July 28, 2005
STATIC - X LIVE at The House Of Blues Chicago
Review by Greg Tovar, images by SuZn Murawlski
Well the rain finally came pouring down and the temps finally dropped a little bit. But that wasn’t going to stop fellow Metal Heads from getting their chance to see the mighty Static-X and others at Chicago’s House of Blues. This being my fourth time seeing them rip shit up I will tell you, it only keeps getting better.
As the familiar and thunderous intro of “Bled for Days” came roaring out of the P.A. the crowd began to go into a frenzy eagerly waiting for Wayne and the boys to start thrashing. When they got on stage and started their musical assault the party was well underway as the crowd danced with their beers in the air and the Heavy Metal Hurricane (A.K.A The Mosh Pit) began to unleash its wrath on those weak posers standing around.
It got even more intense when The Wisconsin Death Trippers thrashed out cuts from their new album titled “Start a War”. Songs like “I’m The One”, “Dirt House”, and “I Want to Fucking Break it” kept the audience satisfied while classics like “I’m With Stupid”, “Permanence”, and “This is Not” created a huge sing along fest.
Between songs Wayne Static kept showing his appreciation to the fans by toasting his drink with band mates Tony Campos, Nick Oshiro, and Koichi Fukuda and the audience and afterwards throwing the empty cups at the energetic crowd. Wayne also reminded the crowd to enjoy the show by yelling, “Every night is Saturday night when I get on this stage”!
After the always aggressive set of heavy riffs, great dance rhythms, and growling vocals Static-X disappeared into the darkness leaving the sweaty and bruised audience dying for more. Chants of “One More Song” and “Static-X” filled the smoky theatre.
All of a sudden Static-X quickly returned to the stage to pound out the infamous Evil Disco Anthem “Push it”. The crowd went insane and danced frantically like someone blew crack smoke out of the theatre’s ventilation system!
“Love Dumpling” kept the crowd jumping up and down like the wild spiked hair on Wayne’s head and the last song “ Get to the Gone” reminded the audience that this band remains one of the best live metal acts today.
For a great time and maybe a couple bruises I recommend, no, I dare you, no; I THREATEN YOU to check out Static-X. When they return to a city near you. RAAHHH!!!
Posted by MK Magazine at July 28, 2005 04:58 PM