So I'm trying to buy metallica tickets. They are not available on tickettek, which I thought is maybe a good thing as they are ripoff merchants and charge you extra for the privilege of buying online. The first time I tried to buy tickets it looked like you had to be a fan club member, which I couldn't be bothered doing. i just tried again and they are generally available on ticketmaster, but you can only pay if you have an american express card, which I am not going to bother with either. I found the same tickets on other sites for over $100 more (on an already exorbitant price), but I am not even going to bother seeing what tricks they have. This is starting to piss me off. Should I just wait until they let regular people buy them? Or am I going to miss out?

Metallica? really?

freediver wrote on Mar 24^th, 2019 at 10:20pm:

Yes I know.
When he went into Germany in his early years - there he developed his true 'dark' ways that made him what he became well known for. Then, with success now on his cards, like Led Zep - he was forced to 'sell out' to the USA for tours. Once in the USA, his music was influenced by the Gospel Choirs (who also have a Music competition with judges and was on TV just a few weeks back) and the dark of the 'Cave' was pushed aside by the Light of Gospel Christian America (Black & White).
Kinda sad ending for Cave: murdered by Gospel.

I am trying to get standing tickets for the front floor - still only for amex customers. I'm pretty sure the rear floor tickets were also for amex customers only last night, but now they are for general purchase. So maybe they are gradually making them fully available.

I gave up on Metallica, years ago. Listened to their songs over and over for years. Then, the idea it dawned on me -- I don't really have a clue what is good music. Metallica could play some complicated riffs. They might well have created some interesting songs. But the band does not stand out as well as other heavy metal bands. It is only because their original full-time bassist died in a bus accident that Metallica became known. Had Burton lived, the band would have become megastars some other way.

Two years ago, I threw out all my albums of the band. I have no intention of rebuying the albums, even if the albums were sold cheaply. I changed my taste in music to more rock music from the 1980s to today.

You won't find me within 100km of a Metallica concert. And even if I found myself in the city limits of where they were playing, I would make sure I ignored any attention they tried to draw to themselves in the media.

Save your money.

freediver wrote on Apr 1^st, 2019 at 10:12pm:


I prefer a classical touch with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Got mine....but I'm only going for slipknot. Corey Taylor is brilliant. They put on an amazing show.



Love metallica and feel really sorry for the band after watching the netflix show on them. James Hetfield is a farkkwit.

I liked Death Magnetic, some really great riffs on that album, getting on to 11yrs ago now. Before that was the crapola St.Anger in 2003. Before that was mainly a mish mash. The thing is, bands can't keep regurgitating the same sounds and still be interesting. AC/DC get away with it in a way but never can rekindle the old days.

U2 managed to keep changing and still be great for awhile. Nick Cave had some later stuff that I enjoyed more than his earlier stuff. Faith no more did well. Bowie had some great stuff after the "Let's dance" and "China girl' phase. Radiohead still manages to amaze me. And yeah, there's a lot more, but generally I think they reach their peak around mid 20's and will never again accomplish a land mark album.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bagging them. poo yeah!, I'd go see Metallica again and so many other older bands. Even if they are past their prime a bit, they can usually put on a better, more accomplished and professional show that can make up a bit for the lack of magic from the earlier days.