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The Mosh Pit: Beginner's Guide

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Wyatt's Metal

Wyatt's Metal

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@WedryLP
@WedryLP Жыл бұрын
I once lost my glasses in a mosh pit (rookie mistake of course, keeping them on), and 3 guys suddenly stopped and created a little barrier for me to have the space to pick them up. It was a surreal moment, so much care in such a violent space. Of course, right after I put them back on, they slammed into me. 10/10 experience.
@robertlawson1184
@robertlawson1184 Жыл бұрын
And if you went in without your glasses, you’re even more fucked so maybe just stay at the back line or wear contacts if you’re referring to prescribed glasses 😂😂😂😂
@ashpats2
@ashpats2 Жыл бұрын
OMG exact same situation. Guys nearby understood instantly what happened and protected me and one of them while we were looking for the glasses in the dark through the grass with our hands. Epic respect !!!
@MurderBong
@MurderBong Жыл бұрын
THAT’S METAL AF
@CoolKidzYT
@CoolKidzYT Жыл бұрын
Wedry v moshpitu, tak to zní jako bizár lull
@vice9091
@vice9091 Жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine how you could ever keep from dropping your glasses constantly in a mosh pit
@jguin2112
@jguin2112 Жыл бұрын
I survived Slayer twice back in the 90's. Dislocated my jaw the second time. Had my jaw put back in place with a swift punch in opposite direction!!! SLAYER!!!!!
@kaigomai6471
@kaigomai6471 Жыл бұрын
Slayer fans really are something
@sickboy003
@sickboy003 Жыл бұрын
I just saw Slayer once and didn't get hurt but it was wild, a guy fall over me and never knew where he comes. 😂
@sto2779
@sto2779 Жыл бұрын
god damn...
@spaluny
@spaluny Жыл бұрын
Hahah…lost part of tooth during Rain in Blood!
@insignificantuser1016
@insignificantuser1016 Жыл бұрын
FUCKIN' SLAYER!!!
@LukeBiggs-ny5te
@LukeBiggs-ny5te Жыл бұрын
The first mosh pit I was ever in several people lifted a guy in a wheelchair (at his request) above their heads and took him to the centre as people moshed around them. That was the first of many things I will never forget from mosh pits and metal shows in general, for both the good and bad
@kevinbenedetto5281
@kevinbenedetto5281 Жыл бұрын
@LukeBiggs-ny5te i seen that happen before. was it in Ozzfest in NJ??? forget the year...
@victorvaughan2590
@victorvaughan2590 Жыл бұрын
It'd be a different vibe if they did it against his will lol
@GuitarAlex
@GuitarAlex Жыл бұрын
We helped a guy in a wheelchair crowd surf this past weekend! People don’t realize the love, care, and respect metal heads share!
@ManadaCan
@ManadaCan Жыл бұрын
That's so awesome. I've seen some pics of stuff like that.
@deralex4350
@deralex4350 Жыл бұрын
This year at nova rock a guy in a wheelchair started a pit by gradually driving in a bigger circle! Absolute legend!
@UNDScandinavian
@UNDScandinavian 8 ай бұрын
Lost my wallet and phone in an Avatar pit. After the show, two giant Samoan dudes approach me, and I start wondering what I did to piss them off. Turns out they had my phone! They saw me drop it in the pit, used their large frames to block people, retrieved it, and waited until after the show to find me. As for the wallet, someone else returned it to lost and found, and only $10 was missing, which is exactly what I would have spent buying that person a beer! Love this community.
@crappymeal
@crappymeal 8 ай бұрын
Awesome
@ManagedPan1k
@ManagedPan1k 7 ай бұрын
Avatar and Orbit Culture was the craziest pit I’ve experienced went from noobie thrasher to standing on the side line pushing 3 giant wrecking balls (drunk linebackers) back in the pit when they got tossed
@Trish-be9er
@Trish-be9er 7 ай бұрын
Avatar was the most insane pit I've seen...that was just a few days ago.
@kierstenmay
@kierstenmay 6 ай бұрын
I LOVE AVATAR!! 🤘
@miaw6392
@miaw6392 5 ай бұрын
I remember the time I lost both my shoes at an Ozzie Osbourne concert. It was when Jake E Lee was playing guitar.
@peggywoods4327
@peggywoods4327 8 ай бұрын
This 64 year old granny still loves a good mosh! The kindness and respect in a good pit is soul satisfying. The guys will make an opening for me and also keep a protective eye on me. I tend to hang around the outer perimeter these days as I'm more fragile than I was in my 40s 😜🤘 Looking forward to Clutch in a few weeks...
@wyattsmetal
@wyattsmetal 8 ай бұрын
You're awesome!!
@melmagnifique6954
@melmagnifique6954 7 ай бұрын
Is it your grandpa or grandma?
@sullisen
@sullisen 6 ай бұрын
This is the best comment I've come across in a good while!
@mikenoordermeer8077
@mikenoordermeer8077 6 ай бұрын
Damn respect granny❤🤘
@ominous-omnipresent-they
@ominous-omnipresent-they 5 ай бұрын
You goddamn savage, you.
@stefanhummelt5781
@stefanhummelt5781 Жыл бұрын
I lost my wedding ring in a Sepultura mosh pit - in seconds dozens of people were searching for it and eventually found it! I was so glad - I mean explain this to your wife... But absolut respect to the wonderful people metal heads actually are
@unholydesecrationofficial2441
@unholydesecrationofficial2441 9 ай бұрын
That's what's up
@richevans609
@richevans609 8 ай бұрын
I have witnessed numerous people fall on the floor and the pit stopped to let a guy or gal up.... I don't doubt the story at all. 👍
@primalwrld
@primalwrld 7 ай бұрын
there was a little person in the mosh at sepultura and started a mosh cult
@aysiarogina5741
@aysiarogina5741 7 ай бұрын
I saw a thing that said metal heads are good people disguised as bad people, and hippies are bad people disguised as good people. Life has never been the same, it was the most truth ever spoken😂
@xneurotoxic
@xneurotoxic 5 ай бұрын
Yup. I witnessed a few times when someone has lost the wallet or the phone, every time it was found and returned. Everyone near the place where you lost it instantly just scatter around and start to search and look around the floor for the thing lol. I also tend to leave my jacket and stuff on some random place so I can go in the front, nobody ever touched them. It seems all metalheads around the world are always like this, this is really nice
@coolcoconuts4453
@coolcoconuts4453 Жыл бұрын
The moshpit is just quite simply one of the only situations where you can GENUINELY lose your shit and go completely primate feral without getting in trouble, it's straight up addictive
@buck45osu
@buck45osu Жыл бұрын
You go apeshit and walk out in arms with people you didn't know you were brothers with. It's fucking amazing. Just fucking soul purifying amazing.
@chriscoo8367
@chriscoo8367 Жыл бұрын
Didn't need this shit at a Led Zeppelin concert wayyy too busy listening to history being Made!!!❤🥰
@coolcoconuts4453
@coolcoconuts4453 Жыл бұрын
@@chriscoo8367 Let me guess, you're only 15 and were born in the wrong generation because you listen to music from the 70's!? My god how utterly unique you are
@chriscoo8367
@chriscoo8367 Жыл бұрын
@@coolcoconuts4453 No I'm nowhere near 15 try 64! And grew up Loving and listening to The Zeppelin
@coolcoconuts4453
@coolcoconuts4453 Жыл бұрын
@@chriscoo8367 Well then adjust to the times old timer, what makes you think that history isnt being made today just because people are moshing at concerts? Do you not remember when rock n roll was perceived as devil's music that would only corrupt the youth? I'm sure people generations before you were all saying "we didnt need no distortion or screaming at our concerts, we were just there watching history being made!"
@NuTTyScuTTy
@NuTTyScuTTy Жыл бұрын
honestly, the best part about being in the pit is you feel like you're surrounded by your best friends, who are really just total strangers for the duration of the show. I've met/interacted with people in moshpits who were some of the nicest people ever.
