so we asked about the pit, but what was the best show you've ever been to?

top 5
1) mogwai CMJ 97
2) NEMHF 00
3) magnetic fields 01 somerville
4) converge ICC 03
5) commit suicide 02 exit 23

ok, those are the ones that came up when I thought about it.

hypocrisy 2002
immortal 2002
dillinger escape plan 2002 at the axis
blind guardian and symphony x

no stupid hardcore kid fighting bullshit at any of those shows. they were great because i could enjoy the bands and dance without having to worry about getting kicked from behind on purpose like at dillinger and red chord at the upstairs stage at the palladium.

Opeth July 19th, Berklee: I already know this will be one of the best shows I will ever see.

Hypocrisy 2002

Morbid Angel 2001-2

As The Sun Sets - 2000

Sam Black Church - 1996-7

The Crown - 2002

Van Halen - 199?

Candiria - 2000

Halford - 2003

Kataklysm - 2003

1. iron maiden/fastway/coney hatch 1983
2.iron maiden/accept 1984
3.slayer/testament 1990(i think that was the year)
4.slayer/megadeth\anthrax/a.i.c. 1991
5.ozzy/motley crue\waysted 1984(i think thats the year)

Clash of The Titans 1991 Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer & Alice in Chains
AC/DC 1990
Goatwhore Imolation 2001
Shadowsfall 2002
Ozzy, Motorhead, 1993

1.opeth-january 18 2003 palladium
2.dream theater orpheum theater 2002
3.nevermore/opeth palladium 2001
4.every mastodon performance i've seen

Gut, Ravage, Bane of Existence, Disengaged at the middle east upstairs on monday june 16th 2003

shadows fall - keene, nh 2002 (about 35 kids...what a ball)
deftones - lowell, ma 2000
slayer/pantera/morbid angel - worcester, ma 2001
dillenger escape plan/red chord - worcester, ma 2002
jarrod's fest - attleboro, ma 2003
decapitated - milwaukee metalfest 2002

well if i had to pick a best show i know it might not be as high in some peoples lists but i was completely blown away when i saw tears of avarel for the second time at chicken little fest or whatever the fuck it was at right attitudes. those guys put on one of the best shows i have ever seen and still to this day i remain in awe of that band. i dont remember who else was on the bill, im sure iranach was, but i really only remember toa making me shit my pants. and i was glad to shit my pants...

haha no offense, but:
shadows fall - keene, nh 2002 (about 35 kids...what a ball)
was that with the guy with the dreadlocks?
he sucks

deftones - lowell, ma 2000
PHAT YO, the deftones are the most terribly generic nu-metal ever, yet for some reason they make fun of nu-metal, maybe they are mad that they are even less talented then disturbed and coal chamber

dillenger escape plan/red chord - worcester, ma 2002
if i have nothing nice to say then I won't say anything at all
oh too late

I've been to tons of good shows, these stand out

Black Witchery, Hemlock, Grand Belials Key, Profanatica-NJ 01
Mercyful Fate-MA 98
Mercyful Fate-CT 99
Satyricon, Immortal, Angel Corpse-MA 00
Entombed-MA 97
Slayer with Lombardo-NYC 02
Fantomas-NYC 01

joe, you're very welcome to your own opinions. but i believe that the deftones have never been a "nu-metal" band. they happened to be coming up during the nu-metal boom, but they have been always doing their own thing. since 1989, they have been doing their own brand of highly emotional heavy music. they dont talk about how they had parents that didnt give them the presents they wanted, nor do they talk about all the other standard nu-metal topics (dad gropes kid, kid cries, etc.). nor have they ever decided to do the silly nu-metal mindless open string boring chug-a-lug. oh, and shadows fall owns, joe. sorry.

sure deftones are a joke. that's common knowledge. and even shadows fall, i don't mind if you knock them. but their dreaded singer, brian fair, is a good guy. he was in Overcast, the band that single-handedly created the metalcore genre (a gay genre, but still).

best 5 shows i've seen:

-hatebreed. september 1998 at the elvis room

-amorphis @ NEMF 2000

-meshuggah @ NEMF 2001

-meshuggah. oct 28, 2002. lowell, ma.

