Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson battle for shock rock supremacy

Las Vegas Review-Journal

6 years ago

Marilyn Manson with Rob Zombie join forces for the “Twins of Evil” tour. (Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File and Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

U.S. singer Marilyn Manson performs at the Hell and Heaven music festival in Mexico City, Saturday, May 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)

Rob Zombie performs at the Louder Than Life Music Festival at Champions Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Marilyn Manson performs in concert during the “End Times Tour 2015” at the Susquehanna Bank Center, in Camden, N.J. Manson’s representative said Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, that the singer was injured in a mishap on stage during a New York City performance and taken to a hospital. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)

Ready to be shocked by two of the shockiest shock rockers? We’re talking more shock-inducing than shock-climbing Mount Shockmore.

Seriously, the mere thought of attending the “Twins of Evil” tour, which teams Marilyn Manson with Rob Zombie, is like being strapped into an electric chair and zapped with 50 trillion volts of heavy metal madness.

But the pairing begs the question, just who is the shock-ier-est of the two? For those about to shock, let’s get to the shock bottom of this.

Preview

Who: Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Tickets: $45.00-$99.50 (877-880-0880)

Contact Jason Bracelin at jbracelin@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0476. Follow @JasonBracelin on Twitter.