US don�t allow people under 21 to enter the venue because alcohol is sold? ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 12:14pm
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Oh yeah that sucks. I've never heard of that law around here in The Netherlands. Kids can go to gigs but only can buy beer from 16 years and older and hard liquor from 18 years and older...
But gigs in bars is only for 16 year olds and older, just like any bar around here. ------------- |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 1:05pm
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I�m not sure but I think the age limit in Denmark for buying alcohol in bars is 18 years, but personally I had no problems getting into venues who sold alcohol (or to purchase alcohol) from I was around 14 to 15 years old. It�s probably stricter today. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 3:18pm
I'll leave out the local bands I've seen whose names I only half remember anyways  . I've seen the following live metal/hard-rock/bands listed on MMA that are relatively popular:Dream Theater (twice) Joe Satriani King's X
Ozzy Osbourne Voivod Finger Eleven Iron Maiden Motorhead Dio Megadeth Fear Factory Nevermore Symphony X Life Of Agony Dry Kill Logic Bobaflex (not on MMA, so I might add them under nu/alt metal. All I remember about them is nobody liked them at the show . )Fuck The Facts Misery Index Cannibal Corpse Dying Fetus Necrophagist (nearly twice, but I left the show early for a reason I don't remember) Unmerciful Cephalic Carnage Cattle Decapitation As Blood Runs Black Beneath The Massacre (twice) The Faceless Ion Dissonance Whitechapel Trans-Siberian Orchestra Also, I haven't been to a metal show since 2007  .------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Murphy
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 7:16pm
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Those age limits suck. Missed so many concerts during high school because of this. But in consequence saw a lot of Australian bands live at festivals like Blood Lust (Sydney based) and our Premier Metal festival 'Metal for the Brain' (Canberra based), which were all ages. I couldn't for the life of me remember what I've actually seen, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_for_the_Brain" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_for_the_Brain if you look at the bands playing from around '99 - '03, I saw most of 'em. Wish I was a little older and could have seen Bestial Warlust & DisEMBOWLMENT in their hay day (the later would have been a difficult task). Since leaving school I could count on my hand the metal bands I've seen live: - Portal (people should try and see them if they can, amazing live, the singer had like some cuckoo clock/wooden bird cage on his head) - Sunn o)))/Boris (got free tickets so I couldn't not go) - Corrupted (a couple of times w/ whatever band play with them at the time, usually try and catch 'em when I'm in Japan) ------------- Guai ai gelidi mostri �Everything that is doddering, squint-eyed, infamous, sullying, and grotesque is contained for me in this single word: God� Andr� Breton |
Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 7:40pm
I just turned 18 this year and could have driven to an all ages Enslaved/Alcest show at Milvale, but I had to work. I don't even have the job anymore. Arkona is playing in Reading, but I am not going to drive that far. -------------
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Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2011 at 6:31am
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I'm not a fan of that kind of music so I know my reason. Didn't put them into my list because I didn't enjoy seeing them. Just like Six Feet Under, Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Immortal, Mayhem, Children Of Bodom, Subway To Sally, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Equillibrium, Dark Funeral or Gorgoroth. The one with Gaahl. Die Apokalyptisch Reiter, Behemoth, 1349, Meshuggah, Satyricon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Heidevolk, Watain, Korn, Slipknot, Samael, Arch Enemy, Moonsorrow, Necrophobic, Skyforger and Melecesh and many more.
