The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
| The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria | |
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| Live album by Metallica , Slayer , Megadeth & Anthrax | |
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admission |
June 22, 2010 |
| Label (s) | Warner Brothers |
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running time |
about 5 hours |
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The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (English for: " The Big 4 live from Sofia, Bulgaria ") is a concert DVD / Blu-ray from the "Big Four" of Thrash Metal , consisting of the four bands Metallica , Slayer , Megadeth and Anthrax . It was released on October 29, 2010, and recorded on June 22, 2010 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia , Bulgaria . The complete live performance of all four bands is included. The recordings were also broadcast live in 450 cinemas in the USA and in a further 350 cinemas in Europe , Canada and Latin America .
In Germany, the DVD reached number four in the charts and gold status. It also brought Slayer the first platinum award, she achieved double platinum in the USA. The last show of the "Big Four" took place in 2011. Tom Araya of Slayer said in 2013 that "a single tape" will not come to such shows due to differences between all and. It is speculated by the media that it is Megadeth .
Emergence
The festival was part of the Sonisphere festivals in Europe in summer 2010, which all took place with the four bands. On June 16, 2010, the four bands played together for the first time at a concert at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw , Poland . The first photo of all band members was taken on June 15, 2010, only Kerry King from Slayer was missing. The concert recording was directed by Nick Wickham. The tickets for the live broadcasts were $ 20. On August 25, 2010, the release date and the design were announced. Initially announced for mid-October, the publication was then postponed to the end of October in the EU or November 1, 2010 internationally and November 2, 2010 in the USA.
Track list
- Anthrax
DVD 1 / CD 1
- Caught in a Mosh
- Got the Time ( Joe Jackson )
- Madhouse
- Be All, End All
- Antisocial ( Trust )
- Indians / Heaven and Hell ( Black Sabbath )
- Medusa
- Only
- Metal Thrashing Mad
- I am the law
- Megadeth
DVD 1 / CD 2
- Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due
- Hangar 18
- Wake up dead
- Head Crusher
- In My Darkest Hour
- Skin o 'My Teeth
- À Tout le Monde
- Hook in Mouth
- Trust
- Sweating Bullets
- Symphony of Destruction
- Peace Sells / Holy Wars reprise
- Slayer
DVD 1 / CD 3
- World Painted Blood
- Jihad
- Was ensemble
- Hate Worldwide
- Seasons in the Abyss
- Angel of Death
- Beauty Through Order
- Disciple
- Mandatory suicide
- Chemical Warfare
- South of Heaven
- Raining Blood
- Metallica
DVD 2 / CD 4 & 5
- Creeping Death
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fuel
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Fade to Black
- That Was Just Your Life
- Cyanide
- Sad but True
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- All Nightmare Long
- One
- Master of Puppets
- Blackened
- Nothing Else Matters
- Enter Sandman
- Am I Evil? with Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Megadeth and Anthrax
- Hit the lights
- Seek & Destroy
Contributors
A full list is available from Allmusic .
- Anthrax
- Joey Belladonna - vocals
- Rob Caggiano - guitar
- Scott Ian - guitar, backing vocals
- Frank Bello - bass , backing vocals
- Charlie Benante - drums
- Megadeth
- Dave Mustaine - vocals, guitar
- Chris Broderick - guitar, backing vocals
- David Ellefson - bass, backing vocals
- Shawn Drover - drums
- Slayer
- Tom Araya - vocals, bass
- Jeff Hanneman - guitar
- Kerry King - guitar
- Dave Lombardo - drums
- Metallica
- James Hetfield - vocals, guitar
- Kirk Hammett - guitar
- Robert Trujillo - bass
- Lars Ulrich - drums
- production
- Eoghan Tansey - Lighting
- Warren Lee - bass and guitar technician
- Michael Pearce - editing
- Philip Richardson - editing
- John "Wedge" Brandon - engineer, producer, tour manager
- David May - Executive Producer
- Mark Workman - light
- Russ Russell mix
- Andy Sneap - Mix
- Ross Halfin - photography
- Jim Parsons - producer
- Chris Blair - Pyrotechnics
- Michael McGuire - pyrotechnics
- Mike Osman - sound engineer
- Alan Doyle - stage manager
- Chris David - video technology
Awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Brazil (PMB)
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 platinum
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30,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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25,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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2,500 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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3 × platinum
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30,000 |
 Portugal (AFP)
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platinum
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8,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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2 × platinum
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200,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 7 × platinum |
295,500 |
Main article: Metallica / Music Sales Awards
useful information
- During the anthrax song "Indians", the band briefly plays "Heaven and Hell" by Black Sabbath , whose singer Ronnie James Dio died about a month before the recording on May 16, 2010 as a result of cancer .
Web links
- The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria on Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayers-araya-says-politics-of-character-in-one-particular-band-are-standing-in-way-of-more-big-four-shows /
- ↑ "METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX: The First 'Big Four' Photo ' ( Memento of 26 July 2010 at the Internet Archive ). Blabbermouth.net , June 15, 2010, accessed January 13, 2011.
- ^ "Metallica / Slayer / Megadeth / Anthrax: The Big 4 - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010)" . IMDb , accessed January 13, 2011.
- ↑ "METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX: 'Big Four' Coming To A Theater Near You" ( Memento of 26 July 2010 at the Internet Archive ). Blabbermouth.net. May 20, 2010, accessed January 13, 2011
- ^ "'The Big Four' DVD: New Release Dates Announced" ( Memento from September 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). Blabbermouth.net. September 20, 2010, accessed January 13, 2011.
- ^ The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria - Slayer . AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2011.