-meshuggah. may 24, 2003. new york city.

hmmm...
Opeth at the NEMHF this year.

i don't care who knocks who, but i think brian fair is a cool dude. he supports metal and rock . i see him at a lot of shows, and despite the ozzfest appearances and popularity, he remains a down to earth guy. overcast was great. brian fair is a metal motherfucker

g3 (satriani/vai/petrucci) - fleet pavilion 2001
converge - deathwish/bridge nine fest, boston 2002
dream theater - orpheum theatre 2002
king's x - the middle east 2003
dillinger escape plan - axis 2002
bane/reach the sky - unh 2002

if not the best, the most fun

1: deftones are great. dont like them if you want but i think they're awesome and i dont give a shit if pop metal kids like them.

2: but you know who's worse than deftones? hatebreed. good lord that band makes me vomit with disgust.

3: eat me

anyone remember that metal fest a few yeats ago when hatebreed used to dress up like wiggers and jamie yell, "fuck metal! We're hatebreed!" And then the singer of anal cunt beats the shit out of him. Yeah... that was rad, and hatebreed kinda rock but now that much, plus theyre a bunch of tough guy fags.

1. Pantera/Slayer/Morbid Angel - Worcester 2001
2. Back to School Jam 6 - Framingham 2002
3. Converge/Bleeding Through - ICC 2003
4. NEMHF 2003 (Hey, it was the first one I went to, so I thought it kicked ass)
5. Killswitch Engage/Unearth/Cannae/Lamb of God - Axis 2003

king diamond voodoo tour

deicide vader and dissmember(because it was the first show i played inand we ate dinner with deicide) 93

death pestilance beleiver ( i shared the stage with the late chuck)

grave soulless tour 94

suffocation incantation autopsy 93(again i shared the stage with fucking suffocation...and we smoked with them)

Discharge-1984 the Living Room
Seige-1984 the living room
Dead Can Dance-Berkely performing Arts 1992(?)
Swans-Children Of God tour
LANDED-(Providence)-the night Dan St.Jaques set himself onfire in front of a packed Met Cafe

I will rate my favorite shows based on drunken hilarity:

Anal Cunt/ Random Acts of Violence/ Cryptic Warning- 2001: Seth Putnam performed AC songs solo, playing guitar through a bass amp and singing through a practice PA with one speaker. Seth called me gay and then intimidated me for money after the show, and never did the reek of vodka from that man cease.

(Fuck you for taking the equipment away before the show was over, Alex Baker. Fuck you for life.)

Random Acts of Violence cd release party- M. East 2003

Kalibas- Obrien's 2002

Black Sabbath/Pantera/Deftones-99(Deftones were terrible, Pantera played their best set ever)
Gwar/Deicide-NEHMF 99
Gwar-2 times in 2001
Gwar-2002
Overcast reunion-NEMHF 2002(absolutely amazing, Brian should have stayed with these guys)

Anthony, were the one who drank the Clamato juice at that AC/RAOV show?

moran said:

the deftones are always terrible

Shut up joe, I hate. Deftones are one the worst bands of all time.

slayer and yanni. beleive me fago's?

moran said:

i know they, i said they are always terrible.
learn to read

converge at ICC church this year
or
terror at the palladium a month or so ago

nothing good ever comes to idaho. doubt ill ever see any of the death metal i like come down here, or experience one of them famed black metal shows. but dream theater came down here with queensryche recently, that was fucking amazing.

In no special order

Testament - Boston, MA a long time ago but I can't remember when ~(Fans ripped up 200 seats)

My Dying Bride - Albany, NY

Thyrfing - Upsala, Sweden

Clash of the Titans - Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - MA

Grave - MA - It was the first show I was I ever aver able to afford a t-shirt.

Dimmu Borgir - Amsterdam, Holland

Morbid Angel (with David Vincent) - Boston, MA

Marduk - Stockholm, Sweden

joe/notcommon said:

Sorry, I fucked up. I meant to say that I hate you, and I was confirming the hatred of Deftones. Fuck you Joe, I hate you.

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Yes, I did drink Clamato. And I'm saddened to admit I enjoyed every drop of it. Where did that come from anyway? Was it some promotional gimmick from that TV show with Busey's son?

We bought it at some weird store in JP, it had nothing but spanish products.

Are you talking about "Shasta McNasty"?

Yes, that's the one. I remember enjoying that pretty much... Although that enjoyment probably had more to do with my father who drunkenly watched it with me.