Mac Sabbath
El Corazon, Seattle, WA
08.14.15
A nightmarish mix of costume and calorie made a rolling stop at El Corazon on Friday night, as Mac Sabbath and their brand of drive-thru metal gave yet another performance for the recipe books. Still in their budding stage, Mac Sabbath has taken their fast-food mantra to the max since their viral inception in 2014. A cross between illegitimate fashion, burgers, and Black Sabbath covers, one needs to tackle this towering plate one bite at a time.
Lead man Ronald Osbourne kicked off their set by creeping out onto the stage in a strait jacket. If his makeup and McRib-lovin’ grin weren’t scary enough, the remaining cast of characters seem far from huggable. Alongside Osbourne, Slayer Mac Cheeze lays it down on guitar, Grimalice handles the bass, and the Cat Burglar jams away on the drums. Their costumes are simultaneously disturbing and hilarious. Mad props, however, should go out to the two guitarists who still manage to get their jobs done in those things.
Did we mention that Mac Sabbath consists of anonymous musicians from the Los Angeles area? It seems, for now, that the purple fur and gigantic hamburger head is enough to keep the lawyers away.
The stage inside El Corazon was set up with a faux grill that intermittently lit up and sprayed smoke. On the grill sat a frying pan and fake meat patties, which, at one point in the show, was taken by a fan and ultimately returned. Osbourne’s mic was a giant milkshake, of which the straw was the mic. Two possessed Ronald McDonald statues with red lasers coming out of their eyes occupied the back of the stage. The front row was “decorated” with Ronald McDonald heads that lit up yellow and blew smoke out into the crowd. Hamburger-pattern undies aside, Osbourne showed off other things, such as his ability to harvest beer from the crowd through his gigantic straw, as well as his knack for crowd surfing. The crowd, well, ate it up. Closing in around an insane mosh pit, the audience screamed along in fast food solidarity.
One thing is for sure: Mac Sabbath is a feast for the senses.
Review by T. Monte
Photos by Alex Crick
Mac Sabbath
Really dig this piece. Great to see all types of music being covered!