W.A.S.P./Impotent Sea Snakes/Seventh Omen
House Of Blues, Chicago, IL - March 21, 2000
by Tim Wadzinski
"Being a Tuesday night nonwithstanding, I was pretty psyched for this show. W.A.S.P.'s been one of my favorite bands forever, and the prospect of seeing them pull out some golden oldies on this, their 15th anniversary tour in support of the new compilation THE BEST OF THE BEST / VOLUME ONE 1984-2000 (see review below), had me ready to rock. But it kinda ended up being a mixed bag..."
Seventh Omen (25 minutes)
"I'd heard of these local boys numerous times but I never was able to check out any of their music. My friend Andrew took one look and asked, "Are these guys Megadeth?" They had some similar guitars and the patented hair-flipping going on, but whereas the Megadudes (and Metallica, of course) have gone a little more commercial in the '90s these guys were heavy all the way. Their brand of precision thrash/power metal will be right up your alley if you've been disappointed with the big "M" bands the last few years. They did a good job of getting the (at this point sparse) crowd riled up."