07.8.10
If only Jon Lovitz still had The Critic. He could go miles with Hoobastank.
Growly rockers Hoobastank indulge in free-concert shenanigans tonight when they set up poolside at the Rio’s VooDoo Beach. You can score your free tickets from SpyOn. Or, if you like your hard rock a little harder and a lot more metalcore-y, there’s Lamb of God over at the House of Blues along with Hatebreed and 3 Inches of Blood. Click for more words and pictures »
06.15.10
They used Diet Faygo. For the calorie-conscious juggalo. (Photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)
The Insane Clown Posse took time out of their busy schedule of face painting for children, writing stern letters to Eminem and, we don’t know, writing songs about a trapeze possessed by the devil, to stop at the House of Blues inside Mandlay Bay Friday night.
Turns out Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope aren’t just mad at scientists, apparently they’re not too fond of working press, either. They started hosing down the crowd with Faygo a minute into the show, chasing away photogs who didn’t want to spend the rest of the night scraping high fructose corn syrup out of their lenses. Fucking cameras, how do they work?
This is like the one time a bunch of Slipknot fans would’ve come in useful. Well, other than when you need your groceries bagged, we mean.
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05.19.10
Do you see a bear anywhere? No? Problem solved.
Indie rockers Minus the Bear head up the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay tonight. Boo-boo? Not invited. The Dharma polar bear? Not in attendance. Even hero of World War II, Poland’s fighting bear Wojtek? Not welcome here. And that’s cold. That bear is a veteran. When will we learn to treat our fighting men and bears with the respect they deserve? Click for more words and pictures »
05.12.10
Their sweatband budget has to be through the roof.
You know who doesn’t deserve a Flying V? The dude from Bullet for My Valentine. That is an instrument designed for precision face-melting and highly technical advanced-degree rocking. It should always be making a noise like squeeeeedlesqueedelysqueedeleyskronk. Like we said, it’s technical. But it should never be used for rehashing the laziest Judas Priest riffs in between your my-girlfriend-left-me ballads. You should go try to repossess it until he stops abusing his power when they’re at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay tonight. Click for more words and pictures »
03.19.10
Oh well. At least they’re not wearing cheerleader outfits.
New Found Glory is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their self-titled album tonight at House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay with Saves The Day, Hellogoodbye and Fireworks. That is … wow. Pop-punk has been around that long, huh? The fact that there are kids getting their drivers licenses who were born when Dookie came out is profoundly disturbing. Not because we’re old, even though we are. But more that there are 10 year anniversaries for this kind of music, yet there’s no triumphant Ace of Base anniversary tour. Can’t we even get some kind of commemorative sticker for “The Sign” or something? Click for more words and pictures »
03.3.10
NOT PICTURED: Tiger. For riding.
Killswitch Engage hits the stage at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay tonight with Dark Tranquility and The Devil Wears Prada. The band, we assume. Not the movie. Although that would be kind of awesome to screen before a metal show. Anyway, Killswitch made some noise with “My Curse,” but they totally made a rookie mistake by covering “Holy Diver.” Yes, Dio is awesome, and yes it’s tempting to want to do awesome material, but, know your limitations. Not everyone can be a rock dwarf with pipes on loan from Satan himself. There’s no shame in not being Dio. Click for more words and pictures »
02.3.10
Hey look, it’s death metal Kurt Kobain and his two balding pals.
Do you like your blast beats and Cookie Monster vocals delivered with a side of Egyptian mythology? Presumably because you didn’t get enough oblique references to hieroglyphics and Osiris on last night’s Lost. Well, you’re in luck, fans of Anubis/death metal. Nile is at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay tonight with Immolation and Abigail Williams. Fun Nile fact: They’re an American death metal band and they’re not from Florida. South Carolina, but still. Click for more words and pictures »
01.23.10
Hey look, it’s Every Metal Band Photo Ever, 1984-2010 (inclusive).
In general, we’re behind any band that names themselves after a move you’d find in a Bruce Lee movie. (Which is why we’re totally learning guitar for Badly Overdubbed Translation.) Still, every time we hear Five Finger Death Punch’s “Hard to See” all we can hear is the drum parts and intro they ripped off from Anthrax’s “Only.” Either way, they’re at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay tonight with Shadows Fall, Throwdown and 2 Cents, with an afterparty set for Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel. Click for more words and pictures »
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11.27.09
Sticking with the guyliner, huh? Bold choice.
We’re as surprised as you are to find out Papa Roach is still a Thing. But apparently they are, and they’re bringing their post-nu-metal schtick to the House of Blues tonight at Mandalay Bay along with the After Midnight Project. Click for more words and pictures »
11.20.09
There is little discernible difference between Atreyu and the kids hanging out behind your 7-11.
Atreyu, which made the extra-metal move of naming their metal band after a character from The Neverending Story joins up with Hollywood Undead and Escape the Fate tonight at House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay. Seriously, at least give them this: That name doesn’t sound like they care whether you think they rock hard or not. Cannibal Corpse? They totally have something to prove. Atreyu? Nothing to prove at all. Their afterparty is set for Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel. Click for more words and pictures »
