I just picked up the latest issue of Terrorizer magazine and was checking out all the ads for the huge Death/Thrash metal festivals that take place all over Europe, does anyone here ever go to these things?
It's good to see that at least in Europe true metal has enough of a following to have these giant shows, and in places I (being an American) wouldn't expect like The Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and several in England. I've always been aware of the Black/Death metal scene that comes from the Scandinavian area, but is metal really that popular throughout Europe? And what's the security like at these shows?
Are the crowds at these Thrash metal festivals like the ones here in the states where everyone is just trying to kill each other and someone like me who actually wants to see the musicians perform their art (yes, I consider metal art) has very little chance of enjoying themselves due to being pushed and shoved from one side of the crowd to the other? Not to mention being kicked in the head by crowd surfers. I love Metal, the heavier and darker the better, but I have pretty much sworn off going to the shows because of the reasons I just mentioned, and it's not because I'm old! The only reason I go to concerts is to see musicians play and if I to spend the whole time fighting to stay on my feet then there is no point in going, at least not for me.
Anyway, I'm just curious about these festivals cuz we really don't have anything of this magnitude in the U.S. oh sure there's Ozfest and a few other tours but nothing like the multi-day festivals I'm seeing in Terrorizer.
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. When you get into mainland Europe, Death metal music especially is very popular, in places like Norway/Sweden etc.
