worst live bands that you've seen

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:43 am

besides locals, of course.

for me, it would have to have been Manowar in 2005. I went to see Rhapsody, who opened, and they owned. I stayed for Manowar hoping they would maybe live up to the hype. about half way through their set of extreme homosexuality, ridiculous stage poses, sub-par playing and an even worse fan base, I decided to leave, as did half of the crowd. this fucking concert was $35 (for a fucking 600 person club show) - a large majority of the crowd was there to see Rhapsody, and they delivered the goods. had they headlined, I would have gladly payed even more to see them. but after witnessing the travesty that was Manowar, I wanted my money back.

another band I had the displeasure of seeing was Otep, who were playing at an outdoor metalfest in Tampa. you want to talk about suck? these guys could barely play their instruments (how the fuck are they popular) and the chick singer isn't even hot. her atrocious voice made me want to shove a screw driver into both of my ears just to make it stop. there was nowhere to hide at the fest, everywhere you went you could still hear this terrible band loud and clear. it was pure agony.

how about you? who was the worst band(s) you've ever had the displeasure of seeing.

StonerAngel · Post by **StonerAngel** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:33 pm

Deftones, although i love their albums they have sucked every time i've seen them live.

I agree with Otep, they were horrible. Chimaira was also one of the worst shows ive ever seen.

Eibon · Post by **Eibon** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:41 pm

don't know but biggest disappointment was Slayer

tomEtom · Post by **tomEtom** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:23 pm

slayer just gets old after 45 mins...it all just blends together until the closing song. morbid angel was pretty weak....and sadly the last time i seen testament it wasn't really working for me.

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:30 pm

Lordi. I saw them at Ozzfest when it was free. I mildly enjoyed their studio music. Considering since they won the Eurovision rock contest and wore ridiculous outfits I thought they would at least be good. THEY FUCKING BLEW. The sound was horrible and couldn't even get the crowd into it not even with their most popular song.

Bar Rat · Post by **Bar Rat** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:49 pm

Just last night, Black Label Society.

Bren · Post by **Bren** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:01 pm

Aerosmith were very disappointing

Lord of This World · Post by **Lord of This World** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:31 pm

StonerAngel wrote:Deftones

Agua Moose · Post by **Agua Moose** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:54 pm

MetalStrikesDown wrote:Lordi. I saw them at Ozzfest when it was free. I mildly enjoyed their studio music. Considering since they won the Eurovision rock contest and wore ridiculous outfits I thought they would at least be good. THEY FUCKING BLEW. The sound was horrible and couldn't even get the crowd into it not even with their most popular song.

Lordi are just Gwar-Lite.

Wagner Vajagner · Post by **Wagner Vajagner** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:10 pm

Terror. Just plain gay.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:01 pm

Wagner Vajagner wrote:Terror. Just plain gay.

what??

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:29 pm

didnt we just have this thread?

Napalm Death. just mush.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:01 pm

Gor-Gor wrote:didnt we just have this thread?

Napalm Death. just mush.

No, we had "bands who were the biggest letdown in a live setting". Totally different. AND it was in another forum altogether.

buck satan · Post by **buck satan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:20 pm

Throwdown, Orgy, Breaking Benjamin, Lit

most metal bands I've seen were fairly decent at least

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:30 pm

buck satan wrote:Throwdown, Orgy, Breaking Benjamin, Lit

serves you the fuck right for paying to see any of that shit.

buck satan · Post by **buck satan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:46 pm

Villecore wrote:
buck satan wrote:Throwdown, Orgy, Breaking Benjamin, Lit
serves you the fuck right for paying to see any of that shit.

they were all openers

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:07 am

buck satan wrote:
Villecore wrote:
buck satan wrote:Throwdown, Orgy, Breaking Benjamin, Lit
serves you the fuck right for paying to see any of that shit.
they were all openers

Jesus, I hope the main event that night was worth sticking around for.

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:50 am

Villecore wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:didnt we just have this thread?

Napalm Death. just mush.
No, we had "bands who were the biggest letdown in a live setting". Totally different. AND it was in another forum altogether.

in that case, worst band ive seen live, Stained. saw them at the last Livestock and my god was it horrible. Zombie came on after and blew the place apart.

