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Ace of Spades was lucky enough to welcome Wayne Static Tuesday night on the first date of his world tour to promote his new album, “Pighammer.” The venue was converted from bar to metal madhouse as Static, Eye Empire, Kyng, One Eyed Doll, Gemini Syndrome, and Damage Over Time each took the stage.
All the opening acts were different from one another, making for a night of interesting and diverse sounds.
Most notable of the five openers was One Eyed Doll, the only female-fronted group of the night. Singer and guitarist Kimberly Freeman possessed enough charisma, attitude and overall stage presence to headline the show herself. With her wild attire, off-the-wall energy and humorous stage antics, she stole the show and held the audience captive.
One Eyed Doll’s most darkly amusing song of the night was “Nudie Bar.” Freeman introduced the song with an anecdote about it, starting with a girl whose boyfriend frequented said “particular” nudie bar slightly too often, and ended with the “particular” nudie bar burning to the ground. Freeman’s “who me?” attitude about the arson coupled with her raging vocals made it a performance to remember.
Damage Over Time was another act with an edge. With their intense metal sound and spiked gas masks and military garb, the band packed the mosh pit.
Wayne Static opened his set with an old Static-X favorite off the band’s first album, “Wisconsin Death Trip,” called “Push It.” Considering that “Push It” was the song that made Static-X big in the ’90s and epitomized Static’s evil disco sound, it was a fitting way to get the crowd pumped for the rest of the show.
Although clean of hard drugs, Static still likes to encourage a party-hardy atmosphere at his shows, and last night’s performance was no exception.
“My name is Wayne Static, and I’m an alcoholic.” This was Static’s way of letting the crowd know he planned to take shots throughout the evening to keep things lively.
Although he played tons of oldies but goodies off “Wisconsin Death Trip” and “Machine,” such as “Permanence,” “Cold” and “Love Dump,” Static also introduced his fans to a few songs off of “Pighammer,” which is slated to release Oct. 8.
The new album’s first single, “Assassins of Youth,” was a real crowd-pleaser. Fans got a glimpse of what it would be like to party with the Static household as three scantily clad chicks (including Static’s own wife) dressed in stilettos, fishnets and the teeniest miniskirts imaginable, emerged on stage. While they danced and performed a few choreographed moves to accompany the song, their real role for the evening was to be eye candy for all the crazy metal-heads in the audience. Nobody seemed to have any problems with that.
Evil disco was resurrected with a vengeance as Static closed the show with encore performances of “I’m With Stupid,” and “This Is Not,” both songs off Static-X’s first two albums.
Even though he has been on hiatus from Static-X for two years, Static proved he still knows how to entertain the masses. Between his massive spiky hairdo, the nearly nude women and the alcohol, Tuesday’s performance was not just a rock concert. It was also one brutally memorable party.
