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The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria

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The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a live video with performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, the "big four" of American thrash metal.[1] The concert took place on June 22, 2010, at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria. It was shown at 450 movie theaters in the United States and over 350 movie theaters across Europe, Canada, and Latin America on June 22, 2010.

The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
Video by
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax
ReleasedOctober 29, 2010 (2010-10-29)
RecordedJune 22, 2010
VenueVasil Levski National Stadium (Sofia, Bulgaria)
GenreHeavy metal, thrash metal
Length317:22
LabelWarner Bros. (U.S.)
Vertigo/Mercury (Europe)
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Rust in Peace: Live
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(2010) 		Countdown to Extinction: Live
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Reviews of the DVD were mostly favorable. Websites such as AllMusic and About.com were positive, though Blogcritics gave the DVD a mixed review. The DVD peaked at number one on the United States, United Kingdom, Austrian, and Canadian charts, and also charted on five other charts. It was certified gold in Germany, and provided Slayer with its first platinum certification.

Background and release Edit

On June 16, 2010, at the Sonisphere Festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland, the "big four" of American thrash metal—Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax—performed together for the first time. The bandmembers (except for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman) were first photographed together on the previous day.[2] Their live concert in Bulgaria's capital, on June 22, was for one night only. Directed by Nick Wickham,[3] the event was filmed and transmitted via satellite to over 450 movie theaters in the United States and over 350 movie theaters across Europe, Canada, and Latin America, including London's famed Leicester Square.[4] Tickets were made available for around $20 at TheBigFourLive.com, which also listed the theaters where the concert was being screened.[5] Delayed screenings took place in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.[2]

The film's contents and artwork were revealed on August 25, 2010.[6] A limited-edition guitar pick was unveiled a day after the artwork was revealed.[7] The European release was initially scheduled for October 11,[8] but Metallica later announced on their official site that the European release would be pushed back to October 15, with an International release on October 18, and a North American release on October 19, 2010.[9] On September 15, it was announced that a "super deluxe" limited edition box set would be released on the same date as the regular edition,[10] and a 36-second video preview of the box set was released on September 17.[11] In mid September, publication was postponed further to a European release on October 29, an International release on November 1, and a North American release on November 2, 2010.[12] Four teaser clips from the video were released on October 12,[13] and nine days later, Metallica's performance of "Sad but True", taken from the film, was released.[14] A three-and-a-half-minute trailer was released on September 21, 2010.[15]

The Slayer title card before the band's performance is the only one of the four bands that did not feature their official logo. In addition, all Slayer members (except drummer Dave Lombardo) did not participate in the "Am I Evil?" performance due to lack of interest.[16][17]

In 2016, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine expressed interest in doing more Big 4 shows, although this is unlikely due to the breakup of Slayer.[18]

Event dates Edit

Date[19][20] City Country Venue Boxscore Attendance
June 16, 2010 Warsaw Poland Sonisphere Festival - Lotnisko Bemowo
June 18, 2010 Jonschwil Switzerland Sonisphere Festival - Jonschwil Degenaupark
June 19, 2010 Milovice Czech Republic Sonisphere Festival - Milovice Airport
June 22, 2010 Sofia Bulgaria Sonisphere Festival - Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
June 24, 2010 Athens Greece Sonisphere Festival - Terra Vibe Park
June 26, 2010 Bucharest Romania Sonisphere Festival - Complexul expozițional Romexpo
June 27, 2010 Istanbul Turkey Sonisphere Festival - BJK İnönü Stadyumu
April 23, 2011 Indio, California United States Empire Polo Club $4,793,768[21] 44,205
July 2, 2011 Gelsenkirchen Germany Veltins-Arena
July 3, 2011 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi 56,000
July 6, 2011 Milan Italy Fiera Open Air Arena
July 8, 2011 Knebworth United Kingdom Sonisphere Festival - Knebworth House
July 9, 2011 Amnéville France Sonisphere Festival - Snowhall Parc
September 14, 2011 New York City United States Yankee Stadium $5,371,167[22] 41,762

Reception Edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [23]
About.comPositive[24]
Blogcritics     [25]
Jukebox:Metal     [26]

