Mayhem Rocked!
by Babys68 on 7/25/09Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood - AtlantaRating: 5 out of 5The concert was awesome, the best part of the show was Marilyn Manson! He Rocks, will def look for a concert of his near us!
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Marilyn Manson on Tour
Although a shock-rock persona made Marilyn Manson a target of criticism in the '90s and early '00s, the hard rocker today is a highly respected, Alice Cooper–like figure. That comparison holds for Manson's flamboyant, aggressive music — combining influences from industrial, metal and glam — and flashy live shows, which boast ornate costumes, dizzying light shows and impressive staging. Appropriately enough, Manson toured with Cooper in 2013 on the Masters of Madness Tour, although that trek was simply one of his many well-suited live gig pairings. Back in the '90s, he opened for fellow metallic electro-rockers Nine Inch Nails, while in 2018 and 2019, Manson toured with Rob Zombie on a trek dubbed Twins of Evil. Around his own tours, Manson has also performed at major rock festivals such as Louder Than Life, Aftershock, Download and Rock on the Range.
Marilyn Manson in Concert
Born Brian Warner, Marilyn Manson grew up in Canton, Ohio, and later moved to Florida and studied journalism in college. Life had other plans, though. The aspiring musician formed the group Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids in 1989. In 1993, the group signed a record deal with the Trent Reznor–owned Nothing Records, which released the landmark 1994 debut album, Portrait of an American Family. In the years after, Manson was nominated for four Grammy Awards on the way to releasing 1996's alternative-music totem Antichrist Superstar and releasing singles that dabbled in glam ("The Beautiful People"), sludgy grunge ("The Dope Show," a cover of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams") and sizzling industrial ("mOBSCENE"). Manson also expanded his empire beyond music, dabbling in art, acting (including on Sons of Anarchy) and soundtrack work. In fact, albums such as 2015's The Pale Emperor even have a cinematic bent, courtesy of a collaboration with noted film composer Tyler Bates.
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The concert was awesome, the best part of the show was Marilyn Manson! He Rocks, will def look for a concert of his near us!
Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Trivium all performed amazingly! All That Remains were good, but not as expected. It was a really fun show and meeting the artists meant a lot to me.
Marilyn Manson is an absolute ASS! The holier than thou attitude, storming off stage, no encore, snatching beer and items from his handlers and his overall rudeness was uncalled for! We expected more from his act and was let down tremendously. He only played a few songs that were recognizable. Total let down. We will never pay to see him perform again. NOT IMPRESSED! Now, Bullet for My Valentine was GREAT! Killswitch Engage was AWESOME. The other one that I can comment on is All That Remains. VERY GOOD PERFORMANCES guys!!! OH...my husband says that SLAYER rocked and he is so glad to hear that they will be having a new album coming out soon. Overall....a long drive for an average HOT DAY in Atlanta for the headliner to be such an ass was really not worth it. Thank goodness for good friends to party with or we would have left early! Mahem Fest would have been better for Rob Zombie to headline or somebody who is happy and thankful to be a rockstar and have such a following!
I loved it, it was my first time seeing MM and the other main stage bands. They were all great. MM is a very unique individual. That is what I liked about him. Loved Trivium. Overall I had a wonderful time and would do it again.
Bargain for the $. 60 bucks per person got us 9 hours of rock, motorcycle stunt show x3, and some free schwagg (vault, rockstar, jagger shirt). Took my kids 17, 14, and 9 and had a blast. Bullet for my valentine and Killswitch Engage ruled the day. Fans ranged from generic high schoolers to adult biker types to goths...everyone played nice and we got to talk to some interesting folks. I really like Manson so we stayed to the end...couldn't understand any of the funny whip smart lyrics like you can from the cd's...oh well...he seemed kinda out of it to me...his band rocked though. Would gladly go again. Wish all that remains played on the main stage.
Jager and Hottopic stages where the best.Trivium put on the best show. Mainstage was kind of dissapointing. Slayer can't play to the crowd very well. Maybe their too old. Manson is Manson didn't go to see him anyway. Killswitch highlight of the mainstage they always put on a good show.
