Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Great show all in all. IT was at the iWireless center in Moline, IL which I've never been too before. It turned out to be a great place to see a show like that. It's fairly small for an arena so even though we were on the upper deck we still fantastic seats. The Sword- Never seen or heard these guys before. The guitar work was really tight but without a point of reference it was hard to make out what was going on. Their sound was kind of muffed and for the most part it sounded like noise. One guitar player was a running a Gibson Silverburst into a Laney AOR and Orange head into a pair of Laney cabs. The other guitar player had a Gibson V into the same head but with Orange cabs. Down- They {censored}ing killed!!! The whole band was fantastic with tons of energy. Phil's voice sounded great and the guitars and drums sounded massive. Great setlist too. The perfect mix of old and new stuff. From what I can remember, they played... (not in order) Beneath the Tides On March The Saints Lifer Temptation's Wings Stone The Crow Lysergik Funeral Procession The Path Bury Me In Smoke Coulnd't see Down's amps. I assume they were using their Marshall JCM800s though. Pepper was rocking black Gibson 335s most of the night and occasionally brought out a black Gibson Firebird. Kirk used a burst LTD EC-1000 for most of the night. If he switched I coudln't see since he was facing away from me most of the show. Metallica- What can I say, they were Metallica. They sounded great and had a ton of energy. Setlist That Was Just Your Life The End Of The Line Harvester Of Sorrow For Whom the Bell Tolls One Broken, Beat And Scarred Cyanide Sad But True Wherever I May Roam The Four Horsemen The Day That Never Comes Master Of Puppets Blackened Nothing Else Matters Enter Sandman Encore: Last Caress Breadfan Seek and Destroy I was a bit disapointed in the setlist because, for the most part, it's the same old stuff they play at every show. It was pretty cool to see Harvester of Sorrow, though. The laser show they had setup was bad ass though and I'm glad they didn't over use it. Right at the end during Seek and Destroy they dropped a ton of black beech balls with Metallica written on them on the crowed. And I mean a TON of them. They were getting thrown all over the place. The ones that would end up on stage Metallica would try to kick back off. Rob did a running kick at one and it ended up hitting Kirk in the face. All in all, it was a good evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SymenTimmermans Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yeah I saw some clips on Youtube. The whole laser show they have going on now seems really cool. I didn't get tickets for the next show in Holland Let's hope they don't announce their retirement after this tour... Now would be a great time to quit for them. Better now than with the St. Anger release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 I was a bit disapointed in the setlist because, for the most part, it's the same old stuff they play at every show.But a third of the tracks you listed are from the new album... what were you expecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 But a third of the tracks you listed are from the new album... what were you expecting? Only 4 songs from the new album. I was hoping they pull out some or obscure stuff. Trapped Under Ice maybe or Dyer's Eve. Something like that. Hell, even something from Load or ReLoad would have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ive went and seen this tour 4 times thus far and I havent been let down yet. Metallica sounds tighter than Ive ever heard them. Theyve really cleaned up their live mix too. Lars' kick drum used to drown out the the whole damn band , but now their mix is great. The Sword has blown me away every time Ive seen them. Definately the best guitar tone of the tour IMO. I am a HUGE Down fan and Ive gotta say , they need a FOH guy , because so far , all four of the shows , they have sounded like {censored} compared to the other two bands. Chainsaw guitar tone and no drums whatsoever. Ive seen them dozens of times previously and theyve always sounded amazing , but this tour , something is kooky out front. Nonetheless , they are putting on a KILLER show. Its amazing to me how people dont know who they are though. At all four shows , the crowd for Down is pretty tame until Phil tells them that he and Rex are from Pantera. All in all , AWESOME TOUR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 THE SWORD RULZ!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovmongrel Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Breadfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hapless Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Going to see them in St. Louis on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Only 4 songs from the new album. That Was Just Your Life The End Of The Line Broken, Beat And Scarred Cyanide The Day That Never Comes 5, which out of 15 (not counting encores) makes for a third of the set. But I hear ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seajay Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 That's a kick-ass lineup. Hopefully I'll get to see Metallica in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 That Was Just Your Life The End Of The Line Broken, Beat And Scarred Cyanide The Day That Never Comes 5, which out of 15 (not counting encores) makes for a third of the set. But I hear ya. Whoops, I missed Cyanide. ..and I was counting encore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted November 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 That's a kick-ass lineup. Hopefully I'll get to see Metallica in January. I'll be at the second show at Allstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seajay Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renoir1 Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 no creeping deaht, fade to black, snaxitarium or batterY? :arg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeytpg Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 I'm going to Madrid, on July 13 and 14 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members this is paul Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 I'll be at the second show at Allstate. me too. mom bought the little brother two tickets, so Im taking him.I hate parking at that place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flyingrhoads Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 I got tickets for their show in Little Rock in 2 weeks, and the tickets are for the pit so i should be able to get close to the stage. how was the crowd's energy? were they calm or were they going {censored}ing ape{censored}? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComingApart Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 I got tickets for their show in Little Rock in 2 weeks ZOMFG OH NOES, ME 2!!!11! Seriously though, i'm really looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flyingrhoads Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 ZOMFG OH NOES, ME 2!!!11! Seriously though, i'm really looking forward to it. ive been excited for the last too months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Audiopond Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 Woot! Yeah I saw them last Thursday in Omaha, I totally missed The Sword, I was stuck in traffic for three hours. I got to my seat just in time for Down, I was row 3 so I was about 40 feet from the stage. Down absolutely killed!, I almost liked them more than Metallica. But Metallica was simply amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drunkenguitar Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 I wish they'd come up to Alaska. This will have to suffice for now. [YOUTUBE]70tGpp04pwk[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]o7C6uRecq-E[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madrigal77 Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 Seeing them Dec 2nd in Vancouver. Can't wait!! It's going to be Lamb of God instead of Down though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members realtree71 Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 I was at the show on saturday in moline. frickin awsome.. I'm not a Phil fan but Down realy was worth seeing. they were great... Sword wasnt my cup of tea but the did rock too whole show was awsomee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhr74 Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 THE SWORD RULZ!!!!!!!!!! good live band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chad_sux Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 I decided to skip that show in my hometown (Moline), but did go to the Iowa/Penn St. game and get drunk with some 19 year-old college girls...I rule at tippy cup. My friends rule at getting kicked out of Kennick stadium...drinking, smoking, and being unruly around old {censored}ing shrivs... Yeah...didn't miss much at THE MARK (for those that don't know...that's the iWireless center's name before the corporate sell out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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