Marilyn Manson and Slayer Slaughter the West Coast
It Happened Last Night
PHOTOS BY MUHAMMAD ASRANUR
Compared to what would come -- showers of heart-shaped confetti and elaborate costuming, dismembered robots and sex-drenched androgyny -- Slayer seemed downright stoic as they blasted through last night's (Aug. 21) set of old and new tunes at Sacramento's Sleep Train Amphitheater. Except for the flying elbows and bouncing beer bellies that swirled at the front of the stage all night, the Slayer performance had few things in common with headliner Marilyn Manson. In fact, Manson's writhing antics seemed a bit overplayed following the elder statesmen of metal. As he slithered and crawled through a set of material from his recent Eat Me, Drink Me there was a heavy dose of satanic posing and elaborate costume changes (prize fighter, neo-fascist, goth buccaneer, etc.) but less convincing fury. Manson's thrills came by ripping the head off a scantily dressed robot on "Just A Car Crash Away" and humping air through a "Sweet Dreams/Lunchbox" medley, but the weak calls for an encore from the spent crowd proved the evening belonged to the openers.
We asked: What would the lovechild of Marilyn Manson and Slayer be like?
Name: September See
Age: 20
Hometown: Placerville, CA
Occupation: Confidential
"It would be the most talented, awesome person on Earth. And, you would not want f*ck with them."
Name: Keturah Gee
Age: 22
Hometown: Chico, CA
Occupation: I work with September
"That person would probably have a lot of problems. I think that person would probably be psychotic too."
Name: Clay Luttrell
Age: 27
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Occupation: Renaissance man
"It would be like a big ol' rhinoceros with lipstick on. And tattoos. And horns. It'd be like satan."
Name: Nicole Brown
Age: 16
Hometown: Valley Springs, CA
Occupation: Student
"It'd be confused. And they wouldn't be sure if Marilyn Manson was their mom or their dad."
Name: Anastasia Beaverhausen
Age: 26
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Occupation: I'm paid to be me
"Otis from House of 1000 Corpses. Or the fetus in a jar he brings to the dinner table."
Name: Katie Brown
Age: 15
Hometown: Valley Springs, CA
Occupation: Student
"They'd probably have a lot of makeup on and long curly hair -- a cross between both!"
Name: Ross Wiegel
Age: 16
Hometown: San Andres, CA
Occupation: Student
"The lovechild would be awkward and slightly satanic."
Name: Ilana Knuesen
Age: 22
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Occupation: Chef at a brewery
"Awesome, but not as awesome as my drum stick from Slayer."
Manson is 'your vampire' / Photo by Muhammad Asranur
Marilyn Manson guitarist Tim Skold / Photo by Muhammad Asranur
Manson, putting 'holes in happiness' / Photo by Muhammad Asranur
Slayer bassist Tom Araya / Photo by Muhammad Asranur
Slayer axeman Kerry King / Photo by Muhammad Asranur
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