The new year is starting off strong with a sizzling lineup of events and gigs, but let's take a look back at 2024 before the metal mania begins. We saw some epics together last year from Exodus, W.A.S.P, Clutch, Municipal Waste, Iron Maiden; and more. Check it! Here's ten of my favorite gigs which I and maybe we attended together in 2024 via Metal Insider!: https://metalinsider.net/lists/ian-had-to-be-there-my-top-ten-gigs-of-2024
dude, they ripped it up. I really had a good time at the show, but it was a big aussie fest and I am more of a inside small venue guy. If they come back I would see them again 100% you should see them.
I also give extra credit for bands I have never seen before.. a few of these bands it was the first or second time in australia
I have been lucky to see pantera a few times. saw them in 94 and then when phil and the illegals came to australia they played a few classics, and then again in 2024
That's awesome that the Bogg Brothas made it down to your country! And I agree with ya on the smaller venues. My brother saw Pantera with Lamb of God for like $60 USD, but my only chance to catch them is with Metallica and it's gonna cost a bag. May as well though!
Barely made it to any shows last year for a multitude of reasons. So I'll do a top three.
1. Sum 41 - felt just like a show from the good old days. I was expecting a dud since the singer's got major issues with his spine, but it would up being a blast.
2. Artillery - they didn't play anything off of B.A.C.K., sadly, but were still awesome. We hung out with them after the show and bought em beers.
3. Armored Saint - Totally outclassed Blackie Lawless's Karaoke Party a.k.a. WASP!
I went to Artillery only cause they have been around for ages and to support smaller international bands coming to Austrlaia. If a gig does not make money the promoter will be less likey to bring out other smaller bands.
ANyways the fucking show smahed it !! it was such a good night. I was really surprised. they also came into the crowd post show and were taking photos with people.
only went to a few as well here's my ranking even though they all kicked ass
1. exodus,havok and deadheat the pit was off the fucking charts imo and it was cool catching zetro before the split again
2. Megadeth mudvayne and all that remains, Megadeth always were a bug reason why I'm a metalhead and holy shit can he shred mudvayne kicked ass too
3.def Leppard journey Steve miller band a very swell 80s rock show and I've always digged def Leppard and seeing them play deep cuts from pyromania was awesome
1. Electric Light Orchestra farewell tour
2. Slayer at Aftershock Festival
3. California Deathfest VII
4. Lita Ford
5. Oxygen Destroyer
6. Flotsam and Jetsam
7. Artillery
8. Cryptopsy
9. Testament, Kreator, Possessed
10. Hippie Death Cult
I saw 12 shows. These are the ten I liked the most.
1. Lamb of God and Mastodon
2. Sepultura and Obituary
3. Metallica and Pantera
4. Judas Priest and Sabaton
5. Iron Maiden
6. Midnight
7. Megadeth
8. War on Drugs
9. Static-X and Sevendust
10.KMFDM
Good year for gigs, and especially festivals which I've included in the list as well
1 Sigh - Boom Leeds
2 Cirith Ungol, Night Demon & Heavy Sentence - Underworld London
3 Smoulder, Iron Void & Trojan - Chantry Brewery Rotherham
4 Los Campesinos! - Troxy London
5 Up the Hammers festival - Athens Greece
6 Damnation Festival - BEC Arena Manchester
7 Quartz & Stormchild - Asylum Birmingham
8 Crustmas on Earth - Castle and Falcon Birmingham
9 Ascended Dead & Slimelord - Chapel Nottingham
10 Aluk Todolo - Old Salutaion Inn Nottingham
I only got to see Sodom, Tankard, Darkness and Traitor in 2024, but Sodom played a lot of their old stuff which I didn't expect so I was pleasantly surprised.
2024 didn't go entirely as planned gig-wise, but still managed to see some good ones. More or less 10 best individual performances:
1. Denial of God @Steelfest / Hyvinkää
2. Mysticum @Steelfest
3. Beherit @Rites of North / Oulu
4. Helheim @Turku Saatanalle
5. Hellhammer @Hellsinki Metal Fest
6. Darkestrah @Turku
7. Sextrash @Turku
8. Nithral @Pasha Fest / Varkaus
9. Gorgoroth @Steelfest
10. Evil Asteroid & Nitrik @Varrella Virran / Leppävirta - they were equally great in different genres so it's a tie
Bonus: Wood Archer @Bay Area Dungeon Crawl-stream while working out at gym
10. Vomit Forth (their set should've been 30mins, but they walked off 10mins early. pity, excellent music)
9. Cattle Decapitation
8. 200 Stab Wounds
7. Arottenbit (fresh & entertaining, never heard of before)
6. Stillbirth (a staple)
5. Embrace Your Punishment
4. Epicardiectomy
3. Pig Destroyer
2. Body Count (he's still the ice muthafucken T bitch)
1. Insanity Alert (seriously hilarious!)
Thanks mate! Was happy to found it on sale with the patch!
Nice!
Nice poster😍 What size is it? I was at the festival myself but I’ve never seen any poster before.
Cheers!
Ahhhh the L.A show? I was there 2 that shit was a blast
I want to, but life with 2 small kids, one still not in kindergarten, doesn’t allow too much free time.
Beautiful!
I like it
I like photo Patches
What a mega catch man!!! Congrats on scoring this beauty!
Great album!
Sargeant D from S.O.D! Great to see classic Blind Guardian poster during their original speed metal era.
