Dogs D'Amour Gig prog

Amazed how this concert programme has survived with me since 1989 (23 fooking years!) but it has, and I was at the gig of course: 11th October 1989, Cardiff University. Burning Tree in support.

King Diamond ~ Sweden Live

Set-List:

Intro
The Candle
Welcome Home
** Matt Drum Solo **
Voodoo
At The Graves
Up From The Grave
Let It Be Done
Dreams
Sleepless Nights
** Andy & Mike Solo **
Shapes Of Black
Come To The Sabbath (Guests: Hank Shermann + Michael Poulsen)
Eye Of The Witch
** Band Introduction **
The Family Ghost
Halloween (Guests: Michael Denner & Mikkey Dee)
Black Horsemen

Nuclear Assault in Newport

80s Thrash kings

Nuclear Assault in Newport on September 29th, 1989 was another early great gig I was part of. Cant remember who supported them but I do recall it was a very lively and loud concert. Nuclear Assault were touring their brilliant 'Survive' album and at the ass end of eighties were one of the top thrash metallers on the scene, easily on par with Testament and Over Kill. Of course this was the birth of the awesome Thrash era, and I consider myself ONE LUCKY MOTHERF**KER to have been alive and witness it as it happened.
Damn I wish we'd had Smartphones and Youtube back then because I would have captured all my gigs in all their moshy, sweaty glory! I remember one guy climbing the stack of Marshall amps to the right of the stage as Nuclear Assault were halfway their blistering set, and when the crowd encouraged him to slam into the waiting denim clad arms from 20ft up, he did and the audience split in two. It would have been a perfect Youtube moment because it looked as if he'd landed on the deck (but really he'd been caught by a few of us because Metalheads are not dicks).

Pantera in Newport

My ticket

The Pantera concert I saw at the Newport Center way back in September 1994 was one of the best moshing events ive been to. And ive been to quite a few! The metal world had recently been stunned by Kurt Cobain's suicide a few months earlier and this gig provided for much needed relief after the sad news.
The band had just released their Far Beyond Driven album, which was getting a LOT of play on my sound system at the time. Hey theres no faulting it, its a great f**king heavy record! And I was stoked to see them touring it. I would'nt spend a night in Newport for any old band. Laughs.
A cool thing I remember about this gig is while we were having a few drinks outside the venue, Pantera's head roadie Jeff 'Mayhem' Thompson came out and joined us Welsh headbangers for a bit. It added to what was a fantasic bloody night of good tunes and shredding guitar licks from Dimebag Darrell. I can't f**king believe these two awesome dudes are no longer with us. Such a b@stard shame.
And know this; to this very day I count myself not just lucky but BLESSED to have gotten to hear Dime play live. One of the best guitarists EVER!
Everyone had a blast in this gig, and I must have sweated the alcohol clean out of my system in the pits. (Don't worry, I put it all back in at the bar later). Ive seen some heavy bands in the Newport Center, including a brutal gig from Suicidal Tendancies, but I can safely say the Pantera guys DELIVERED the goods to Wales. F**king epic concert!

Pantera were supported by Downset.

Hellalive

Live f**kin' METAAAAL!

Machine Head are an awesome metal band. Hows that for an undisputable opening? Ever since their brilliant Burn My Eyes debut in 1994 (where the frig does time go?) I knew this band were destined for great things. Their live cd, Hellalive (released March 11th 2003) is one of my favourite f**king live records EVER! im listenng to it right now as I type and hell's teeth, I would have readily given a body part to have been there in London when most of it was recorded. It sounds heavier than getting teabagged by King Kong and if you happen to be new to the mosh pits then by all that is Metal and Holy you simply MUST buy this album! As each track rolls on, it takes supreme effort to just stop myself from bouncing off the walls. Its one melodious, brutal, shitstorm which kicks those wimpy assed 'Unplugged' affairs straight outta town. Unplugged? Unf**ked more like. Who in the name of Lucifer's shot glass wants to listen to shit thats unplugged? PLUG IT IN NIMBLEDICK! LET THE DECIBELS POUND LIKE A B@STARD WAR HAMMER!
The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears, Ten Ton Hammer, Davidian, Supercharger. The songs roll like a steamroller fuelled with amphetamine, on a warpath headed straight for your f**king earholes! Its one helluva blast!
Phil Demmel, ex Vio-Lence guitarist plays on None But My Own and The Burning Red as these tracks were pulled from the Full Force festival (in 2002) when Ahrue Luster had left the band.
Anyway ive said enough, this cd is 10/10 all the way, so pour some drinks, wind up the volume and MOSH LIKE A TEN TON SUPERCHARGED B@STARD!!