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Coming in hot with a guest review, our homie Corey Pierce! Metal scene personality, producer, and legendary drummer for God Forbid and Disciples of Verity. Corey went to both the first and second night of Metallica’s “Life Burns Faster at Sphere Las Vegas” and he shares his unbiased review with our readers!
How do you put into words what it feels like to see the biggest band in the world put on the biggest show they ever put on, for the first time, in an extraordinary place? I’d like to start by saying that I’ve been a touring musician for many years, and I’ve seen thousands of bands. Some people may not admit it, but on some level I do believe you become a bit underwhelmed by the live show experience after playing and being in attendance at so many shows. It’s not to say you don’t enjoy bands as much or you don’t feel the energy and excitement of the crowd from the live experience. It could, however, be said that that excitement gets dialed down over the course of years and experience. I can honestly and truly say that being able to see Metallica at Sphere Las Vegas, the first two nights, was a supercharged live thrill that brought back feelings of going to my very first show.