Metallica @ Stubb's, Austin, TX (Guitar Hero SXSW) - pics

So the biggest (and most esteemed) indie music festival in the US hosts a surprise act that is a 50 million record selling band playing to a video game?

I guess this is the end of SXSW and the official death of the corporate music industry-

This is innovation? Wrong. This is slumming-

What will be the next indie rock fantasy festival? Pitchfork? Bumbershot? Rothbury?

This is the end of SXSW. Ugh.

metallica wrecks everything

yawn. cry. shut up.

Remember when Metallica played Lollapalooza back in '96? Didn't that festival start to fail after they played also?

you shut up!

Does anyone know what their set list was?

SXSW is not an indie music festival. While many think about it as a place for showcases, that is not it's main goal. SXSW is a music conference, not a place to showcase bands.

I can't decide whether 2:50 is the biggest troll I've ever seen or the biggest retard I've ever seen.

MEHtallica

I have no interest in this band, but I think this is pretty neat. Would've been cooler if they could've kept it better under wraps.

1. Creeping Death
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Harvester Of Sorrow
4. One
5. Broken, Beat & Scarred
6. Cyanide
7. Sad But True
8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
9. Master Of Puppets
10. Blackened
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11. Breadfan
12. Whiplash
13. Seek & Destory

2.50 you're way wrong. SXSW hasn't been cool for a few years. I understand why bands want/need to play there, but never understood the appeal from a fan's perspective, when the sets are short and you are surrounded by a bunch of industry trolls, and 3/4 of the audience are concerned about the next hot party to attend or annoying a true fan with constant blackberry and iphone texting. put your friggin phones down and enjoy the show already. or leave.

i am not a metallica apologist, but you pretty much can't shit on the band responsible for Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for All. IMHO metallica actually upped the coolness factor from a festival that lost its edge many years ago...

apparently jeff mangum is a HUGE metallica fan...

nnDIE nnDIE nnDIE!!!

this young band from Norway sounds like a flatulent compendium of sub-Saxon metal cliches that would get laughed off the stage if they didn't have the Metallica name and image to hide behind.

i've been attending SXSW for 12 years, and it ceased being an "unsigned band" discovery showcase about 5-6 years ago with the advent of label showcases, which means that by definition the bands playing are NOT unsigned. the SXSW of today is about networking, not discovering new acts like in the past (bummer). up until 5-6 years ago it was a small music conference with 3500 attendees- today it is more than double that number, and the worst part is half of the current attendees are not even in the industry- they come just for the vibe, to hang out, in other words, posers. whereas in the past we could see 10-12 different bands at 10 differnet venues in one evening, today we can't even get into the venues to see 3 bands because the venues are already full to capacity of posers. our $600 passes are pretty much worthless as a result.

SXSW is a victim of its own success.

posted by a music industry veteran who was at the metallica show last night

^^

so you can't just be someone who wants to come and enjoy the vibe, hang out and watch good bands, in short, a fan to attend SXSW?

it would be better if it only industry types there?

sounds ideal

let's not forget that SXSW started as an industry-only event, for industry people. it is still billed as an industry event, though they sell passes to anyone these days. this is my job, how i pay my mortgage, provide for my family and put my kids through school. if people want to come and hang out, fine, AS LONG AS i and everyone else can still get their job accomplished, and the way it is now, we can't.

but, as the industry changes , so goes SXSW. we all must adapt, one way or another. that's pretty much the bottom line, and my industry better realize that before it becomes obsolete (and it may be too late already.....)

"so you can't just be someone who wants to come and enjoy the vibe, hang out and watch good bands, in short, a fan to attend SXSW?"

SXWS is not for you (no offense). SXSW is *not* a festival. I repeat: it is not a festival. It is an industry event. The same goes for CMJ. Must of the parties during SXSW and CMJ are really shows not officially associated with the event. You will notice that they don't put SXSW in their party's name. They are not allowed to.

Austin City Limits is for the fans. Besides, isn't it silly that someone from NYC would go to Austin just to see bands you can just see at home? I love Austin, but it's not the same during SXSW.

hey anon 8:37 SXSW and all music festivals or conferences, like winter music conference next week,gives fans a chance to see many of the bands we see at home in a small amount of time, for a fraction of the price of going out each night to see a show...

its all about the party and the scene not necessarily about the music per se.

"MEHtallica"

South by SouthMEH

as someone who stopped caring about metallica in 1991 - that set list is unbelievably awesome.

This show ruled. It was great to see Metallica at an intimate venue like Stubbs.

One of the best shows I've ever seen.

All I have to say is Guitar Hero is the Anti-Christ for young kids who need to learn to play real instruments.

Boo!!! Metallica
Boo!!! SXSW

I live her in Austin, don't buy the badge or wristband and just come and walk around, plenty of good bands.

