24 posts tagged “heavy metal”

Nothing screams brutality like playing a classic Maiden tune like "The Trooper" on a harp. 

These are easily two of my favorites from Iron Maiden (Wiki, Official).  I remember when I first started listening to this band, in fact, the S/T Iron Maiden was the first cassette that I purchased at a local record store when I was in the 6th grade.  I walked in with a friend of mine and we were browsing the bands, my friend John recommended that I buy it and I've been a Maiden fan since.  I remember going up to Rapid City, SD with my parents and I begged my mom to buy the VHS (HA!) of Maiden's Long Beach show (Live After Death).  I was stoked when I popped it in the VCR (this is making me sound older by the minute... cassettes, VHS, VCR. What's next?) and sat down to watch the show.

What a show!  I had to rewind it and watch it over and over.  Unlike most of the bands today, Bruce sings vs. using what I call the "cookie monster growl".  HA!  As a kid, I would sit in my room and just listen to Maiden while I would draw at my desk.  I even drew a few of their album covers (S/T, Killers, Piece of Mind).  What really sucks (other than I never tried to pursue a career in art/design) was that I no longer have those drawings anymore.  Yeah, I could always redraw them, but the memories I have attached to those original drawings of mine, the hours spent on each.  That's something I can't replace, but the memories are good ones.  Anyway, check out these two tunes and turn your volume up high.

Do you remember your dreams?

Yes, I do.  

\m/

It took me awhile to find this so I could finish it.  HA!  After the Knot concert, I had a few other things going on and didn't get the chance to finish this post and it was left incomplete. 

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I ended up beating them to Nokia Live.  I parked VIP, it was worth it.  I didn't have to deal with the crowds, the traffic of the main lot and parked right in front of the main entrance.  The rabid fans (Maggots) were in full force, screaming, mass chanting and all this was before going in through the main doors to the arena.  Crazy, yes?  After making our way in, I told Ryan that I wanted a beer while I made a trip to the mens room to put my Knot mask on.  I know that I could've put the mask on where we were, but I had a black makeup stick to blacken around my eyes and jawline.  Trust me, after walking out, quite a few people screamed and threw up metal horns in approval.  I wore the mask the entire night and drank my beer using a straw through the mouth area of the mask, it had a functioning zipper to open it.  HA! 

There were a few others in masks, but they wore Corey's or Chris' masks, I was the only one with Jim's.  Then came the photos, fans coming up wanting to take a photo, take a group photo with the other Maggots in masks, all in all... it was metal.  We didn't even make our way inside to catch the first 2 opening acts, we stayed in the lobby and drank.  I must admit, I was hammered.  I kept uploading photos (iPhone app) as fast as I could take them and as my signal would hold.  After the intermission, we finally went in to find our seats (Bekkah and myself) while Ryan and Carly had pit tickets.  I was envious at first, but didn't want my mask damaged in the pit so I bought tickets as close to the main stage as possible.  Bekkah pointed out that there was a guy in the next section with his two sons, they looked like they were ages 8-10.  Without missing a beat I replied "now there's a good father, he's taking his sons out for a bonding experience and because of it, they'll be closer and have that moment to look back on for years to come.".  I don't think she agreed with me, eh.  If I had kids, hell, I'd take them to a Knot concert.   

The show was outstanding.  I was on my feet the entire time and even lost my voice trying to match the raspy intensity that Corey delivered during the show.  It took nearly 3 days for my voice to come back to me.  Here's the setlist, as you can see... it was a nice mixture of new and old tracks from the current and previous album cycles.  I would've snagged some video clips had I brought my camera inside.  I didn't think I could sneak it in, but found that cameras (not professional) were allowed in the arena.  Scheisse!   

The setlist:

1. (SIC)
2. Eyeless
3. Wait and Bleed
4. Get this
5. Before I forget
6. The Blister exists
7. Dead Memories
8. Disasterpiece
9. Everything Ends
10. Purity
11. Psychosocial
12. Duality
13. People=shit
14. Surfacing
15. Spit it out

Metallica's newest video for the single (1) "All nightmare long" is out.