The album was received positively by music critics. Thom Jurek gave it four out of five stars in his review for AllMusic, and stated that "each [song] is incredibly energetic, clearly riding the crowd excitement of the event, and the performances are stellar without a lapse." He pointed to Anthrax's "Madhouse" and "Antisocial"; Megadeth's "Head Crusher" and the "Peace Sells/Holy Wars Reprise"; Slayer's "Angel of Death", "Seasons in the Abyss", and "Raining Blood"; and Metallica's "Fade to Black", "Creeping Death", "Master of Puppets", and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" as musical highlights, and described the encore performance of "Am I Evil?", in which members of all four bands perform, as "an historic high point."[23]

In a mixed review for Blogcritics, Chris Beaumont summed up that "Watching these promo DVDs makes me want the Blu-ray that much more. The performances are great, the sets are great, and it is hard not to get excited about these guys taking the stage together. This is metal."[25]

Chad Bowar, writing for About.com, said that the concert was "one of the defining moments and biggest events in recent metal history" and commented that the bands "can still put on a great show" despite their age. He distinguished the styles of each band, writing: "Anthrax has a more lighthearted, fun approach, while Megadeth is 100 percent business with very little banter and focus on the music. Slayer has a more ominous vibe, although their evil mystique has lessened over the years. Metallica were very inclusive, with James Hetfield acting as everybody's favorite uncle interacting with the crowd and taking time to soak it all in."[24]

Charts and certificates Edit

Certifications Edit

Country Certification
Australia 2× Platinum[44]
Brazil Platinum[45]
Germany Gold[46]
New Zealand Gold[47]
Poland 3× Platinum[48]
United States 2× Platinum[49][50]

Contents Edit

Track listing Edit

Disc 1 ~ Anthrax
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caught in a Mosh"Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Dan Spitz6:04
2."Got the Time"Joe Jackson3:42
3."Madhouse"Belladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Spitz4:24
4."Be All, End All"Belladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Spitz8:00
5."Antisocial"Bernie Bonvoisin, Norbert Krief6:37
6."Indians"/"Heaven and Hell" (Ronnie James Dio tribute[52])Belladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Spitz/
Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler		10:10
7."Medusa"Belladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Spitz, Jon Zazula5:53
8."Only"Bello, Benante, John Bush, Ian6:46
9."Metal Thrashing Mad"Benante, Ian, Dan Lilker, Spitz, Neil Turbin3:27
10."I Am the Law"Belladonna, Bello, Benante, Ian, Lilker, Spitz8:14
Total length:1:03:17
Disc 2 ~ Megadeth
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"Dave Mustaine6:33
2."Hangar 18"Mustaine5:04
3."Wake Up Dead"Mustaine3:44
4."Head Crusher"Mustaine, Shawn Drover3:18
5."In My Darkest Hour"Mustaine, David Ellefson5:26
6."Skin o' My Teeth"Mustaine3:14
7."A Tout le Monde"Mustaine4:28
8."Hook in Mouth"Mustaine, Ellefson4:39
9."Trust"Mustaine, Marty Friedman5:04
10."Sweating Bullets"Mustaine4:50
11."Symphony of Destruction"Mustaine4:15
12."Peace Sells"/"Holy Wars... the Punishment Due" (Reprise)Mustaine10:22
Total length:1:00:57
Disc 3 ~ Slayer
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World Painted Blood"Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya6:26
2."Jihad"Hanneman, Araya4:31
3."War Ensemble"Hanneman, Araya5:09
4."Hate Worldwide"Kerry King3:11
5."Seasons in the Abyss"Hanneman, Araya6:24
6."Angel of Death"Hanneman5:34
7."Beauty Through Order"Hanneman, Araya5:11
8."Disciple"Hanneman, King5:07
9."Mandatory Suicide"Hanneman, Araya4:14
10."Chemical Warfare"Hanneman, King5:50
11."South of Heaven"Hanneman, Araya4:30
12."Raining Blood"Hanneman, King5:30
Total length:1:01:37
Disc 4 ~ Metallica - Part. 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Creeping Death"James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett8:11
2."For Whom the Bell Tolls"Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton4:29
3."Fuel"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett4:15
4."Harvester of Sorrow"Hetfield, Ulrich6:18
5."Fade to Black"Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett7:31
6."That Was Just Your Life"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Robert Trujillo6:53
7."Cyanide"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo7:16
8."Sad but True"Hetfield, Ulrich6:33
9."Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett6:14
10."All Nightmare Long"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo7:50
Total length:1:05:30
Disc 5 ~ Metallica - Part. 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One"Hetfield, Ulrich8:34
2."Master of Puppets"Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett8:06
3."Blackened"Hetfield, Ulrich, Jason Newsted7:58
4."Nothing Else Matters"Hetfield, Ulrich5:56
5."Enter Sandman"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett11:08
6."Am I Evil?" (Feat. members of Megadeth, Anthrax, & Dave Lombardo)Sean Harris, Brian Tatler6:05
7."Hit the Lights"Hetfield, Ulrich5:25
8."Seek & Destroy"Hetfield, Ulrich12:40
Total length:1:05:52

