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THE BEST LIVE METAL PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME
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Death live in Eindhoven 1998
• Death - Live In Eindho...
Necrophagist covering Crystal Mountain 2002
• Necrophagist - Intro +...
Cynic How Could I live at Wacken 2008
• Cynic - How Could I - ...
Blind Guardian live in Frankfurt 1992
• Blind Guardian - Frank...
Alice In Chains live in Ghent 1993
• ALICE IN CHAINS - Febr...
Meshuggah live at Bloodstock 2023
• MESHUGGAH`S - Monument...
Kanonenfieber Live in Munich 2023
• Kanonenfieber - Live i...
X Japan ART OF LIFE 1993
• X JAPAN - Art of Life ...
BillMuri live set 2024
• Bilmuri - Full Set w/ ...
Veil OF Maya Audiotree 2013
• Veil of Maya Full on A...
Wintersun Time Rehersals 2018
• Wintersun - Time (TIME...
Machinehead live Dynamo Open Air Eindhoven 1995
• Machine Head Dynamo Op... - Hudba
Gojira live at Red Rocks is one of the best live performances recorded ever
Absolutely. The one in Poland is fuckin awesome too.
Rebirth of Dissection, definitely my favorite
A masterpiece. The best concert dvd I own.
Came here to say that
I literally watch this more than their actual albums 😅All 3 of them are amazing tho, of course
Metallica Live in Seattle '89 has always been one of my favorites. From a studio perspective, Gojira's live performance of "Global Warming" is chilling and super emotional. Korn's Woodstock 1999 performance is quite legendary. Though my personal favorite probably is Dir en Grey's famous "ANDROGYNOUS a view of the acro" performance. All the band members are on full display, they play the best versions of all their biggest songs, and Kyo's vocals are probably at their peak. His ability not only to go higher and lower than almost anyone and fluently switch between them never fails to amaze me, and he has control of the crowd like Freddie Mercury in songs like "Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami." (What a name!) Their performance of Vinushka is one of the greatest live recordings ever and is THE place to start with this band. Whenever I show someone Dir en Grey, I always start with Vinushka Live ANDROGYNOUS a view of the acro
Say "Hi" Cliff!
Seattle 89 is why I love metal and live music
I’m really hoping Dir en Grey visits the US again soon
Going to check out this Dir En Grey tonight thanks fam
@@VARVIS_ their style varies a lot throughout their different albums as they’ve been around for decades so be sure to listen to some stuff from different albums if you don’t initially like them. They don’t have tons of sick riffs but they have great counterpoint with the different instruments in a lot of their softer sections/songs.
Tousei, Vinushka, Zakuro, and Ranunculus all have some great live performances on CZcams. Hope you like them nearly as much as me and this guy do haha.
I always return to the Lamb of God Live at Download 2007 Show. So much energy in the crowd and the Sound is awesome
Gojira live at the Vieilles Charreus festival in 2010 was also an insane set.
That wasn’t Bobby koelble in Eindhoven, that was Shannon Hamm
There are a lot but here is my personal list:
Death Live in Eindhoven and LA 98’
Metallica Live at Monsters of Rock 1991
Metallica Live Shit: Binge and Purge
Megadeth live at Hammersmith Odeon 1992
Cannibal Corpse Eats Moscow Alive 1993
Cannibal Corpse Live Cannibalism 2000
Slipknot Live Download Festival 2009 and 2019
That said tho all the lives you mentioned are also sick asf
Edit: Also you calling Scott Clendenin “the bassist” while going over eindhoven 98’ is probably some of the biggest disrespect given to a bassist hes super underrated tbh.
