mrmooch1, nice texting with you during the show.

You pretty much summed it up. Great night.

I didn't know what to expect as for the crowd's behavior, but I didn't see any problems. People were well behaved.

I think the other bands got shafted a bit, because the sound system definitely favored Metallica.

They completely dominated.

I really enjoyed hearing all of Orion played in its entirty. That's not something you'd normally hear from them.

They really needed to turn up the vocals for Slayer's Tom Araya. He got drowned out by the guitars.

Kind of weird to be in seats for a Slayer show. I tried to get on the field, but security had it nailed down.

I only saw one guy rush the field and he was nabbed pretty quickly.

Honestly, I think a club atmosphere better favors all of the opening bands.

I've seen Metallica multiple times over the years and they always deliver. I wish I could say the same about their recent albums, though.

After a full day of tailgating starting right at noon, today is a painful day. But, I'll never say I'm getting too old for METAL!

Here's an old school tailgating pic circa 1989 ...