{"id":22249,"date":"2004-04-29T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-29T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=22249"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:17:54","slug":"seeing-metallica-and-godsmack-for-the-1st-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2004\/04\/29\/seeing-metallica-and-godsmack-for-the-1st-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Metallica and Godsmack for the 1st Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22249\" class=\"elementor elementor-22249\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5695b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5695b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Date of Concert:  April 28, 2004<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Location of Concert:  Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ce406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ce406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My brother Christopher and I went to see Metallica, with Godsmack opening, in Louisville, KY, which is about 3 hours from where we live.<\/p><p>Godsmack opened with a rocking set.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve been a fan of theirs since their first album was released in 1998.<\/p><p>Singer Sully Erna, Guitarist Tony Rombola, Bassist Robbie Merrill, and Drummer Shannon Larkin are always solid as a rock.<\/p><p>As I type this in 2023, I&#8217;ve seen them 3 times and they&#8217;re one of the best live bands I&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p><p>The albums have always been consistently good too.<\/p><p>I can&#8217;t say enough about them.<\/p><p>But the main event was coming up:\u00a0 Metallica!!<\/p><p>I was late to them, becoming a fan in 1998, but have now been a fan for 25 years.<\/p><p>I love most of their albums, and even the ones I don&#8217;t love I really like.<\/p><p>Strangely, though, this has been the only time I&#8217;ve ever seen them.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s not been a lack of desire.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve just been busy seeing so many other shows.<\/p><p>But that&#8217;s OK.<\/p><p>This was a great show.<\/p><p>Metallica played a lot of songs from almost every album they had released up to this point (St. Anger was the latest at the time.\u00a0 A lot of people don&#8217;t like this album, but I love it).<\/p><p>Singer\/Guitarist James Hetfield, Drummer Lars Ulrich, Guitarist Kirk Hammett, and then new Bassist Robert Trujillo (in the band 20 years as I type this) are one of the best live bands around.<\/p><p>Regardless of what you think about them on album, they always deliver in concert.<\/p><p>So tight, well rehearsed, and they always give you bang for your buck.<\/p><p>They&#8217;re one of the biggest bands ever.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ll always be a fan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499614f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"499614f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Metallica Set List:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c3e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09c3e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Blackened<\/li><li>Fuel<\/li><li>For Whom The Bell Tolls<\/li><li>Kirk Guitar Doodle 1<\/li><li>Welcome Home (Sanitarium)<\/li><li>No Leaf Clover<\/li><li>Frantic<\/li><li>I Disappear<\/li><li>St. Anger<\/li><li>Sad But True<\/li><li>Creeping Death<\/li><li>Battery<\/li><li>Wherever I May Roam<\/li><li>Kirk Guitar Doodle 2<\/li><li>Nothing Else Matters<\/li><li>Master Of Puppets<\/li><li>One<\/li><li>Enter Sandman<\/li><li>Stone Cold Crazy<\/li><li>Hit The Lights<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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to see Metallica, with Godsmack opening, in Louisville, KY, which is about 3 hours from where we live. Godsmack opened with a rocking set. I&#8217;ve been a fan of theirs since their first album was released in 1998. Singer Sully Erna, Guitarist Tony Rombola, Bassist Robbie Merrill, and Drummer Shannon Larkin are always solid as a rock. As I type this in 2023, I&#8217;ve seen them 3 times and they&#8217;re one of the best live bands I&#8217;ve ever seen. The albums have always been consistently good too. I can&#8217;t say enough about them. But the main event was coming up:\u00a0 Metallica!! I was late to them, becoming a fan in 1998, but have now been a fan for 25 years. I love most of their albums, and even the ones I don&#8217;t love I really like. Strangely, though, this has been the only time I&#8217;ve ever seen them. It&#8217;s not been a lack of desire.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve just been busy seeing so many other shows. But that&#8217;s OK. This was a great show. Metallica played a lot of songs from almost every album they had released up to this point (St. Anger was the latest at the time.\u00a0 A lot of people don&#8217;t like this album, but I love it). Singer\/Guitarist James Hetfield, Drummer Lars Ulrich, Guitarist Kirk Hammett, and then new Bassist Robert Trujillo (in the band 20 years as I type this) are one of the best live bands around. Regardless of what you think about them on album, they always deliver in concert. So tight, well rehearsed, and they always give you bang for your buck. They&#8217;re one of the biggest bands ever. I&#8217;ll always be a fan. Metallica Set List: Blackened Fuel For Whom The Bell Tolls Kirk Guitar Doodle 1 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) No Leaf Clover Frantic I Disappear St. Anger Sad But True Creeping Death Battery Wherever I May Roam Kirk Guitar Doodle 2 Nothing Else Matters Master Of Puppets One Enter Sandman Stone Cold Crazy Hit The Lights Godsmack Set List: Faceless Bad Religion Awake Straight Out Of Line Voodoo Re-Align Keep Away Batalla de los Tambores (Drum Solo duel of Sully and Shannon where they play lots of covers.\u00a0 Very entertaining.) 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