Written by Cynic Metalhead on 04.03.2012 at 18:42

Terrific. Back then in 2002 I was standing infront near to barricade in System of a Down's gig and dude! the amount of fucking push and heads which was clashing on my shoulders was fucking incredible.

How old were you then? Couldn't have been 12?

Written by tea[m]ster on 04.03.2012 at 18:43

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 04.03.2012 at 18:42

Terrific. Back then in 2002 I was standing infront near to barricade in System of a Down's gig and dude! the amount of fucking push and heads which was clashing on my shoulders was fucking incredible.

How old were you then? Couldn't have been 12?

I was 11.

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 04.03.2012 at 18:47

I was 11.

Wow dude, did your parents know you were there? I hope everything was alright. You aren't scarred for life after that experience...are you?

Written by tea[m]ster on 04.03.2012 at 18:50

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 04.03.2012 at 18:47

I was 11.

Wow dude, did your parents know you were there? I hope everything was alright. You aren't scarred for life after that experience...are you?

Naaah! I told my parents that I'm going in a gig( as My dad is a Heavy Metal freak..so he allowed me) but they warned me not to have a single blood on my body or else make your fucking arrangement to live outside this house for a week--that's what my mom said. But, yeah...i came back clean and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Written by Milena on 03.03.2012 at 21:21

Written by tea[m]ster on 25.02.2012 at 11:59

Think I might take my 17 year old daughter to Iron Maiden this summer...giddy up?

I wish my parents let me go see Maiden when I was 16/17, let alone go with me

For that...parents should be aware of what Heavy Metal is all about/ they themselves are the big fan of Metal music. Rest apart, many parents just don't even give a proper fuck to this genre and stop their beautiful kids to go in such kinda concerts. May be...your case is among one of these...:D

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 07:19

For that...parents should be aware of what Heavy Metal is all about/ they themselves are the big fan of Metal music. Rest apart, many parents just don't even give a proper fuck to this genre and stop their beautiful kids to go in such kinda concerts. May be...your case is among one of these...:D

Nah, my mom is pretty tolerant to my love of metal, but she's pretty paranoid, so, even when she did in fact want to allow me to go to shows, she demanded that my brother escorts me, and he hardly cared for making that happen, so I didn't go to a lot of shows until I turned 18.

Written by Milena on 05.03.2012 at 10:15

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 05.03.2012 at 07:19

For that...parents should be aware of what Heavy Metal is all about/ they themselves are the big fan of Metal music. Rest apart, many parents just don't even give a proper fuck to this genre and stop their beautiful kids to go in such kinda concerts. May be...your case is among one of these...:D

she demanded that my brother escorts me, and he hardly cared for making that happen,

That's terrible. You must feel obliterated?! daaamn!

My daughter is having two friends over tonight and my son one; Going to be a huge ruckus!!

I was also 12 at my first concert,

Shadows Fall

Goatwhore

Baptized In Blood

Bison B.C

was an awesome night

HAHA! a bit less than a year and I'm member of the club - for real this time!

Written by Darkside Momo on 19.03.2012 at 00:39

HAHA! a bit less than a year and I'm member of the club - for real this time!

But we're gonna move the age limit up to 40

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 19.03.2012 at 00:46

Written by Darkside Momo on 19.03.2012 at 00:39

HAHA! a bit less than a year and I'm member of the club - for real this time!

But we're gonna move the age limit up to 40

I'll still be an honorary old fart anyway

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 19.03.2012 at 00:46

But we're gonna move the age limit up to 40

I'll have to wait a few months more too! Dammit!

I'll have to wait awhile

'Kay, if the age limit ups to 40 I'll still qualify. Don't know whether to laugh to cry...