Personnel Edit

A complete list can be found at AllMusic.[53]

Production and assistance

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The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria is a live video with performances by Metallica Slayer Megadeth and Anthrax the big four of American thrash metal 1 The concert took place on June 22 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium Sofia Bulgaria It was shown at 450 movie theaters in the United States and over 350 movie theaters across Europe Canada and Latin America on June 22 2010 The Big Four Live from Sofia BulgariaVideo by Metallica Slayer Megadeth and AnthraxReleasedOctober 29 2010 2010 10 29 RecordedJune 22 2010VenueVasil Levski National Stadium Sofia Bulgaria GenreHeavy metal thrash metalLength317 22LabelWarner Bros U S Vertigo Mercury Europe Metallica video chronologyOrgullo Pasion y Gloria Tres Noches en la Ciudad de Mexico 2009 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Quebec Magnetic 2012 Metallica live chronologyOrgullo Pasion y Gloria Tres Noches en la Ciudad de Mexico 2009 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Metallica Through the Never 2013 Slayer video chronologyStill Reigning 2004 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Slayer live chronologyDecade of Aggression 1991 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Megadeth video chronologyRust in Peace Live 2010 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Countdown to Extinction Live 2013 Megadeth live chronologyRust in Peace Live 2010 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Countdown to Extinction Live 2013 Anthrax video chronologyAnthrology No Hit Wonders 1985 1991 2005 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Anthrax live chronologyCaught in a Mosh BBC Live in Concert 2007 The Big Four Live from Sofia Bulgaria 2010 Reviews of the DVD were mostly favorable Websites such as AllMusic and About com were positive though Blogcritics gave the DVD a mixed review The DVD peaked at number one on the United States United Kingdom Austrian and Canadian charts and also charted on five other charts It was certified gold in Germany and provided Slayer with its first platinum certification Contents 1 Background and release 2 Event dates 3 Reception 4 Charts and certificates 4 1 Album charts 4 2 Video charts 4 3 Certifications 5 Contents 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 ReferencesBackground and release EditOn June 16 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw Poland the big four of American thrash metal Metallica Slayer Megadeth and Anthrax performed together for the first time The bandmembers except for Slayer s Jeff Hanneman were first photographed together on the previous day 2 Their live concert in Bulgaria s capital on June 22 was for one night only Directed by Nick Wickham 3 the event was filmed and transmitted via satellite to over 450 movie theaters in the United States and over 350 movie theaters across Europe Canada and Latin America including London s famed Leicester Square 4 Tickets were made available for around 20 at TheBigFourLive com which also listed the theaters where the concert was being screened 5 Delayed screenings took place in Australia South Africa and New Zealand 2 The film s contents and artwork were revealed on August 25 2010 6 A limited edition guitar pick was unveiled a day after the artwork was revealed 7 The European release was initially scheduled for October 11 8 but Metallica later announced on their official site that the European release would be pushed back to October 15 with an International release on October 18 and a North American release on October 19 2010 9 On September 15 it was announced that a super deluxe limited edition box set would be released on the same date as the regular edition 10 and a 36 second video preview of the box set was released on September 17 11 In mid September publication was postponed further to a European release on October 29 an International release on November 1 and a North American release on November 2 2010 12 Four teaser clips from the video were released on October 