I
have been a fan of Metallica for about 15 years (yes I was about 10),
ever since a school friend of mine introduced me to his brothers copy of
the Puppetz album (follow that?!). The same friend and his brother took
me to my first ‘tallica gig when I was 14 at Milton Keynes Bowl in
1993. I can say that with all honesty I wasn’t totally hooked until
the second time I saw them at Donington in 1995. Since that day I have
been obsessed with everything ‘tallica orientated.
Favorite Metallica songs
A few that stick out
immediately are (in no particular order): Fade
to Black, Dyers Eve, Hit the Lights, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Master of
Puppets, My World, The Struggle Within, Leper Messiah
Favorite Metallica live show/shows
Donington
’95, Ministry of Sound ’97, Leeds ’03 (see below)
Metallica gigs attended
1) 05/06/1993 Milton Keyes Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
2) 26/08/1995 Escape From The Studio, Donington Park, Donington, England
3) 06/10/1996 NEC Arena, Birmingham, England
4) 24/08/1997 Reading Festival, Reading, England
5) 13/11/1997 Ministry Of Sound, London, England
6) 10/07/1999 Milton Keyes Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
7) 19/11/1999 Velodrom, Berlin, Germany
8) 22/08/2003 Leeds Festival, Leeds, England *Meet n Greet*
9) 24/08/2003 Reading Festival, Reading, England
10) 09/12/2003 Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, France
11) 20/12/2003 Earls Court Arena, London, England
12) 06/06/2004 Download Festival, Donington Park, Donington, England
Metallica Experience
I
will keep this short as you can read the full review in the Metallica
World Tour section. Up until last year the closest to the band I had got
was at the Ministry of Sound gig in 1997 where I got to the front and
got handed (chucked) a pick by James. This was my proudest and most fond
memory of being at a ‘tallica gig until one day last July I checked my
email, disposed of all the usual crap and found an email from the
Metclub. When I read the subject my mouth full open and I sat there
staring at the screen for fuck knows how long “Meet And Greet Winner
for Aug 22 Leeds, U…”! I was going to meet my heroes…FUCK!! The
day eventually came and as I said read about it in the tour section!!
