10 Best Metal Live Performances You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now

10. Behemoth (Bloodstock Open Air, 2016)

Black metal titans Behemoth clock in low on this list because, as great as their performance on the Friday of Bloodstock 2016 was, the mixing in the clip the festival uploaded leaves a fair bit to be desired.

However, once you get past that, the performance itself is nothing short of extraordinary. Writing as someone who actually went to Bloodstock that year, it's safe to say Behemoth was one of the highlights of the whole weekend. Performing their acclaimed magnum opus The Satanist (2014) in full from front to back, frontman Nergal and his gang of face-painted compadres provided an hour of primal, engaging, enigmatic black/death.

Particular praise goes to set opener Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel, whose slow-burning first verse built the hype for this mammoth set perfectly, and Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer, which inserted a hefty slice of thrashy speed and melody into an otherwise despondent, dark performance.

Oh, and shout-out to Nergal suddenly losing his mind at the beginning of Amen.