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Mockstrocity Tour 2017 – First Avenue
Metallagher took the stage first. They pull off the music of Metallica tribute quite believably. Less effort is given to the Gallagher half of Metallagher. Which is by design. They smash plenty of stuff with a mallet but the over the top Gallagher impersonation is more enjoyable than the actual Gallaghers act. It may be the ‘mockiest’ the evening got. I didn’t feel a lot of respect for Gallagher in their act. They got political at one point as Donald Trump and Hulk Hogan made out. Then lead singer Gallagher Hetfield smashed a half gallon of salsa on the crowd. Metallagher has my official seal of approval.
It’s hard to find factual info on Metalachi but suffice it to say they’ve been around a while. I believe at least a decade. As with all of the evening’s artists, this would be my first Metalchi show. And they were great. Marchi-ing their way through songs like Megadeth‘s “Symphony Of Destruction”, Guns N’ Roses‘ “Welcome to the Jungle” and even the show closer, Slayer‘s “Reign in Blood” had most of the crowd singing along all night. Violinist “Queen” Kyla Vera played a medley of Van Halen‘s “Eruption”, Metallica‘s “Master of Puppets” and “Enter Sandman” among others. And you haven’t lived until you’ve heard a mariachi version of classic Anthrax song “Caught in a Mosh”.
I really hope Mock -N- Roll isn’t the future of rock as we know it. But I hope it sticks around. All of these bands offered a fun evening. Which I’m sure the near sold out crowd in Minneapolis would confirm. The Mockstrocity 2017 Tour runs through April 8th. Dates are below.
Mac Sabbath
Metlachi
Okilly Dokilly
Metallagher
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