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Metal Masters

Posted on August 14, 2008 at 01:09 PM

Mark and I had the opportunity to see and hear some true metal at its finest when the Metal Masters Tour plowed through the Jones Beach amphitheater in Long Island, New York.  Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead, and Testament:  I felt like I was back in high school.

By the time we arrived, Testament had already begun their set, but we were still lucky enough to hear Chuck Billy and company tear through a few classics.  Next up was Motorhead.  When Lemmy shouted, “We’re Motorhead, and we play rock ‘n’ roll,” I remembered how cool it was when Overkill’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth introduced our Talking Metal jam of the Motorhead classic, “Overkill,” by saying, “We’re Turtlehead, and we play rock ‘n’ roll!” Mike Portnoy made up the name!

When Heaven and Hell took the stage, I was once again in awe, as we were literally four rows in front of the living legend, Tony Iommi.  Dio was also spot on as usual.  In a live setting, he consistently sounds just as good or better than he does in the studio.  Amazing!

We also had the pleasure of interviewing Judas Priest’s Glenn Tipton for before their set.  The interview will soon be available on the Talking Metal podcast.  The group opening up with new track “Prophecy,” and for the first few minutes of the track, Rob Halford was covered by a silver hooded cape.  It reminded me of my Ostronomy costume!  More on Judas Priest later, but the more I listen to Halford, the more I think he’s the greatest singer in metal.

Now, let me fast forward to last night.  I went to see a great band we’ve featured on the podcast called Roxbury.  They’re from New Jersey, and they played a Lower East Side, New York club called The Delancey.  When I received a call from their drummer Paris Bierk (son of Sebastian Bach) asking me to come to the show, I immediately said “I’m there!”  These guys remind me of the band I played with in high school.  They play and like various different styles of metal which is what I like about them.  One song can sound like Iron Maiden while the next tune can sound like Dokken.  Google “Roxbury” and check them out on MySpace!

I gotta run now.  I’m headed into the city.  If we have time, Mark and I are going to record a podcast.

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