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i think i know where you're comng from. It seems the only bands still able to move tickets from that era are Metallica and Iron Maiden, though neither are the same band they once were in their heydays.

I don't get these last ditch concerts. Most of their fans have grown up and their tastes have changed, leaving only those who for whatever reason have been remained loyal to their music and favorite bands.

Metal has changed over the last 3 decades with the mid/late 80's being the reigning era. the metal of today is so unrecognizable it's sickening. Bands like Converge, Mastadon and Jawbreaker, who just scream to the point of incoherence and hit random strings on the guitar with the distortion jacked up to insane levels, have strayed far from what metal once stood for.

Other Bands like Shadows Fall still hang on to at least some form representation of what thrived and dominted the 80's. But it's still not what we knew.

RIP Metal