1) What are your feelings on Slipknot's music? 2) what do you think the vibe of the upcoming tour will be? Is it bothersome or problematic that MM is essentially an opener as opposed to co-headliner?
I've heard a few of their singles and it doesn't do much for me. Maybe it's more compelling live, I don't know. Most music warms up a bit when you put it into a Manson context, like "aw I was at the show when they played this, that was such a fun night" so even if the song wasn't initially decent it becomes so through the MM lens.
The vibe will probably be quite a bit rougher than the past few summer tours as Alice Cooper was practically family-friendly with all the little kids and older metalheads in the crowd and Billy Pumpkins' crowd was a bunch of weed-scented marshmallows. I expect Slipknot's crew to contrast very nicely with that, I'm looking forward to having the edge sharpened back to where it was for the Mayhem festivals.
I'm somewhat annoyed that he's opening instead of co-headlining. I don't know why it isn't a double bill, it implies that SK is better or more popular than Manson (both of which are complete lies) so I don't know if it was a financial issue or what, can't imagine why that's happening. Maybe the headliner is more responsible for the money end of things and Manson's saving his pennies for his own headlining tour later this year for the ACSS anniversary (which is hugely wishful thinking on my part). Usually they do summer festivals to raise money for their own projects, he could be banking for a new album as well. We don't know, he's been really quiet in the media with interviews that'd give us any window into what's on the horizon. The only benefit of Manson opening for a band that may or may not be absolute crap is that you can leave before the traffic gets bad.
The vibe will probably be quite a bit rougher than the past few summer tours as Alice Cooper was practically family-friendly with all the little kids and older metalheads in the crowd and Billy Pumpkins' crowd was a bunch of weed-scented marshmallows. I expect Slipknot's crew to contrast very nicely with that, I'm looking forward to having the edge sharpened back to where it was for the Mayhem festivals.
I'm somewhat annoyed that he's opening instead of co-headlining. I don't know why it isn't a double bill, it implies that SK is better or more popular than Manson (both of which are complete lies) so I don't know if it was a financial issue or what, can't imagine why that's happening. Maybe the headliner is more responsible for the money end of things and Manson's saving his pennies for his own headlining tour later this year for the ACSS anniversary (which is hugely wishful thinking on my part). Usually they do summer festivals to raise money for their own projects, he could be banking for a new album as well. We don't know, he's been really quiet in the media with interviews that'd give us any window into what's on the horizon. The only benefit of Manson opening for a band that may or may not be absolute crap is that you can leave before the traffic gets bad.
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