“This is our first time to play live in Hollywood and we’re very pleased to be here tonight!” exclaims enthusiastic frontman James Hart, “Although Static-X is headlining tonight, right now, this is our house!” and the band goes into a full on rock n’ roll assault. James Hart is no stranger to pumping up crowds being the old frontman of the now defunct metal outfit eighteen visions. His stage presence is exactly as prominent as when he was in eighteen visions but now with a more adult, rocker attitude that he has embraced so well.

Burn Halo’s debut album which came out on March 31st, 2009 of this year, is already notoriously gaining the band a lot of exposure and interest. The album is drenched in rock n’ roll excess complete with gritty guitars, evocative colorful lyrics, big hooks and a big sound. It is no doubt a powerful record that possesses rock n’ roll credibility and capability.

Burn Halo starts their set off with a bang. Going hard from the get-go and powering through the first few tracks, Burn Halo quickly establishes themselves to the crowd without fail. That is a pretty good accomplishment since the crowd was merely die hard Static-X fans who want evil disco, not straight up rock n’ roll. The boys in Burn Halo didn’t seem to mind though, evident in their performance and their no-holds barred attitude.

“Dead End Roads And Lost Highways” served up a rising performance for Burn Halo complete with unmatched hip movements from frontman James Hart that had the girlies in the crowd squirming in their pants. That boy’s got the moves man! The dudes on the other hand did seem to mind but since their girlfriends didn’t, they had no choice but just to watch it all unfold. “Our House” brought the rock and lightning with it’s dirty guitars and revved up approach. The ostentatious “So Addicted” with it’s ever so true message, is a nasty rocker that got the crowd engaged and pysched. “Gasoline” served as the nights “sing with me” segment with James repeating the chorus of “I’m going down, down, down, down.”

“We’ve got two songs to go and we want to thank you guys for coming out!” screams James, “This next song is currently climbing up the hard rock charts and we dedicate this one to all the dirty girls in the crowd tonight!” Full-throttle and dirty as can be, “Dirty Little Girl” blasted off without a hitch. James pointed out all the dirty little girls from the stage with his hands in a revolver like motion. “Save Me” was the last song of the night for Burn Halo and since this was my favorite track off their record, I thought it was a superb way of ending their set.

After a brief set change, Static-X took to the stage.

These monsters from the metal world are just like wine, they get better with age. Raging through the first track and into the second, “Dirthouse,” the crowd had completely swelled to gigantic proportions and was moving as soon as that drum intro hit. Pushing and shoving then ensued and the show had began.

“Oh yeah!” screams Wayne on the microphone, “How are you all doing tonight!” Wayne wasted no time addressing and engaging the crowd, something he’s always had no problems with. “Let’s do some shots!” and out came his beautiful wife, Ms. Tera Wray, to serve Wayne and the boys some shots before the next onslaught. Now that’s what I call a marriage made in heaven.

The pummeling then continued with songs such as “Destroy,” “This Is Not,” and “Loser.” Sounding spectacularly brutal, Static-X, kings of evil disco, ran through their whole discography of music, playing songs that they don’t usually play which got the crowd overly excited, as they should. True to their sound and form, Static-X bashed and battered the crowd with their monster-ish stomps and heart stopping grooves.

Cult Of Static, which was released on March 17, 2009, is yet another classic Static-X record. The beauty of everything Static-X is showcased on this record in its pure entirety and it just brings it. Hell, Wayne even wrote a song about his wife on this one entitled “Stingwray” which eventually became the lead track and is possibly the best track on the album, hands down. This record further cements Static-X as one of the best metal bands to walk this earth.

“It is time again for some shots.” exclaims Wayne as he slowly downs the concoction that looks real smooth but lethal. “This one is for all of you love fools out there, this is Love Dump.” The crowd roars in approval as the intro comes walking in. Directly after that song is a more upbeat jam known as “Behemoth.” The upbeat ferocity of that song is undeniably a body mover and boy were the bodies moving, left, right, up, and down.

Now the surprise factor of the night was Tommy Lee of Motley Crue joining Static-X onstage to cover “Looks That Kill.” Tommy, in true rockstar fashion comes out shirtless, wine in hand and ready to play. Tommy also decides to pour half of the wine down on the front row and nobody seemed to mind. The band goes through the song with a few mistakes to boot but it is a cover right? Right, always allowed mistakes. And to note, Wayne, don’t ever sing without your guitar again, it just looks awkward and weird.

A few more songs go by including the ode to Wayne’s wife “Stingwray,” the old school banger “Bled For Days,” and the muscle car anthem “Z28.” Of course in total Static-X fashion, the show ended with their best song ever “Push It.” Static-X could do no wrong.

With the Snocore Tour still going on its merry way, I’m sure fans of all the bands will have something to cheer for. You’ve got the rock, the metal and the die hard fans who make it all happen. Onward the onslaught.

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