Great picks Binge and Purge is another favourite of mine
No disrespect intended, couldnt remember his name and didnt look it up, wont make the same mistake again 👍
@@VARVIS_ oh dont worry about it lots of people dont know his name lol and yeah binge and purge is fire
Im a clendenin. I wonder if we’re related 😊
type o negative at bizarre festival in 1999 is amazing, my favorite live performance, great audio and the boys were having a blast
There's multiple examples of Gojira that I'd put in a list like this. Their live show recordings The Link Alive, The Flesh Alive, Hellfest 2013 set, Live at Red Rocks. Super amazing live performances always by that band.
Sepultura live in 1991 Barcelona is also INSANE. Inhuman levels of speed and energy in their playing from start to finish.
Aftermath performed by Strapping Young Lad at Download 2006. That whole set actually. Devin Townsend's voice is from another universe 😂.
You should definitely make part 2 of this kind of video some day. So many gems on CZcams. I go back to watch Death in 1998 a ton🤘
Carcass/ Morbid Angel/ Bolt Thrower Grindcrusher tour is def up there
For me, there are 3 that truly come to mind
Cryptopsy Live in Montreal 1996
Strapping Young Lad at Download Festival in 2006
Anaal Nathrakh at Roskilde in 2013
Those shows are just wild to even watch, with the only major difference between Cryptopsy and the other 2 is that I saw Cryptopsy in 2023, but watching those shows, they are all just insane, especially the Anaal Nathrakh show. I mean, with Anaal Nathrakh, they played In The Constellation, Forging Towards The Sunset, etc. Strapping Young Lad at Download, all of their albums were out, and they closed it off with In The Rainy Season, which has one of the greatest breakdowns ever. Cryptopsy in 1996... I mean, do I have to explain myself? It's Lord Worm era Cryptopsy, let alone the band in their prime.
Great picks, are these all on Yotube? I saw cryptopsy a month ago and it was crazy
@@VARVIS_ All of them are on CZcams. Hell, snippets the Cryptopsy show I went to in 2023 is on CZcams, including the entirety of Phobophile (which I got to scream into the mic at that show), if you look up Cryptopsy El Corazon 2023, but the 3 I brought up are all amazing sets
There's a 20 minute video of Dir En Grey performing The Blossoming Beelzebub, Mazohyst of Decadence and Tsumi to Batsu on CZcams. It's the most visually brutal metal performance I've ever seen. On the other side of the spectrum, Devin Townsend live at the Royal Albert Hall is just mesmerizing.
Gojira the Link Alive from 2003 is the quintessence of death metal. It’s just screams metal, no fillers. Just incredible.
The "live" rehearsal of Wintersun is just chef's kiss.
The 2008 Exodus Wacken set is also Legendary
My favourite is Between The Buried and Me live DVD where they perform the entire Colors album + extras. Especially the ending with Selkies.
I've seen them live on the Parallax II tour, absolutely amazing set. Every song was note for note perfect to the album. Tommy's vocals were superb, swapping between those harsh screamed vocals and soaring leads. Light show was amazing too, fitting the albums themes to a tee. If any band knows how to pull off a full album setlist, its BTBAM.
For Hardcore. Knocked Loose 2018 TIHC performance is iconic as hell.
For me it’s that or speed sound and fury
That's a great compilation man. I had a VHS tape with that Death concert back in the day here in Brazil, and it blew my socks off, I've never have seen metal played like that until then. It really set the bar for heavy music for me.
Mudvayne Ozzfest 2001
Linkin Park live at Texas
A7x LBC
These are my favs
scrolled until I saw Live in LBC. Awesome concert
Art of Life is insane. Thumbs up!
My absolute favorite is Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes from 2006... Mikael sounds fucking diabolical in that one, especially in the last song Demon of the Fall.
Also allways been a fan of Iron Maidens Hallowed Be Thy Name live from 1982. AMAZING mix for the time and it´s both a bit faster and with better solo and vocals than the original...
