Concert review: Slayer, Megadeth, Testament at UIC Pavilion
Slayer, Megadeth and Testament -- three bands that helped reinvent metal in the ‘80s -- drew nearly a full house Friday inside the steamy UIC Pavilion, defying age and gravity to play sets that hit hard and fast, brutality delivered with a sinister smile.
“They were louder in Detroit,” Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine sneered as the fans shouted a chorus back at him, then broke into a grin when the fans responded to his taunts with even greater gusto. “That’s more like it.”
The three bands share much in common: roots in the seedier, punkier side of California’s metal scene, an emphasis on velocity as well as heaviness; Apocalyptic lyrics about death, war and religious oppression; a taste for street clothes instead of standard rock-star duds; and a disdain for theatricality, frilliness and poodle haircuts.
“They were louder in Detroit,” Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine sneered as the fans shouted a chorus back at him, then broke into a grin when the fans responded to his taunts with even greater gusto. “That’s more like it.”
The three bands share much in common: roots in the seedier, punkier side of California’s metal scene, an emphasis on velocity as well as heaviness; Apocalyptic lyrics about death, war and religious oppression; a taste for street clothes instead of standard rock-star duds; and a disdain for theatricality, frilliness and poodle haircuts.
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