FIFTEEN METAL GODS, THEN & NOW: THE LIVE PERFORMANCES

Yesterday, we posted a pictorial comparing old photos of metal musicians to more recent ones, because people get older and closer to death with every passing second, and as nihilists, we find that hilarious.

Today we thought we’d do basically the same thing, only with videos, because people sound different as the years pass and they get older and closer to death, and that’s funny to us, too. (And we didn’t use the same fifteen artists we used yesterday. Just a heads up.)

So watch these and see if you think the bands sounded better now or then…

JUDAS PRIEST, “PAINKILLER” IN 1990…

…AND 2011.

BLACK SABBATH, “WAR PIGS” IN 1970…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44dg9n8_BxA

…AND 2005.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkzHvkQdC8Q&feature=fvst

IRON MAIDEN, “NUMBER OF THE BEAST” IN 1985…

…AND 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaqEEZ75GPQ

VAN HALEN, “HOT FOR TEACHER” IN 1984…

…AND 2012.

MOTLEY CRUE, “SHOUT AT THE DEVIL” IN 1983…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQCZ10MZ-7g

…AND 2005.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TE4qf08WnM

METALLICA, “FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS” IN 1985…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUw2RusJQc

…AND 2011.

SLAYER, “RAINING BLOOD” IN 1986…

…AND 2011

MEGADETH, “PEACE SELLS” IN 1988…

…AND 2011.

ANTHRAX, “INDIANS” IN 1987…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXrkUmurptY

…AND 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuFI8rFvA6w

EXODUS, “BONDED BY BLOOD” IN 1985…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-PKAPDVsb0

…and 2008.

TESTAMENT, “PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH” IN 1992…

…AND 2005.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9jxhkA2Qzs

SEPULTURA, “REFUSE/RESIST” IN 1994…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMvWQwOdYe8

…AND 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRkmcyMmeY

CANNIBAL CORPSE, “HAMMER SMASHED FACE” IN 1993…

…AND 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=727uh1xbax8

AT THE GATES, “COLD” IN 1995…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlLmIS651Bg

…AND 2008.

NAPALM DEATH, “YOU SUFFER” IN 1989…

…AND 2009.