12 13 and nine days later Metallica s performance of Sad but True taken from the film was released 14 A three and a half minute trailer was released on September 21 2010 15 The Slayer title card before the band s performance is the only one of the four bands that did not feature their official logo In addition all Slayer members except drummer Dave Lombardo did not participate in the Am I Evil performance due to lack of interest 16 17 In 2016 Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine expressed interest in doing more Big 4 shows although this is unlikely due to the breakup of Slayer 18 Event dates EditDate 19 20 City Country Venue Boxscore AttendanceJune 16 2010 Warsaw Poland Sonisphere Festival Lotnisko BemowoJune 18 2010 Jonschwil Switzerland Sonisphere Festival Jonschwil DegenauparkJune 19 2010 Milovice Czech Republic Sonisphere Festival Milovice AirportJune 22 2010 Sofia Bulgaria Sonisphere Festival Natsionalen stadion Vasil LevskiJune 24 2010 Athens Greece Sonisphere Festival Terra Vibe ParkJune 26 2010 Bucharest Romania Sonisphere Festival Complexul expozițional RomexpoJune 27 2010 Istanbul Turkey Sonisphere Festival BJK Inonu StadyumuApril 23 2011 Indio California United States Empire Polo Club 4 793 768 21 44 205July 2 2011 Gelsenkirchen Germany Veltins ArenaJuly 3 2011 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi 56 000July 6 2011 Milan Italy Fiera Open Air ArenaJuly 8 2011 Knebworth United Kingdom Sonisphere Festival Knebworth HouseJuly 9 2011 Amneville France Sonisphere Festival Snowhall ParcSeptember 14 2011 New York City United States Yankee Stadium 5 371 167 22 41 762Reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 About comPositive 24 Blogcritics nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 Jukebox Metal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 The album was received positively by music critics Thom Jurek gave it four out of five stars in his review for AllMusic and stated that each song is incredibly energetic clearly riding the crowd excitement of the event and the performances are stellar without a lapse He pointed to Anthrax s Madhouse and Antisocial Megadeth s Head Crusher and the Peace Sells Holy Wars Reprise Slayer s Angel of Death Seasons in the Abyss and Raining Blood and Metallica s Fade to Black Creeping Death Master of Puppets and For Whom the Bell Tolls as musical highlights and described the encore performance of Am I Evil in which members of all four bands perform as an historic high point 23 In a mixed review for Blogcritics Chris Beaumont summed up that Watching these promo DVDs makes me want the Blu ray that much more The performances are great the sets are great and it is hard not to get excited about these guys taking the stage together This is metal 25 Chad Bowar writing for About com said that the concert was one of the defining moments and biggest events in recent metal history and commented that the bands can still put on a great show despite their age He distinguished the styles of each band writing Anthrax has a more lighthearted fun approach while Megadeth is 100 percent business with very little banter and focus on the music Slayer has a more ominous vibe although their evil mystique has lessened over the years Metallica were very inclusive with James Hetfield acting as everybody s favorite uncle interacting with the crowd and taking time to soak it all in 24 Charts and certificates EditAlbum charts Edit Charts 2010 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 27 71Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 28 73Canadian Albums Billboard 29 3Dutch Albums Album Top 100 30 75Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 31 31German Albums Offizielle Top 100 32 59Swiss Music Schweizer Hitparade 33 34 63 Video charts Edit Charts 2010 PeakpositionAustralian Video Chart 35 1Austrian Video Chart 36 3Dutch Video Chart 37 7German Video Chart 38 4Japanese Video Chart Oricon 39 6New Zealand Video Chart 40 1Switzerland Video Chart 41 3UK Music Video Chart 42 1US Billboard Music DVD Chart 43 1 Certifications Edit Country CertificationAustralia 2 Platinum 44 Brazil