They played a handful of shows alongside Rob Zombie and Korn, starting in Montreal. To prepare themselves for Uproar they jumped on the bill of Rockstar’s other summer tour, Mayhem. This tour’s only five nights old, but they’ve been playing live again without The Rev since late July. Zacky sports two new tattoos, the new album title – Nightmare – on his upper arm, and on his neck one simple word: Forever. Shadows will later admit that every night that it appears he wells up behind his impenetrable mirrored shades. Everything stops for an almost eerie silence when they play So Far Away, and the backdrop moves to one side to reveal a huge image of The Rev’s tattooed back, his bandmates’ arms embracing him. His sheer will to make it and the show work is remarkable he doesn’t miss a note in the hour they play. They sound incredible, their reputation as a head-turning live act remains intact, even more so considering that the bug that had laid guitarist Zacky Vengeance low in Chicago a few days before meant that Shadows had no voice at four that afternoon. It’s a rare moment of levity in a charged set. As the flames from their enormous gothic stage set – imagine an imposing Victorian mansion from your darkest dreams and you’ll be close – lick around him, he places a marshmallow on his drumstick, leans over his kit and toasts it. The Rev’s favourite ride cymbal sits among Mike Portnoy’s daunting-looking kit he’ll use it every night on this tour.
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