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Hadley
Metal student
Number of posts: 143
Age: 32
Registration date: 2010-11-11
 |  Subject: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:40 am | |
| What are some opening acts that seem odd choices for bands? I'd go with the Manowar opening for Ted Nugent. Yeah, most of us love Ted and Manowar, but can you really see most nugent fans sitting through stuff like this:
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Joe
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1730
Age: 37
Registration date: 2009-09-22
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:44 am | |
| Type O Negative opening/co-headlining with Hatebreed came to mind for me. That was an odd mix for sure. |
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Fat Freddy
Lord of all PBR's
Number of posts: 21117
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-02-21
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:11 am | |
| I saw Cinderella opening for Judas Priest's RAM IT DOWN tour in 1988... I liked both bands but I had to admit that it was a rather strange combo.
When I saw KISS' Reunion Tour in NYC in 1996, the opening act was... 311. As you might imagine, they did not receive a very warm welcome from the KISS crowd.
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Required Fields
Metal is my Life
Number of posts: 11270
Age: 26
Registration date: 2007-01-31
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:16 am | |
| Flotsam and Jetsam opened for KoЯn back in the mid 1990s. |
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Coram Deo
Metal student
Number of posts: 135
Age: 37
Registration date: 2010-06-19
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:24 am | |
| Faith no More and Sound Garden opening for Voivod.....I think it was 1989.....
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Troublezone
Dog Will Hunt!
Number of posts: 9882
Age: 36
Registration date: 2007-01-29
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:27 am | |
| "Kool and the Gang" are opening for Van Halen on the new tour. I think the RHCP would've been a better choice... (If they wanted a funky band) |
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Big Rich
Metal novice
Number of posts: 21
Age: 40
Registration date: 2011-04-21
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:42 am | |
| Megadeth opening for Aerosmith. It didn't last long, and I saw a one of the few shows. |
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S.D.
Administrator
Number of posts: 12406
Age: 41
Registration date: 2008-07-12
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:51 am | |
| Yngwie Malmsteen opening for AC/DC (someone was tripping)
Galactic Cowboys opening for Overkill.
Souls At Zero opening for Skid Row
Gentle Giant opening for Black Sabbath (1973)
The Cult opening for Metallica
all time winner....
Jimi Hendrix opening for The Monkees
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Jesusandmetal23
If it jams it jams
Number of posts: 992
Age: 113
Registration date: 2010-01-24
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:56 am | |
| Anybody opening for Iron Maiden or Rush. |
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Wurthless
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1775
Age: 21
Registration date: 2011-03-29
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:03 am | |
| | S.D. wrote: |
Gentle Giant opening for Black Sabbath (1973)
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Now, that would be an awesome concert IMO. |
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S.D.
Administrator
Number of posts: 12406
Age: 41
Registration date: 2008-07-12
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:08 am | |
| | Metal-On-Metal wrote: | | S.D. wrote: |
Gentle Giant opening for Black Sabbath (1973)
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Now, that would be an awesome concert IMO. |
Oh yeah, I would KILL to see that show...however it's notorious because the average Sabbath crowd in 1973 had no patience for Gentle Giant...they almost disbanded because the tour was so awful.
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bassman
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1581
Age: 40
Registration date: 2010-08-29
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:16 am | |
| Didn't King's X open for AC/DC in the early 90's?
