I don't think it is the bands fault at all, but I have been to several hundreds of different concerts of the same type (Thrash, Death, Hardcore)where thre is drugs and alcohol and I have NEVER seen anything like the crowd that night. And I'm usually in the mosh pit.
Well then you would be a better judge than I. I was in Junior High/High School during the hieght and fall of popularity of Heavy Metal. So I only got to a few concerts of any Metal groups. Grunge had taken over by the time I was graduating from High School. So my music taste had changed some. Was the concert worse than the GnR concert were the fans rioted due to the band being late?
My kind of girl! I play all my old stuff around the house all the time and my wife just can't get into it. My kids (daughter, 3; son, 5) are all into it though.
Man, I feel old.