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And what a sad fuckin` day! I`ve just bought the tickets for the Slayer show in Belgrade' date=' Serbia on the 25th of June and Jeff is gone.... R.I.P. One of the greatest is gone. :([/quote'] R.I.P. Hanneman! He was 10 times better than Kerry king will ever be! He will be sorely missed!
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the same reason why men go to football games. To scream, sing, jump, dance, have fun, see some guys I admire, spend special moments with friends, make my dreams come true :) and feel more alive in general. There is so much magic in a music concert in general, not only metal ! And there are bands who connect so well with their crowd that you feel like a part in some great event and everybody there is a friend of yours. I honestly don't get people who would sit and wouldn't even clap hands at a concert. I prefere being pestered and pushed than being surrounded by people who see a great band and this doesn't make them move !

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Metal shows are the best way to get merch! Thats where I get most of my patches and T-shirts!
I try to get as much band merch as possible at shows to help keep them on the road. It also means that all the funds are going to them, as opposed to a chunk going to a distro or seller. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Love live shows, the atmosphere, the sound and the crowd. There's something special about seeing a band you love live, it sends a tingle down my spine when the come onto the stage. It can also kill a band for me when they are shite. MM are OK on cd but total rubbish live. Never go into the mosh pit, to old and like to see the bands play.

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I go live metal concerts to get an experience you do not get at home - even if you watch the youtube videos. I love seen my favorite bands preform live and I love meeting new metalhead friends along the way. I am going to Wacken for the 5th time in a row because it is bloody good. Music, beers, friends and lots of merch, whats not to freaking love? These things also apply to small live concerts.

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I don't get to enough gigs though I am really trying to change that. I don't know why but I really struggle to find info on upcoming gigs whether they be large or small. I guess google is a pretty useless search engine for that sort of thing but hey what are you gonna do. The gigs I have been to I went because a) I like the bands (or at least the headliners) and B) I want to experience their music live. I'm planning on breaking that cycle next month attending a small local gig with bands I haven't even heard of before though as I try to dive into the local metal scene headfirst.

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I don't get to enough gigs though I am really trying to change that. I don't know why but I really struggle to find info on upcoming gigs whether they be large or small. I guess google is a pretty useless search engine for that sort of thing but hey what are you gonna do. The gigs I have been to I went because a) I like the bands (or at least the headliners) and B) I want to experience their music live. I'm planning on breaking that cycle next month attending a small local gig with bands I haven't even heard of before though as I try to dive into the local metal scene headfirst.
Would that be the fest I posted about? All of those bands are Australian, so you can be sure that you can make some connections there. The best way to find out about shows is by being involved in the scene, the more people you know, the better.
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I don't get to enough gigs though I am really trying to change that. I don't know why but I really struggle to find info on upcoming gigs whether they be large or small. I guess google is a pretty useless search engine for that sort of thing but hey what are you gonna do. The gigs I have been to I went because a) I like the bands (or at least the headliners) and B) I want to experience their music live. I'm planning on breaking that cycle next month attending a small local gig with bands I haven't even heard of before though as I try to dive into the local metal scene headfirst.
I use the facebook pages for each venue to stay up to date with whats going on. Of couse many pop and rock concert spams but a few times a year there is a metal gig which i discover just by using the facebook pages.
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