Très beau LS j'ai pris pas mal de shirts cultes à tonton et j'ai beaucoup hésité pour celui-ci !
Out of the blue from Nuclear Blast. 😊
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oldmate
in 2024 I went to 21 gigs. My top 10 in order
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1 - Mortiis
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2 - Jungle Rot
3 - Undeath
4 - Vescia Infest
5 - Hellhammer
6 - Sanguisugabogg
7 - L7
8 - Obituary
9 - Austrian Death Machine
10 - Pantera
bad_american1992 on
Pantera ranked the lowest, any reason? Just curious because I was planning to see them this year
oldmate
dude, they ripped it up. I really had a good time at the show, but it was a big aussie fest and I am more of a inside small venue guy. If they come back I would see them again 100% you should see them.
I also give extra credit for bands I have never seen before.. a few of these bands it was the first or second time in australia
I have been lucky to see pantera a few times. saw them in 94 and then when phil and the illegals came to australia they played a few classics, and then again in 2024
bad_american1992 on
That's awesome that the Bogg Brothas made it down to your country! And I agree with ya on the smaller venues. My brother saw Pantera with Lamb of God for like $60 USD, but my only chance to catch them is with Metallica and it's gonna cost a bag. May as well though!
Gorgoroth on
Why Mortiis? I saw him in 2025 with Mayhem, and yes he is good, but I wish there were more visuals to go with the music.
bad_american1992 on
Barely made it to any shows last year for a multitude of reasons. So I'll do a top three.
1. Sum 41 - felt just like a show from the good old days. I was expecting a dud since the singer's got major issues with his spine, but it would up being a blast.
2. Artillery - they didn't play anything off of B.A.C.K., sadly, but were still awesome. We hung out with them after the show and bought em beers.
3. Armored Saint - Totally outclassed Blackie Lawless's Karaoke Party a.k.a. WASP!
oldmate
I went to Artillery only cause they have been around for ages and to support smaller international bands coming to Austrlaia. If a gig does not make money the promoter will be less likey to bring out other smaller bands.
ANyways the fucking show smahed it !! it was such a good night. I was really surprised. they also came into the crowd post show and were taking photos with people.
no karate in pit on
only went to a few as well here's my ranking even though they all kicked ass
1. exodus,havok and deadheat the pit was off the fucking charts imo and it was cool catching zetro before the split again
2. Megadeth mudvayne and all that remains, Megadeth always were a bug reason why I'm a metalhead and holy shit can he shred mudvayne kicked ass too
3.def Leppard journey Steve miller band a very swell 80s rock show and I've always digged def Leppard and seeing them play deep cuts from pyromania was awesome
MetalNDN on
1. Electric Light Orchestra farewell tour
2. Slayer at Aftershock Festival
3. California Deathfest VII
4. Lita Ford
5. Oxygen Destroyer
6. Flotsam and Jetsam
7. Artillery
8. Cryptopsy
9. Testament, Kreator, Possessed
10. Hippie Death Cult
I saw 12 shows. These are the ten I liked the most.
ThatBillyGuy on
1. Lamb of God and Mastodon
2. Sepultura and Obituary
3. Metallica and Pantera
4. Judas Priest and Sabaton
5. Iron Maiden
6. Midnight
7. Megadeth
8. War on Drugs
9. Static-X and Sevendust
10.KMFDM
Cardboardcity on
Good year for gigs, and especially festivals which I've included in the list as well
1 Sigh - Boom Leeds
2 Cirith Ungol, Night Demon & Heavy Sentence - Underworld London
3 Smoulder, Iron Void & Trojan - Chantry Brewery Rotherham
4 Los Campesinos! - Troxy London
5 Up the Hammers festival - Athens Greece
6 Damnation Festival - BEC Arena Manchester
7 Quartz & Stormchild - Asylum Birmingham
8 Crustmas on Earth - Castle and Falcon Birmingham
9 Ascended Dead & Slimelord - Chapel Nottingham
10 Aluk Todolo - Old Salutaion Inn Nottingham
LeeGoldson on
I only got to see Sodom, Tankard, Darkness and Traitor in 2024, but Sodom played a lot of their old stuff which I didn't expect so I was pleasantly surprised.
Velkaarn
2024 didn't go entirely as planned gig-wise, but still managed to see some good ones. More or less 10 best individual performances:
1. Denial of God @Steelfest / Hyvinkää
2. Mysticum @Steelfest
3. Beherit @Rites of North / Oulu
4. Helheim @Turku Saatanalle
5. Hellhammer @Hellsinki Metal Fest
6. Darkestrah @Turku
7. Sextrash @Turku
8. Nithral @Pasha Fest / Varkaus
9. Gorgoroth @Steelfest
10. Evil Asteroid & Nitrik @Varrella Virran / Leppävirta - they were equally great in different genres so it's a tie
Bonus: Wood Archer @Bay Area Dungeon Crawl-stream while working out at gym
andermatten on
10. Vomit Forth (their set should've been 30mins, but they walked off 10mins early. pity, excellent music)
9. Cattle Decapitation
8. 200 Stab Wounds
7. Arottenbit (fresh & entertaining, never heard of before)
6. Stillbirth (a staple)
5. Embrace Your Punishment
4. Epicardiectomy
3. Pig Destroyer
2. Body Count (he's still the ice muthafucken T bitch)
1. Insanity Alert (seriously hilarious!)
oldmate
Pig Destroyer are coming to Australia I will get to this gig !!