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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

I have been watching some old Headbangers Ball shows on YouTube from Donington 92 to 96. It's funny looking back stuff I thought was great at the time I find absolute rubbish now

The main thing that struck me was that nearly every band interviewed were complete dickheads trying to be metal but had no respect for Venessa. Blackie Lawless , Biohazard and Ozzy Iron Maiden were the only ones that did proper respectful interviews and weren't trying to be all macho metal meatheads.

Some of it was just bloody hard and embarrassing

Who were the embarrassing ones? Come on. Name and shame.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Who were the embarrassing ones? Come on. Name and shame.

Sebastian Bach going on about AIDs and not wearing condoms on the road.

Paradise Lost were assholes

Tom and Kerry King were idiots in both interviews trying to be funny but failing miserably and just not really answering questions.

Other pointless bands like dog eat dog everclear and hope and glory were just idiots.

I'll add Type o Negative were a positive too Pete was always respectful in interviews.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Ghost - Phantom Of The Opera



Phantomime EP (19th May, 2023)

Ghost covering Iron Maiden. The musicianship is spot on.

[Justin101]

Def Leppard play homecoming gig at small Sheffield club in bid to save venue

The band played to an 850 strong crowd at The Leadmill, which is at risk of closure. It comes ahead of a gig at nearby Brammal Lane, home of Sheffield United, where 44,000 fans will watch them perform.

https://news.sky.com/story/def-leppa...venue-12884958

This would have been a great gig to attend. I've been to The Leadmill quite a few times in my younger days when I lived in South Yorkshire. It's a great venue and it would be a shame if it had to close down after being open for 30+ years.

[Susan Foreman]

Metallica have just started their 'two nights, different setlists' tour, and here are some sample setlists:

Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Day 1

• It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (AC/DC song)
• The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone song)
• Orion Intro / Orion (First time as an opener since December 10, 2011)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls
• Holier Than Thou
• King Nothing
• Lux Æterna
• Screaming Suicide (Live debut)
• Fade to Black
• Sleepwalk My Life Away (Live debut)
• Nothing Else Matters
• Sad but True
• The Day That Never Comes
• Ride the Lightning
• Battery (Full version)
• Fuel
• Seek & Destroy
• Master of Puppets

Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Day 2

• It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (AC/DC song)
• The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone song)
• The Call of Ktulu Intro / The Call of Ktulu
• Creeping Death
• Leper Messiah
• Until It Sleeps (First performance since November 3, 2008)
• 72 Seasons (Live debut in front of a live audience)
• If Darkness Had a Son (Live debut of the full version)
• Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
• You Must Burn! (Live debut)
• The Unforgiven
• Wherever I May Roam
• Harvester of Sorrow
• Moth Into Flame
• Fight Fire With Fire
• Whiskey in the Jar ([traditional] cover)
• One
• Enter Sandman

Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - Day 1

• It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (AC/DC song)
• The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone song)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (First time as show opener since February 5, 2016)
• Ride the Lightning
• Holier Than Thou
• I Disappear (tour debut)
• Lux Æterna
• Screaming Suicide
• Fade to Black
• Sleepwalk My Life Away
• Orion
• Nothing Else Matters
• Sad but True
• The Day That Never Comes
• Blackened (tour debut)
• Fuel
• Seek & Destroy
• Master of Puppets

Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - Day 2

• It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (AC/DC song)
• The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone song)
• Creeping Death
• Harvester of Sorrow
• Cyanide (Tour debut)
• King Nothing
• 72 Seasons
• If Darkness Had a Son
• Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
• You Must Burn!
• The Call of Ktulu
• The Unforgiven
• Wherever I May Roam
• Moth Into Flame
• Battery
• Whiskey in the Jar ([traditional] cover)
• One
• Enter Sandman

[Nordicdusk]

I would be very interested in hearing their traditional cover of Whiskey in the Jar.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

I would be very interested in hearing their traditional cover of Whiskey in the Jar.

It's on the 'Garage Inc.' LP

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

It's on the 'Garage Inc.' LP

I just thought when it said Traditional it was the original traditional version rather than their cover of Thin Lizzy.

[Demoncrat]

[Susan Foreman]

Iron Maiden have just started their 'Future Past' tour, with a concert at the Arena Stozice in Ljubljana, Slovenia

The setlist ('spoilered' to keep it a surprise for anyone who is going to see the UK dates in June / July) was:

SPOILER:

• Intro 1: Doctor Doctor (UFO song)
• Intro 2: Blade Runner Intro (Vangelis song)
• Caught Somewhere in Time (First live performance since 1987)
• Stranger in a Strange Land (First live performance since 1999)
• The Writing on the Wall
• Days of Future Past (Live debut)
• The Time Machine (Live debut)
• The Prisoner (First live performance since 2014)
• Death of the Celts (Live debut)
• Can I Play With Madness (First live performance since 2014)
• Heaven Can Wait (First live performance since 2008)
• Alexander the Great (Live debut)
• Fear of the Dark
• Iron Maiden

Encore:

• Hell on Earth (Live debut)
• The Trooper
• Wasted Years (First live performance since 2017)
• Outro: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python song)