Loudest show you've been to

[DR DOOM]

Motorhead.

My ears hurt like a motherfucker.

[KeyserSoze]

Eyehategod with Phil Anselmo singing in place of Mike Williams

[Gibson87]

Nothing More opening for Disturbed in Des Moines last September. They were loud as shit

[chevelle]

Death Grips was fucking deafening in 2015. Even with earplugs, the screams and some of the audio effects cut through like a punch to the gut.

[Alan Antimatter]

Motorhead gave me some permanent hearing loss. I was seriously trying to lip read people at work the next day. It recovered to some extent but I don't ever think my hearing has been the same since then. I have seen a lot of bands too. 

 

[wasted]

I went to an Add N to X show in a club and my ears were ringing for a week, I was basically deaf for two days.  

[fanfzero]

On 9/8/2017 at 10:53 PM, CheapJon said:

Tribulation probably, opening for Ghost a couple of years back. Never heard an opening act playing louder than the main band.  I was way farther from the stage than usual but I was blown away by theyr loudness.   

Saw them opening for Arch Enemy on January and they weren't loud at all.

For me it was Lordi in 2015, a small venue but really loud with very bad sound. Saw them again in 2017 at an open air small festival, quieter and way better mixed. An electronic music festival I attended last summer was also reaaally loud, even with earplugs you could feel that bass blasting to you ears.

[DirtyDeeds]

Unfortunately Journey believe it or not (I’ve seen them three times even though I’ve never cared to see them once! They’re always on the bill with someone I do want to see). That freaking Filipino Steve Perry clone’s high notes pierced my ears in such a way that I actually felt dizzy and light-headed. I felt sick the rest of the evening. Torture in many ways. 

[Powerage5]

On 8/4/2017 at 11:51 AM, Mendez said:

Loudest was some local-ish ska band as part of a little mini fest. Shit instantly gave me ringing after like 2 songs. Tiny room that only fit about 100 people, with a too loud of a PA. Oddly enough the other bands that went on after them didn't have this problem

 

Saw Metallica a couple days ago and that was just a tiny notch too loud, but still completely enjoyable

I hate when a ska band is overly loud. There's so much going on in ska, it doesn't need to be overpowering. The Bosstones are sometimes a bit over the top in smaller venues, it's the one thing I don't like about them. 

 

My pick is an odd one - Dick Dale. You wouldn't think a surf guitarist would be that loud, but the first time I saw him it was literally panful after like, 2 songs. 

[gnr1967]

It's a tossup between a Motorhead/Megadeth concert in a small venue back in 2013, or GNR circa 2006 in a small venue.  My ears were ringing after both concerts.