I know exactly what you mean. It's kool to be front row but more than 90% of the time you are fighting to hold your spot and can't really watch what's happening on stage.
During Gigantour some years ago I was front row for Fear Factory and they had this 6 foot monitor right in the middle. I was soo deaf after that I couldn't hear a damn thing any one said when I went back stage to meet Megadeth. That was probably the last time I made an attempt to be front row at a metal concert.
Yes. I saw Slayer in 2005 with Lamb of God, Mastodon and Bodom. Slayer is pretty much the best show I've ever seen. It's really hard to explain the power those guys have over the fans. There were fucken Lebanese taxi drivers head banging on the way to show, people crowd surfing in the ticket line up, Slayer chants for about 6 city blocks.
If the crowd is singing loud enough, Tom will let you sing South of Heaven. But be careful if you're rockin out too hard, I almost passed out due to air shortage lol. And naturally, Angel of Death is the shit.
Hey man, sorry I just got your message now since I have only been able to check site from phone. I will bring the Where Do We Go From Here threads back starting with next event now that I have internet again though.
