But why?
I watched them on YouTube and found them to be comically bad. Terrible widdly harmonised guitars, weedy gay vocals, and fast but not really heavy.

I can see the appeal of Slayer or Metallica or whatever but that lot I do not get the appeal of for a second.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:37, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I think they're fun
and I like watching bands at festivals that are entertaining. I wouldn't buy their album to listen to at home but I was looking forward to seeing them live.

We've talked about this Monty, remember? Other people are allowed to like things that you don't like.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:42, Reply)

They are indeed.
It was a genuine question. Some things aren't for me but I can see the appeal, but not those tossers.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:46, Reply)

I just think they're fun, I enjoy the mental guitar riffs and they're good to dance to
Although as I mentioned, I was unconscious and missed them so I don't know if they were entertaining or not.

Slipknot, who I never really liked that much, were absolutely fantastic. They headlined and they were awesome. I don't really like their music much but they were really good.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:53, Reply)

What is the appeal of Slayer?
I don't really understand really heavy metal. It all seems very shouty and angry to me.
( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:47, Reply)

That's pretty much exactly the appeal
Shouty, angry music for shouty, angry people. Most metal includes decent harmonies and hooks but with louder, crunchier instruments. Slayer are the pinnacle of Thrash metal, a genre aimed at people who like throwing themselves bodily around their bedroom and headbanging instead of masturbating or meeting women.

They're still ace though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:53, Reply)

As I see it,
it's extremely aggressive, heavy, intense and fast: quite an experience live, I am told.

As opposed to a bunch of homos in tights widdling away like toddlers in a paddling pool at 200bpm but with no bottom end and zero menace.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:53, Reply)

that last sentence doesn't really make much sense
and there are typos Monty, TYPOS.

Ninja edited typos apparently.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:54, Reply)

I think I can be forgiven solely for coming up with
'widdling away like toddlers in a paddling pool', personally.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:59, Reply)

3/10.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:01, Reply)

I think I'll stick with my happy joyful raving!

( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Wed 6 Oct 2010, 9:59, Reply)

A fairly important one time contributor to the thrash scene in the 80s
and a must see experience live. There's nothing quite like it. Only bother once, and hope they play Hell Awaits/Reign in Blood songs.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:07, Reply)

just this
I was amazed at how good Slayer were live and it has changed how I view heavy metal (again)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:14, Reply)

My brother is desperate for me to go, reckons I'd love it.
Mind you he said that about Rammstein and I've seen a terrible live DVD of them, so I know his judgement is fatally flawed.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:28, Reply)

Rammstein are certainly entertaining live
because of the almost martial quality of it and the pyrotechnics

as a band though Slayer were absolutely superb. If I hadn't seen Bigelf, Slayer would have been the best thing at Sonisphere.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:30, Reply)

My main problem with Rammstein is the keyboards.
My second problem is the silly costumes.
My third is the short hair /shallow
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:33, Reply)

keyboards is fair enough
they haven't really gone in for particularly silly costumes when I've seen them. Especially not when compared to some of the other bands.

Are Germans allowed long hair?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:35, Reply)

Dragonforce
they are obscenely cheesy, and widdly, but I find them hilarious and an amusing listening experience.

The songs are all about the same stuff and are very formulaic, but they aren't bad as such.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Oct 2010, 10:13, Reply)