@jessventures6172
@jessventures6172 Жыл бұрын
This! Still have people on social media I've met at metal shows/festivals :)
@snokbol1
@snokbol1 Жыл бұрын
I feel like you'll nearly always make friends out of total strangers at metal shows/festivals, especially if you are going alone. I've interacted with so many people from all ages and from all over the world, some of which I still try to meet up with about once a year (would love it to be more often but flights are expensive).
@sp00kyd4ddy6
@sp00kyd4ddy6 Жыл бұрын
Theyre all super friendly. It's very easy to start a conversation too "hey are you that lady that decked me in a face?" Then it all starts from there 😂
@Tremtize
@Tremtize Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah dude the post mosh pit arm wraps or hugs from your newfound friends are brilliant love it.
@metalwheelz
@metalwheelz 10 ай бұрын
I was at a local Halloween show in my town one year and there was this guy dressed as a car. He had made the car out of boxes and his head and hands were inside as the driver. Fairly elaborate yet still very homemade looking, it was definitely one of the best costumes. This guy stood near the back of the room most of the show. It was a small venue, but I suppose there were a couple hundred there. Anyway, the pit formed and was pretty energetic. There were people standing around it and others were walking around getting their drinks and such. Suddenly with no warning or buildup, car guy suddenly ran forward from the back of the room at full blast. He somehow made a fully clear path, no obstructions whatsoever, and slammed into the dead center of the pit! There he became the absolute center of attention until his car costume was absolutely obliterated to shreds. That was seriously one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
@brunosco
@brunosco 4 ай бұрын
😂
@austinsmithproductions
@austinsmithproductions Жыл бұрын
I had my first mosh pit experience last month while seeing Metallica. I didn't plan on moshing, but after doing some shoving from the perimeter for the first few songs one guy noticed I was right on the edge of diving in so he grabbed my arm and next thing I knew I was thrashing around with all these different people. I had never felt so much like I could just be myself around other people and after dealing with some low points in the months prior, I unexpectedly found the most positive way imaginable to let all that anger and negative emotion just flow out of me. Moshing really is therapeutic in the wildest way and I'll never forget all those shoulder-to-shoulder collisions with the rest of the Metallica Family to the sound of Fuel, Battery and Hardwired. Best nights of my life.
@xvor_tex8577
@xvor_tex8577 19 күн бұрын
Funny that my first moshpit was in a metallica concert too, it went similarly too, and it was a year ago almost the same time you commented 😂
@avengedsvfdrcks
@avengedsvfdrcks Жыл бұрын
As a 5’3” female there are some pits I’ve been too intimidated to mosh in but man every time I run in one it’s the best time of my life. Not everyone is aware of their strengths, so sometimes you fall, but it takes SECONDS before people are picking you up and you’re running free again. Also, if you get stuck in the middle where everyone is pushing each other and can’t shove your way out, there’s people on the outside of the pit who will pull you out. Trust the pit 🤘🏻
@dako6082
@dako6082 Жыл бұрын
Same😂small female club 🙋🏼‍♀️. We are probably in the category " to afraid to shove because they could break "🤣. In my experience, the size difference is just a problem when there is to much room around me. One time I was flying 2 meters because a guy bodycecked me🤣. And we have to look out for the elbows because our heads are right there . Most of the time I will just run around like I am in a boxing match. I have to ceep the guard up 👀🙉😅. But most of the time I have to analyze the energy of the pit. If it's too rugth I need to get out (/don'tgo in), otherwise I won't survive.
@lauraelizabethbrown
@lauraelizabethbrown Жыл бұрын
It really takes seconds. I've even had times when people caught me preventing me from hitting the ground. We all look out for each other.
@emkstr
@emkstr Жыл бұрын
Not as little as you, but same camp! I hate when my assessment is that it's too dangerous of one for me to participate in, because I feel like I missed out. But sometimes the guys are just too big... and throwing windmill arms and ninja kicks like a dick.
@rjjablo
@rjjablo Жыл бұрын
I was at a show at First Avenue when a cute little Punk girl about your size got absolutely clocked by someone much bigger, flat on her back. Somebody picked her up by the jacket and shooed her away. Rough out there.
@MrCmon113
@MrCmon113 Жыл бұрын
I simply don't run into anyone that looks like they're half my weight.
@ManadaCan
@ManadaCan Жыл бұрын
I saw a guy at Ozzfest get his leg broken in the pit and on my next circle round I saw 6 dudes picking him up and took him to the medical tent. Fuckin respect. I am also a two time Slayer pit survivor. 🤘🏻
@yourbiggestfan746
@yourbiggestfan746 Жыл бұрын
I was front row to a slayer show once. That was the most intense pit I’ve been in. Trying to avoid crowd surfers and feeling the weight of the mosh. I nearly called it quits. But I endured. One of the best experiences I’ve had. Specially cos it was their final tour.
@Bunnytoes666
@Bunnytoes666 Жыл бұрын
@@yourbiggestfan746 Haha - ..."what doesn't KILL US, makes us STRANGER..." *Aeon Flux
@mikehunt4797
@mikehunt4797 Жыл бұрын
Craziest pits ive been in was at a small show for Deicide,Skinless and Immolation. Seemed like every guy in the pit was 6 foot + and 200 + i was 5'10 190 in most pits i do well that one was basically trying to survive.
@georgetsokanis3542
@georgetsokanis3542 Жыл бұрын
I worked at a punk club in ny in 81'. Then they called it slam dancing and alot of the etiquette started then. Don't be a dick,help those that have fallen, have a good time.
@te9591
@te9591 Жыл бұрын
Dang, a broken leg is a big deal.
@dkeeks
@dkeeks Жыл бұрын
I think the best thing about Mosh pits is when the bands see you so involved, you give the band energy to put on a great performance!!
@GonzoIV
@GonzoIV Жыл бұрын
Yeah spot on, being in a band and seeing how hard the crowd is going pumps you up even more, it's the best feeling in the world
@kevinbenedetto5281
@kevinbenedetto5281 Жыл бұрын
hell yeah, audience participation is the best thing about live music. i wish they'd turn the cameras around and show the crowd on those giant screens, instead of the band singing into a microphone
@UnedumecatedCat
@UnedumecatedCat Жыл бұрын
@@kevinbenedetto5281 they do at inkcarceration some times
@nugget_music
@nugget_music Жыл бұрын
...and the even better ones are when the band conducts the fucking pit. (I know, not metal, but...) First time I saw Three Days Grace, the singer was eating up how active and fucking mental the pit was. He called for it and planted his mic stand right in front of us as a show of approval.
@the_guy_who_asked__
@the_guy_who_asked__ Жыл бұрын
I’ve only ever been in one and it was a real small one. And i was really happy that there was basically no punching just really hyped up dancing. Basically just shoving and so. Really cool experience
@lillebowskiurbanachiever2367
@lillebowskiurbanachiever2367 Жыл бұрын
Wild thing for me to experience, and it was totally unexpected, but the mosh pit that formed while the Beasties Boys played Sabotage at Lollapalooza was insane. It was so unexpected for me to see a huge pit break out during the Beastie Boys set. Sabotage was a brand new song, and man, that was fun!
@wyattsmetal
@wyattsmetal Жыл бұрын
That sounds amazing
@marcen12
@marcen12 11 ай бұрын
Huh...Futurama ACTUALLY got it right.
@DomTheGuitarDude
@DomTheGuitarDude 8 ай бұрын
BEAUTIFUL MOSH PIT STORY: My first metal fest was tresspass america back in 13, Young me wanted to mosh so i jumped in that shit. I got banged around (obviously) but 4 songs into Killswitch Engage, i got my legged snapped at the knee. Went down and couldnt get back up. Something like 20 dudes made a wall around me and literally carried my ass to the medics, through the pit, everything. It was such a beautiful moment seeing so many dudes, young and old, saying you cant get back up, so we got you brother. Man i love metal. Been to 150+ shows since that day! metal heads are truly a family in one wild form.
@EagleMan_TradingCards
@EagleMan_TradingCards Жыл бұрын
Got knocked out at a Dying Fetus show (needed seven stitches). A Navy medic helped me and carried me outside, bandaged my head up, called the paramedics, then went right back in to mosh. He got my number before he left to tell me the story. Mad respect for him. Also a Slayer pit survivor!
