{"id":24900,"date":"2016-09-17T14:52:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T19:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hmmagazine.com\/dvanpelt\/?p=24900"},"modified":"2016-09-17T14:52:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T19:52:42","slug":"concert-review-marilyn-manson-slipknot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hmmagazine.com\/dvanpelt\/concert-review-marilyn-manson-slipknot\/","title":{"rendered":"CONCERT REVIEW: Marilyn Manson and Slipknot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Marilyn Manson and Slipknot<\/strong>
\nAustin 360 Amphitheater<\/strong>
\nAugust 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Of Mice and Men opened the show, but many people were just arriving and missed the high energy set. Marilyn Manson took the stage while the sun was still out, but thousands of fans were ready for the shockrocker from the \u201890s. With a band full of young misfit\/Manson fan-looking blokes, Marilyn himself came out with short hair, looking like Levi the Poet with black hair.<\/p>\n

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It was loud, edgy and dark \u2013 just what I\u2019d expect from MM, but not as intense, not as loud and not as dark. The tunes spanned his career and everyone has his\/her favorites, but I came away wanting more. I wanted to hear two hours of tunes, like all of Eat Me, Drink Me<\/em>, all of The Golden Age of Grotesque<\/em>, \u201cTourniquet,\u201d \u201cPersonal Jesus,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re So Vain\u201d and \u201cTainted Love,\u201d but I digress \u2026 and I\u2019m whining.<\/p>\n

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He did his show. He asked if anyone was on drugs. He got the crowd to briefly chant: \u201cWe love hate! We hate love!\u201d He did his flaming Bible trick from his pulpit lectern. I tell ya, though, if he really wanted to be anti-religious he\u2019d try that with the Koran. But he\u2019s only so brave.<\/p>\n

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He did bring out several hits, though, like \u201cDisposable Teens,\u201d mOBSCENE,\u201d \u201cThe Dope Show,\u201d \u201cSweet Dreams\u201d and \u201cThe Beautiful People.\u201d It was the last night of a lengthy tour with Slipknot. He didn\u2019t seem angry. It was a few notches better and heavier than \u201cgoing through the motions,\u201d but it lacked that killer instinct, that over the top dangerous edge that an amazing artist harnesses and unleashes on a rabid audience. I came away wishing I\u2019d seen that. I got nostalgic scary-core. It leaves a little to be desired.<\/p>\n

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Other notable pieces of visual coolery were the brass knuckle-like microphone grip he used and the mic stand of orchids during the quasi romantic tune, \u201cComa White.\u201d The short, hour-long set reached its peak about seven songs in, when they played the hypnotic \u201cDope Show,\u201d although he acted a little gay with one of his bandmates, which was followed by his menacing cover of \u201cSweet Dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Manson still rocks. He\u2019s got attitude, but it\u2019s waning.<\/p>\n

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Slipknot came on and showed their creative blend of weirdness. Nine guys each take their stations and perform various tasks, like three drummers, on DJ and dancer, bassist, guitarists, a keyboardist\/turntablist and a singer.<\/p>\n

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With the two additional percussionists on hydraulic risers on stage left and right, a giant horizontal riser behind and above the drummer, ramps and all the effects a band could want, Slipknot is quite a sight to behold. It\u2019s intense and crazy \u2013 just the way they dialed it up when they formed a little over a quarter-decade ago.<\/p>\n

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Fans got what they came for \u2013 tunes from their debut (\u201cWait and Bleed\u201d), Iowa<\/em> (\u201cThe Heretic Anthem\u201d), Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)<\/em> with \u201cPulse of the Maggots\u201d (you\u2019ll never guess what images were on the video screens during this one, All Hope is Gone<\/em> (\u201cPsychosocial\u201d) and 5: The Gray Chapter<\/em> (\u201cThe Negative One\u201d). \u201cThe Heretic Anthem\u201d was introduced as a special song for the band, the endearing Iowa album and the way Texas has always loved and supported the band of mask-wearing metallians.<\/p>\n

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The band spent itself for the audience and the screaming crowd returned the energy, ratcheting the show up several notches. The band finished with \u201c(sic),\u201d but no one thought it was over. For encores, they played \u201cSurfacing,\u201d \u201cDuality\u201d and brought things full circle with the anthem \u201cSpit it Out,\u201d from the self-titled debut album.<\/p>\n

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It was a Slipknot show \u2013 mayhem, metal, energy and lots of spinning, jumping and moshing. The security was busy all night, pulling surfers over the barricades and trying to keep people from getting hurt. Job well done.<\/p>\n

\u2013Review and photos by Doug Van Pelt. Edited by Teresa Turnage-Simon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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