What are the BEST live metal performances on YOUTUBE? 

Rebirth of Dissection, definitely my favorite

Metallica Live in Seattle '89 has always been one of my favorites. From a studio perspective, Gojira's live performance of "Global Warming" is chilling and super emotional. Korn's Woodstock 1999 performance is quite legendary. Though my personal favorite probably is Dir en Grey's famous "ANDROGYNOUS a view of the acro" performance. All the band members are on full display, they play the best versions of all their biggest songs, and Kyo's vocals are probably at their peak. His ability not only to go higher and lower than almost anyone and fluently switch between them never fails to amaze me, and he has control of the crowd like Freddie Mercury in songs like "Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami." (What a name!) Their performance of Vinushka is one of the greatest live recordings ever and is THE place to start with this band. Whenever I show someone Dir en Grey, I always start with Vinushka Live ANDROGYNOUS a view of the acro

That wasn’t Bobby koelble in Eindhoven, that was Shannon Hamm

Gojira live at the Vieilles Charreus festival in 2010 was also an insane set.

There are a lot but here is my personal list: Death Live in Eindhoven and LA 98’ Metallica Live at Monsters of Rock 1991 Metallica Live Shit: Binge and Purge Megadeth live at Hammersmith Odeon 1992 Cannibal Corpse Eats Moscow Alive 1993 Cannibal Corpse Live Cannibalism 2000 Slipknot Live Download Festival 2009 and 2019 That said tho all the lives you mentioned are also sick asf Edit: Also you calling Scott Clendenin “the bassist” while going over eindhoven 98’ is probably some of the biggest disrespect given to a bassist hes super underrated tbh.

For me, there are 3 that truly come to mind Cryptopsy Live in Montreal 1996 Strapping Young Lad at Download Festival in 2006 Anaal Nathrakh at Roskilde in 2013 Those shows are just wild to even watch, with the only major difference between Cryptopsy and the other 2 is that I saw Cryptopsy in 2023, but watching those shows, they are all just insane, especially the Anaal Nathrakh show. I mean, with Anaal Nathrakh, they played In The Constellation, Forging Towards The Sunset, etc. Strapping Young Lad at Download, all of their albums were out, and they closed it off with In The Rainy Season, which has one of the greatest breakdowns ever. Cryptopsy in 1996... I mean, do I have to explain myself? It's Lord Worm era Cryptopsy, let alone the band in their prime.

Carcass/ Morbid Angel/ Bolt Thrower Grindcrusher tour is def up there

Gojira live at Red Rocks is one of the best live performances recorded ever

type o negative at bizarre festival in 1999 is amazing, my favorite live performance, great audio and the boys were having a blast

Sepultura "Under Siege Tour" Live from Barcelona 1991 is one of the best for me! Absolutley outstanding!

Even if its hardcore, Gulch's final show is going into the history books!

Art of Life is insane. Thumbs up!

I always return to the Lamb of God Live at Download 2007 Show. So much energy in the crowd and the Sound is awesome

That's a great compilation man. I had a VHS tape with that Death concert back in the day here in Brazil, and it blew my socks off, I've never have seen metal played like that until then. It really set the bar for heavy music for me.

Mudvayne Ozzfest 2001 Linkin Park live at Texas A7x LBC These are my favs

Enlightening video. Thanks for making this dude!

For Hardcore. Knocked Loose 2018 TIHC performance is iconic as hell.

I’ll make sure to check all these videos out, excellent video man 👌

Gorgoroth/God Seed at Wacken 2008 is my personal number 1 live performance of all time. Shining at Tyrant Fest 2017 is also one of my favourites.

You are simply underrated,keep it going dude.

calibertv’s recording of chelsea grin’s hostage at 2018 warped tour is iconic af

Marilyn Manson’s Dead to the World is AMAZING. same with his God Guns Government tour as well!