@TheClownfight
@TheClownfight Жыл бұрын
Can I say I just love this strimg of words... 'got knocked out at a dying fetus show'. Never heard of this band, but it sounds on brand. Love your spirit, though. No victim, no complaints, just got right back into it. Mad respect!
@edroseptic9442
@edroseptic9442 11 ай бұрын
I got my front teeth busted out at morbid angel in the late 90’s Then got my replacements busted a couple years later at System of a Down. Good times
@grindeyyyyy
@grindeyyyyy 10 ай бұрын
I saw dying fetus with all shall perish years ago, my knock out was Whitechapel
@stayredeyed
@stayredeyed 6 ай бұрын
Knocked out at a Dying fetus show? Yea that definitely checks out, along with the 7 stitches. Glad you are safe now but fuck thats kinda badass, wonder what type of gnarly conversation starter scar thats gonna leave
@johnwalbeck5068
@johnwalbeck5068 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been in almost 40 mosh pits throughout the last 5 years of going to different shows. I first started going into punk shows, then local house party shows with larger crowds, and then massive crowds. Etiquette is everything. Every person that I’ve seen fall in the pit, I picked them up right away. And you’ll be picked up by not just one person but 3 or more simultaneously. That takes dedication, looking out for someone and shit. EDIT and Update: I have now officially been in 50 mosh pits after attending this year’s Aftershock festival in Sacramento, CA.
@skilldeadly8888
@skilldeadly8888 Жыл бұрын
Plus you will have people blocking your body so no one steps on you while they get you up.
@Bunnytoes666
@Bunnytoes666 Жыл бұрын
What separates US from those other look away or be ignorant motherfucks is that WE"RE crazy enough to give a fuck about others and theirs (and our) safety. I'm elated to hear that other people like you and I give a fuck in the pits. ...Back in '96 I missed Adam Jones' solo during the Aenima tour in Vancouver, cos my girlfriend at the time was having a seizure because of all the smoke, etc.....NOBODY stopped to help me out until EMS arrived (and we were at an accessible spot too....I had to send a GM Place employee to call 911.... fuckin disgrace.
@MrHamtits
@MrHamtits Жыл бұрын
Who counts there Mosh pits
@marugg78
@marugg78 Жыл бұрын
​@@MrHamtitsI've lost count, lol
@MrToberton
@MrToberton Жыл бұрын
It's been 21 years since my first Pit and every one was incredible ⛪
@burritopizzawhale2247
@burritopizzawhale2247 Жыл бұрын
My favorite mosh memory was when a buddy and me started a pit at the Judas Priest show after the drum fill in Painkiller. The crowd was pretty tame up until that point, a much older group for sure. About 20 people joined us, Rob and Ritchie came over to our side of the stage and just smiled big at us. Love that seal of approval from the metal god himself.
@Rog_7
@Rog_7 Жыл бұрын
Those types of pits are often my favourite. Especially in very small venues, just going in with a friend and opening the fucking pit together.
@henriquerodrigues7795
@henriquerodrigues7795 Жыл бұрын
One of the coolest moshpits experiences I had was on an Amon Amarth show in Rio. It was a medium sized venue, the mosh was really cool but the highlight was during a song the whole mosh started sitting down and "rowing the boat". Johan Hegg, the vocal, said that was one of the coolest things he ever seen.
@felixkatte8407
@felixkatte8407 Жыл бұрын
​@@henriquerodrigues7795I can absolutely confirm that! Been to a couple Amon Amarth shows and those always have amazing pits. And the rowing is so fucking fun
@splatninja9447
@splatninja9447 8 ай бұрын
7:11 is a perfect example of good etiquette. Everyone could see he was on his way out, yeah he got bumped, but nobody tried to guide him back into the pit.
@metalben005
@metalben005 Жыл бұрын
My first pit took me by surprise. I was watching Black Label Society open up for Anthrax on a tour run. The first song they played, nobody moshed and there was no pit, so i assumed i was safe while standing in the designated area. I decided to record the band as they started their second song (i believe it was Funeral Bell). The second they started the pit quite literally erupted behind me and i was dragged in. It caught me by surprise but i quickly got the hang of it, although i ran out of breath like 30 seconds in. It was a good time.
@hellowhatamidoinghere
@hellowhatamidoinghere Жыл бұрын
i went to my first punk show today and jumped in the pit after some hesitation but boy was it FUN!!! and i fell twice and both times i was picked up literally immediately by smiling people and we just continued moshing and it was so fun and i only have a couple bruises and i enjoyed every second of it
@casedistorted
@casedistorted Жыл бұрын
Man I miss those days as a kid in middle and high school. Take advantage when you’re young, go to as many shows as you can cuz one day you may grow out of it and you’ll have a family and not have time. I did it from 2001 to about 2005 and saw hundreds of bands and shows I can’t remember, but I’ll always remember the moshing the craziness. Was lucky I got it out of my system though so 20 years later I don’t feel like I missed out.
@cheliceralbane
@cheliceralbane 4 ай бұрын
Man, I’m going to Megadeth soon and I wanted floor tickets _so_ bad, but I’m taking my friend who is very new to metal and I didn’t want her to get squashed in the pit since she tends to follow me around, so I got seats. Ive also been to this venue before and the floor layout is super weird. 100% doing it at the next concert I go to though, which is in November.
@NikkiJeanAtterberry
@NikkiJeanAtterberry Жыл бұрын
Last night at the Mudvayne show I helped two teenagers surf for the first time after explaining pit etiquette. They came back around and thanked me. So satisfying to help the next generation join the community.
@zergtoss1
@zergtoss1 8 ай бұрын
See comment above lol
@benjamingunter6393
@benjamingunter6393 Жыл бұрын
Back in May, I was at a Bloodywood show, and was in the pit. I fell, and about .5 seconds later, I felt 5-6 hands grabbing me to pull me back up. It always ring true to help people up.
@gillt1
@gillt1 Жыл бұрын
Pitt etiquette is real
@GonzoIV
@GonzoIV Жыл бұрын
Yep bloodywood is still my most insane pit as well dude lol
@DennisVlaanderen
@DennisVlaanderen Жыл бұрын
Bloodywood crowds are so fucking wholesome man. Saw mostly female crowdsurfers during Dana Dan, didn't spot a single groper on any of the women I've seen moving forward. Haven't seen that with any other band I know of where females started surfing.
@faebruarie
@faebruarie Жыл бұрын
​@@DennisVlaanderenConsidering the message of that song, any gropers would probably end up leaving the show brutally mauled, if they'd leave at all. Bloodywood are absolutely amazing and wholesome, and it reflects on their fanbase too 🫶🤘
@kane9956
@kane9956 Жыл бұрын
Was in one the other day and a fella had to tie his shoelace up so they formed a circle around him til he was good
@gee_1012
@gee_1012 6 ай бұрын
the first pit i was in was accidental, it was a tiny outdoor stage at a festival for electric callboy, and little 16 year old me was swept up into it, as a young girl, with my friend, she was also 16, we had the time of our lives, and everyone around us was so nice! they looked out for us, but kept us involved, it was amazing
@davidhunter2824
@davidhunter2824 25 күн бұрын
The bottom line of the mosh pit is this: enter at your own risk. From my personal experience watching mosh pits (never personally been in one before, but very close to one), the majority of moshers are pretty cool people who do it for fun. Injuries are just part of moshing. Some people take pride in their mosh injuries..🤕😎
@psychicpenguin2850
@psychicpenguin2850 Жыл бұрын
I was always afraid of the pit until a few weeks ago I ended up at the edge of one and really enjoyed the bumping into each other. Later that night I experienced my first wall of death, circle pit, getting picked up after falling and catching some fists with my face. I fell in love with the whole experience. I've been to 3 more concerts since and always went for the pit right away. What a fantastic experience. One more "rule" you didn't mention is that when somebody needs to tie their shoelaces everybody forms a barrier around them so they don't get hurt. I love moshing!
