So here it is, a look at what was 2012 and what I've already got my eye on in 2013. I'm just going to list off my travels, my favorites and some highlights from the year plus take a stab at a few things for 2013. I'd love to hear some of your highlights, jump on the Nudge Facebook page and plug away!
Longest Distance Traveled for a Show:
Indiana - Iron Maiden & Alice Cooper
Most Metal:
Mayheem w/ Anthrax, Motorhead, Slayer & Slipknot
runner up: Trespass Tour w/ Five Finger, Trivium, Killswitch & Pop Evil
Smokey & Buzzed Award for Venue:
Primus @ Taft
Drunkest:
Iron Maiden (sorry again Andy...lol)
1ST TIMERS:
Foxxy Shazam (2x), Jane's Addiction, Slash (2x), Volbeat
Cancelation of X-Fest
Worst Show:
Black Keys or ONE: Metallica Tribute Band
Biggest Thrill:
Getting my picture with KISS!
Show I Wish I Could Have Attended:
MetallicA's Orion Music & More Festival (did watch the streams..thanks FUSE)
runner up: Knot Fest w/ LAMB OF GOD & Randy's return
runner up #2: Lollapalooza: Soundgarden & Black Sabbath's only US date
Best Time@ a Show this Year:
Rock on the Range or Mayhem- I had the best person to experience metal with me... my girlfriend & my rock!
Favorite Album of 2012:
man it's been a tough year... killer albums from Soundgarden, Shinedown & Halestorm.. Nothing really stood out as an album I was blown away by like Wasting Light from the Foo Fighters in 2011. But I'm gonna say my top 2 were House of Gold & Bones from Stone Sour & Lamb of God's Resolution. Unless of course we count Metallica's Beyond Magnetic EP which was released on disc at the start of 2012...lol!
Band I'm Most Look Foreward To Seeing in 2013:
MetallicA, but of Course. It's been too long, going on three years. I'll go ahead and add Soundgarden, never seen them, and I'd love to see Pearl Jam again.
We've got plenty to look forward to in the New Year: Metallica's Orion Music and More Festival will only be 4hrs north of us in June. Green Day is set to tour North America to support their 3 albums and see the triumphant rise of Billy J post rehab. We'll soon be getting new albums from Pearl Jam, Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Stone Sour, Killswitch Engage, Alice in Chains, Black Sabbath, IRON MAIDEN, AC/DC & Jason Newsted is set to release a series of songs starting with an EP early next month. And lastly.. all the spring tours you know will head our way. Yes... Say goodbye to 2012 and raise those DEVIL HORNS! HAPPY NEW YEAR LUNATICS!
\m/ 2013 \m/
