Mac Sabbath, Clownvis Presley Cook Up Tour

For metal fans that love clowning around, cover-comedy acts Mac Sabbath and Clownvis Presley are joining forces for several weeks in North America, starting next month.

The “Clown Power Tour 2016” opens with a performance at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas Aug. 25. From there, the shows mostly move through the Midwest and Northeast, largely avoiding the South and the West Coast, before wrapping up in Albuquerque, N.M. Sept. 16. Mac Sabbath also plays Sept. 17 in Tucson, Ariz., and has shows booked through October and November, but Clownvis will not be joining for those gigs.

Mac Sabbath is a McDonald’s-themed

The “Clown Power Tour 2016” opens with a performance at the Hard Rock Hotel cover band that modifies the lyrics of metal classics and performs them as the fast-food inspired characters Ronald Osbourne, Slayer MacCheeze, The Cat Burglar and Grimalice. The band isn’t big on recording material, but it transforms songs like “Iron Man” into “Frying Pan” and “Sweet Leaf” into “Sweet Beef” with smoke machines and outrageous costumes to boot.

Here is a clip of the spectacle:

Clownvis Presley is a rock act that uses the King’s musical and aesthetic style. While Mac Sabbath stays close to the theme of fast food, Clownvis is more broad in his parody, mocking The Fresh Prince, President Obama and the founder of Christianity. Although the intensity of Mac Sabbath is more likely to put off audiences unfamiliar with metal, Clownvis’s humor seems more likely to offend the scrupulous listener.

Here is the plan for the clowns:

Aug. 25 – Las Vegas, Nev., Hard Rock Cafe
Aug. 27 – Denver, Colo., Marquis Theater
Aug. 28 – Lincoln, NE, Bourbon Theatre
Aug. 30 – Green Bay, Wis., Keggers – Lyric Room
Aug. 31 – Detroit, Mich., Populux Music Hall
Sept. 1 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Rex Theater
Sept. 2 – Philadelphia, Pa., Underground Arts
Sept. 3 – Asbury Park, N.J., House Of Independents
Sept. 4 – Rochester, N.Y., The Montage Music Hall
Sept. 5 – Burlington, Vt., Club Metronome
Sept. 7 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
Sept. 8 – New York, N.Y., The Gramercy Theatre
Sept. 9 – Augusta, N.J., Sussex County Fairgrounds
Sept. 10 – Northampton, Mass., Pearl Street
Sept. 12 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues
Sept. 13 – Waterloo, Iowa, Spicoli’s Grill
Sept. 14 – Lawrence, Kan., Jackpot Music Hall
Sept. 15 – Colorado Springs, Colo., Black Sheep
Sept. 16 – Albuquerque, N.M., Launchpad

Tickets to most of these shows are either on sale now or at the door. Check out Mac Sabbath’s Facebook page for more on the Drive Thru Rockers.