@xxzxxw
@xxzxxw Жыл бұрын
my best pit story is from the first time I saw Slayer. Testament was opening, and I was fairly close up when Chuck called for the crowd to split up, and having never seen a wall of death before, I thought "hey! I can get close to the stage!" That was pain.
@jessventures6172
@jessventures6172 Жыл бұрын
Omg wow that's amazing, what an introduction haha!
@thomass3002
@thomass3002 Жыл бұрын
I saw slayer in 2019 at Rock im Park. Unofrtunately couldnt join the pit since I had stepped on a cole before and barely could move. I bet it is one of the most intense moshpits
@Elliejoyless
@Elliejoyless Жыл бұрын
My first mosh pit was when i was 14 and the guys kept picking me up with RESPECT. Then the singer of the band playing said he was happy to see girls in the pit, then i knew i found my people.
@DrEAmflEsh
@DrEAmflEsh 3 ай бұрын
That’s good because I know I’m never going to a metal concert any time soon but I was about to comment asking if women are allowed in em or not 😭👍
@peepepsi
@peepepsi 3 ай бұрын
@@DrEAmflEshmetal concerts are so fun, the vibes, the people, everything abt it is fire. i've never been near the pit or anything but of course women can mosh !!
@D-a-n-c-i-n-g_R-a-c-c-o-o-n
@D-a-n-c-i-n-g_R-a-c-c-o-o-n 3 ай бұрын
Heyyy a fellow female metalhead lol. I’m going to my first Korn concert in abt two weeks. I get anxiety, so I’m a bit nervous. Should I be, or is it all just drowned out by the music once you’re in there concert?
@peepepsi
@peepepsi 3 ай бұрын
@@D-a-n-c-i-n-g_R-a-c-c-o-o-n i was nervous when i recently went to my first concert (slipknot) and it was actually so fun! the music and (most) people just drown out your worries. it was very enjoyable and i've been wanting to go back ever since lmao. i didn't go into the pit since id probably get absolutely destroyed BUT i've heard it's awesome. i hope you have fun and stay safe !
@mateidragosadrian2038
@mateidragosadrian2038 3 ай бұрын
​@@D-a-n-c-i-n-g_R-a-c-c-o-o-n it get's drowned pretty fast. most of the time even in the moment you get near the venue. hope you will have a good time. korn are putting a hell of a show still
@brianmatson9901
@brianmatson9901 Жыл бұрын
Largest circle pit I've been in was Lamb of god at Hellfest 2019. It was basically like running around a baseball diamond and I definitely didn't make it around that many times before needing oxygen. Wildest pit I'd say was the Exodus golf cart pit at Full Terror Assault in 2021.
@wyattsmetal
@wyattsmetal Жыл бұрын
I was in that LOG Hellfest pit that was insane
@martinarets5405
@martinarets5405 Жыл бұрын
I was at that Lamb of God concert too, I was in the front row and the crowd pressure was a bit too much so I jumped in that big ass circle pit and used it like a freeway to get to the back where I had a little more room to breathe. T’was fun!
@PartyPoison24
@PartyPoison24 Жыл бұрын
Craziest I was in was Exodus on their The Beatings Continue... tour with Anthrax. Toxic Waltz was a come to Jesus moment for me and I almost pissed myself when I heard the riff for Raining Blood
@mikehunt4797
@mikehunt4797 Жыл бұрын
Try running the opposite direction in a circle pit. Good times...just make it sure it's at a smaller show.
@hancockeric1886
@hancockeric1886 Жыл бұрын
I was in that golf cart pit. It was definitely unique. I did not expect it gain as much attention as it did.
@ChrisRyot
@ChrisRyot Жыл бұрын
My best pi memory happened at SummerBreeze 2023. During the Killswitch Engage show I ran in three different circle pits during a single song. It was WILD yet beautiful.
@Antishyr
@Antishyr 8 ай бұрын
Liberating, addictive, mesmerizing, unifying... A lot of beautiful adjectives come to mind when I think about mosh pits. I love to do it and I do it with respect and courtesy. For me, three rules of thumbs are: 1. Keep moving, 2. Keep your elbows pressed to your body so that you don't hurt anybody/dislocate your arm, and 3. If you're exhausted - rest. 🤘🏽
@EvelinaNinudottir
@EvelinaNinudottir Жыл бұрын
Had a bit of anxiety about the pit for a while, but I realize that this was because my first one basically was an unholy string of breaches of all unwritten rules :P I was 14 at a Slayer concert, relatively tiny, and did not enter the pit willingly. I was quickly pushed over and fell to the ground, and whenever I tried to get up, I was merely pushed back down. After a kick in the head, instead of trying to get back up, I made the decision to simply shield myself from more kicks. There was fortunately one guy that noticed me and yanked me outta there, but damn. A bit too dramatic for me back then, especially because it was only my second metal gig.
@elliepay3763
@elliepay3763 Жыл бұрын
Sorry that happened, that would turn anyone off. I hope you get to enjoy moshing with more considerate people.
@AtZero138
@AtZero138 Жыл бұрын
You survived,, also you know what you can take,, getting hit, sucks.. douche bags happen, also you told the story, when the crowd is close, I would just sort of slide with the sea of human, trying to move your feet, doesn't work.. I'm old kid .. stay cool.. and fear nothing
@ShnozzleShabizzle
@ShnozzleShabizzle Жыл бұрын
That happens sometimes. you survived and that is what makes you stronger. Also dont forget you were 14, at that weight you are getting tossed no matter what. Every show is a different crowd. if you liked it a bit, give it a chance. Cheers! live life!
@Birbbb
@Birbbb 8 ай бұрын
Slayer shows seems wild.. especially when you were a kid-
@BlootusWealth
@BlootusWealth Жыл бұрын
As a hardcore/powerviolence guy I was unsure if you would touch on the clear distinction between that and more traditional metal. But you did so perfectly and completely covered all the etiquette for every type of pit. Very well done.
@hannahkozlovic1715
@hannahkozlovic1715 Жыл бұрын
As a fellow hardcore fella I appreciate any metalhead that doesn’t simply discredit hardcore pits. It’s just it’s own kind of pit and it’s a great time if you’re into that kind of thing
@NobodyCares6996
@NobodyCares6996 Жыл бұрын
So, the power violence pits are now Kung Fu pits? Ugh. The 90s were so much better than that with REAL power violence.
@D00M3R-SK8
@D00M3R-SK8 Жыл бұрын
@@NobodyCares6996 yeah, I preferred when it was all like 2 stepping and circle pits and stuff. I'm not into the fist swinging and kicking. TBH those moves were seriously frowned upon in the scene in the early 00's, and you would be labelled as a "false". The kicking especially was not good to do in the shows around that time. Wind milling was accepted if you wind milled during a two step, but stationary wind milling was seen as false as well. I think this was mainly due to the fake hardcore scene at the time (bands like bring me the horizon) where the scene kids started to play death metal, but called it hardcore. you had both scenes at war with each other, and the scene kids did windmilling and kicking, and it was seen as super-g@y by the posi kids. The proper hardcore shows were all 2 stepping and circle pits and stuff. The moshing was way cooler and actually required some skill and practice to be good.
@22tfortnitevevo
@22tfortnitevevo Жыл бұрын
@@NobodyCares6996 yeah i love push pits cuz its not really dangerous while feeling so much more immersive than crowdkilling pits where you gotta worry about some guy roundhousing you the whole time
@Crash.7434
@Crash.7434 6 ай бұрын
@@hannahkozlovic1715are you talking about a normal moshpit or a karate class? Cause “hardcore” started with bands like black flags, minor threat in the late 70’s early 80’s and is also when moshing started. People in the 90’s-2000’s took the term “hardcore” for a completely different genre.