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:26 am

Gor-Gor wrote:
Villecore wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:didnt we just have this thread?

Napalm Death. just mush.
No, we had "bands who were the biggest letdown in a live setting". Totally different. AND it was in another forum altogether.

in that case, worst band ive seen live, Stained. saw them at the last Livestock and my god was it horrible. Zombie came on after and blew the place apart.

I didn't know that "Stained" was a band...

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:28 am

Agua Moose wrote:
MetalStrikesDown wrote:Lordi. I saw them at Ozzfest when it was free. I mildly enjoyed their studio music. Considering since they won the Eurovision rock contest and wore ridiculous outfits I thought they would at least be good. THEY FUCKING BLEW. The sound was horrible and couldn't even get the crowd into it not even with their most popular song.
Lordi are just Gwar-Lite.

NO, not even close. I was hoping for that when I saw them. They most bland live performance ever. The didn't do anything different than a shoegaze band would do, except some pyro.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:43 am

MetalStrikesDown wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:
Villecore wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:didnt we just have this thread?

Napalm Death. just mush.
No, we had "bands who were the biggest letdown in a live setting". Totally different. AND it was in another forum altogether.

in that case, worst band ive seen live, Stained. saw them at the last Livestock and my god was it horrible. Zombie came on after and blew the place apart.
I didn't know that "Stained" was a band...

Or "Zombie"!

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:15 pm

give me a break it was after 3am when i posted that.

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:38 pm

Gor-Gor wrote:give me a break it was after 3am when i posted that.

all the time is after 3am

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:41 pm

MetalStrikesDown wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:give me a break it was after 3am when i posted that.
all the time is after 3am

Other than 03.00.00.00 am

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:33 pm

whitemike wrote:
MetalStrikesDown wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:give me a break it was after 3am when i posted that.
all the time is after 3am
Other than 03.00.00.00 am

tru dat

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:08 pm

MetalStrikesDown wrote:
whitemike wrote:
MetalStrikesDown wrote:
Gor-Gor wrote:give me a break it was after 3am when i posted that.
all the time is after 3am
Other than 03.00.00.00 am
tru dat

It's after 3.00.00.00 am somewhere.

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:36 pm

I just remembered the one time I have seen Testament they came off as very dry. I know they are a good band but live it didn't work. I think this was only because it was in an amphitheater, it was the Metal masters tour where they played like 4 songs and opened for Judas Priest, heaven and Hell, and MotÃ¶rhead. Judas Priest was A M Z I N G though.

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:30 am

testament are meant to be seen in a club or theater.

I can see why they would come off like that in a huge venue, especially when a large part of the crowd probably wasn't even into them.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:30 am

MetalStrikesDown wrote:I just remembered the one time I have seen Testament they came off as very dry. I know they are a good band but live it didn't work. I think this was only because it was in an amphitheater, it was the Metal masters tour where they played like 4 songs and opened for Judas Priest, heaven and Hell, and MotÃ¶rhead. Judas Priest was A M Z I N G though.

You've seen Testament. Stop bitching.

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:58 am

I spelled "amazing" wrong.

I know why they came off wrong, LJO, I think you hit it right on the head. I wanted to see Testament, but the performance was just dry and sounded bad. Most of the crow were there to see the other 3 for sure.

Bar Rat · Post by **Bar Rat** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:01 am

I really enjoyed Testament live even though I knew none of the songs.

~101 From Hell~ · Post by **~101 From Hell~** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:54 am

any band thats not from america... they all suck.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:45 pm

~101 From Hell~ wrote:any band thats not from america... they all suck.

How have you evaded a ban for almost a year??

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:47 am

Lumber Jack Off wrote:testament are meant to be seen in a club or theater.

I can see why they would come off like that in a huge venue, especially when a large part of the crowd probably wasn't even into them.

I got to see them 3rd row at DTE. The crowd sucked. They do need to be in clubs.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:48 am

~101 From Hell~ wrote:any band thats not from america... they all suck.

You are an idiot. The english guitarists get-it-fucking-done