Plus there are bands that I like seeing, but didn't add to the list because they're cool, but not �ber great like the others. (Hail Of Bullets, Mumakil, Grave, The Crown etc) ------------- |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2011 at 10:10am
I remember them being pretty solid live. I like Necrophagist, but I can't really listen to too much tech-death. Since ou mentioned Dillinger escape Plan, I would have saw them on the Gigantour with Megadeth, but they pulled out due to Ben Weinman getting injured. Anthrax replaced them in that tour, but weren't at the Toronto show. I think Symphony X played a bit longer since it was their last show of the tour. I would've rather seen DEP . ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Dominator
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 8:59pm
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Exodus Napalm Death Sodom Kreator Behemoth Necronomicon Nevermore Pantera Sepultura Fear Factory Amon Amarth Enslaved Dimmu Borgir Root Cannibal Corpse Deep Purple Black Sabbath Judas Priest Iron Maiden Ozzy Motley Crue Kiss Quiet Riot Motorhead Dio Queensryche Guns n Roses Metallica Metal Church Megadeth Testament Anthrax Voivod Sacrifice Slayer Death Angel Cynic Destroyer 666 and a bunch I can't remember right now... |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 12:25pm
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I forgot to mention Trans-Siberian Orchestra on my list, though I thought of it more of a Christmas concert than a rock/metal show. However, with the lineup I saw (featuring Alex Skolnick, Chris Caffery, Johnny Lee Middleton, and Jeff Plate among others), it was practically like seeing Savatage. In fact, they played a medley in honor of Criss Oliva that included "Prelude To Madness" and "Believe". ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 12:44pm
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 1:51pm
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Most of them (a lot of which most members will likely have never heard of) A number of glaring omissions that I intend to fill before too long. Judas Priest Anathema Amplifier Black Country Communion Dream Theater Michael Monroe Michael Schenker Group Queensryche Slash Thin Lizzy Thunder The Black Crowes Black Sabbath Girlschool Rush Def Leppard Magnum Saxon Subway Tygers Of Pan Tang Ethel the Frog Gaskin Neal Kay Diamond Head Angelwitch Girl Praying Mantis Budgie Vardis Hawkwind Alverna Gunn Samson Sledgehammer Dark Star Chevy Thumper Witchfynde Trespass Bastille Kraken Wildfire The Angels Shock Treatment Uriah heep Spider Tank Alcatraz Silverwing Inner Vision Trouble Airbridge Portland Anvil Hanoi Rocks
Saigon Aeon Zen Rammstein A Perfect Circle Red Hot Chilli Peppers Foo Fighters Queens Of The Stone Age Skin ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112
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Posted By: Dominator
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2011 at 3:10pm
Whoa, that's quite a list! You've got some bands on there that I thought only I listened to.  Alcatrazz with Yngwie? |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2011 at 3:53am
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No they were a local NWoBHM band that supported Tank.
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2011 at 7:25pm
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Since I'm such a huge noob/cheap ass with concerts I've barely seen any. I do have a good streak going on though: Agalloch Symphony X Opeth I do regret missing out on Devin Townsend, Atheist, Alcest and Motorhead (just for the sake of it) ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 12:39pm
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Off the top of my head: Black Sabbath ('99 reunion) Slayer Rob Zombie Metallica x2 Lamb Of God Gojira Queensryche x3 Suicidal Tendencies Type O Negative x2 Deam Theater x2 Bigelf Megadeth Machine Head Testament Lazarus A.D. Trivium x2 Slipknot Van Halen x2 Twisted Tower Dire October 31 While Heaven Wept Colossus Deceased Widow Hellrazor Iced Earth Nevermore Opeth God Forbid Angel Dust King's X x6 Galactic Cowboys Believer Deliverance Sacred Warrior Kiss x2 Motley Crue x2 Scorpions Ratt Dokken Cage White Chapel Winds Of Plague Into Eternity Kingdom Of Sorrow Killwhitneydead Avenged Sevenfold (w/ Portnoy) ------------- http://www.facebook.com/FinalSignOfficial" rel="nofollow - FINAL SIGN - US Power Metal |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2012 at 9:17pm
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Iron Maiden
System of a Down Rush That's it so far. :P |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 3:46am
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Well you gotta start somewhere and those artists are not the worst place to start ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 10:42am
| Correct. :P Hopefully I will see Black Sabbath soon and maybe even Judas Priest. Definitely seeing Rush again for their Clockwork Angels tour. |
Posted By: IMPF
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 5:04pm
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Posted By: buttsled
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2012 at 10:00pm
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Heaven and Hell/Judas Priest/Testament (missed almost all of Testament but when we got into the show close enough to hear what was going on the first thing discernible thing was "DON'T FOLLOW THE PREACHER!" which was awesome. So glad I got to see Dio in some incarnation before he passed away. Ozzy/Korn/Life of Agony (I was into Korn at the time but they sounded horrendous. Not for poor performance as far as I know but due to it being in a huge arena. Life of Agony sucked, since, well, you know, the sound, as well as the fact that they played their material).
