The ‘Metal Masters 5‘ event was held last night (January 22nd) at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Various collaborations took place at the event, with the main body of performers consisting of:
Phil Anselmo (Down, ex-Pantera, etc.)
Kerry King (Slayer)
Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill, ex-Pantera)
Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, etc.)
Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
Frank Bello (Anthrax)
Chuck Billy (Testament)
David Ellefson (Megadeth)
Gary Holt (Exodus, Slayer)
Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater)
Steve Vai
Altitudes And Attitude (David Ellefson and Frank Bello) made their live debut, complete with a Cheap Trick cover featuring Scott Ian. Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan and more also jammed. Among the most interesting collaborations played:
“Wrathchild” (Iron Maiden cover):
Chuck Billy, Scott Ian, Dave Ellefson, Mike Portnoy
“Killers” (Iron Maiden cover)
Chuck Billy, Kerry King, Gary Holt, Frank Bello, Mike Portnoy, Charlie Benante
“God Of Thunder” (Kiss cover):
Chuck Billy, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Mike Portnoy, Charlie Benante
“Sargent D And The S.O.D.” (Stormtroopers Of Death cover):
Phil Anselmo, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
“Freddy Krueger” (Stormtroopers Of Death cover):
Phil Anselmo, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
“Strength Beyond Strength” Pantera cover):
Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Chris Broderick, Charlie Benante
“I’m Broken” (Pantera cover):
Phil Anselmo, Chuck Billy, Rex Brown, Chris Broderick, Charlie Benante
“Postmortem” (Slayer cover):
Phil Anselmo, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
“Raining Blood” (Slayer cover):
Phil Anselmo, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante
“Mouth For War” (Pantera cover):
Phil Anselmo, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Rex Brown, Scott Ian, Charlie Benante
“Mandatory Suicide” (Slayer cover):
Chuck Billy, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy
“Five Minutes Alone” (Pantera cover):
Phil Anselmo, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Rex Brown, Charlie Benante
“South Of Heaven” (Slayer cover):
Phil Anselmo, Gary Holt, Kerry King, David Ellefson, Scott Ian, Mike Portnoy
“Angel Of Death” (Slayer cover):
Phil Anselmo, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Frank Bello, Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy
“Fucking Hostile” (Pantera cover)
Phil Anselmo, Chuck Billy, Gary Holt, David Ellefson, Billy Sheehan, Kerry King, Frank Bello, Scott Ian, Chris Broderick, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy, organizer Mark Menghi, Jose Mangin and a young fan
The entire event was broadcast online over at Geargods.net.
Update – January 23rd 4:07pm:
The entire ‘Metal Masters 5‘ performance can now be streamed online below via Geargods.net. Actual performances begin around
