Get your hair metal on
by Sarah Conway
The Metropolitan
Not sure how to spend the Halloween weekend? Love to get dressed up and rock out to the sound of '80s butt-rock metal bands? Then Monsters of Mock is the solution to all your Halloween needs.
Five years ago Virgil Dickerson, owner of Suburban Home Records, decided to change the Halloween tradition from something a little bit spooky to something a little bit rock'n'roll. Hosting an array of local bands that cover some of the '80s' most amazing hair-bands, Monsters of Mock has become one of Denver's most metal Halloween traditions.
This year's bands include Poison (featuring members of Laymen Terms and Against Tomorrow's Sky), Guns 'N' Roses (featuring members of Shogun, Contender, The Gamits, and Signal to Noise), Danzig (featuring members of All, Drag The River and The Nobody's) and a heavy metal cover band, Burn, will be doing karaoke.
According to Dickerson, those who attend Monsters of Mock are the same people who go every year because it is such an amazing time.
"You go to so many shows and you start to get burned out because how many times can the band talk about the altitude or go off stage and come back, (Monsters of Mock) is just the funnest show," Dickerson said. "Everyone just loses their mind and goes crazy and it's just a blast."
For those interested in showing off their vocal talents, the karaoke will feature some local artists and will also be open to the audience. Monsters of Mock will be crowning a king and queen, and just in case there are any killer mustaches out there, they will also be holding a mustache contest.
"It doesn't even have to be a real mustache," Dickerson said, "it can totally be a fake one." They will be taking pictures at the show and then vote on them a week later.
Rock with the monsters Saturday, Oct. 30. All ages. 8:00 p.m. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Info at suburbanhomerecords.com
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