Fan Concert Diaries

Category
Obscura Live 2022

Jason Payne on Alter Bridge at Razzmatazz | FCD #6

There’s nothing quite like the moment when you meet one of your favorite bands at a show. But getting to actually talk with them right before they go onstage is a completely different level of awesomeness. In this week’s Fan Concert Diary, fellow metalhead and musician, Jason Payne, tells about the time he met one of his musical influences, Alter Bridge, at Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain. Check out Jason’s favorite concert memory below!: Jason Payne Shares His Experience Meeting Alter...

My First Slipknot Concert : FCD #5

What was it like the first time you saw your favorite musician live? It’s a moment of pure excitement that fans never forget. With Slipknot being one of the first bands that turned me into a metalhead, my first Slipknot concert was a BIG deal. I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it was going to epic. Slipknot is the huge band that they are today, in my opinion, largely due to the “show” aspect of their presence....

Machine Head & Metallica in Prague in 2008 : FCD #4

No matter where life has taken me, metal music has been my one constant throughout it all. While some may be under the assumption it’s only for people who are “angry”, the rest of us know that it can bring a sense of peace and even….JOY! *Cue shocked Pikachu face.* Fellow metalhead, Pav, talks more about exactly that in this week’s Fan Concert Diary. It all takes place in 2008 at a show for Machine Head and Metallica in Prague....

Passed the Mic at P.O.D. & Alien Ant Farm – FCD #3

Have you ever been to a concert where the vocalist gives the mic to a person in the crowd? When that moment happens, fans in the crowd can immediately be split into two groups. The first group consists of those who have no fucking clue what the lyrics are and are silently hoping it doesn’t come to them. This is especially true for those that are only in attendance because their friend or significant other had an extra ticket. The...

Amon Amarth in Brussels: Fan Concert Diaries #2

If you’ve ever lost your friends at a concert, you know it can be stressful. It always seems to happen right when the band you’ve been waiting to see starts to play, too. This week metalhead Pascal tells us about the time he helped a fellow concert goer at Amon Amarth in Brussels, Belgium on November 26, 2019. Check it out below!: My latest concert story [is from] November last year. [It was] Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, and Hypocrisy in...

Fan Concert Diaries #1: King 810 in Manchester 2018

For as long as I can remember, concerts have always been my thing. Something that sets rock and metal shows apart from the rest though is the sense of community within the crowd. There’s just nothing else like it. This shit show of a year has been hard enough. The lack of live music has made it even harder. Because of this, I’m launching Fan Concert Diaries as a way to help bring our heavy music community together again. This...