Drummer Richard Christy - "Blown Away By METALLICA"
February 3, 2009, 15 years ago
Drummer Richard Christy (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH, CONTROL DENIED) has issued the following update:
This past week was a crazy but fun one for me, I saw Metallica twice - I haven't seen them in about 18 years since the Black album tour and I was blown away. They played a different set both nights I saw them which was really cool because each night I was totally surprised and excited to hear what songs they would do, it was awesome to hear classics like 'Phantom Lord', 'Sanitarium' and 'Harvester Of Sorrow'! I got to go backstage at Nassau Coliseum thanks to my buddy Phil Demmel from the amazing metal band MACHINE HEAD who were crushing as the opening band for Metallica, as were THE SWORD Sword. Backstage I got to see one of my all-time metal heroes James Hetfield but I was way to nervous to say anything to him! I don't get star-struck too often but I was definitely freaking out in the presence of one of my heroes!"
