Penguin: I know you were not addressing me but don't mind if I actually answer the comparison between the two gigs. I attended Kreator back in KL and I have to say the crowd is bit more wild in Malaysia. They were climbing up 15 feet high beams and moshing! It was a bit insane. PLUS, the venue at which Kreator played had wayyy better acoustics than last night unfortunately.
I love Slayer to death, and was right up front at the $125. I was a little disappointed as I thought it would've gotten a bit more erm 'wild' , but nonetheless there were a lot of small groups body-bashing and surfing. Dont' forget that the security up front was keeping a very close eye on us, and the minute something looked 'violent' they stepped up to either pull a guy off or to sorta give a 'warning look'.
I thought the setlist wasn't that bad, and to go on that ferocity for more than 2 hours is difficult. Even Kreator's gig back in KL was around 1 1/2 hours, Mayhem early on in Singapore and when I was back in Perth was 45 mins to 1 hr! Megadeth I attended back in Australia was around 2 hours, but Dave gets a chance to rest his vocals quite a bit cos his songs get a bit more melodic. Most metal gigs last for that length anyway. Majority of Slayer tunes are also in the 3-4 minute region.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. YUP, I wish there were more people who attended. I didn't get to see the B and C section, but the 125 did feel pretty packed and squishy - but I guess that's cos everyone was pushing up front. Still was good, and still got to see Slayer! I wish I hung out back to meet them, but my legs were aching and my neck too. Back to KL it is for me today.
Peace bros