Some other favorites are:
-Avenged Sevenfold - LBC 2008
-Dragonforce - Japan 2014
-Death - Eindenhoven 1998
-Bring Me The Horizon - Royal Albert Hall 2016
-BABYMETAL - Tokyo Dome 2016
-BABYMETAL - Metal Galaxy Tour in Japan 2019
-Metallica - Seattle 1989
-Metallica - Moscow 1991
-Opeth - Lamentations 2003
-Opeth - Royal Albert Hall 2010
Enlightening video. Thanks for making this dude!
Hate5six Knocked Loose Sept 11 2021. It's at one of my favorite all time venues, the first unitarian church in Philly. Absolutely mad.
BASED Love KL so many great sets of theirs online
For me, strapping young lads performance at download 2006 will always be the most raw performance out there
Gojira - Bordeaux (2009), from the The Flesh Alive DVD - this was Gojira at their peak. the show itself is really beautifully and artistically shot. and um Joe looks so cool with long hair.
Metallica - Toronto (1986) - it's their fastest concert ever. the energy in the room is just nuts.
Iron Maiden - Beast Over Hammersmith (1982) - Bruce Dickinson brings something special to Maiden in these early years.
Pantera - Monsters of Rock in Moscow (1991) - it's a shorter set, like 20 minutes as they were opening for AC/DC and Metallica. but it's amazing seeing that sea of people flocking to the first metal show after the fall of the Iron Curtain. CFH-era Pantera was great.
Yes that Gojira show is peak
Pantera at Monsters Of Rock 1991 is a show where every metalhead has to have seen, especially the Domination breakdown, because that show is just absolutely iconic
@@Guts100Slain well said brother
I’ll make sure to check all these videos out, excellent video man 👌
Man I couldn't add anything more to this list. Especially love the inclusion of X Japan as they are my favorite band of all time and Yoshiki inspired me so much that I learned piano and drums after listening to them. Would love a video on them from you
Iced Earth - Ailive in Athens, Iced earth - Live in Philadelphia 2002
Dark Tranquility - Where death is most alive
In flames - Used and Abused
Hatebreed - Live Dominance
Pantera - Live in Korea
Crematory - Tears of time Live in Wacken 2008
Wow, absolutely amazing section here. Introduced me to some really killer bands. Great work!
Thanks fam
calibertv’s recording of chelsea grin’s hostage at 2018 warped tour is iconic af
You are simply underrated,keep it going dude.
Might be overlooked because it's metalcore but Parkway Drive's set at UNSW 2008 is underrated in my opinion. Just pure Australian metalcore from the amount of sweat, heaviness and flip flops on stage.
Thanks for the recommendations
Sepultura "Under Siege Tour" Live from Barcelona 1991 is one of the best for me! Absolutley outstanding!
Mine goes like this
Nightwish at Wacken 2013
Exodus at Wacken 2008
Megadeth Italy 1992
The Meshuggah one on the video
Gojira The Flesh 2009
Devin Townsend at Royal Albert Hall 2015 and Retinal Circus
Live Inferno-Emperor. Rebirth of Dissection. Bloodbath-Wacken Carnage.
Even if its hardcore, Gulch's final show is going into the history books!
Watching meshuggah’s alive set is a heavenly experience (technically it’s two sets merged together for the dvd but still absolutely brutal)
Didn't expect to see Art of Life here but I'm so pleasantly surprised! I would love to hear more of your thoughts on it (or X as a whole). Thanks for your work!
Strapping Young Lad - For Those About To Rock, an absolute banger!!
Killswitch Engage End of Heartache Live dvd is one of the most memorable to me. Great live mix for the time and the crowd went hard too. Love me some 2000s metalcore
Yes! Please do a video on Art of Life! That song is such an amazing point in their wild and varied career!
My personal favorite perfomance is Sanguisugabogg 2023 sound a fury performance, one of the main reasons is how nuts the crowd goes, the set list is great and the band sounds great and devons callouts are so good
so many good ones in the comments, but two short clip I'd like to throw in "SHINING (NOR): Fisheye - live at Norwegian TV 2009.10.19" and "PORTAL - Glumurphonel"
I saw both clips many years ago and I was instantly turned into a fan of both.
