{"id":230,"date":"2008-05-09T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-09T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/2008\/05\/09\/concert-review-megadeth\/"},"modified":"2020-05-08T19:45:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T19:45:42","slug":"concert-review-megadeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/2008\/05\/09\/concert-review-megadeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Review: Megadeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena, September 23, 2006<\/b><\/span> <\/p>\n


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Pyros, concussive devices and over 20 years of experience couldn\u2019t save Megadeth from the one thing they can\u2019t control; their age. Headlining a tour with young and hungry groups like Arch Enemy and Lamb of God, Megadeth looked like the cool uncle that\u2019s nice to visit every now and then, but hang out with him enough and you realize he\u2019s kind of creepy.
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It doesn\u2019t matter who you are, if you\u2019re pushing 50, you shouldn\u2019t wear leather pants and silk shirts; especially an American band known for its aggression and tough-guy personas. European metal bands don\u2019t even do that anymore. And explosives on stage just signify a band with no confidence in their own performance (see: KISS). It\u2019s simply overcompensating for a lack of showmanship on the musician\u2019s part.
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Dave Mustaine can still pull off his growling singing style, and can still (even after nerve damage in his left hand) play a guitar like no one else, but watching Megadeth perform after Opeth and Lamb of God; you can\u2019t help but think that the only reason these guys aren\u2019t playing the State Fair with Styx and REO Speedwagon is because they\u2019re lucky that metal music is once again gaining popularity, keeping Megadeth relevant for another year.
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Megadeth played most of their hits, including; Symphony of Destruction, Peace Sells, and Hanger 18<\/b> (with back-up vocals from Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy, and Randy Blythe of Lamb of God, among others). Fortunately for everyone in attendance, they avoided anything off of their 1999 album, Risk<\/b><\/i>.
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The songs were all technically proficient and the band seemed to be having a lot of fun playing, but there was just something missing. The songs just lacked their edge and their meaning in such a large arena. A more intimate venue would have been much better, such as Promowest Pavilion or dare I say it, the Newport, where the sound would be superior and less open space would make it seemed more crowded and frantic.
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The sound quality inside of Nationwide Arena is absolutely atrocious. The best place to sit is directly across from the stage, unfortunately only a few people were lucky enough to be able to sit there. Standing on the floor in front of the stage is a good spot too and gives the best view of the stage, plus the opportunity to mosh. If your ticket puts you on the side, you\u2019re screwed. I recommend sneaking to the far end of the arena, across from the stage.
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For fans of the band, the show did not disappoint. It was a competent, if uninspired, showing for the band. For those who\u2019ve never seen Megadeth before; well, you might not have stayed for the whole set. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena, September 23, 2006 Pyros, concussive devices and over 20 years of experience couldn\u2019t save Megadeth from the one thing they can\u2019t control; their age. Headlining a tour with young and hungry groups like Arch Enemy and Lamb of God, Megadeth looked like the cool uncle that\u2019s nice to visit every now … Continue reading “Concert Review: Megadeth”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[284,285],"tags":[298],"class_list":["post-230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","tag-megadeth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":273,"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions\/273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}