Metallica has sucked for years and I WAS a huge fan.

Load was the end. Really the Black album.

SXSW stopped being cool at least 10 years ago. Metallica stopped being cool/listenable around 20 years ago!

kanye played with common and badu

and he gave up more thsn half his set to showcase new kids he's singed

garotas suecas covered os mutantes

the difference between Metallica and most of the bands that play south by south west, is that people will care about Metallica in 4 months. and also none of those other bands wrote the song Creeping Death, IMO one of the best metal songs EVA! DONNNEE!! Now shut up!

U guys are so fucking negative. yal dont even know what the hell your talking about. Metallica is and always will be METAL GODS. so shut the fuck up and worship them.

I love my Velvet Underground, MBV, etc etc, but I also loved Metallica when I was 15. I saw them at Woodstock 94 and it rocked, and I would have LOVED to see the setlist they did at SXSW (regardless of whether I haven't paid attention to them since 'And Justice For All'.

^^^i compensate by listening to music that won't make people think i'm a bonehead because i truly only enjoy metal^^^

"mommy, where's fluffy?"

OHHHH the corporations are taking over our indie music!
sxsw will never be the same!

underground music became mainstream like 15 years ago when nirvana broke you bunch of tools.its all been commercial since then but you are probably 16 yrs old and think your punk.

metaaal!

the never ending tension between making money and making art...

$600 passes isnt that the very definition of corporate excess? you know that money is coming out of the artists pockets, right? corporate music industry excesses are sort of sickening.

God, everyone needs to stop complaining. I went to SxSW as a fan this year, and had a great time! I saw over 30 bands I really love in just 4 days, went to some cool parties with friends, and enjoyed the amazing weather and local vibe of Austin. If everyone would just lighten up a bit, and stop comparing "new" SxSW with "old" SxSW, perhaps they could see that the new incarnation is not that bad. I'm sorry that things have to change from the "cool" SxSW that happened over 10 years ago, but that's life. Things change. You just need to deal with it. We have a new generation running and enjoying SxSW now, so it's inevitably going to be different.

even metallica know how bad their music has sucked since master of puppets.

they're metal gods because metal is the only genre complacent enough to tolerate sloths like them. that's the thing about metal that cracks me up, it's like the complacency is the whole point. once you stop recycling the same cliches, you don't count as metal any more... and metallica have always counted as metal, because they demand nothing of themselves and attract fans who demand even less.

"I was in the music business once...roadie for Metallica...bunch of assholes..."

Why so much negativity. Just relax guys.
BTW you can even play Guitar Hero online these days. Take a break ;)

people who type in the dots in the album title ...And Justice For All have got to be the saddest sycophants on the planet

...OH, SCREW YOU!

Austin can have all the festivals it wants.. Its still Texas. I hate how it claims to be the live music capitol of america. Obviously Austin has never been to nyc.
I had to work in Austin for 6 months once and ya sure every night some garage blues band is playing at some tex-mex place, but i kept missing out on bands I liked that were playing in nyc and were never coming to austin.

Yeah, the live music capital slogan is bs. In Austin, you find nothing buy middle-aged blues guys, cover bands, and solo acoustic singer songwriter, and a little bit of Nashville country. Not much else musically, not even some good ol' outlaw country. That said, Austin is a great place.

Getting worked up over this post (SXSW...Metallica...Industry vs Non-industry...etc) is akin to getting worked up over a Britney Spears concert. You're ALL losers.

see teh big lebowski re: metallica.

Metallica = music 4 meatheads!

I hate Metallica but anon 5:04 AM is right! Hearing all these indie posers put down bands that have been around for decades such as U2, Springsteen, Morrissey etc just makes me laugh! I love some newer bands (LCD, TV On The radio, Arcade Fire Etc..) but they cannot compare to the all time greats. Maybe someday but not yet.

Whilst I do frequently listen to my breadfan vinyl...what is the point of these "new music" festivals if this is what can happen at them?

Suspending reality for the sake of this point, if AnR lamprey were actually able to sign and develop a quality artist, what are the chances any of them will be at the unsigned band showcase when this douchery is exploding at Stubbs?....After all, Stubbs is the best bet for coke under these circumstances. Why would a great unknown act bother to haul their shit to Austin and grapple with satan for parking, only to have any chance of making a scene stomped to death by the likes of fucking metallica?

I actually love many metallica records...but they just gave SXSW incurable dick cancer....maybe that's a good thing, I don't know.

METALLICA FUCK'N KILLED IT.

I hit the NOS and rode the fucking lightning. You can meet my puppets if you are gonna keep bitching.

Blackened is the end.