That's an odd pairing for sure. |
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Nico
Metal graduate
Number of posts: 439
Age: 24
Registration date: 2011-02-27
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:21 am | |
| -Alice in Chains opening for Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax in 1991 -Any of the times that mallcore bands played with Slayer (saw Soulfly open for them in '02  ) -When I saw Deicide for the first time in '05, they had a bunch of crappy local mallcore acts open for them. At one point, I was tempted to just go home, but luckily the singer of that band said that Deicide was on next. When they took the stage, somebody in the crowd even said, "About time we got some true metal in this place"! Also, I remember hearing about how Running Wild opened for Celtic Frost and Voivod in '84 or '85 and received a lot of animosity from the audience. Although I think that might have had something to do with the fact that they claimed to be the "heaviest band in the world" while they were opening for Celtic Frost and Voivod.  Still, I think that nowadays most metal fans would love to see those three bands together. I know I would!  |
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stevegarveyfan
Metal master
Number of posts: 563
Age: 39
Registration date: 2007-11-10
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:45 am | |
| I once saw Consecrator open for Holy Soldier. Interesting to say the least. |
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Coram Deo
Metal student
Number of posts: 135
Age: 37
Registration date: 2010-06-19
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:53 am | |
| | stevegarveyfan wrote: | | I once saw Consecrator open for Holy Soldier. Interesting to say the least. |
That reminds me of One Bad Pig and Holy Soldier.....
Would have loved to seen Consecrator..... |
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stevegarveyfan
Metal master
Number of posts: 563
Age: 39
Registration date: 2007-11-10
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:57 am | |
| | Coram Deo wrote: | | stevegarveyfan wrote: | | I once saw Consecrator open for Holy Soldier. Interesting to say the least. |
That reminds me of One Bad Pig and Holy Soldier.....
Would have loved to seen Consecrator..... |
Consecrator was one heck of an awesome band. I miss 'em. |
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GrandNational
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3385
Age: 32
Registration date: 2007-01-30
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:39 am | |
| | Nico wrote: | | Any of the times that mallcore bands played with Slayer (saw Soulfly open for them in '02 ) |
I think SOAD opened up for both Slayer and Black Sabbath back in '98. Needless to say, the crowds weren't all that welcoming. Soulfly opening for Slayer now would be a great show, they've come a long way from what they were like in '02.
Eyesore posted this a few weeks from the upcoming Soulfly album in case you missed it to hear what I mean:
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Leatherface
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 4244
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:11 am | |
| Pantera opening for Skid Row back around '91.
Slayer opening for WASP back in the 80s.
Green Jello touring with Testament and Pro Pain in '93. |
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Alex Dee Rokket
Metal master
Number of posts: 764
Age: 28
Registration date: 2009-12-26
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MetalFRO
Metal master
Number of posts: 537
Age: 35
Registration date: 2009-03-15
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:25 pm | |
| | Coram Deo wrote: | | Faith no More and Sound Garden opening for Voivod.....I think it was 1989..... |
This makes perfect sense though, in the way that all 3 bands at the time were out of the ordinary for their genre, all three could have been considered "progressive" at some level, and Voivod was making a bid (or MCA was making a bid for them) for mainstream acceptance. This would have been a killer show! |
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Hamer12
Metal master
Number of posts: 706
Age: 39
Registration date: 2007-02-01
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:44 pm | |
| Primus for Rush on the RTB tour I think. Had tickets but the show got cancelled here.
Type O for Pantera. that show got cancelled here too. The fire marshall said there had to be seating on the floor, folding metal chairs mind you. Could you imagine 1000 folding metal chairs at a Pantera show?? neither could Dime & Vinny. We went to the Isle of Capri casino & watched Dime blow about 20 grand instead. |
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Shawn Of Fire
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3323
Age: 40
Registration date: 2010-08-19
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:49 pm | |
| Suicidal Tendencies opening for Queensryche
Jesse James Dupree opening for Queensryche
Type O Negative opening for Motley Crue
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CRIMSONMASK
Metal student
Number of posts: 100
Age: 43
Registration date: 2011-08-29
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:58 pm | |
| Candlebox sandwiched between Suicidal Tendencies & Metallica in 94. |
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TheGreatDuck
Metal student
Number of posts: 224
Age: 18
Registration date: 2011-03-14
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:17 pm | |
| It seems to have become popular for big metal bands to have some lame metalcore or nu metal band open for them during the last 10 years or so. |
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Fat Freddy
Lord of all PBR's
Number of posts: 21117
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-02-21
| | Subject: Re: Odd opening acts Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:20 pm | |
| I seem to remember Metallica taking Kid Rock and Linkin Park out on the road with'em a few tours ago.
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