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Opening the Red Rocks season with Liquid Stranger felt like being thrown directly into the deep end — in the best possible way. There was no slow warm-up, no easing into the night, no waiting around for the energy to find itself.
On Wednesday night, alchemy belonged entirely to Messer Chups, the Russian-born surf-psychobilly trio who play like they were raised in a Malibu garage in 1962 and force-fed every Cramps record at birth.
Boris performed several story-like songs which had their own unique plot, and contrasted this with shorter high-energy tracks, which served as a palette cleanser.
Svdden Death brought his notorious Voyd set to the dubstep lovers at Red Rocks on night one, setting the stage for the horrifying wubs to come.
The sound is crisp, vicious, and alive — the kind of analog chaos you can feel in your sternum. Pelle spins, kicks, and bellows, his voice ripping through the mix like a battle cry.
Mayhem was founded in 1984 in Oslo, Norway, by guitarist Øystein Aarseth (Euronymous), bassist Jørn Stubberud (Necrobutcher), and drummer Kjetil Manheim.
Eric Prydz, who has become a household name in electronic music, is well known for his work under multiple aliases, including Pryda, Cirez D, and his past membership in Swedish House Mafia.
Beautiful, yet with a sinister seduction–like Bond villains or a Moulin Rogue flair–Confidence Man were here to entertain in a way only they can with multiple costume changes, acrobatics worthy of Cirque du Soleil, and their music–layered succulently with cocky fun.