Might be overlooked because it's metalcore but Parkway Drive's set at UNSW 2008 is underrated in my opinion. Just pure Australian metalcore from the amount of sweat, heaviness and flip flops on stage.

Thanks for the recommendations

My absolute favorite is Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes from 2006... Mikael sounds fucking diabolical in that one, especially in the last song Demon of the Fall. Also allways been a fan of Iron Maidens Hallowed Be Thy Name live from 1982. AMAZING mix for the time and it´s both a bit faster and with better solo and vocals than the original... Some other favorites are: -Avenged Sevenfold - LBC 2008 -Dragonforce - Japan 2014 -Death - Eindenhoven 1998 -Bring Me The Horizon - Royal Albert Hall 2016 -BABYMETAL - Tokyo Dome 2016 -BABYMETAL - Metal Galaxy Tour in Japan 2019 -Metallica - Seattle 1989 -Metallica - Moscow 1991 -Opeth - Lamentations 2003 -Opeth - Royal Albert Hall 2010

Live Inferno-Emperor. Rebirth of Dissection. Bloodbath-Wacken Carnage.

My favourite is Between The Buried and Me live DVD where they perform the entire Colors album + extras. Especially the ending with Selkies.

Wow, absolutely amazing section here. Introduced me to some really killer bands. Great work!

Ah yes. Art of Life. As a guitar aficionado myself, I have to say that Hyde was kind of a genius.

Suffocation's Brutal Assualt 25 set is legitimately what I recommend to someone who hasn't heard the band before. Amazing sound!

Watching meshuggah’s alive set is a heavenly experience (technically it’s two sets merged together for the dvd but still absolutely brutal)

Iced Earth - Ailive in Athens, Iced earth - Live in Philadelphia 2002 Dark Tranquility - Where death is most alive In flames - Used and Abused Hatebreed - Live Dominance Pantera - Live in Korea Crematory - Tears of time Live in Wacken 2008

I can't stress enough how good kanonenfieber are live. Ive seen them both times they have come to my country but the first one was the best because it was in a tiny basement venue with no special effects, no smoke machine, flamethrowers ect. Also the fact that noise (vocalist and records/produces everything for studio releases) doesnt make the other members play the part like he does makes it very fun to watch because you can tell theyre having a good time. Only other bands Ive seen with the same level of stage presence has been Batushka (the real one) and Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult.

Man I couldn't add anything more to this list. Especially love the inclusion of X Japan as they are my favorite band of all time and Yoshiki inspired me so much that I learned piano and drums after listening to them. Would love a video on them from you

off the top of my head some of my favorites are metallica live nimes 2009 acdc live 79 candlemass live eindhoven 1990 (they made a live album) gulch live 2022 system of a down armenia 2015

My personal favorite perfomance is Sanguisugabogg 2023 sound a fury performance, one of the main reasons is how nuts the crowd goes, the set list is great and the band sounds great and devons callouts are so good

God Seed(Gorgoroth) Wacken Open Air 2008

X japan - art of life is a masterpiece that every metal fan should know

Hate5six Knocked Loose Sept 11 2021. It's at one of my favorite all time venues, the first unitarian church in Philly. Absolutely mad.

Didn't expect to see Art of Life here but I'm so pleasantly surprised! I would love to hear more of your thoughts on it (or X as a whole). Thanks for your work!

One of my favorites is Megadeth live in Essen 05/20/1988

My Dying Bride - Sinamorata DVD, Opeth - Lamentations - Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire, Meatllica - Live Seattle 1988, Pantera - Moscow 1991. Many more that I cant remember right now.

There's a 20 minute video of Dir En Grey performing The Blossoming Beelzebub, Mazohyst of Decadence and Tsumi to Batsu on RU-vid. It's the most visually brutal metal performance I've ever seen. On the other side of the spectrum, Devin Townsend live at the Royal Albert Hall is just mesmerizing.

