so yesterday i watched some documentary about metal. only caught the last about ten minutes of it but it made me want to write something about it. i talked about the real metal. the ways and life of it. and alot of issues and crap it gets from the so called normal people. its true, metal and all the heavy music that goes along with it is strange to most people. and the ones who follow it are the outsiders and outcasts of not only music sort of the world in the whole scene of it all. if that made any sence. most people see it as violence and self mutalation. if you look at me im not violent compared to most and i dont hurt myself or anybody other than me. we understand the music because it relates to our lives and the troubles we face. the real deep problems in our lives, and the moments in life you feel most alive. it brings out the emotion in you. go look at a concert crowd and the pit. at shallow glace you see the dark, dangerous outside and you hear screaming and loud random rythms. but once you get in the inside, once your in the gang of metalheads its a different story. mosh pits to get all the feelings out, most people just see it as people beating the crap out of each other when its really a way of expressing your emotions for the song playing. a way to dig deeper in the harmony. every headbang and movement is attached to the flow and beats. all sucking you in your own little world of passion.
its all basically a big club if you will. of people with a common code, all with alot of the same ideas, personality, and thought. the most amazing part is nobody could know each other but that would still all be true. your instantly accepted by everyone and you have that belonging feeling being surrounded by what you see as people like you. i know this feeling, going to my first concert. i didnt know what to expect. i was about half way from the stage with a few smell pits around me but the bodys beside me were shaking from the comotion. my two friends i had with me were dating and one got claustaphobic and freaked out so the both of them dragged me out of the crowd. i about lost it and ran off, then a few minutes later plunged back into the crowd. i met alot of nice people and we worked our way back a little deeper in than i was before. we laughed and had the whole concert spirit with us. shadows fall was playing at the time but i knew i had to be closer up for avenged. i was determind to get up as close as possible. and if you ever been to a concert before youd can tell in a second how determinded i was to get up front. as you all know, once you get about three fourths of the way to the front it gets packed. wall to wall, body to body, no where. and i mean no where to move. you were now part of the swirling mass called mosh pit. every once and a while someone would be stupid enough to try to move up in the crowd, thats when i took the opertunity to move up. being only five foot two, and a girl it wasnt hard to squeeze through most of the people. some took a little longer to move or i just had to find a different way. i was with another guy, both of us helping the other to get up close. he offered to crowd surf me up but after getting people dropped on me all night i thought i was a really bad idea. finally after what seemed like forever i got up as far as possible to the stage. up against the railing. there was a little area for the lucky people that got passes to be up close but i wasnt far from avenged. close enough to get amazing views (and what amazing views the were heh). i remember standing in the pit with all my new friends around me, some guys were bugging/hitting on me but hey, what do you expect? you see avenged roadies and managers coem on stage. the guitar techs tune syn and zackys guitars and everything gets set up. the lights go off. it seemed like the sound check went on forever. then you see the rev pop out from behind his set and critical acclaim starts playing. syn was still not out and the first glimmer of the guitar was about to play when he storms out playing the first few notes and everybody went a little bit insane. i thought i was going to faint, because hes my idol above everyone on earth. and oh, hes adorable but so well sinister hehe. they all looked fierce and devilish, it was insane. shadows finally walked out on stage screaming and the pounding guitar riffs poured out of syn and zackys guitars. the rush became over powering and the sound about blew my ear drums. i hear something along the lines of "HUNNINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!?! LET ME SEE EVERY F*CKING HAND UP IN THE AIR!!!!" his voice was heaven to my ears. they played critical acclaim, afterlife, scream, beast and the harlot, bat countrym sieze the day, almost easy, gunslinger, and unholy confessions. for the encore a little piece of heaven. it was refreshing to see a band that interacted with their fans and talked to them. i swear syn looked right at me, it was awesome. i loved how he would joke with the crowd and on ALOPH he would roll his eyes back and freak when the rev sang "ripped his heart out right before his eyes!". it was histaricaly funny yet i loved it. i remember he flipped some guy off and slammed back on his guitar for a quick rythm then flipped him off with both hands. he cracks me up. they would talk to each other on stage and all of them would occasionaly take a beer break hah. they sounded the same as they do on my ipod and i was relieved they did. theyre a real band that knows their stuff. over all incredible, every single second. i wish i coulda seen more of shadows and the rest of them but since syn is my favorite i was on his side of the stage. but im glad. i cant wait till their next concert around here, i want to eventaully hopefully meet and greet with them or meet them some how. maybe for a quick snap shot or autograph, anythings fine. the shirt i wore that day still smells like smoke, beer, pot, and sweat. im surprised my hair still doesnt smell like all the beer that was dumped on me. i wouldnt even mind. i love avenged sevenfold
You speak the truth!!! i agree 10000000000000000000000000000% mosh pits r awesome. i once broke 2 teeth out of person's mouth one time at Ozzfest during Black Label Society. he didnt care tho bcuz we were in a mosh pit. any other time he woodve kicked my arse. people just dont understand mosh pits.
Wow, if only to be you in the second half. About seeing them up close. Though, in the first part, I disagree about liking it for the lyrics. I only like it for the guitar riffs and solos pretty much. Then again, I am a guitarist and you write lyric and stuff, so we have different views.
i do like it for the lyrics, but i was trying to put a good word in for the lyrics. becuase i was talking about how most people dont understand metal, and most people dont realize that the lyrics arent "im gonna kill myself and eat your face!!!" theyre real words and talk about real things unlike rap and hip hop (which most of the people that misunderstand metal like) which only say "imma get some pussy " and something about naked girls and him having a zillion dollars or whatever
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