@lucilleelliott6377
@lucilleelliott6377 Жыл бұрын
here’s my best pit: it was in my high school gym. not a very big or particularly crazy pit… it was my friends who got the school to let their band play in the gym during lunch for halloween. we were told NO MOSHING under any circumstances. well we weren’t going to let that stand. so my friends got me and a couple others to promise to teach all the freshmen there (we were seniors at the time) how to do a wall of death… of course we maybe didn’t tell them what a wall of death was until we were starting one… imagine about thirty teenagers all ramming into each other in the middle of a brightly lit gym at noon as your principal watches on in horror and your biology teacher (who totally figured this would happen) laughs her ass off. it was awesome, and the freshmen were very happy to show off a few bruises…! it’s been a year since then and those same freshmen are now frequenting a ton of local shows. really cool stuff, good memories.
@leemyssyk5999
@leemyssyk5999 10 ай бұрын
LUCILLE i can attest these guys knew what was up- haven't stopped moshing ever since
@lucilleelliott6377
@lucilleelliott6377 10 ай бұрын
@@leemyssyk5999 WHERE DID UOU COME FROM
@AriWoah
@AriWoah 8 ай бұрын
My girlfriend doesn’t listen to my music. She doesn’t understand the energy and emotion and beauty that comes from metal/punk/hardcore/etc. I grew up playing in several bands and my life was playing shows and going to shows. Now I’m getting pretty old and I was trying to describe how amazing hardcore pits were. I found this brilliant and amazing video. It gave her a glimpse into the lifestyle that got me here. Thank you so much for this video. So well done.
@jaranth
@jaranth 9 ай бұрын
I'm an old punk from the late 70's, and moshing was my jam. A broken ankle at a Testament show signaled it was time to stop, but I regret nothing! SO fun, miss those days.
@thatoneguitarguy1507
@thatoneguitarguy1507 Жыл бұрын
I'm quite a shy and quiet guy, metal shows are a perfect place for me to enjoy the music, and just to be loud and alive without caring what others think. Moshing is usually what gets me on the mood to give it all, and it breaks this barrier that makes me hold back. My best five live experiences so far are Children of Bodom, Amorphis, Sodom, Megadeth, and Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes.
@NicDoesDumbThings
@NicDoesDumbThings Жыл бұрын
9:01 This statement hit hard. I was going through super shitty times recently and being in a wild ass crowd at a show helped me feel so much better.
@JackieOdonnel
@JackieOdonnel Жыл бұрын
Totally agree there. (And hope you're feeling better now!)
@AmandaGail731
@AmandaGail731 6 ай бұрын
Having an area to redirect the excess energy does help. The mosh pit is a great area to let it go. Glad you enjoyed it!
@GuitarAlex
@GuitarAlex Жыл бұрын
I always feel the pit out from a distance at first, after being in a contortionist pit, I made a new rule that I won’t go in pits where people are throwing hands or legs! I was just in a few this weekend for inkcarceration, and it’s amazing to see how different every one is, even if there’s multiple pits for 1 song! Something new I saw this weekend were people carrying crowd surfers across the pit so they don’t fall in, and the people in the pit slowing down to let them through! One of the biggest things is to know your limits though! I have terrible cardio and I was in a pit for lamb of god during redneck, and after 2 or so minutes, I felt my heart rate double to over 200, I immediately got out, stumbled through the insane crowd, got back to my friends and was able to chill out! Also, if you have friends who aren’t moshing, give them all your stuff before you enter a pit! You don’t want to be the guy trying to bend over to grab your phone or keys that fell out of your pocket!
@AtZero138
@AtZero138 Жыл бұрын
If Solo.. front pocket.. wallet etc.. I've been in many,, also never try to Block.. Simply grab the back of your Head, it's faster.. and works.. stay fun. Also more bro at Metal shows.. then Hardcore shows.. cheers from Huntington Beach CA 🇺🇸
@tarmak354
@tarmak354 Жыл бұрын
Man i feel the cardio part. Saw LoG too and was EXHAUSTED sooo quick. Just get out of the pit, catch your breath and go back if you want. It was such a dope concert, crazy energy and i didnt knew you could jump so much on log.
@GuitarAlex
@GuitarAlex Жыл бұрын
@@tarmak354 redneck was the first song I ever moshed to! It’s a personal rule to make sure I mosh to it whenever I see them!
@tarmak354
@tarmak354 Жыл бұрын
@@GuitarAlex Hell yeah ! first time crowd surfing for me !
@LSD123.
@LSD123. 10 ай бұрын
Them dudes who throw fists and kicks suck. The best pits in my experience were in the early to mid 90s, just after the grunge era. They weren't too hard or weren't too light, they were just right...
@danielhanson6424
@danielhanson6424 8 ай бұрын
Everything in this video is completely true. Very accurate about how pits can be a great way to deal with bad times. Craziest pit I've ever been in was for the BTBAM Parallax tour in 2023. It was just constant energy the entire night and it was downright exhausting. At one point, I was falling over like a tree that was just sawed at the base, but this big dude noticed and stopped me before I hit the ground. Then I went nuts the rest of the night, somehow. Thanks, pit friend, if you ever read this.
@demartijnvanbrenk
@demartijnvanbrenk Жыл бұрын
My greatest experience thus far was during a relatively unfamiliar psychedelic-rock band gig (Mother's Cake) where there were mostly older rockers. Near the end, a couple of guys entered into a moshpit leaving the band's lead astonished that this crowd would start a pit. Then all of a sudden, one guy starts doing the crabcore dance, something that I never heard of, and it was immediately epic. Afterwards, the moshers all shook hands. Great stuff.
@magnetpull7587
@magnetpull7587 Жыл бұрын
Makes me proud to have been in a pit that was used more than 10years late for educational footage :D
@BBQRebs
@BBQRebs Жыл бұрын
The first time I went into a pit I was on the edge of it and I think someone noticed that I looked like I was enjoying what I was seeing. I chickened out a few times before I felt someone push me in and now if there is a pit I will always be in or around it as that is where I have the most fun. I would love to say slayer is the most brutal pit I was involved in but I went and saw trivium and two guys turned the pit into some sort of fight where everyone around them were used as weapons to get the other one and there was a lot of flying elbows for no reason what so ever. You also forgot the first rule which is TIE YOUR SHOES PROPERLY!
@clintoncox5917
@clintoncox5917 Жыл бұрын
#HundyP on laces
@rhyuu-bc8vl
@rhyuu-bc8vl Жыл бұрын
Haha, I lost my shoes in a trivium pit a few months back, got them a few minutes later from friendly metalheads
@esavage8855
@esavage8855 Жыл бұрын
I learned that lesson very quickly in my first mosh pit
@maschienle328
@maschienle328 Жыл бұрын
And don’t wear sandals (I learned the hard way)
@jessventures6172
@jessventures6172 Жыл бұрын
Lost my shoe in a BFMV pit when I was about 16 hahaha, everyone stopped to help me find it :) I'm 29 now and still, the etiquette has always been on point!
@NocteAeternus
@NocteAeternus 7 ай бұрын
The care and teamwork in a pit is my favorite thing ever. The amount of times I've been knocked off balance and mid-fall heading towards the ground only to fall right into several sweaty angry metalheads hands as they push me back up to my feet before I even hit the ground and send me back off with the signature "you're good, keep moshing" little pat on the back is wild. One time one of my slipon vans flew off in an Amity Affliction pit so I had to keep moshing half-barefoot for a few seconds before I saw it on the ground and was somehow able to snatch it quickly and jam my foot back into it quick enough to keep moshing and somehow not getting my foot crushed. Good times.
@Chris119.
@Chris119. 2 ай бұрын
Just was in a mosh pit last night at a Korn show in Atlanta. It was freaking awesome!!! I jumped in for like 7-8 of their songs, completely exhausted by the end of it. They ended the show with freak on a leash and I absolutely lost my shit in the pit on the break down. The people were really cool and stuck to the etiquette quite well. It was an amazing show. I freaking love that feeling of getting slammed around so damn much you cant even tell which direction the stage is. I'm not typically the aggressor, I just go with the flow and let it all happen with a huge smile on my face and laughing like the joker. Whoever I saw in front of me got shoved or elbowed as hard as I could too though. Add to that the super distorting strobing of the lights and the incredible music... its a life changing experience. Yesterday at that show was 2 years to the day since I lost my dad and I let that all out in fucking METAL!!!