Ray Ray

Metallica is not even remotely good. Vocals are almost as bad as passion pit. seriously. what is the fucking deal with that gruff huff and puff? it sounds like absolute shit. Plus their guitar sounds are trebly tinny nuisances with no tone anywhere.

You people are so funny. You bitch and moan and bash Metallica who is, with out question, of of the greatest bands of all time. Have you ever seen them live? It's a religious experience. All you lame assholes are jealous and would kill to be in a band like that. Get a fucking life. If you know it alls think you can be in a band and be as good if not better than them. Go ahead and try. You will undoubtably fail.

I love these some of these hypocrites. Like Mr. "music industry veteran who was at the metallica show last night." You brag about how you've been coming to SXSW for 12 years and then bitch about how it has ceased to be about unsigned bands. Then you state that you saw Metallica here. You're laughable.

If you only want to come here to see unsigned bands there are plenty of opportunities to do so but if you're busy at the Metallica show for 90 minutes I'm sure you're going to miss out on some of those.

I've been attending SXSW for 13 years as a fan or I guess as you call it "a poser." I still have no problem getting into shows I want to see. You know why? Because I don't spend my time in lines to see shows with bands that everyone already knows about. I'll go see them later when I can see a full set. Why don't you do your due diligence and listen to the songs that SXSW provides and actually go look up some of the other lesser known bands. You can always see the established bands later. Do your job if that's what you're there for, but please, drop the holier than thou attitude b/c you know what, it's people like me and the other posers there who end up paying for your mortgage by going to shows and buying music. But more importantly we're the ones supporting these artists when dinosaurs like you decide they're not cool or hip anymore and we're still going to their shows and buying their merch. You're just a dude with a badge and a notepad and a crap attitude.

And to the trolls bashing Metallica and SXSW, don't you have anything better to do? They've both been around and they've both paid their dues. They aren't the same as they were 15 years ago. You have the choice to like them and show up or not. You have the right to like them or not. Either way, fine. We don't care. They don't care. Feel free to not show up. Both will get along fine without you and your crap attitude.

Also thanks BV and the rest of the bloggers/fans out there who are constantly listening for quality bands and sharing it with the rest of us. It's very much appreciated. And thanks for coming to our city and helping to make it a good time for everyone who actually loves music. See you next year.

"All I have to say is Guitar Hero is the Anti-Christ for young kids who need to learn to play real instruments.

Boo!!! Metallica
Boo!!! SXSW

I live her in Austin, don't buy the badge or wristband and just come and walk around, plenty of good bands.

Metallica has sucked for years and I WAS a huge fan.

Load was the end. Really the Black album.

Posted by TXn | March 21, 2009 11:16 PM"

Absolutely, positively 100% true.

"You people are so funny. You bitch and moan and bash Metallica who is, with out question, of of the greatest bands of all time. Have you ever seen them live? It's a religious experience. All you lame assholes are jealous and would kill to be in a band like that. Get a fucking life. If you know it alls think you can be in a band and be as good if not better than them. Go ahead and try. You will undoubtably fail.

Posted by Anonymous | March 23, 2009 12:19 PM"

Hey, wait a minute. How did Lars get on here to post a message?

metallica pre-87= a hobo's dickcheese
metallica post-87 = an old hobo's dickchese

To Anonymous who posted:
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2009 7:18 PM
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2009 8:04 PM

"in the past we could see 10-12 different bands at 10 differnet venues in one evening, today we can't even get into the venues to see 3 bands because the venues are already full to capacity of posers. our $600 passes are pretty much worthless as a result."

This is a load of shyte! Out of the entire time I was at SXSW seeing music from 1pm-5am Wed thru Sat, I came cross only two venues that I had trouble getting into with the music badge. You got into Metallica, so obiviously the badge works. My sis said she went up to Metallica at Stubbs half way thru their set, and she may have waited in line for 2mins tops. The badges are still gold and get you in for sure. All the "posers" your talking about buy wristbands. And some "posers", like my self, volunteer to make this f'n' "industry event" work. If it wasn't for us being SXSW bitches, this shindig wouldn't happen. Stay the fuck out Texas and find another way to feed your bitch ass kids ya cunt.

To Anonymous who posted:
Posted by Anonymous | March 23, 2009 12:19 PM

Your so right man, I totally agree with everything you say. This dude watched 90min of Metallica while he could of been on the hunt for some unknown class acts, what a fool.

J'aime l'Internet pour toute la gang de malade qui ont rien d'autre à faire que de chier sur les blogues.

Allez voir Depeche Mode, ou Céline Dion, vous allez avoir les même commentaires.

You all dont know jack shit tell me off go ahead if you are not from TEXAS you sssuuuccckkk fuk u all METALLICA FUKING RULZ!!!!!! YOU GO NOW BYE BYE NOW