The headliners were probably the least interesting part of the day Bullet seemed to have a lot of fans but was very out of place. KSE was good and had an excellent Dio cover at the end. Slayer was hardcore. Manson's vocals were quite off and I was not pleased. Really the festival was much more interesting and it was worth the money just for that. Great show. BEHEMOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we got there late, but still the entire event rocked! i lost my shoes and came home bruised and sore...Good times!
I have never been to an all day music festival before and boy did this one not fail to impress me right from the start. Great crowds, lots of energy, amazing bands. The entire day was none stop head banging and horn raising. Im not not to really "let loose" at a show but at this event, I shocked myself by how into the songs I got. Absolutely amazing experience and I cant wait to do it again. Mayhem Fest's line up gets better each year, but it will be hard to top this one. I highly recommend checking it out.
great acts, great entertainment, but horribly priced drinks/food. the shows are quick and to the point, especially early in the day when you have one band right after the other on two stages that are only a few hundred feet apart. the biggest negative? pay the extra bucks for pit tix, bc you just don't get the same feel and vibe for the last four acts when your sitting in amphitheatre seats.
the Mayhem fest was a great event.The bands all coincided well. Vendor prices were ridiculous as far as beverages. T shirts and other stuff were reasonable.Facilities were fine and security was good. No problems. I would definietly tell my friends to go.I liked the second stage concept also and the highlighting of knew bands was great.t
Overall, it was a great music festival. I saw so many energetic bands and their fans, including myself, were all energetic to the bands' performance. My personal favorite was definitely Slayer...their sounds just blew my mind!!! I would love to see them again very soon, and hopefully they come back to Atlanta VERY SOON because I'm already ready for their show again! Slayer rules!!!
The bands kicked ass, but would've been nice to have been told you couldn't go to your seats till 5 p.m. Tickets just said show starts at 1:30.
I only got to see Bullet, Killswitch, Slayer and Manson. Slayer should have headlined, especially since Manson was sick. Seemed to have a flu. Manson still did a great job, a true Pro. New material performed live does not hold up in concert. Bullet should have been 3rd on bill. Event and staff was very organized. VIP Tent was awesome.
Fantastic show with some awesome bands and non-stop metal mayhem. Having dual stages for the opening bands meant no waiting for the music. One band playing while the other stage is being set up is the greatest idea. The headline bands totally kicked ass, especially Slayer and Marilyn Manson. The only drawback was squeezing the 4 main bands into 5 hours. With an 11:00 curfew at the venue, an earlier start time to allow for longer sets for the headliners would have been nice. Other than that, it was a totally awesome day and I look forward to being back next time.
One of the reasons I bought tickets to this even was to see Mushroomhead, to then discover they were only doing a handful of gigs up north... strike one goes to the organizers. Water was 4 dollars a bottle powerade 5 dollars(a dollar less for a water? come on) and the water fountains did not work and their were no mist tents in almost 100 degree weather... strike two goes to the venue. Strike 3 goes directly to Slayer! Wow.. not a very impressive live band and the MAIN reason I bought tickets to the event to begin with... I think my days of massive outdoor festival concerts is over!
This was better than Ozzfest!! Every single band interacted with the crowd and every band put on a great show!!! I wans Kinda "iffy" about Manson because i was never a big fan, but He lit the place up! If you have the chance to go, PLEASE GO!!!
This was definitely one of the greatest and loudest shows I've seen so far.All of the bands were amazing, and Slayer and Manson proved that they are still the best performers of all time!! I can only hope that this festival is here to stay!!
What a great festival. All the bands rocked, and Slayer put on an incredible show. Once I actually regain my hearing I'll tell all my friends about it.
Slayer. Need I say more? I really hate that Manson headlined. He was good, but nowhere near Slayer. The show I saw in Atlanta only had the four big bands on the main stage and the rest were on the Jager stage. That kind of sucked since I understood from the website that like nine of the bands were on the main stage. But be sure not to miss the Jager stage! The set lists were also short. However, overall, an insanely good time. I will make this a habit!!