{"id":2327,"date":"2007-07-23T09:34:59","date_gmt":"2007-07-23T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.themetalden.com\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2013-12-21T23:01:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T04:01:18","slug":"review-free-doesnt-mean-better-at-ozzfest-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=2327","title":{"rendered":"Review: Free Doesn’t Mean Better At OZZFEST 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

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No question about it: This is a metal show.<\/p>\n

What makes the 12th run of Ozzy Osbourne’s namesake tour different is that this time it’s a freemetal show. Nearly every seat in the house Saturday (July 21), unless a concert-goer opted to purchase an excessively priced “all-access” package, had been given away on the Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Months ago thousands of metalheads signed up for tickets with event sponsors such as J\u00e4germeister and Monster Energy, eventually taking spots in a queue to download<\/a> gratis passes to the rock show. Not a bad deal, right? That depends on who you ask.<\/p>\n

To the average heavy music<\/a> fan looking to have a good time it’s an almost unbelievable deal. Yet, under the surface, there were a lot of things wrong with “Freefest.”<\/p>\n

For starters, not everyone (certainly not me) might have realized that parking would run $20 to $30. Forget other costs like food and drink or a T-shirt \u2014 shelling out that much to park is ridiculous, especially since parking has sometimes been free at Hyundai in the past.<\/p>\n

And what about the talent willing to stack the lineup of a free show? It’s safe to assume this wasn’t a big payday for the acts that played early on the second stage, nor was it a particularly deep bill. A quick glance at it reveals an obscure, fairly weak assortment for the average KROQ listener who likes his metal with some crunch. The list of no-name bands goes on and on, only a few worth discovering.<\/p>\n

Read the entire review at The Orange County Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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