I had an absolute blast last night at the Exodus and Anthrax show..It
was a packed house and first up came the Bay Area Thrashers EXODUS, who have
been my favorite thrash metal band since 1985. They blasted out classics such
as Bonded By Blood, Piranha, Toxic Waltz, Blacklist, War Is My Shepherd, and
encored with Strike Of The Beast…A short set, but I have seen Exodus headline 6
times before over the last 28 years, so I wasn't too bummed that they were the
opening act this time. Gary Holt is in my opinion, the most underrated metal
guitarist in the world. He absolutely shredded.
Up next was the Mighty ANTHRAX straight from New York City…I have been
an Anthrax fan since Norman Leggio turned me on to Fistful Of Metal back in
1985…Anthrax opened up with Among the Living and crushed through the entire
side one of that 1987 classic. They then played to my delight AC/DC's TNT, and
a little March of The S.O.D….After that they shredded through the entire side
two of Among The Living and so all of my favorites were played such as N.F.L.,
Skeletons In The Closet, I am The Law, Caught In a Mosh, One World, The Horror
of It All, and Imitation Of Life. They encored with I am the Man and Antisocial
to end a unbelievable show. I have been an Anthrax fan for 28 years but this
was my virgin time of seeing them live, and they were note for note perfect and
put on a show of energy and enthusiasm. Scott Ian shredded, Joey Belladonna's
vocals were incredible, and Charlie Benante was an absolute Octopus on the drum
kit, blasting out fills and double bass beats that rattled and pounded your
insides, and was the best drummer I have seen live since watching Norman Leggio
play…
They were consummate professionals and it was by far the top 5 metal
concerts I have ever seen..I banged my head, destroyed people in the mosh pits,
and had a blast, it was a kick ass time and an awesome
concert. (NOTE...My buddy Norm Leggio told me that it was John Dette behind the
kit, not Charlie...He did an AMAZING job stepping in for Charlie.)....BANG YOUR
HEAD AGAINST THE STAGE AND METAL TAKES ITS PRICE...BONDED BY BLOOD!!
