Metallica September 17 2009

  This is THE show! For me personally at least. This was the show that spoiled me. Being a part of the old Metclub, I got in on the presale and was able to get floor tickets. This was the first time I had spent this much money on a concert. And it was worth every penny. I now try to get the best tickets for every show. Most of my friends wouldn't spend this much money for a show so I didn't know who was going to go with me. Especially since the ones I wanted to go with me had just lost their jobs! So I had decided that they were going even if I had to pay for it. Now that I think about it, the first time I had seen Metallica, the friend that went with me had just lost his job. I paid for that one too. I hope this doesn't become tradition! Oh well, nobody wants to go to a concert alone. So I surprised them with the tickets, and they decided to spring for a hotel room within walking distance to the venue so we could party and not have to worry about driving home. That's cool, but I don't really drink when going to a show. I want to be completely immersed into the show without distraction. But it made them feel better to contribute to the experience and I was ok with that.
  I wanted to get to the show early so we could possibly get on the rail. I did not get us there soon enough. Oh well. We still ended up in a pretty good spot. I bought a T shirt with the event date, even though they didn't have my size. I have never been able to wear it. As we were waiting for the opening band to start, we ran into "That One Guy"! You know "That One Guy". The guy who has been listening to the band since before they got big. He was telling us how he saw Metallica in Chicago back in 82 when Dave Mustaine was still in the band. I smell bullshit! Now I won't say that I was there in the beginning. I found them around 88 when I was 15. But I do my homework. When I find something new that just grabs me by the throat, I want to know everything I can about it. I have an addictive personality. And I know that his whole statement was bullshit! I didn't say anything. I just shook my head and said "Oh wow". Not to mention that he didn't look any older than us and that would have made him about 10 years old or younger at the time. If we had not been at the concert, say we were just sitting around talking, I would have called him out and showed him proof! Oh well, on with the show.
  The opening act was Gojira. I love the name. They seemed heavy, but their sound guy should have been fired! They just sounded like a wall of noise. I couldn't even make out a riff. I wouldn't mind seeing them again if they have a better sound. I found the set list online.
1. Oroborus
2. The Heaviest Matter Of The Universe
3. Backbone
4. Flying Whales
5. Toxic Garbage Island
6. Vacuity
  Second band on the bill was Lamb Of God. Now I had heard of them, but had not heard anything from them. I was hoping it would be something I would really like. But just like Gojira, The sound just absolutely sucked. It was slightly better than Gojira, but not by much. So I just stood there bouncing to the beat. I found their set list online too.
1. In Your Words
2. Set To Fail
3. Walk With Me In Hell
4. Now You've Got Something To Die For
5. Ruin
6. Dead Seeds
7. Laid To Rest
8. Redneck
9. Black Label
  And Now The Main Event! This is the "World Magnetic Tour" in support of the album "Death Magnetic" And I love that album. I know they like to change up their sound from time to time, but I would be happy if the rest of their albums would have this energy. I will break down my excitement for each song.
1. That Was Just Your Life
   Great opening song. The heartbeat on the tape was almost beating as loud as mine!
2. End Of The Line
   Another great song. This along with the first song had a cool laser light show.
3. Ride The Lightning
   Classic!
4. Wherever I May Roam
   Probably my most favorite song from the black album.
5. One
   The pyro show and explosions were epic! Just like the song!
6. Broken, Beat, & Scarred
7. Cyanide
   Two songs from the new album. Not my favorites but not bad songs by any means.
8. Sad But True
   Do you want HEAVY?!?!?! I took video of this song
9. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
   One of my all time favorites!
10. All Nightmare Long
   THE song I wanted to hear from the new album! And It did not disappoint!
11. The Day That Never Comes
   Another one of my favs from Death Magnetic.
12 Master Of Puppets
   A show since 86 without Master Of Puppets is not a Metallica show!
13. Damage, Inc.
   I think I need to change my shorts after this one! Love this song!!
14. Nothing Else Matters
   I know this is a popular song. And James's solo is unforgettable. But it is such a low point of the show. Maybe they need it to catch their breath, but I think I've heard this song enough. It's a great song. I'm just personally tired of it.
15. Enter Sandman
   "The song that keeps the pool heated" Great song.
16. Last Caress
   The song that introduced me to the Misfits! Another one of my favs!
17. Motorbreath
   A little surprised to hear this one. It's definitely one of my favorites from Kill Em' All
18. Seek And Destroy
   Another classic! During this song, they dropped a bunch of black beach balls from the rafters. I didn't get one, but fortunately my friend Tim did! One of the big ones! Unfortunately he had to pop it just to hold onto it. He ended up giving it to me. I had to dive on the floor for a bass pick, but I got it!
  This one ranks up there as my favorite concert I've seen so far. The set list was perfect and I was close enough to the stage I could get spit on by the band. Thankfully that didn't happen though.
Here's my ticket stub, the bass pick, and a few pictures I took.I took over 200 but not all of them were that good. And a link to my video of Sad But True.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arP1cfrmQAI