Suicidal Tendencies (Twice within a few months. The first time they were cool but the second time they were decidedly anti-metal and were totally "punk." Same venue and everything. The second time they didn't play You Can't Bring Me Down and Mike Muir tried to attack a guy in the crowd for daring to flip him off while wearing a Cinderella t-shirt). Steel Pole Bathtub/Faith No More (missed Helmet at my first FNM show. My first FNM show is one of the best I have ever seen. Angel Dust tour. Most in-prime band I have ever seen). Judas Priest/Whitesnake (Insane line-up for me as they were probably my 2 favorite bands at the time. And this was recently. Here I Go Again into Still of the Night ending the opening set with all of British Steel coming up was mind boggling.) Heart (Not totally metal by definition but someone laying down serious licks and shredding while somebody else belts out impossibly high and powerful notes is pretty metal to me). Fugazi/Shudder to Think (Not really metal, but a great show. I have seen Fugazi a bunch of times). Obituary/Cannibal Corpse/Agnostic Front/Malevolent Creation (As awesome as it sounds. Saw CC later with Corpsegrinder a couple of times, too). Slayer (Missed Sick of It All and Meshuggah. First time seeing the mighty ones, though, so disappointment was limited, to say the least. A former member of Malevolent Creation bought my Malevolent Creation t-shirt off my back). Black Sabbath/Rob Zombie/Deftones/Slayer/Primus/Godsmack//Fear Factory (OzzFest. Godsmack sucks but they kind of ruled for the couple of songs I saw. The Deftones are horrible. Fear Factory was a second stage headliner). Megadeth (A couple of times). Slayer/Unearth (hung out in the lobby during Unearth. I think it was Unearth. It could have been Earth Crisis or some other "Earth" band I don't care about). Pantera/Prong (Sepultura was supposed to play between them but Max had gotten injured days before. HUGE bummer). Pantera/White Zombie (Vulgar Display/La Sexorcisto tour. EPIC). Morbid Angel/Kreator/Vader (As awesome as it sounds. Seen Morbid a few times. Once with Soilwork, I think). Metallica/The Cult (2nd concert ever. Saw the Black Album tour, too). Robert Plant/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1st concert ever). GNR (Fatty McGee and the guys that aren�t Slash. It ruled my face off). Slash�s Snakepit. (As not awesome as it sounds. Rad to be mere feet from Slash, though). Judas Priest/Black Label Society/Thin Lizzy (Missed almost all of Lizzy but seeing Scott and Eric play The Boys are Back in Town makes it count. BLS is AWFUL). Napalm Death. Mercyful Fate (Shouldn�t count. Got too intoxicated and slept though 99% of the show). Bad Brains. Deicide (Twice). Rage Against the Machine. Paradise Lost (with Cannibal Corpse or probably Morbid Angel). Incantation. Immolation. Stuck Mojo. Hate Eternal. (I think. Opening for somebody). Neurosis. Death/Hammerfall. (Death at least one other time, too). Gwar (A Couple of times).
Corrosion of Conformity/Karma to Burn Buzzov*en (Before they got �big.� Are they big? They were local to me). Skeletal Earth (Not really that big but they were thanked in the liner notes of Harmony Corruption! They were local to me). I am probably forgetting some...
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Posted By: Sheavy
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 9:30am
Seconded, unless you count Widespread Panic and Trans Siberian Orchestra to be Metal, but mainly because school obligations have got in the way. But I have graduated now, and plan on catching up on some missed opportunities.
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Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 8:55pm
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Well, I've been to a lot of shows where there was more than one band playing, so I don't remember everything I've seen. But I'll try to get everything noteworthy (mostly good, but I'll never forget some of the bad ones, haha): Dream Theater: - Washington DC for Six Degrees Tour, drove from Chattanooga all the way up because that was the furthest south they were travelling - Atlanta with Joe Satriani and King�s X - Atlanta for Train of Thought tour - Chicago for Octavarium tour - Gigantour � noteworthy others at this show were (note that the venue I went to had one stage, so half the shows, including Symphony X, didn�t happen) o Dillenger Escape Plan (HATED them � one of the top five WORST shows I�ve seen) o Nevermore o Anthrax o Fear Factory - Boston for 20th anniversary tour - 20th anniversary show at Radio City Music hall, recorded and released on the Score DVD � best concert I�ve ever been to. - Hartford for Systemmatic Chaos tour with Redemption (awesome) and Into Eternity (hated them) - Hartford for Black Clouds tour - Atlanta for Dramatic Turn of Events tour
Hmm, 10 shows�I�m not a fanboy�.
