NEWS: World's Biggest Circle Pit?

MUSIC: World's Biggest Circle Pit?

Long-haired, chest-thumping cro-magnons (read: metalheads) were given what seemed the opportunity of a lifetime this past weekend at the Download Festival when metal-band DevilDriver challenged the audience of rowdy hessians to create the biggest circle / mosh pit of all time. Observe:







Despite the relatively lame song, I'd say that qualifies as a valiant effort. However, when Roadrunner Records tried to get their 'meathead tornado' into the Guinness World Records, the stodgy old farts at Guinness went and dropped a steaming turd of logic on DevilDriver's parade.

I guess they'd prefer to stick to exciting records like the longest match of tennis played without shoes or rackets in Des Moines. So DevilDriver -- who are best known because their singer served time in Coal Chamber -- will have to content themselves to the knowledge that their circle pit was 'indefinably' huge, and that the Guinness World Records staff are, quite definably, pussies.



Here's another view of the pit, shot from inside the sea of sweaty limbs and greasy hair, which makes it feel like a Braveheart outtake. This clip also goes a long way to proving that if men are fed enough beer and exposed to heavy metal, they turn into cattle. Stampede!

looks pretty clear by the video where it starts and ends...

what is it with the whole "we're a big family" notion? is that a heavy metal head thing? seems a little corny to me.

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psssh, Hatebreed at hellfest blows that out of the water. Plus the kids in that pit were way cooler. haha.

it is kinda vague where the pit starts and ends.

if they have video from the 'scared pussy' point of view, i think things would be clearer.

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Yeah, didn't you hear: Rappers all shoot each other, country musicians all fuck their sisters, new age musicians are all gay, and us metalheads are all cro-magnons!

what a mess

What really amuses me is that the opening picture doesn't even fit the description.

eh i was watching mastodon when this was going on at the Download festival

i win

Agreed.

the biggest I've every seen was system of a down in 2002 during their tour with slipknot.........

hey. you don't have to be a metalhead to enjoy a good pit.

Hell, I'd run around in circles... They should have done that to Hold Back the Day.. that song is AWESOME!

I like the eager guy at the beginning in the white tshirt, just runs into the middle and gets knocked straight out. Bless.

In fairness he has actually not only got the wrong picture but the wrong stereotype, we're a bunch of fascist nerds who have no girlfriends and wank off to solos. Hardcore kids are overweight cro-magnons who karate chop air and run about in circles at the drop of a hat... which is a pretty good description of the average download kid.

Seriously tho' why would you waste good money to see that, being stuck in a crowd of 5000 watching a band from at least 5-10 meters back? Thankfully with the exception of 3-4 bands Download managed to maintain it's unbroken record of being utter bolloks aimed at 14 year old Kerrang kiddies this year.

Also the author is a fine one to talk... given that he lists a Metal band in his top 10 bands and all...

Hey, don't get me wrong; I may have short hair but I love metal. I won't claim to know everything about the 8000 metal/hardcore scenes, but I love thrash, older grindcore, black metal, (many varietals of) death metal, power metal, (I used to like) metalcore, etc.

The article isn't generalizing all metalheads, as there are too many specific breeds to round with one sweeping generalization. Here I'm just poking a little fun at Devildriver fans, as that's a style of metal I don't particularly care for. If you love 'em, rad. You can watch devildriver while Im busy watching Watain dump goat skulls and blood on an audience, and we won't have to argue about the virtues of either band.

And hey, be fair, the circle pit doesn't belong exclusively to metal. Punks and skins and hardcore kids have been doing them for years too; the headline pic is just a cool looking picture relating to the central idea. Fuck all that genre pigeonholing.

Relax. I was only poking fun of your poking fun.

Sick of it All ala 1994 was the best circle pit I was ever in. Very nice circle pits no trampling. Everyone watching everyone elses back. I guess thats what they mean by "family".

a circle pit at a metal show? groundbreaking.