@thatguygreg
@thatguygreg Жыл бұрын
Was at slayers farewell gig in Madrid back in 2018. That was the most insane mosh I’ve ever experienced. There were times when my feet didn’t touch the ground for like 20 second periods. Just being swept away by the madness. Fuck it was awesome.
@jessventures6172
@jessventures6172 Жыл бұрын
As a 5'2 female, I really hope I get to experience this!
@sevelofficial2696
@sevelofficial2696 Жыл бұрын
Not only moshing but just in general what you said about metal shows helping you feel alive again is so accurate. Just days after my first relationship came to an end I saw Machine Head and it was cathartic head banging and feeling the music. Rob Flynn even gave a speech about how music helps in those hard times and damn it brought me to tears. There is nothing like a metal show!
@emkstr
@emkstr Жыл бұрын
I was trying to explain to a friend that moshing makes me feel alive again and he scoffed. I guess if you don't get it, you don't get it.
@troyofathyns
@troyofathyns Жыл бұрын
my favorite pit was one of my first at a smaller venue where the band stopped playing to make sure that the one dude who was knocked out completely unconscious got the help they needed. Moshing especially in a smaller audience is incredibly respectful and will make sure you actually get out alive.
@AcyReeves
@AcyReeves 4 күн бұрын
I remember my first pit. It was a Slipknot show in Berlin 2023, & my camera died right after Snuff, so I asked my dad if I could jump in (I was 14 at the time) & he said, "Be careful." So I jumped in during Purity, & I escaped unharmed.
@spencer111
@spencer111 7 ай бұрын
I will never forget my favourite pit experience of all time. Two guys came in banana costumes and stood on either ends of the crowd and the band noticed them and had them crowd surf to the middle of the crowd and start a wall of death. 10/10
@juanbohorquez8285
@juanbohorquez8285 Жыл бұрын
I took my non-Metalhead group of friends to see Bodysnatcher a few months ago. First concert and first pit for them. One of them sprained their wrist and another one got a bloody nose. But I’m glad to say they all had a blast and most of them were actually the ones to start the moshing sometimes 😂
@CH-ml4rz
@CH-ml4rz Жыл бұрын
Bodysnatcher for your first is WILD 😂 you threw them right in the fire 👏🏻
@TDenterpriser
@TDenterpriser Жыл бұрын
You do realize that mosh pits are exclusive for metalheads right? They are extremely popular at edm and hip hop shows too
@ozone-xv7hk
@ozone-xv7hk Жыл бұрын
Body snatchers in the Seattle venue by any chance?
@likearitual
@likearitual Жыл бұрын
Cringe
@catlord69
@catlord69 Жыл бұрын
My first mosh pit experience was in Vienna at Slipknot concert where I was just exploring what it actually takes and feels like. Circling started and somehow I was not ready for that and I fell as I started running. The only thing I did is I pushed my arms up towards the ceiling.... I fell a few touches and was standing again in less than a second :D The rule no. 1 applies and if you sometimes helped someone in the pit this thanks goes to you as well. Keep rockin'
@emkstr
@emkstr Жыл бұрын
I've fallen a few times and have never been let down (no pun intended). Whoever swoops in to help always acts like you are the most important thing in the world at that moment.
@susanrowan3622
@susanrowan3622 Жыл бұрын
Etiquette, Tom Cruise, Titanic, Walls of Death, and cool breezes and islands! This is hilarious and educational. Having had mosh pits break out next to me, my only advice is jump in or flee while saving your drink as the pit overtakes your area. Great video 🤘🏻
@TheSubstitutesOfficial
@TheSubstitutesOfficial 2 күн бұрын
At my school of rock where i take guitar lessons last April all the school of rock house bands in Colorado got together at one place and we all played a few songs of ours. One of the house bands played ride the lightning and if you were in that pit it was like a damn slayer pit. I'm 13 right now and at the time I was 12 and that was one of the coolest moments of my life. I got tossed around a bit because most the other people were about 16 and I proudly showed off my bruises to my friends at school the next day.
@adelleistired
@adelleistired 8 ай бұрын
i went to my first punk concert earlier this week. i was intimidated, but decided to go into the mosh pit. im pretty clumsy, but the moment i jumped in i was having an amazing time. i was blown away by how nice and caring concert people are- i fell down a couple times but immediately felt people pulling me up and checking on me. it was euphoric.
@sullisen
@sullisen 6 ай бұрын
Smaller, completely chaotic punk moshes are by far the best in my experience! Never seen people swinging or kicking at others in them, only thing that can be a bit more hazardous with them are the jackets with 3 inch spikes sticking out where you least expect them lol
@hristiyanivanov2226
@hristiyanivanov2226 Жыл бұрын
I just went to a German festival with around 20k people there and at one point a big cirle pit wound up went inside and after a while got to the eye where a random guy in a wheelchair was passing blunts. It's crazy how many cool and friendly people you can meet there, despite the violent first look of it, it's like a whole adventure in there...
@deadhumanisalive
@deadhumanisalive Жыл бұрын
Full Force bei While She Sleeps?
@1xlv
@1xlv Жыл бұрын
Most memorable pit was in ‘88 seeing DRI, Kreator, and Holy Terror in a small venue. The venue cut power to DRI halfway through their set and kicked everyone out. That pit was insane 😁
@esavage8855
@esavage8855 Жыл бұрын
Nobody outside of the rock/metal community and honestly some people in it just can’t wrap their minds around it. Personally I absolutely love it! I just find the show much more memorable memorable and fun. Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to be in very many but I’ve loved it every time! I won’t forget my first hardcore pit. I went and saw Carnifex at a music festival and a pit broke out on the first song and a guy was swinging his arms and hit me right in the nose. I got a deviated septum and a concussion. Plus that pit was so insane I got knocked over a couple of times but the ground at that stage was small rocks so my hands and arms got cut up. After that show I was battered and bloody but goddamn did I have a good time!
@brunosco
@brunosco 4 ай бұрын
I think my best mosh pit memory is when I was at the Reading festival attending the American punk band the Descendents in 1996. The energy from the band was so high and electrifying I couldn’t stop moshing at full blast from start to finish, so much so that at the end of a song, I suddenly had a serious cramp in my leg, started to massage it and after 10 seconds or so… the next killer song started which made me go back instantly in for the rest of the gig (cramp was gone). You really feel super powers in the pit!
@brandon7482
@brandon7482 8 ай бұрын
6:06 Ahhhh the Metalhead breeze! Truly a refreshing feeling in those freaking sweaty shows! 🤘🏼
@pkopo1
@pkopo1 Жыл бұрын
2 weeks ago when I was at Tuska open air, on the last day first Lorna Shore played and immediately after was Electric Callboy. I was TRENCHED, probably close to 15 wall of deaths, continuous MASSIVE pit all throughout the shows and just overall a god damn amazing time. Best 2 hours of my life.
@dif4797
@dif4797 Жыл бұрын
My goodness you can‘t just make me that jealous 😂
@Comvic
@Comvic Жыл бұрын
My favorite pit had to be municipal waste at a small bar last december. It was so nuts there were 200 people crammed in this small venue with beer flying, stage (grave) diving, and an ongoing pit 40+ min without anyone letting up. It was so wild!
@excaliberdg1178
@excaliberdg1178 Жыл бұрын
Dont forget about the trash barrel they throw into the pit and the people who use it as a battering ram, such fun
@Buzzah
@Buzzah Жыл бұрын
Municipal Waste pits are the most fun!
@sekishudai
@sekishudai Жыл бұрын
Just last month I was at the Graspop festival and I moshed around to Hatebreed and Gojira. The most impressive thing was during Gojira, a big wave formed in the mosh pit next to me and crashed in to the rim of the circle. As a result, around 30 people got pushed to the ground a few meter from me, and as I saw this, I immediatly planted my feet into the ground and spread my elbows out to block any incoming wave. As people started to get back up, I noticed a huge ring of metalheads doing the same as me all around the area where people fell. Telepathy in the mosh pit in quite impressive ! X)
@samithedog8983
@samithedog8983 Жыл бұрын
You like gojira?? I am obsessed with them!