I�ve seen Megadeth once on their own tour in Atlanta, and once supporting Godsmack and Disturbed � the later was a really fun show, though Megadeth played a short set because of Mustaine�s injury (that made me sad).
I�ve seen Queensryche on the Operation Livecrime tour in Atlanta
G3 twice � once with Satriani, Vai, and Petrucci, once with Satriani, Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen. The latter was noteworthy because Vai brought out his triple neck guitar.
Symphony X three times, twice in Hartford, and once in Atlanta with Power Glove. The Hartford venue became a place I HATE, because they like to promote local artists, and I sat through 6 awful bands at one of these shows, and 4 awful bands with a 5th opening act which was actually good (Echoes of Eternity � I have a really funny story about that one if anyone wants to hear) for the other. Prize for the WORST band I�ve ever seen was at one of these. I think they were called Sanctuary or Sanctity or something like that. They were vile, profane, full of hatful lyrics, didn�t really �play� music, but more �killed� it. The singer made fun of a cute couple that was near the front row, and insulted the audience repeatedly. My brother and I were in the front row because we wanted to be there for Sym X, and we were totally bored, so at one point the singer says �put your hands in the air�. We didn�t�so the lead guitarist leans down into our faces and shouts in his meanest growl �put your F***in� hands in the air!� Winner for worst show ever, mostly because this band hated everyone and everything and it was apparent. At this same venue, I also saw:
Sonata Arctica � they put on a great show, everyone else before them didn�t.
Animals as Leaders � timed things PERFECTLY for this one. Me and my buddies knew we weren�t interested in any of the other bands, and we drove 2 hours to Atlanta, showed up 3 songs before AAL came on, and left right after. More driving than music, but it was TOTALLY worth it. Tosin Abasi is a friggin� genius and probably the best guitarist alive.
Heaven & Hell with Judas Priest at Mohegan Sun Casino in CT
Trans Siberian Orchestra 3 times at Hartford Civic Center (they put on an AMAZING show � lasers, lights, smoke, fire, snow�)
Def Leppard and Journey at the Mohegan Sun Casino in CT (ok, they�re not exactly metal, but close)
Rush 3 times, once in Knoxville, twice in CT.
PROG POWER USA!!!! NOTE: I copied the lineups below from the Wikipedia entry, and most of them are not in any specific order it seems.
2005: Stratovarius Angra (for some reason I wasn�t crazy about them then, but later on discovered I loved them) Conception Therion Orphaned Land (now one of my favorites) Pink Cream 69 Symphorce Manticora Circus Maximus (this made a fanboy out of me) Stride (good show, bad albums � bad production I think)
I missed 2006 and will ALWAYS regret it. Money wasn�t great, but more than that I had looked at the lineup, seen no one I knew, and said �eh, I don�t need to go.� Now I love the following and am sorry I missed them: Jorn Epica Zero Hour
2007: I actually went to the showcase for this one and saw Freak Kitchen, who put on one of the most entertaining shows I�ve EVER seen. I hardly ever listen to the bands albums, but MAN they are fun live � mostly because of Mattias Eklundh, both for his crazy good playing, and his story telling. These guys are nutty people.
Main show: All Star Jam Sonata Arctica (LOVE) After Forever (awesome show) Primal Fear Pagan's Mind (I tired myself out during their set and had no energy left for Sonata Arctica�) Threshold Redemption Virgin Steele Firewind (these guys put on an amazing show) Communic Raintime
2008: Showcase: Helloween Gamma Ray Manticora
Main show: Iced Earth Amorphis Jon Oliva's Pain Riverside Mustasch Iron Savior Andromeda Rob Rock Elvenking Spheric Universe Experience Saint Deamon Pathosray
I wasn�t expecting this because, while I liked some of the artists in the lineup above, I wasn�t a huge fanboy at the time for any of them, but I think this might have been the most entertaining lineup I�ve seen for Prog Power all around. I was greatly surprised by most of the bands listed above.