Gojira - Bordeaux (2009), from the The Flesh Alive DVD - this was Gojira at their peak. the show itself is really beautifully and artistically shot. and um Joe looks so cool with long hair. Metallica - Toronto (1986) - it's their fastest concert ever. the energy in the room is just nuts. Iron Maiden - Beast Over Hammersmith (1982) - Bruce Dickinson brings something special to Maiden in these early years. Pantera - Monsters of Rock in Moscow (1991) - it's a shorter set, like 20 minutes as they were opening for AC/DC and Metallica. but it's amazing seeing that sea of people flocking to the first metal show after the fall of the Iron Curtain. CFH-era Pantera was great.

The best for me It is the Morbid Angel Heretic Tour by far, that shit It's the best set and live performance that I've ever seen

Great to see that X Japan is getting some love, they're still so damn underrated in the western world.

Killswitch Engage End of Heartache Live dvd is one of the most memorable to me. Great live mix for the time and the crowd went hard too. Love me some 2000s metalcore

I'd say perhaps early Opeth, like their first show in the US in 2000 on Milwaukee Metalfest You can also find very early 96' shows where they play songs from Morningrise and Orchid here on youtube I find it amazing

This vid came onto my FYP, Dont know who Varvis is but I See AB flag and I Sub, NOW you mixing metal well shit YT knows me too much.

Yes! Please do a video on Art of Life! That song is such an amazing point in their wild and varied career!

Children of bodom - Stockholm knockout 2006 and Cob at Tuska 2003 are the best shows of all time

Pantera 1992-1999 crush almost anything live.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Infest the Rats' Nest KEXP session

Because of the little reference in your opening, I think the creed 2009 reunion show deserves a look to be completely honest 😂

My favorite live set is also from Meshuggah, but its from summerbreeze in 2019.

Kanonfieber🤘🔥!! Glad they are getting some love! I found them from that first live show that posted last year. I was sick as a dog and couldn’t sleep for anything. It came up in my recommended and It was like 1:30 AM I was like, maybe this is a fever dream, but I’m here for it🤘🔥! I finally fell asleep about 3/4ths the way through the video and when I woke up I was still sick but at least it wasn’t a fieber dream and I had found a new band out of the sickness😂🔥🤘! May the immeasurable dead of the ‘Great’ War find peace. May we never forget them, or their sacrifice.

I love maidens live shows, rock in Rio and en vivo are peak imo

Gojira - The Link Alive in Bordeaux 2003 Opeth live at Shepherds Bush Empire in London 2003

I was there at that Meshuggah set at Bloodstock, one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen, sound was 11/10

Dillenger Escape Plan at Golden Gods is a great one! Every member is playing their soul out and the vocalist is bleeding out the scalp! But the crowd isn’t engaged at all, they all came to see Metallica and have no idea about DEP, it somehow makes the band look even more insane and impressive than usual. Chino from Deftones even shows up to play a Depeche mode cover! And Dying Fetus at FYA is amazing too!

A deep dive on Art Of Life? Yes please! I still remember the first time I saw that performance, I was speechless during those 30 minutes and may have shed a tear or two haha.

There's multiple examples of Gojira that I'd put in a list like this. Their live show recordings The Link Alive, The Flesh Alive, Hellfest 2013 set, Live at Red Rocks. Super amazing live performances always by that band. Sepultura live in 1991 Barcelona is also INSANE. Inhuman levels of speed and energy in their playing from start to finish. Aftermath performed by Strapping Young Lad at Download 2006. That whole set actually. Devin Townsend's voice is from another universe 😂. You should definitely make part 2 of this kind of video some day. So many gems on RU-vid. I go back to watch Death in 1998 a ton🤘

Strapping Young Lad - For Those About To Rock, an absolute banger!!

Neurosis - Locust Star live from Ozzfest (1996) and it's not even close. Pure intensity.

