I LOVE concerts! if i cant see them live, the next best thing is watchin the dvd on my big screen and blastin it real loud. My all time favs:
"Arch Enemy - Tyrants of the Rising Sun" - a swedish melodic death metal band - A flawless performance by the most amazing band in the world, guitar-wise especially. If you play guitar at all, theres no way you couldnt appreciate these guys in some way, even if the vocals and other bits might put you off, the guitars are and always have been the main draw of the band. Just watch the clips! First 2 are beautiful guitar solos, third is one of my fav songs ever which also has incredible solos in it!.
http://tinyurl.com/cy6z3v (Chris' solo.... holy fucking balls is all i can say every time i watch this. his technique is just so inhumanly perfect.
http://tinyurl.com/29emhj5(mike's solo... good but not his best, more improvising than chris', so impressive in that regard. mikes mainly the riffmaster and song writer though, chris does most of the technical shredding)
http://tinyurl.com/25coya2 (and this is how they sound together in a song... blows my mind)
"Therion - Miskolc Experience" - a full symphony + choir + metal band = the most epic and amazing music imaginable. Fans of classical and metal will find large amounts of common ground here. The first half of the show is remakes of classical compositions, while the second is Therions actual songs. Cant decide which i like better, but thankfully i dont have to.
http://tinyurl.com/lksexn (sounds like crap compared to DVD lol!)
"Opeth - Lamentations" + "Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes" - so damn beautiful, anyone who loves music in general should be able to find something to appreciate in these masters. Progressive metal at its absolute finest. The beauty of the slow somber acoustic passages and Mikael's AMAZING (best in the world IMO) clean vocals, sharply contrasted with the power and aggression and drive of their heavier riffage and (again, best in the world) heavy vocals... It's just incredible. I've seen these guys 5 times in concert, and I fully plan on seeing them any opportunity i get!
http://tinyurl.com/2b4uwqf (a slower number)
http://tinyurl.com/y9xamkt (my fav opeth song ever! starts kinda heavy but gets really pretty in the middle)
"Spiritual Beggars - Live Fire!" - THIS is the band/concert you want to jam to when your stoned. Stoner rock/metal at its best. A very 70's rock vibe with great beats, riffs and melodies! I have yet to find a stoner who DOESNT like Spiritual Beggars. My 40-some year old professor at college turned into a big fan of theirs when i played some on a trip we all went on, and thats not unusual!
http://tinyurl.com/2682zkw (get really vaked to this one, i do all the time)
"Rammstein - Live aus Berlin" - German industrial metal goodness. Not for everyone by any means, but they are very entertaining visually also!! Very funny guys actually!
http://tinyurl.com/4uyedj (hilarious, watch the whole song!)
"Bloodbath - The Wacken Carnage" - Bloodbath IS brutal death metal, a motherfucking supergroup! If you dont headbang, you wont like this band, if you do, you'll be instantly in love!
http://tinyurl.com/pn85no
http://tinyurl.com/mral6k
http://tinyurl.com/2ehlume