I turned 40 this year and celebrated by going to see Alestorm and Claim the Throne

So apparently I'm an offical old fart .. oh well. On the upside, I have seen it all unfold and I'm beginning to enjoy that a lot since joining this site. My first "Proper Big Metal Gig" was Anthrax and Metal Church when I was 15, followed shortly after by Slayer on their Reign in Blood tour (My Anthrax T-Shirt from the previous month got destroyed there, along with a good number of braincells and my right boot) and apart from a few years when I was hitting a lot of techno squat parties in the '90s it's been metal all the way. I work a lot at festivals so I mostly get to hang out with hippies these days and my headphones get more use than my speakers. But there are a few here and there who recognize the sound of good music and it's always a pleasure to catch up and have a little moshpit moment around the van

I found Metalstorm while I was looking for reviews of Illud Divinum Insanus, I laughed so much I stuck around...

Confession - I listen to Death Metal while gardening. Now that's old fart-y.

Written by mojo on 27.03.2012 at 02:54

Confession - I listen to Death Metal while gardening. Now that's old fart-y.

I don't have a garden, or else I would as well

The plants love it, and I swear they taste better for it

Mythbusters actually tested that... seven greenhouses. 2 with spoken praise, 2 with spoken hostility, 1 with classical music, 1 with "death metal" (Chimaira, apparently... ) , and a control with nothing.

metal plants dominated, with classical next... talking nice/nasty seemed immaterial, aside from outperforming silent control.

Written by mojo on 27.03.2012 at 02:54

Confession - I listen to Death Metal while gardening. Now that's old fart-y.

That sir is awesome!

Written by BitterCOld on 28.03.2012 at 00:52

Mythbusters actually tested that... seven greenhouses. 2 with spoken praise, 2 with spoken hostility, 1 with classical music, 1 with "death metal" (Chimaira, apparently... ) , and a control with nothing.

metal plants dominated, with classical next... talking nice/nasty seemed immaterial, aside from outperforming silent control.

LMFAO Craig! Of course "metal plants" dominated, with all that jacked-up chlorophyll...lol

Written by Milena on 28.03.2012 at 00:59
We should continue this in some other place, true.

Here? We aren't 35+ but our conversation is very much relevant.

Written by BitterCOld on 28.03.2012 at 00:52

Mythbusters actually tested that... seven greenhouses. 2 with spoken praise, 2 with spoken hostility, 1 with classical music, 1 with "death metal" (Chimaira, apparently... ) , and a control with nothing.

metal plants dominated, with classical next... talking nice/nasty seemed immaterial, aside from outperforming silent control.

Oh yeah I remember that episode. It was fun.

Written by BitterCOld on 28.03.2012 at 00:52

Mythbusters actually tested that... seven greenhouses. 2 with spoken praise, 2 with spoken hostility, 1 with classical music, 1 with "death metal" (Chimaira, apparently... ) , and a control with nothing.

metal plants dominated, with classical next... talking nice/nasty seemed immaterial, aside from outperforming silent control.

That is so cool.

Just goes to show that instinct is better than received wisdom. And there's an advantage of getting older .. instinct improves. Hopefully!

God I love the "Metal Evolution" Series on VH1Classic. Brings back sooo many memories! Early to mid '80s thrash era...timeless

Written by BitterCOld on 31.01.2012 at 18:34


the only time i've seen 60yos at a gig is when i saw Sabbath... hell, even then they were probably only in their 50's.

I am 63 years old and I go to many concerts or gigs of the underground local bands here in my country. I saw Therion, Kreator, Destruction, Entombed, Hypocrisy, Anvil, Primal Fear, Violator, Sepultura and many other bands here in Bolivia and I went to Lima (Perú) to see Iron Maiden (2009). I really love metal, it's a very important part of my life.

How come I am always tired...

Written by tea[m]ster on 01.05.2012 at 05:47

How come I am always tired...

age factor plays an important role and don't forget you are 39 with lots of physical tiring externally.

try to relax with the music as much as you can or else hit fucking Yoga.

Written by tea[m]ster on 01.05.2012 at 05:47

How come I am always tired...

I suggest you to workout, and take some supplement pills.

Written by tea[m]ster on 01.05.2012 at 05:47

How come I am always tired...

I was always tired at age 22 so and now Im more tired, actualy even at 16 I was tired

I always feel sneaky when i look in this thread