Last night Maddie and I went to Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts to see the Return of The Dreads tour featuring Korn, Rob Zombie and In This Moment. This was a great show and I'm glad we went. The picture above shows lighters and phones ablaze for Rob Zombie as the crowd cheered for an encore. We had good seats for the show, and all three bands rocked hard and loud. In This MomentIn This Moment opened the show and did a much better job than they did the last time we saw them. In fact, I jokingly told Maddie "here comes the buzz kill" as the band was just starting to take the stage. I did not say that because of how the band plays their songs... In This Moment is an edgy heavy metal act that rocks hard. The problem is that the lead singer likes to change her outfits between every song. The last time we saw them, they were the second of four bands. From Ashes To New had really gotten the crowd going as the opening act, and In This Moment came out and really killed the momentum by having stops between their songs that sometimes lasted up to three minutes! There was no filler to keep the crowd interested, and the crowd got quiet and sat down. At the end of From Ashes To New's set everyone had been up and out of their seats. Last night, the band did a better job, though. The lull between songs was taken up by taped portions by the band that set the stage for the beginning of the next song. Costume changes were also done quicker so that the stoppages were not as noticeable. Altogether, the band did a better job this time around, although I must admit they remained my least favorite of the three. They were my least favorite out of four bands last time! Rob ZombieI gotta admit I went into the show with high expectations for Rob Zombie. His music is very heavy metal and it usually has bizarre subject matter. His videos are also a bit out there. Well, I must say that he lived up to my expectations! Not only was his show high energy, but he really had a knack for getting the crowd involved with the show! At one point, he walked out into the crowd and made it out to the middle mezzanine area. I think he would have walked out to the grass seats if he could have found his way through. The whole time he was walking around, the lead guitarist, John 5, was doing an awesome solo that ended with him doing a rendition of Jimi Hendrix' rendition of the Star Spangled Banner! John 5 has been lead guitarist for Rob Zombie for more than 10 years. Prior to that he had been lead guitarist for Marilyn Manson and for David Lee Roth. Man, was I impressed with his playing! Maddie had a video of him playing the star spangled banner, but it unfortunately got erased by Snapchat! Thanks a hell of a lot, Snapchat! I would have loved to put that piece up on the blog! One of the highlights of the entire show for me was when the band did their rendition of "We're An American Band" as their first encore song. It's an old Grand Funk Railroad tune, and these guys really rocked it! All said, I went into the show thinking that Korn was going to be my favorite act for the evening, but to be honest, I think Rob Zombie and his band clearly stole the show. Great job guys, I am definitely looking forward to seeing you guys again! KornI want to make it clear here that although I think that Rob Zombie and his band had the best set, in my opinion, Korn still really rocked the house! I have been listening to these guys for years. In fact, I remember Korn was a mainstay at the beach house where Sharon and I first started dating. I went into the show figuring Korn was going to be a shoo-in for my favorite set, and while they did not disappoint, I still can't get John 5's guitar solo out of my head, or We're An American Band. Thus, Korn takes a back seat here. Even so, I recognized a lot of the band's older stuff, and had a great time! Freak On A Leash and Narcissistic Cannibal were both well received by the crowd, while my personal favorites were Falling Away From Me, Twisted Transistor and Shoots And Ladders. Out of the three, Shoots And Ladders was the best! Oh, and Y'All Want A Single also was great. In fact, that song had the whole pavilion singing "Fuck that!" in unison. That was rather unique I must say!
All said, it was a great show and I highly recommend both Rob Zombie and Korn to any true metal heads out there... or anyone who really likes rocking shows! And finally, just looking at some of the freaks in the stands was well worth the price of admission! Literally people were walking around with zombie makeup. And some of the hair colors that we saw would make a rainbow blush. Good times!
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