I'm German and I can't even understand what Kanonenfieber are singing. Btw. my favorite Metal performance on RU-vid is a Metallica concert from 1985 where they played Disposable Heroes. The concert took place in Gelsenkirchen I think (I'm unsure but I'm certain it was in Germany).

Orbit Culture Bloodstock 22. Never heard a better sound.

One of my favourite live shows to watch on youtube is Iron Maiden live at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg 2005 Some good shows with video: Metallica Seattle 1989 Metallica live Gothenburg 2019 one of the best shows from 2019(Sadly I think this was taken downcant find it anymore, otherwise the show in Trondheim Norway a few days later is also great) Black Sabbath with Dio (Heaven & Hell) at Wacken 2009 Judas Priest Epitaph Judas Priest Live Vengeance 82 Rainbow live in Munich 1977 Savatage live 1994 Japan Savatage 1998 in Brazil Sabaton live 2012 in Poland Good shows audio only: Judas Priest live in New Haven 1988 Iron Maiden live in Stockholm 2006 (There's also a good recording from Dortmund 2006 AMOLAD tour, audience recording at top notch quality)

my fave live sets are... children of bodom live in stockholm, dream theater - live scenes from ny,.. metallica - san diego ... jethro tull bursting out ..although that is a live album not a video. i guess nightwish end of an era.. back in my powermetal days.. and also i like ozzy live with jake e lee 1984 and live in budokan with zakk.

Also The Acacia Strain 15th December 2021 ( on Hate5six )

Orbit Culture at Bloodstock 2022 is one of my favorites

That's awesome bro! Check out: Hammerfall Live at Lisebergshallen, Sweden 2003. And. Coldrain: Live at Budokan.

Art of Life played live is such a trip. Glad to see it on your list! For me, I gotta go with Sonata Arctica's live DVD "For the Sake of Revenge." One of my favourite bands at their absolute peak and with what I'm sure most would call their classic line-up firing off so many of their best songs. Bonus pick is Blind Guardian's live DVD "Imaginations Through the Looking Glass". The energy, especially during Valhalla, is amazing. I finally got to see them live this year and it was fantastic.

COB, Stockholm 2006, gotta see it. Absolutely killer show

Live by fire I by Enforcer is absolutely peak. A relatively short set packed with bangers, amazing energy and crowd interaction and the performance itself is just out of this world. At the start of the concert, just how perfectly they transition from Bells of hades to Death rides this night is the stuff of legends, I wholeheartedly recommend checking it out if you haven't already.

Opeth - Ghost of Perdition is a top moment. And Death's entire set haha

You earned a sub, bro. Great vid. You also from Alberta? My suggestion to check out would be the Opeth - Red Rock Ampitheatre show

I love the Nightwish concert from 2013 at Wacken. I'm not a massive fan of them, I like a few of their songs, but the whole live show makes me come back to it probably once a year. Well worth a watch.

Buckethead has some incredible sets! Skinless live at mdf 2024 Pantera had an amazing show, but I think it got taken down, I remember it was recorded from pretty far back, it was after trendkill, and they had a snake banner before the show started (IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW) Heinous killings live Shrüm live

Black Sabbath - Belgium '70 Sepultura - Ozzfest '96 🙌

Mine goes like this Nightwish at Wacken 2013 Exodus at Wacken 2008 Megadeth Italy 1992 The Meshuggah one on the video Gojira The Flesh 2009 Devin Townsend at Royal Albert Hall 2015 and Retinal Circus

Max Volume Silence is my go-to channel for Live sets

i love defeated sanity at mountains of death 2011. engulfed in excrutiation is so fucking good

