To start Anthrax was awesome. I thought they'd only play their new album since it came out that day but NO! They played all my favorites like Indians, Caught in a Mosh, Madhouse, and Got the Time. They wore pretty sick Anthrax Yankee Jerseys which I thought was awesome. Then Megadeth, my second favorite of the bands came out after rumors that they'd pass on the New York show. However, after they came out blazing with "Trust" Dave Mustaine let us know that he needed neck surgery and that with one bad move he could be paralyzed. Although his voice was not fantastic, I thought Megadeth killed it especially with "Peace Sells" and even "Holy Wars" at the end of the set. Slayer came out a next, a band I did not expect much from considering that they are probably the least musically skilled of the Big 4. However, something about Slayer really turned me on. The atmosphere was unreal even without Jeff Hanneman, who was still recovering from his skin graft. Tom Araya was on top of his game and performed the ghoulish scream at the start of "Angel of Death" without flaw. "South of Heaven" "Disciple" and "Hate Worldwide" were some other highlights of the set. I think what did it for me was the fans, clearly the most rabid and adoring. It also helped that it was dusk and the lights and ambience really took on at that time making Slayer even better. Metallica was set to close the night and as always they impressed. Playing only 3 songs post 1991 really made me happy because their best stuff was from 83-91. My favorite song of the night was "Fade to Black" with other favorites such as "Creeping Death" "Blackened" "Seek and Destroy" and "Sanitarium". After my second time seeing Metallica, this one definitely the best. Eventually it came time for the bands to jam and without Dave Mustaine this time, as well as the usually absent Tom Araya. They covered Motorhead's "Overkill" and had all 4 drummers switch after the song and replayed it with new guitar soloers. Although I loved the performance, I couldn't hear a single vocal on account of the 12 or so guitars shredding at once. However, as a whole it was the best show I've ever seen. Sound quality was excellant and the fans were the best!