Platinum 45 Germany Gold 46 New Zealand Gold 47 Poland 3 Platinum 48 United States 2 Platinum 49 50 Contents EditThe DVD s contents can be verified by AllMusic and the DVD s notes 23 51 Track listing EditDisc 1 AnthraxNo TitleWriter s Length1 Caught in a Mosh Joey Belladonna Frank Bello Charlie Benante Scott Ian Dan Spitz6 042 Got the Time Joe Jackson3 423 Madhouse Belladonna Bello Benante Ian Spitz4 244 Be All End All Belladonna Bello Benante Ian Spitz8 005 Antisocial Bernie Bonvoisin Norbert Krief6 376 Indians Heaven and Hell Ronnie James Dio tribute 52 Belladonna Bello Benante Ian Spitz Ronnie James Dio Tony Iommi Bill Ward Geezer Butler10 107 Medusa Belladonna Bello Benante Ian Spitz Jon Zazula5 538 Only Bello Benante John Bush Ian6 469 Metal Thrashing Mad Benante Ian Dan Lilker Spitz Neil Turbin3 2710 I Am the Law Belladonna Bello Benante Ian Lilker Spitz8 14Total length 1 03 17 Disc 2 MegadethNo TitleWriter s Length1 Holy Wars The Punishment Due Dave Mustaine6 332 Hangar 18 Mustaine5 043 Wake Up Dead Mustaine3 444 Head Crusher Mustaine Shawn Drover3 185 In My Darkest Hour Mustaine David Ellefson5 266 Skin o My Teeth Mustaine3 147 A Tout le Monde Mustaine4 288 Hook in Mouth Mustaine Ellefson4 399 Trust Mustaine Marty Friedman5 0410 Sweating Bullets Mustaine4 5011 Symphony of Destruction Mustaine4 1512 Peace Sells Holy Wars the Punishment Due Reprise Mustaine10 22Total length 1 00 57 Disc 3 SlayerNo TitleWriter s Length1 World Painted Blood Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya6 262 Jihad Hanneman Araya4 313 War Ensemble Hanneman Araya5 094 Hate Worldwide Kerry King3 115 Seasons in the Abyss Hanneman Araya6 246 Angel of Death Hanneman5 347 Beauty Through Order Hanneman Araya5 118 Disciple Hanneman King5 079 Mandatory Suicide Hanneman Araya4 1410 Chemical Warfare Hanneman King5 5011 South of Heaven Hanneman Araya4 3012 Raining Blood Hanneman King5 30Total length 1 01 37 Disc 4 Metallica Part 1No TitleWriter s Length1 Creeping Death James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Cliff Burton Kirk Hammett8 112 For Whom the Bell Tolls Hetfield Ulrich Burton4 293 Fuel Hetfield Ulrich Hammett4 154 Harvester of Sorrow Hetfield Ulrich6 185 Fade to Black Hetfield Ulrich Burton Hammett7 316 That Was Just Your Life Hetfield Ulrich Hammett Robert Trujillo6 537 Cyanide Hetfield Ulrich Hammett Trujillo7 168 Sad but True Hetfield Ulrich6 339 Welcome Home Sanitarium Hetfield Ulrich Hammett6 1410 All Nightmare Long Hetfield Ulrich Hammett Trujillo7 50Total length 1 05 30 Disc 5 Metallica Part 2No TitleWriter s Length1 One Hetfield Ulrich8 342 Master of Puppets Hetfield Ulrich Burton Hammett8 063 Blackened Hetfield Ulrich Jason Newsted7 584 Nothing Else Matters Hetfield Ulrich5 565 Enter Sandman Hetfield Ulrich Hammett11 086 Am I Evil Feat members of Megadeth Anthrax amp Dave Lombardo Sean Harris Brian Tatler6 057 Hit the Lights Hetfield Ulrich5 258 Seek amp Destroy Hetfield Ulrich12 40Total length 1 05 52Personnel EditA complete list can be found at AllMusic 53 Anthrax Joey Belladonna lead vocals Rob Caggiano lead guitar backing vocals Scott Ian rhythm guitar backing vocals Frank Bello bass backing vocals Charlie Benante drums Megadeth Dave Mustaine guitars lead vocals Chris Broderick guitars backing vocals David Ellefson bass backing vocals Shawn Drover drums Slayer Tom Araya bass vocals Kerry King guitars Jeff Hanneman guitars Dave Lombardo drums Metallica James Hetfield lead vocals rhythm guitar acoustic guitar on Fade to Black Kirk Hammett lead guitar backing vocals Robert Trujillo bass backing vocals Lars Ulrich drums Production and assistance Warren Lee bass technician guitar technician Michael Pearce Philip Richardson editing John Wedge Branon engineer production manager tour manager David May executive producer Mark Workman lighting director Doug C Short and Scott Boculac Megadeth audio Russ Russell Andy Sneap mixing Ross Halfin photography Jim Parsons producer Chris Blair Michael McGuire pyrotechnics Mike Osman sound technician Alan Doyle stage manager Chris David video technicianReferences Edit Lee 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