Got 5 really good ones i can think of rn. Sleep - At Southwest Terror Fest 2015. Melvins & Big Business performing Houdini in 2013. Gorguts - San Francisco 1998. Celestial (isis), at the LA Celebration of the Life & Art of Caleb Scofield show in 2018. Om - Live At Amoeba Records 2007. The Sleep set is probably one of the best looking and sounding videos i've seen of them live. Its also (to my knowledge) one of the only videos of one of their shows starting and ending with dopesmoker. The Melvins show was done during a time where their lineup had two drummers and four singers. Making a already amazing album sound absolutely massive. Its also super cool to watch Dale and Coady be perfectly in sync with eachother the enitre set. The Gorguts set is absolutely immaculate being mostly songs from their (at the time) most recent album: Obscura. The footage is pretty good for the time and the sound quality is even better. Its just overall awesome to me to be able to see the Obscura era line up play these absolutely mind bending songs live. Celestial was a one time name for Post Metal pioneers Isis. And the show was a memoral for the late Caleb Scofield (Cave In, Old Man Glood, Zozobra). All the bands that played were close freinds with Caleb, making the show that much more powerful. Celestial/Isis's set was amazing consisting of songs from the albums Panopticon, Oceanic, and Celestial. A overall amazing show. Om's Amoeba Records show is one of the very few videos there are from this era of Om. its hands down one of the most visually heavy shows i've ever seen, Al Cisneros, (who also plays bass and sings in Sleep) at this show has a rig that includes: A DOD Overdrive 250. Boss ds1 Distortion. Three Custom Electric Amp 180 Watt amps, one as a normal amp, and Two as power amps. Two 4x12 Cabs. A 2x15 Cab. And two absolutely gigantic 4x15 cabs that make up a literall wall of sound. This show just based off of looks was already one of my favorites, but once i found out about the almost 30 minute long version of "At Giza", i just about lost my shit lol. I'd add more shows but i dont want to turn this comment that no one will see into a whole ass history lesson.

Alestorm - Tilburg 2019 Nightwish - Tampere 2015

Iced Earth Alive in Athens 1999

For me, i've kept coming back to Sepultura's under siege live in Barcelona show for almost 20 years and it still blows me away. The band was on fire playing an amazing setlist and the production is great as well. Igor's snare sounds like a 50cal rifle shot each time. A couple other ones are Bloodbath during Wacken 2005. Michael's best sounding vocals ever IMO and Nile live in St. Petersburg 2012. A bootleg recording, but sadly the best available sound wise from this era.

Carpenter Brut live at Hellfest 2023 with numerous guest vocalists including Greg from Dillinger Escape Plan and Mat McNerney from Beastmilk and Grave Pleasures.

Iced Earth-Alive in Athens.

Alcest - Hellfest 2022 is absolutely amazing

If you like Art of Life check out any of the Versailles live DVDs. Personal favorite is live at Budokan

I have been listening to Heavy Metal and been a fan for several decades of Classic, Thrash, Speed, Power and Death metal and by far the best live metal concert when it comes to audio and performance in my humble opinion is Iced Earth live in Athens.

Bloodbath live at wacken 2005

Iced Earth - Alive in Athens Deicide - When Satan Lives Annihilator - Masters of Rock These are my top three.

Killswitch - set this world ablaze is a really good live set

I think Gorgoroth (/God Seed) performance at Wacken 2008 should also be up included, probably the most intimidating and legitimately terrifying live performance i've have ever seen.

Cynic live at Berkeley is really good, also I watched Children Of Bodom Stockholm Knockout like a thousand times, the quality is insane

I would also add Nine inch nails Woodstock 94 ( yes yes its not 'metal' but this set us metal af )

Damn pull the plug with chuck’s later vocals sounds sick

Ozzy - Salt Lake City, 1984 Down - Dallas, 1995 Metallica - Seattle, 1989 Cannibal Corpse - Moscow, 1993 Morbid Angel - Hollywood, 1993 and Houston, 1995 The Morbid shows aren't great quality but I still love them. The Down show might be my personal favorite as it's good quality, the crowd is fantastic and Nola is one of my favorite albums.

Type O Negative Wacken 07 is awesome