Good Time to be a metal fan with a turntable

Glory,
Doesn't all the Metal music sound like that?
I don't think it does. On occasion (which is becoming increasingly rare) I do listen to classic rock and some metal. My position on classics, like led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, etc. is no different, that everybody else's here.
The "newer" groups, like Iron Maiden and Metallica are kind of OK, but I could never include Motorhead in the same company.
Live shows- it's a different subject. Sound quality for the most part is horrible, and that would include shows I attended- Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead.
On the other hand, if every live sound engineer could master a sound like Jethro Tull, Mark Knopfler, James Blunt, or even Rolling Stones, that would be a "whole 'nother story".
I do believe, that many of the rock musicians and their sound engineers are actually deaf after many years of being exposed to dBs.

Tvad,
I agree, I saw them in Philadelphia around 1997- great sound.
This year Iron Maiden- HORRIBLE.

I saw Metallica in '86 opening for Ozzy. They blew him away. They we're incredible. I also saw the in'89 for the Monsters of Rock show. They we're better than anyother bank there.

Tvad,

Yes there is a big difference between the original Master of Puppets and the 5 rpm re-issue. There are subtleties in the interplay between the two guitars that you can't hear on the original. Also, it just sounds more "live". Same goes for Ride the Lightning.