Saw Volbeat for the first time in over a decade with my son last night at Jiffy Lube Live. Seats were great - front and center in the orchestra section behind the pit. They do an amazing job of creating headbanging riffs with catchy hooks and vocal melodies and the singing was spot-on.

Back from my 5th 70000 Tons of Metal (counting Barge To Hell*). It's been 7 years since my last one. It was my first on my own without knowing anyone but I still had a great time seeing all the bands. I thought the lineup was great despite skipping some of the biggest bands (symphonic/power metal).