There should never, EVER be a mosh pit at a Judas Priest or Iron Maiden concert. EVER.

I went to see Judas Priest a few years ago, no trace of a pit at all. I mean, not even a good old fashioned one that' basically justa bunch of people jumping a bit and banging their heads. Easily one of the most civilised gigs I've been to, metal or otherwise.

i remember over hearing this girl in my history class talking about this "really mad" moshpit at a white stripes gig she went to...

Pits & people going crazy are what make shows fun, espically metal gigs. Just watching a metal band is generally rather dull to be honest. I could go see a screamo band and just nod and listen and still enjoy it but if I did that for a metal band I'd be bored after a few songs.

Funny one - I was filling in on vocals for some band in swansea because their vocalist had gone on holiday (yeah Swansea - long story). Anyways, we played a decent show but halfway through one song the guitarist came over to me and pointed out a scene kid doing all that hardcore crap. So as soon as the song finished, we all just said to him "What the fuck was that? You realize how fucking stupid you look doing that? Right, look around you - first to your left, now your right, then look behind you - all these people want to kill you. Either sit the fuck down or GTFO"

Needless to say, he chose the former. Not so retarded after all I guess.

Talking to you is like clapping with one hand.













What is it?

Caught in a Moshingtons.

STD_Caps wrote:Talking to you is like clapping with one hand.













What is it?

Barely do-able?

makes you look like a tard aswell

Silent Cream wrote:Any band that needs to tell its audience to "JUMP DA FUCK UP!" or "CIRCLE PIT!!!!1111" or whatever, are shit. ...Shouldn't have to...shouldn't have to..

correct

the wall of death in my time was linking arms and 10 of you flattening the smoking crusty/punks that stunk the place up. am talking 20 years ago or so here. nowaydays its bent. dnt subscribe to any of that staged dogshit

thrash metal maniac wrote:makes you look like a tard aswell

I was going to ask, clapping with one hand or moshing like a hardcore kid? Then I realised, it doesn't matter.

Silent Cream wrote:Any band that needs to tell its audience to "JUMP DA FUCK UP!" or "CIRCLE PIT!!!!1111" or whatever, are shit. ...Shouldn't have to...shouldn't have to..

I disagree there. What is wrong with the band getting the crowd a bit fired up?
Ok in that case it was a result of something that went horribly wrong, but I don't see the harm in the band wanting to fire the crowd up with saying asking for a circle pit or to mosh or whichever, it's interaction with the crowd.

septiccockvomit wrote:

Silent Cream wrote:Any band that needs to tell its audience to "JUMP DA FUCK UP!" or "CIRCLE PIT!!!!1111" or whatever, are shit. ...Shouldn't have to...shouldn't have to..

I disagree there. What is wrong with the band getting the crowd a bit fired up?
Ok in that case it was a result of something that went horribly wrong, but I don't see the harm in the band wanting to fire the crowd up with saying asking for a circle pit or to mosh or whichever, it's interaction with the crowd.

Agreed. Sometimes you have to give your crowd that little extra push.

Nah. When a band shouts "CIRCLE PIT" I just think "If we wanted to, we would be, k?"

I think its ok to give the crowd a bit of a push now and then but specifically telling them to do stuff irritates me too!