Rebirth of Dissection, and The Roundhouse Tapes are my absolute favorites
God Seed(Gorgoroth) Wacken Open Air 2008
Great to see that X Japan is getting some love, they're still so damn underrated in the western world.
Marilyn Manson’s Dead to the World is AMAZING. same with his God Guns Government tour as well!
off the top of my head some of my favorites are
metallica live nimes 2009
acdc live 79
candlemass live eindhoven 1990 (they made a live album)
gulch live 2022
system of a down armenia 2015
Ah yes. Art of Life. As a guitar aficionado myself, I have to say that Hyde was kind of a genius.
Based fellow Art of life enjoyer 🤘🏻
A deep dive on Art Of Life? Yes please! I still remember the first time I saw that performance, I was speechless during those 30 minutes and may have shed a tear or two haha.
X japan - art of life is a masterpiece that every metal fan should know
I'd say perhaps early Opeth, like their first show in the US in 2000 on Milwaukee Metalfest
You can also find very early 96' shows where they play songs from Morningrise and Orchid here on youtube
I find it amazing
came here because I was suprised to see the Kanonenfieber thumbnail and thought that Blind Guardian should definitely be on a list like this - love that you thought so too
Great picks man
Some of my favorites are:
Sacred Reich: Live in the K Pit
Mastodons acoustic set from the Georgia Aquarium and also their K Pit set
Metallica: Seattle 89
Slipknot: Download 09
Lamb of God: Killadelphia
Exodus: Wacken 06
I was there at that Meshuggah set at Bloodstock, one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen, sound was 11/10
Art of Life played live is such a trip. Glad to see it on your list!
For me, I gotta go with Sonata Arctica's live DVD "For the Sake of Revenge." One of my favourite bands at their absolute peak and with what I'm sure most would call their classic line-up firing off so many of their best songs.
Bonus pick is Blind Guardian's live DVD "Imaginations Through the Looking Glass". The energy, especially during Valhalla, is amazing. I finally got to see them live this year and it was fantastic.
Kanonfieber🤘🔥!! Glad they are getting some love! I found them from that first live show that posted last year. I was sick as a dog and couldn’t sleep for anything. It came up in my recommended and It was like 1:30 AM I was like, maybe this is a fever dream, but I’m here for it🤘🔥! I finally fell asleep about 3/4ths the way through the video and when I woke up I was still sick but at least it wasn’t a fieber dream and I had found a new band out of the sickness😂🔥🤘!
May the immeasurable dead of the ‘Great’ War find peace. May we never forget them, or their sacrifice.
Never again.
My Dying Bride - Sinamorata DVD, Opeth - Lamentations - Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, Meatllica - Live Seattle 1988, Pantera - Moscow 1991. Many more that I cant remember right now.
I think Gorgoroth (/God Seed) performance at Wacken 2008 should also be up included, probably the most intimidating and legitimately terrifying live performance i've have ever seen.
100% agree, that performance is just so unhinged it's crazy
Lamb of god 2007 at Download
Came here to say this, possibly the best audio mix I've ever heard for a live show.
Dillenger Escape Plan at Golden Gods is a great one! Every member is playing their soul out and the vocalist is bleeding out the scalp! But the crowd isn’t engaged at all, they all came to see Metallica and have no idea about DEP, it somehow makes the band look even more insane and impressive than usual.
Chino from Deftones even shows up to play a Depeche mode cover!
And Dying Fetus at FYA is amazing too!
One of my favorites is Megadeth live in Essen 05/20/1988
Neurosis - Locust Star live from Ozzfest (1996) and it's not even close. Pure intensity.
I'm German and I can't even understand what Kanonenfieber are singing. Btw. my favorite Metal performance on CZcams is a Metallica concert from 1985 where they played Disposable Heroes. The concert took place in Gelsenkirchen I think (I'm unsure but I'm certain it was in Germany).
