moshing

Gila-Monster · February 27, 2005, 1:46am

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Trillian · February 27, 2005, 1:59am

I lost a silver earcuff at a Godsmack concert…does that count? >.>

Pierson · February 27, 2005, 2:17am

I got bruised ribs when I was at the front of the pit in a Primal Scream concert. Fucking. Awesome.

Gila-Monster · February 27, 2005, 2:26am

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Hades_Vulvuhzela · February 27, 2005, 4:46am

lol

Dragon_Tear · February 27, 2005, 4:51am

YESYESYES. it’s fuuuun. … though I really have to watch out because I’m small, skinny, and very light. So I could get crushed pretty easily. <.< So far, I’ve had more luck than anything else. xD

Sir_Percival · February 27, 2005, 9:10am

I was in a mosh pit at a Metallica concert (Reload Tour, 1998) which was rather violent. One very angry and drunk fellow attacked me for reasons which I do not understand. I eventually lost him, but backed out of a fight. I did not enjoy this one very much.

I prefer softer and groovier mosh pits than violent ones.

Steve · February 27, 2005, 9:22am

I have scars on my left arm from a local show, and i’ve had quite a lot of nosebleeds from them too.

It’s funny, because I only mosh for 2 bands, and they’re the only metal ones around
The rest of the bands get that crappy hardcore dancing.

BlueMageOne · February 27, 2005, 9:35am

Does Primus count?

Gila-Monster · February 27, 2005, 12:39pm

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BlueMageOne · February 27, 2005, 1:14pm

Well then count me in.

However a true Primus fan knows that, in fact, Primus sucks. I mean it’s the name of their webpage afterall. www.primussucks.com

Amerycinsycho · February 27, 2005, 2:02pm

I went to a Buzzcocks concert and ended up with someone else’s blood on my shirt. Ummm, the rest of teh concerts I’ve been to are like that. I went to a straight edge pit. I feared for my life.

Ramza · February 27, 2005, 2:05pm

You shoulda opened a can of whoopass, Perc.

Sorcerer · February 27, 2005, 2:23pm

I’ve moshed at a lot of concerts. Hell, I’ve moshed at regular old rock concerts, not metal concerts. For example, I had to take off my shirt at a Switchfoot (yes, the christian band) because it was so bloody. None of it was mine, so it was kinda nasty.

When I saw Slipknot, Fear Factory and Chimaira on some Jagermeister tour a few years ago some guy, who looked to be almost 7 feet tall and had on that Braveheart face paint, picked up some kid in a mosh pit and dropped him on his neck. I’ve lost cell phones, wallets, watches, shoes, shirts - all sorts of shit in mosh pits.

But honestly, mosh pits ok. Crowd surfing is where the real funs at.

Thursday · February 27, 2005, 2:24pm

I used to mosh when I was on the hardcore punk scene. Now people are all about slam dancing. They kick the invisible man’s ass.

Skankin_Garbage · February 27, 2005, 2:27pm

I like Circle Mosh pits; that search and destroy crap, especially the stuff you see at local gigs, are just bullshit. Moshing is dangerous and violent, but there’s an etiquitte to it; a lot of people don’t know or don’t care. Fuck that shit.

That being said, I’ve been in a lot of mosh pits in my day.

Gila-Monster · February 27, 2005, 2:34pm

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Steve · February 27, 2005, 3:15pm

Yeah. hardcore dancing is about the dumbest thing i’ve ever seen.
Moshing at the local shows is awesome because I know almost everyone in there, and just being able to slam into their asses and not get jacked in the face… ahh, just feels great.

Ramza · February 27, 2005, 3:18pm

Hardcore dancing? Slam-dancing? What is that

Steve: Do you have a mouth-ring? Or are you just sucking on something

Steve · February 27, 2005, 3:27pm

okay, three things Ramza:

Yes it is a lip ring
Hardcore dancing: <img src=“http://images.urbandictionary.com/view/large/15051.jpg”>
Slam dancing: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slam+dancing&r=f

Aside: Slam dancing and hardcore dancing seem to be the same. You basically flail around, kicking some imaginary guy’s ass.