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What a show!
My ears are still ringing and my neck is stiff....all the telltale signs of having my ass kicked!
The guys in Anthrax haven't aged in 20 years...they're like wild kids, having fun, being goofy, etc. It was great to hear some older songs like Metal Thrashing Mad and NFL again. It was also great to see Joey Belladonna back on that stage singing again. They also sneaked one of their new songs and it's a nice return to their thrash roots.
Megadeth are the good musicians, playing more technically proficient music and being very technical, but not overly crazy with stage antics. Loved the line from Dave "I'm not going to sit here and talk between songs all night. We only have like an hour and I don't want to take away from your time." then they just kept playing song after song. Loved it.
Then SLAYER just came out and raped the stage. The last time I saw them, 1-2 years ago, they were looking tired and Tom's voice sounded like he didn't have many years left in it...well last night, they were so back on that I look forward to another 25 years with them. Our ears were raped and the stage violated. They even managed to cram "Angel of Death" into 3 minutes. We had box seats and were a row up from a couple guys who had just come to the show with their sons....they left as huge SLAYER fans. One even said "I think my heart just blew up in my chest, my insides ache and my ears are numb...this is fucking awesome"
Worth every last cent of the 80 bucks I paid for the tickets.
I took my fiance's 17 year old autistic brother. It was his first concert ever and he had the time of his life. I can't think of a better first time show. Of course, now he'll be spoiled. It's basically the same as when I took my oldest son to see SLAYER for his 12 birthday several years ago.
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