This show was at the Akron Civic Theater…what a great venue. The place has a great theatrical vibe to it, the perfect setting for someone as over the top as Rob Zombie. I did get a good laugh out of the ushers who were all well into AARP territory thinking they were going to control the crowd.

Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures opened the show. They are gaining some notoriety because Rob Zombie featured them in his remake of Halloween II. They are a rockabilly, greaser band with a Dawn of the Dead twist. They have an More >

Type O Negative is one of my all time favorite bands. Peter Steele’s amazing vocals combined with their slow grinding down tuned sound just always appealed to me. I remember seeing their video for Black No. 1 sometime in the early 90’s on Head Bangers Ball and I was immediately hooked. I ran out and bought Bloody Kisses. I finally got to see them perform for the first time last year as they came around on their Halloween tour. They are a relatively small time act and as such haven’t been More >