@sekishudai
@sekishudai Жыл бұрын
every french metalhead likes gojira ^^@@samithedog8983
@change4elegance
@change4elegance Жыл бұрын
There's no hate in a mosh pit, only brother and sister love ❤
@nostalgia6669
@nostalgia6669 Ай бұрын
Last year at the Death To All tour I walked out with bruised legs and arms, a terrible back pain, and limping to my van. Totally worth it. I also remember last year at Overkill's tour when Rotten to the Core was playing, and we were all running in circles. I felt like a demon racing through the pit of hell, like a Doom imp ready to wreak havoc, or a Mordor orc prepared to destroy everything. Such a liberating experience...
@bramb5614
@bramb5614 Жыл бұрын
I think the pit that stands out most to me currently was the one at Parkway Drive's show at Graspop this year. At the end of a song, I momentarily stopped focusing on the band, only to look back at the screen next to the stage and see the vocalist suddenly suspended in the crowd, about 20 metres to my right and a few metres back. The band started "Idols and Anchors" which starts with a sing-along vocalizing part, but then kicks in hard and fast. Realising what was happening, I pushed in that direction, and when the fast part started, the vocalist started a circle pit AROUND him, with him suspended in the eye of the pit. That was so sick, the closest I managed to get to him was about two meters at some point, everyone was going nuts. He surfed all the way back to the stage at the end of the song too. The crowd at that show was just so insane, never seen anything like it. That was my first time crowdsurfing too, so I'll remember that performance for the rest of my life.
@Maerin5
@Maerin5 Жыл бұрын
Great video.. my first time in moshpit was in metalfest in czech republic when i was 15, i thought i would die, but i was so fucking amazed by other ppl, how they cared for each other and what kind of energy was there. Even now, when i am leaving a concert or festival where i was moshing, i always feel exhausted, bruised and tired, but it's when i feel alive.
@AJ.Strange
@AJ.Strange Жыл бұрын
my first pit was at a slaughter to prevail show. It was truly an amazing experience. When I "fell", I was only tipped backwards for like a half a second before I had hands on all sides of me and I was literally launched back up to my feet. I lifted completely off the ground for a moment. It was the coolest show experience I've ever had. Bruises and all
@caligore
@caligore 8 ай бұрын
Was at a punk concert yesterday. My favourite band, and I thought their concerrs couldn't get any better. Joined the mosh pit for the first time in my life. Two songs passed and I was stumbling out of the crowd frantically searching for a bathroom to drink straight out of the faucet. Was never this thirsty before. Fucking amazing. Got my lip split, lost the ability to breath for like 10 seconds that felt like eternity when i fell to the floor and met three guys falling on top of me. But what do you know, moments later the guys were helped on their feet, then four steady hands dragged me up. Thought my ribs were broken. Still returned for the next song.
@Sinnafain46
@Sinnafain46 6 ай бұрын
Went to my first mosh pit when I was 13. I went with my sister, who was 18, so I could get in. It was a shitty basement venue with about 150 people. The control area was between two pillars at the back of the main crowd and pit, and the band obviously wanted people moshing around it. So we were there waiting for the song to kick in so we could go. I noticed a dude in front of me in a bright blue hoodie. The song starts, and we all start running around the pillars. About two laps in, blue hoodie man goes down. This absolute unit of a metalhead (you know the type: long hair, leather sleeveless vest, ripped jeans, big black combat boots) just stops, blocking the running horde of moshers behind him without even moving, and helps blue hoodie up. Then everything continues as normal. I've been in love with moshing ever since. I've never felt safer than in a pit, which considering what you do in them is a bit weird, but still.
@noenkylmiettinypaljoo
@noenkylmiettinypaljoo Жыл бұрын
I attended a metal festival for the first time this year and to my surprise I had never felt so safe in any other music event. Loved all the dudes blowing their energy out and I made many "friends" during those couple days. Thank you metalheads for being the best.
@JorikD
@JorikD Жыл бұрын
If I'm ever in a burning building I hope the people there love metal. Everyone will get out safely, no people trampled.. we have been practicing for years :)
@metal_kid9682
@metal_kid9682 Жыл бұрын
My first pit was Fit For a King at BRRF. I was pushed in by some dude about a song or two into their set. When I was pushed in the song was about to start. It was none other then BackBreaker. One of their heaviest songs. When their set ended I was forever changed by that experience. I will mosh until I can mosh no more!
@PopeNorton
@PopeNorton Жыл бұрын
Back in the 80's, we called it slam dancing. I have fond memories slam dancing at hardcore punk shows. Biggest pit was seeing GBH in Atlanta 1986. I don't think I heard the term "mosh" until the S.O.D. record came out. I'm pretty sure MTV played a part in spreading the term "mosh pit".
@tomservo5347
@tomservo5347 6 ай бұрын
Funny how metal festivals and mosh pits feature minor injuries, but hardly ever produce fatalities unlike other forms of mainstream music. Everyone collectively understands it's a fun time and also look out for their fellow metalheads if they fall or drop something by creating a barrier-and summarily slamming into the person once they've recovered. Bro, subscribed after watching this delightful study of people letting go and becoming tribal, feral humans for a few minutes shedding their 'normal'. It's invigorating.
@misstekhead
@misstekhead Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite pit moments was at a festival in Houston, TX in 2015. Death Grips were playing and their set was so mesmerizing that the atmosphere amongst the crowd was unforgettable! If you weren’t in the pit then you were pogoing on the outside with everyone else. Thousands of them.
@gillt1
@gillt1 Жыл бұрын
Man, my wifes been watching your channel for a while now and i watch with her. Always gives me happy chills. This one is one we've been talking about for a bit (shes commenting now lol) but younger generations need to pitt more...its so cathartic. You cant be angry at the world after a night of slamming...I got excited when we started the vid and told her "man i hope he talks about pit etiquette!" And there it was. Most dont understand how real it is. No ones trying to hurt you (except those frat boys with backward ball caps). Craziest pitt...hmm... probably Deicide, not that it was terrible but the spikes the fans all were wearing were intense lol.
@metal_kid9682
@metal_kid9682 Жыл бұрын
I’m 15 broskis. I’ve been moshing for less then a year but I’ve been to 7 shows this year. My one year anniversary of moshing is coming up soon. Can’t wait to celebrate it at the festival it all started at. Blue Ridge Rock Fest.
@Drewb18c1
@Drewb18c1 Жыл бұрын
My crowning concert-going achievement was opening the pit myself for Carcass at Chicago Open Air in 2016. I was baffled that such a heavy band didn’t have a pit and took it upon myself to get it going!
@nobama2024
@nobama2024 8 ай бұрын
I went to a show in a fairly small venue in NC back in 2008. Warbringer opened, followed by Exodus, and Kreator headlining. The venue was fairly small (around 200 people) and the entire floor was a hop in, hop out mosh pit for the entire 4 hour show. Of course Exodus had to do a gnarly wall of death before the solo in Deathamphetimine. I remember someone clipped my knee and i went to the ground. 2 dudes immediately stopped and lifted me up and said "You good?", then immediately shoved me back into the pit. Fucking awesome. Best show ever.
@d011_kanD1
@d011_kanD1 4 ай бұрын
people picking each other up after they fall is lowkey sweet, it’s really a community, like brotherhood you know
@dcfromthev
@dcfromthev Жыл бұрын
As a 25 year metal and hardcore dude, this video brings a tear to my eye. Such pride! Great video!!!
@zeldamage001
@zeldamage001 Жыл бұрын
remember, no karate in the pit!
@zmcsheffrey
@zmcsheffrey Жыл бұрын
@@zeldamage001 lol, dance police.
@F28aj
@F28aj 10 ай бұрын
@@zeldamage001nah remember to protect yourself at all times
@BZK-.
@BZK-. Жыл бұрын
i remember my first pit experience quite vividly. it was at a concert at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, i managed to get to the front of the stage with a huge smile on my face, which quite quickly became less large as i fell down and it was like i was in a dark forest of sweaty legs, and i thought to myself "is this how i die?" and then a hand reached down from above akin to a god reaching down to one of her subjects, grabbed my forearm and pulled me up. after that i took a break from moshing, though later i went back in, i had no desire to go to the front again though.
