Your Complete METAL Showography!

Woo hoo, you knew a chance to show off like this couldn't escape my notice for too long!

1994
1994.11.05: Dream Theater / I Mother Earth @ Vic Theater

1996
1996.02.29: Iron Maiden / Fear Factory @ Vic Theater

1997
1997.08.16: Iced Earth @ Jackhammer (Schaumburg, early all-ages)
1997.08.16: Iced Earth @ Jackhammer (Schaumburg, late over-21)
1997.10.25: Machine Head / Snot / Flotsam & Jetsam / Nevermore @ Vic Theater

1998
1998.05.09: Iced Earth @ J.J. Kelley's

1998.07.24: Milwaukee Metalfest (Emperor / Iced Earth / Mayhem / Meshuggah / Pissing Razors / Sodom) @ Eagles Ballroom
1998.08.19: Iced Earth @ Rave Bar (Miwaukee, WI)
1998.08.21: Iced Earth @ J.J. Kelley's
1998.08.22: Iced Earth @ Smiler Coogan's
1998.08.23: Iced Earth @ Riley's Rock House


1999
1999.01.23: Iced Earth @ Rodon Club (Athens, Greece)
1999.01.24: Iced Earth @ Rodon Club (Athens, Greece)
1999.02.12: Iced Earth / Jag Panzer / Anvil @ J.J. Kelley's
1999.02.13: Iced Earth / Jag Panzer / The Quiet Room @ Smiler Coogan's
1999.04.30: Iced Earth / Nevermore / Ion Vein @ J.J. Kelley's
1999.05.01: Iced Earth / Nevermore @ Riley's Rock House
1999.05.22: Iced Earth / Destiny's End @ Smiler Coogan's
1999.05.28: Iced Earth / Destiny's End @ Al Rosa Villa (Columbus, OH)

Now that's a dedicated Iced Earth fan.
 
He's more than a fan IIRC.

Ooh, sounds dirty! But yeah, I ran Iced Earth's website from when it came online in 1997, until 2007 or so. So yeah, I've got 23 Iced Earth shows under my belt.

But still, I probably would have gone to most of those late-90s shows anyway (ok, probably not the ones in Athens!) Note that I also went to 3 Nevermore/Arch Enemy shows, and two Dimmu Borgir/Samael shows. So what's truly remarkable is how those bands toured Chicago in those days, essentially playing two- or three-night stands at different clubs around the area. A situation completely unimaginable today.

Of course Iced Earth was the craziest of those bands, playing 8 times in the Chicago area in 9 months! And these guys complain about Blackguard being overexposed!

Neil
 
Of course Iced Earth was the craziest of those bands, playing 8 times in the Chicago area in 9 months! And these guys complain about Blackguard being overexposed!

Neil

Come on man..............
Iced Earth is one of the top 10 reasons many people returned to underground metal here in the States. You of all people know this.....

I know you were just poking fun, but you simply can not compare IE to BlackGuard.

IE in that era were simply godly.