earphones while gigging....

in the metallica concert...all the metallica band members were wearing earphones...why..???

Originally Posted by Sumanovo razor

in the metallica concert...all the metallica band members were wearing earphones...why..???

Those were in-ear monitors cum ear protection ---- Imagine standing in the middle of high volume PA/Amps for hours, and doing that for years? Would they hear a thing after a few years? Those protect their ears from damage high volume can do, and also act as in-ear monitor (Monitors give them the sound they would hear from their amps/bass etc), so they know how they sound on the stage.....