@J-Boz84
@J-Boz84 5 ай бұрын
Been in sooo many hard pits ...always a stress reliever with my moshing brothers and sisters....gets us through the years of all the bullshit we go through ... awesome video
@PrimetimeBJJ
@PrimetimeBJJ 2 ай бұрын
I've realized that moshing is allowing your body to become a vessel for the music
@ThesharkStrangler
@ThesharkStrangler Жыл бұрын
2:04 you’d be surprised. I did not expect a fucking Alestorm pit of all things to be one of the most intense things I’ve ever seen at a show (note I’ve unfortunately never got to see slayer and have only been to a few shows where big pits actually opened up)
@GonzoIV
@GonzoIV Жыл бұрын
Yeah true, one of my first metal gigs was Gloryhammer and Alestorm, which broke the record for most crowd surfers in that venue, was like in the high hundreds lmao
@ThesharkStrangler
@ThesharkStrangler Жыл бұрын
@@GonzoIV yeah I crowd surfed as well lol
@NiVoldiza
@NiVoldiza Жыл бұрын
Pirates are a different breed.
@mats7492
@mats7492 Жыл бұрын
Alestorm pits fucking SLAP! Just cause it’s funny metal doesn’t mean it can’t be brutal
@hermezkonrad
@hermezkonrad Жыл бұрын
I'd say, easiest moshpits to become accustomed to are at ska/ska-punk gigs, one of the most complex are folk-core concerts like Korpiklaani and Alestorm. But hardcore moshpits are A mess, there's always a wannabe Bruce Lee that will fuck the pit up
@DeliquiumMemoria
@DeliquiumMemoria Жыл бұрын
I recently had the pleasure to be in one of the best mosh pits ever. Slaughter to Prevail was in town in Montreal. I had been wanting to see them for over a year now and this was my chance. Their first ever appearance in Canada! So, to say the least, people were absolute pumping with adrenalin even before the show started. When the show started it was carnage. Every man for himself, bodies flying around, people crowd surfing. Sweaty neckbeards windmilling. Then when Bratva came on everybody knew this was gonna be insane. I was 2-stepping hard as fuck, I look up. I see freaking Alex the terrible the freaking huge russian bear jump in the crowd. He starts CROWD KILLING HITS ME WITH AN ELBOW ON MY RIBS. Almost knocks the air out of me 😂😂. And we just start all moshing with him. What a night. Next day big ass bruise and bruisers all over. Ill never forgot it. If anyone gets the chance to see Slaughter to Prevail DONT MISS OUT. Alex also posted later on his Instagram that it was the best show in his life hahaha
@Rudkunsona
@Rudkunsona Жыл бұрын
There was a mosh pit for KMFDM and it had the exact cast of characters you described. It was also the most fun I've ever had in one because it felt safe and everyone was having a great time. I slept like a baby due to how tired I was after the show but damn I'd do it again...just less sweaty.
@stayredeyed
@stayredeyed 6 ай бұрын
I was at SNW24 and was at the front of the stage for the slipknot set and was in the moshpits during songs like custer and disasterpiece. BEING AT THAT FESTIVAL WAS THE MOST LOVING EXPERIENCE ive ever had in a long time. Everyone there looked like me, long haired, sleep deprived and ready to either kill or die. Yet everyone was so kind, almost 75k ppl ive never met and all of them treated me like a brother, like theyve known me for years. I finally felt accepted and understood for once in my life
@ABS0LU7Egaming
@ABS0LU7Egaming 11 ай бұрын
The first concert I ever went to was a Lamb of god headliner started by Behemoth in Portland Oregon. I weighted 120lbs sopping wet. I loved that pit for half an hour and I eventually fell, as soon as my knees hit the floor I was picked up by the biggest man I have ever known. This guy must have been following me or something because he reacted faster than batman at a comedy special. That moment was something special. That guy who I never saw again made me feel so very alive involved in a greater community. That whole concert was an experience that truly shaped me and helped me feel more confident and safe among my community. Truly a a pit I'll never forget.
@scottpristas5011
@scottpristas5011 10 ай бұрын
That was a really good breakdown! I need to add - mosh pit derived from circle pit in punk. Going the opposite direction was awesome. You are not the aggressor but the receiver of hits and blows. Very hard to do and huge respect was granted !!!
@ofadetergentsud
@ofadetergentsud Жыл бұрын
The craziest pit I've witnessed was too scary for me. It was The Acacia Strain playing in their peak of popularity and there was a certain vibe. I knew people would get hurt. I witnessed a guy get his face walked on which pried a tooth out of his mouth. A friend of a friend got his eye gouged pretty good. Just the white part of the eye but still he was bleeding from his freaking eyeball and I'm still traumatized. He was freaking out so bad and I don't blame him. He left in an ambulance and needed surgery.
@rhysioeren3203
@rhysioeren3203 Жыл бұрын
Well, hopefully he is doing fine, probably he prefers Taylor swift now?
@nathaniel_fern4207
@nathaniel_fern4207 Жыл бұрын
The coke/meth heads scare me most in the pit
@legowelt0809
@legowelt0809 Жыл бұрын
Normal guy here. Been to a small moshpit and wall of death 1-3 times. It was a while back. But it is quite obvious how respectful everyone is to one another. An outsider might think, like in said in the video, just crazy people, but these metal festivals have some respect that isn’t always seen elsewhere. Thank you for the video! I enjoyed it
@burieddreamer
@burieddreamer 2 ай бұрын
I once saw Slayer in Greece. The guys managed to sneak some sort of firework, I think they were flares or similar, so when Slayer started playing the intro to Hell Awaits we could see these guys running like crazy with some fire and smoke in the middle, it was super insane. That happened multiple times. I've noticed that Greek metalheads go crazy in many many concerts, in Greece and abroad.
@tdub52
@tdub52 11 ай бұрын
Proud to say I’m the older metal head with lots of energy still. I always tell myself I’m going to chill and just watch the band but it’s inevitable that I end up in the pit. Long live Metal!!!!!
@rileysaele5273
@rileysaele5273 Жыл бұрын
My first moshpit was Bad Omens at Blue Ridge 22 last year. Mfer's came out playing Artificial Suicide and I didn't know they had heavy ass songs like that. Kinda got swept into the pit but ended up moshing the whole set. HAD A BLAST!
@DefLama
@DefLama Жыл бұрын
It can be a therapy. I went to an Anthrax/Slayer show a few weeks after losing a brother. Didn't know I needed the pit until I was in it. Helped me unload some of the pain. I also just about broke my ankle in that pit, which let me know I needed to pull my shit together if I was gonna keep going.
@geoffrymodlin2098
@geoffrymodlin2098 Жыл бұрын
Was looking forward to this one. Always wanted to get in a pit but haven’t mustered the courage yet.
@steveslayer5123
@steveslayer5123 Ай бұрын
Pantera pit and Slayer pit in one night changed my life. 😂 new man
@JohnDoe-qf1ji
@JohnDoe-qf1ji 2 ай бұрын
one of my favorite mosh pits so far was a GWAR pit. if you're at an indoor venue with concrete floors, it gets so slippery but that just makes it 10x more fun. and people usually go ham for gwar shows. can't wait to see them again.
@elliepay3763
@elliepay3763 Жыл бұрын
My first ever gig at 11 was Trivium, straight away I learnt two rules of the most pit as my friend pushed me unconsenting into the pit (we’d discussed earlier it but I’d not actually made the decision yet) so instantly I got smashed to the floor and as quick as I had I was pulled back to my feet and thrown back out of the pit.
@Everythingwithonehand
@Everythingwithonehand Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I was once dragged into a pit against my will. I ended up on the floor without my glasses. Fortunately I lived half a mile away and a guy from my hall of residence was also at the gig and got me home safely despite me being unable to see more than a foot in front of my face. The worst thing was definitely the £450 a new pair of glasses cost me. I didn’t go to many metal shows after that without my wheelchair because it’s so much easier to keep out of danger that way.
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