{"id":22600,"date":"2010-10-13T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=22600"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:01:03","slug":"clash-of-the-titans-part-2-slayer-megadeth-anthrax-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/13\/clash-of-the-titans-part-2-slayer-megadeth-anthrax-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash Of The Titans Part 2:  Slayer\/Megadeth\/Anthrax Concert Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22600\" class=\"elementor elementor-22600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77cec8d 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\" 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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\">Date of Concert:  October 12, 2010<\/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\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\"><b>Opener<\/b>:  Comedian Jim Florentine<\/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-5dcede4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcede4\" 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 cousin Zachary and I went to see 3 out of &#8220;The Big 4&#8221; of Thrash Metal bands.<\/p><p>They called the tour American Carnage, but really, it was the Clash Of The Titans tour all over again, because these bands toured together with that tour name in the early 90s.<\/p><p>Comedian Jim Florentine, also known as one of the hosts of VH1 Classic&#8217;s That Metal Show and in 2023 a YouTube show called That Rocks, did a stand up comedy set in between each act.\u00a0 It was cool to see Jim.\u00a0 I even met him briefly at the soundboard.\u00a0 Cool guy.<\/p><p>Anthrax started the show.\u00a0 Singer Joey Belladonna had recently rejoined the band for the 3rd time, while the rest was the same as it had been for many years (Guitarist Scott Ian, Bassist Frank Bello, Drummer Charlie Benante, and Guitarist Rob Caggiano).<\/p><p>It was a short but great set of classic Anthrax songs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>They&#8217;re always great live and it was great seeing Joey back in the band.<\/p><p>Megadeth played next and they played all of their classic Rust In Peace album, plus other Megadeth greats.<\/p><p>I honestly think Megadeth got the best crowd reaction on this night.<\/p><p>They were awesome, as always.<\/p><p>The lineup this time was founder Dave Mustaine (Vocals\/Guitar), returning Bassist David Ellefson, Drummer Shawn Drover, and Guitarist Chris Broderick.<\/p><p>Again, Dave has had a lot of lineup changes in Megadeth, but they&#8217;re always great.<\/p><p>Slayer closed the night by playing all of their Seasons In The Abyss album, as well as other Slayer greats.<\/p><p>It was still the original lineup at this point (Singer\/Bassist Tom Araya, Guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and Drummer Dave Lombardo).<\/p><p>Sadly, this would be the last time I saw Jeff play in person.\u00a0 He sadly passed away in 2013.\u00a0 He will be forever missed.<\/p><p>But anyway, Slayer were always great live (they ended in 2019) and if you were a fan, you knew what to expect and probably would not be disappointed.<\/p><p>All these bands are favorites of mine.\u00a0 And it was awesome to see them all together in one night.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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-736560b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"736560b\" 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\">Slayer 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-87370f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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Jim Florentine My cousin Zachary and I went to see 3 out of &#8220;The Big 4&#8221; of Thrash Metal bands. They called the tour American Carnage, but really, it was the Clash Of The Titans tour all over again, because these bands toured together with that tour name in the early 90s. Comedian Jim Florentine, also known as one of the hosts of VH1 Classic&#8217;s That Metal Show and in 2023 a YouTube show called That Rocks, did a stand up comedy set in between each act.\u00a0 It was cool to see Jim.\u00a0 I even met him briefly at the soundboard.\u00a0 Cool guy. Anthrax started the show.\u00a0 Singer Joey Belladonna had recently rejoined the band for the 3rd time, while the rest was the same as it had been for many years (Guitarist Scott Ian, Bassist Frank Bello, Drummer Charlie Benante, and Guitarist Rob Caggiano). It was a short but great set of classic Anthrax songs.\u00a0\u00a0 They&#8217;re always great live and it was great seeing Joey back in the band. Megadeth played next and they played all of their classic Rust In Peace album, plus other Megadeth greats. I honestly think Megadeth got the best crowd reaction on this night. They were awesome, as always. The lineup this time was founder Dave Mustaine (Vocals\/Guitar), returning Bassist David Ellefson, Drummer Shawn Drover, and Guitarist Chris Broderick. Again, Dave has had a lot of lineup changes in Megadeth, but they&#8217;re always great. Slayer closed the night by playing all of their Seasons In The Abyss album, as well as other Slayer greats. It was still the original lineup at this point (Singer\/Bassist Tom Araya, Guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and Drummer Dave Lombardo). Sadly, this would be the last time I saw Jeff play in person.\u00a0 He sadly passed away in 2013.\u00a0 He will be forever missed. But anyway, Slayer were always great live (they ended in 2019) and if you were a fan, you knew what to expect and probably would not be disappointed. All these bands are favorites of mine.\u00a0 And it was awesome to see them all together in one night. \u00a0 Slayer Set List: World Painted Blood Hate Worldwide Seasons In The Abyss Album (Tracks 3-12)-War Ensemble Blood Red Spirit In Black Expendable Youth Dead Skin Mask Hallowed Point Skeletons Of Society Temptation Born Of Fire Seasons In The Abyss South Of Heaven Raining Blood Aggressive Perfector Angel Of Death Megadeth Set List: Rust In Peace Album (Tracks 1-9)-Holy Wars&#8230;The Punishment Due Hangar 18 Take No Prisoners Five Magics Poison Was The Cure Lucretia Tornado Of Souls Dawn Patrol Rust In Peace&#8230;Polaris Trust Head Crusher How The Story Ends Symphony Of Destruction Encore:\u00a0 Peace Sells&#8230;But Who&#8217;s Buying Anthrax Set List: Caught In A Mosh Madhouse Antisocial Indians A.I.R. 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