For the past month or so I've been uming and ahing about going to Slayer. I like them, sure they make my head bang, but it was $80 and I had never heard the support bands before and noone wanted to go with me. However, today rolled around and I just clicked, fuck it, they won't be back and I want to see them and as many bands as I can while I'm still young. So off I went, alone to Slayer.

I left it fucking late, it was 5pm and the concert started at 6pm at the riverstage. Ticketmaster wouldn't let me buy online anymore so I had to race up to Sunnybank Hills in the beast (which is on the road again $170 later) and grab a ticket from Pick and Pay. Step one complete, next was the 130. A leftover copy of mX kept me entertained to South Bank where I got off, grabbed some Subway and a Red Eye Platinum to prepare myself.

There was plenty of metalfolk around, and being fucking awesome people, it's easy to strike up conversation. Into the grounds and Minus Life were playing and surprisingly there was a pretty decent mosh for it. I sat down and watched for a bit then thought I'd stretch my legs in the mosh. Good idea to start with, then I copped an elbow to nose making it bleed. Fuck yeah, battle wound!

Mastodon came on so I retreated back to the grass, they were ok, but didn't really do it for me, had a few cool instrumental sections. What I was most surprised with was this cool mum who brought her, I'm guessing 12-14 year olds to the concert and joined them in the mosh pit. That's metal

Slayer eventually came on and I ran into the pit like a school girl and got ready for a bashing. It was a fucking fun concert, lots of people jumping around and screaming and shouting, the crowd response was incredible. It was a fucking lot of fun to just interlock arms with a complete stranger wearing the same band shirt as you and just plough through the crowd. There was alot of sweaty barebacked dudes though which wasn't that pleasent rubbing faces with but then again, its all in the spirit of metal just like the topless chick on a guy's shoulders, and another chick moshing in just a bra  

I continually was whipped by this hot metal chick in front of me with her long hair as she headbanged but as it worked out we moshed together and then eventually I tried (and failed) at having her on my shoulders. I'm a fucking weak bastard so I have no idea why I tried, but I did and we both got fucked up. In the end she moshed on the bloke next to me and during the encore I got her number. Score

During the concert I tried crowd surfing again and got absolutely destroyed. The crowd got me up and then it just sorta parted and I made friends with the ground pretty quickly. As a result my phone is now fucked and I can't get it to turn back on. I'm hoping it was just the impact and a bit of sweat so she'll switch on great in the morning, but my luck is never good so we'll see.

To finish the night off I scraped a $1 off the ground and also walked some guys to Club Phoenix. I caught the 130 back to Sunnybank Hills, ran through the deserted, dark and somewhat scary (ha not for a metal kid... ) alley to my car. I'm rooted now and I imagine my neck will kill me in the morning, but so fucking worth it! Bring on Lamb of God!

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