The best for me It is the Morbid Angel Heretic Tour by far, that shit It's the best set and live performance that I've ever seen
Opeth - Ghost of Perdition is a top moment. And Death's entire set haha
Children of bodom - Stockholm knockout 2006 and Cob at Tuska 2003 are the best shows of all time
I love maidens live shows, rock in Rio and en vivo are peak imo
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Infest the Rats' Nest KEXP session
my fave live sets are... children of bodom live in stockholm, dream theater - live scenes from ny,.. metallica - san diego ... jethro tull bursting out ..although that is a live album not a video. i guess nightwish end of an era.. back in my powermetal days.. and also i like ozzy live with jake e lee 1984 and live in budokan with zakk.
You earned a sub, bro. Great vid. You also from Alberta? My suggestion to check out would be the Opeth - Red Rock Ampitheatre show
That's awesome bro!
Check out: Hammerfall Live at Lisebergshallen, Sweden 2003.
And.
Coldrain: Live at Budokan.
I think Motörhead - Live at wacken open air 2006 is really awesome 🤘🤘
Orbit Culture at Bloodstock 2022 is one of my favorites
Gojira - The Link Alive in Bordeaux 2003
Opeth live at Shepherds Bush Empire in London 2003
I love the Nightwish concert from 2013 at Wacken. I'm not a massive fan of them, I like a few of their songs, but the whole live show makes me come back to it probably once a year. Well worth a watch.
Agreed, they are amazing live
Live by fire I by Enforcer is absolutely peak. A relatively short set packed with bangers, amazing energy and crowd interaction and the performance itself is just out of this world. At the start of the concert, just how perfectly they transition from Bells of hades to Death rides this night is the stuff of legends, I wholeheartedly recommend checking it out if you haven't already.
Orbit Culture Bloodstock 22. Never heard a better sound.
Ill check this one out after work
my rock and metal list (be sure to call me a poser)
- Nirvana: Live at the Paramount 1991, Live at Reading 1992, MTV Unplugged 1993, Live in Paris 1994
- Alice In Chains: MTV unplugged 1996
- Slipknot: Disasterpieces live in London 2002
- Linkin Park: Live in Texas 2003
- Three Days Grace: Live at the Palace 2008
- Metallica: Through the Never 2013 (this one is here bc it was one of the first video concerts i watched and i have some good memories of that)
Gorgoroth/God Seed at Wacken 2008 is my personal number 1 live performance of all time. Shining at Tyrant Fest 2017 is also one of my favourites.
Emperor live at Hellfest 2024 is really fucking solid!
COB, Stockholm 2006, gotta see it. Absolutely killer show
Soundgarden - Slaves & Bulldozers (Live Pink pop 1992). Absolute time capsule. The late Mr cornell and the rest of the band in top form.
Also The Acacia Strain 15th December 2021 ( on Hate5six )
Buckethead has some incredible sets!
Skinless live at mdf 2024
Pantera had an amazing show, but I think it got taken down, I remember it was recorded from pretty far back, it was after trendkill, and they had a snake banner before the show started (IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW)
Heinous killings live
Shrüm live
I was at the Skinless show lol
Suffocation's Brutal Assualt 25 set is legitimately what I recommend to someone who hasn't heard the band before. Amazing sound!
Sometimes it takes a live show to get a band to clcik! thanks for the rec
Strapping Young Lad Download Festival 2006. Devin's voice wanes at times but his energy and enthusiasm more than makes up for it.
I can't stress enough how good kanonenfieber are live. Ive seen them both times they have come to my country but the first one was the best because it was in a tiny basement venue with no special effects, no smoke machine, flamethrowers ect. Also the fact that noise (vocalist and records/produces everything for studio releases) doesnt make the other members play the part like he does makes it very fun to watch because you can tell theyre having a good time. Only other bands Ive seen with the same level of stage presence has been Batushka (the real one) and Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult.
