The Best Concert Ever

 

I was lucky that my parents instilled in me very good music since I was a child. I grew up listening to rock and metal under the influence of my mom; disco music and classics like Frank Sinatra, thanks to my dad. But, without a doubt, one of my favorite bands was always Metallica, and I fulfilled my dream of going to see them in 2010, at the Club Hípico, here in Santiago. At that time I was 14 years old.

To contextualize a bit, Metallica is a thrash/heavy metal band, with almost 40 years of musical career, led by James Hetfield (vocalist). It's one of the best known metal bands in the world, they're considered a music legend.

I remember that concert as an experience that I had never lived, with all the people dressed in black, leather jackets, long hair and all that metal style. I was very young at the time and I went with my brother (who was 16 at the time), and I was still a bit scared, because in this style of music people usually go “mosh” when the heaviest songs begin; the mosh is a circle that people make where everyone who enters there pushes each other, sing and enjoys the songs releasing all the energy one has. Obviously I didn't want to get into the mosh, because I was very small and skinny hahaha. Despite this, I enjoyed seeing the whole atmosphere, the motivation of the people, listening to all the songs, the staging, etc. I felt that this was really my environment, and it was what I would like to experience when I was older.

And, in fact, it was. Metallica returned to Chile in 2014. The band played at the Monumental Stadium. I was already 18 years old, and I went with a couple of friends. At that moment I was able to enjoy the experience 100%. The day after that concert I couldn't even move hahaha, my whole body hurt.

In a couple more weeks comes what is currently my favorite band: Ska-P. And obviously I will go, fulfilling another dream hehe.