Steel Panther was all of that but served up in the service of absurdity and satire. I figured the act to be yet another faceless, anonymous metal band prancing around in ass-clinging spandex, glad rags, subpar drag-queen makeup, and overteased hair that hung to the waist, but I was wrong.
The first dashed expectation came with the opener, Steel Panther. 3 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, made me giddy, but completely unsure of what to expect. The prospect of covering Judas Priest's show Oct. Although I love it hard, big and fast ( a helping of Queen, a dollop of Pink Floyd, and hearty portions of Iggy Pop and Alice Cooper ), metal was not something that I could cozy up to, except for that one show.
This article shared 8052 times since Wed Oct 8, 2014Īs a non-heavy metal rock fan, I was taken aback by Judas Priest's 'Farewell Epitaph' show in 2011.