2009: Fates Warning (ugh�I LOVE this band, but I was so stinking tired I was struggling to stay awake. I was aware that they were putting on an amazing show, but too sleepy to really enjoy it.) Crimson Glory (oh man, I couldn�t take these guys seriously � so clich�d. I enjoyed this more because my buddies and I make fun of this band all the time now) Brainstorm (singer was drunk and forgot the lyrics. It was awful�but fun to watch, like a train wreck) Royal Hunt Pagan's Mind Sabaton Orphaned Land Diablo Swing Orchestra (this is a fun band to watch, even if you aren�t crazy about their music) Circus Maximus (wow�they were like 10 times better at this show than the previous, and I thought the previous was awesome � if you EVER get a chance to see these guys live, DO IT) Mindflow Cage (haha�my buddies and I enjoyed these guys for many of the same reasons we enjoyed Crimson Glory�
2010: HammerFall Kamelot (Michael Eriksen from Circus Maximus sang) Delain Tarot DGM T�r Oceans of Sadness Stormwarrior Seventh Wonder (this is the band I am MOST grateful to have had the chance to see because of Prog Power � this show rivals the DT 20th anniversary show in my book) Nocturnal Rites Illusion Suite Leaves' Eyes Blackguard
2011: FRIDAY Creation's End Darkwater (another of my favorite bands) Voyager (didn�t expect much from these guys, but LOVE them now because they put on one of the most entertaining shows I�ve ever seen) Eldritch Mob Rules Ihsahn (replacing Arcturus, who canceled) Sanctuary
SATURDAY Haken (very noteworthy � one of my favs now) While Heaven Wept Red Circuit (love these guys) Labyrinth Forbidden Therion
That�s all I can remember that�s metal. Seen quite a few other shows that I wouldn�t consider Metal though. ------------- http://tinyurl.com/cy43zzh" rel="nofollow - My 2012 List 
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Posted By: buttsled
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 12:39pm
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"Heaven & Hell with Judas Priest at Mohegan Sun Casino in CT"
That was the Testament/H&H/Priest show I saw!
Are you from Chattanooga? You mentioned driving from there, going to Atlanta, etc. I grew up in middle Tennessee so MANY of the shows on my list took place in Atlanta (usually the Masquerade, sometimes the International Ballroom).
Nice list. I am jealous of all those prog-power shows.
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Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 12:46pm
You mean in CT, or a different venue? That was a great show, btw. I'm so glad I got to see Dio before he passed. You should go to Prog Power....*hint hint*
Well, I grew up in CT, went to school in Chattanooga, lived there after school for a couple years. Then the job I was at fell apart (the company ran out of money and couldn't pay us) so I went back up north and stayed with my parents until I got back on my feet. Found a wife, had kids...she wanted to move down "south" after she got out of the Navy, mostly because CT was so damn expensive, so I talked her into coming with me back to Chattanooga. I have two very good friends here who have gone with me to most of the shows on this list, and that's actually one of the reasons I wanted to move back so badly.
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Posted By: buttsled
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 12:59pm
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The one at Mohegan Sun is indeed the one I was at. Where are you from in CT?
Where did you go to school in Chattanooga, if you don't mind? College? Being from near there I don't associate it as a college town for people from other parts of the country. My first thought was you went to high school there but that doesn't seem to make sense with the time frame of the rest of your story.
I'd love to go to Prog Power but I now live in Vermont and it's a proverbial pain in the ass to travel so far for a show.
My girlfriend lives in Connecticut so I go there very often, hence the Mohegan experience.
Sorry to be so nosy. It's just a trip to seee such familiar words in a stranger's post.
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Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 1:04pm
I'll PM you the details - feel a little odd about posting all the details publicly.  ------------- http://tinyurl.com/cy43zzh" rel="nofollow - My 2012 List
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Posted By: buttsled
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 1:12pm
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Right on. Thanks! Back to shows people have seen....
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