Damn kanonenfieber in a basement would be insane. I hope to come to Canada at some point
Talking about audiotree, check out Russian Circles - Quartered from their first time on the channel. Pre gear theft, got that sweet Gibson + incredible bass and drum tones.
For me, i've kept coming back to Sepultura's under siege live in Barcelona show for almost 20 years and it still blows me away. The band was on fire playing an amazing setlist and the production is great as well. Igor's snare sounds like a 50cal rifle shot each time. A couple other ones are Bloodbath during Wacken 2005. Michael's best sounding vocals ever IMO and Nile live in St. Petersburg 2012. A bootleg recording, but sadly the best available sound wise from this era.
Damn pull the plug with chuck’s later vocals sounds sick
Max Volume Silence is my go-to channel for Live sets
Carpenter Brut live at Hellfest 2023 with numerous guest vocalists including Greg from Dillinger Escape Plan and Mat McNerney from Beastmilk and Grave Pleasures.
I'd say GHOUL Live in The Flesh is a really sick one! Recorded back in 2018 but edited to look like it was recorded with a 90s camera. The music absolutely rips, the performances are incredible, i absolutely need to buy a physical copy!
Alcest - Hellfest 2022 is absolutely amazing
Got 5 really good ones i can think of rn.
Sleep - At Southwest Terror Fest 2015.
Melvins & Big Business performing Houdini in 2013.
Gorguts - San Francisco 1998.
Celestial (isis), at the LA Celebration of the Life & Art of Caleb Scofield show in 2018.
Om - Live At Amoeba Records 2007.
The Sleep set is probably one of the best looking and sounding videos i've seen of them live. Its also (to my knowledge) one of the only videos of one of their shows starting and ending with dopesmoker.
The Melvins show was done during a time where their lineup had two drummers and four singers. Making a already amazing album sound absolutely massive. Its also super cool to watch Dale and Coady be perfectly in sync with eachother the enitre set.
The Gorguts set is absolutely immaculate being mostly songs from their (at the time) most recent album: Obscura. The footage is pretty good for the time and the sound quality is even better. Its just overall awesome to me to be able to see the Obscura era line up play these absolutely mind bending songs live.
Celestial was a one time name for Post Metal pioneers Isis. And the show was a memoral for the late Caleb Scofield (Cave In, Old Man Glood, Zozobra). All the bands that played were close freinds with Caleb, making the show that much more powerful. Celestial/Isis's set was amazing consisting of songs from the albums Panopticon, Oceanic, and Celestial. A overall amazing show.
Om's Amoeba Records show is one of the very few videos there are from this era of Om. its hands down one of the most visually heavy shows i've ever seen, Al Cisneros, (who also plays bass and sings in Sleep) at this show has a rig that includes:
A DOD Overdrive 250.
Boss ds1 Distortion.
Three Custom Electric Amp 180 Watt amps, one as a normal amp, and Two as power amps.
Two 4x12 Cabs.
A 2x15 Cab.
And two absolutely gigantic 4x15 cabs that make up a literall wall of sound.
This show just based off of looks was already one of my favorites, but once i found out about the almost 30 minute long version of "At Giza", i just about lost my shit lol.
I'd add more shows but i dont want to turn this comment that no one will see into a whole ass history lesson.
If you like Art of Life check out any of the Versailles live DVDs. Personal favorite is live at Budokan
Love Versaiiles so Ill be sure to check it out 👍
i love defeated sanity at mountains of death 2011. engulfed in excrutiation is so fucking good
This vid came onto my FYP, Dont know who Varvis is but I See AB flag and I Sub, NOW you mixing metal well shit YT knows me too much.
Ayyyy lets GO Thanks for watching fellow Albertan
Iced Earth - Alive in Athens
Deicide - When Satan Lives
Annihilator - Masters of Rock
These are my top three.