TWIZTID mayhem at Blaze ‘N’ Glory Festival May 16; Photo by James Christopher
Twiztid join Blaze ‘N’ Glory Festival at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino on May 16. The Detroit natives and their unique combination of hip hop and theatrical stage show are not for the faint of heart. Much mayhem is expected!
The Concert Guide Live had a few questions for the masterminds behind the horrorcore duo and here’s what they had to say.
Concert Guide Live: What does Twiztid like about playing in California?
MADROX: It’s all luv, and the Fam that comes out to the shows and always rock the dead with us.
Monoxide: Obvious reason is weather weed and the women but the reasons go a little deeper than even those! California makes us feel like family. They understand what we are all about and like it or not they respect it. I can appreciate that.
CGL: What can fans look forward to at a Twiztid concert?
MADROX : We are really coming into our own as performers and I feel that our live performances are just getting better and better from our level of charisma to lyrical delivery.
Monoxide: Again, aside from the obvious answers of awesomeness, pandemonium, and absolute insanity, there is a deeper under lying celebration of individuality! It’s the one place on earth I can guarantee, being yourself is what’s accepted! It’s the place you can let loose and no one cares or judges.
CGL: How did the fascination with terror and pushing the limits lyrically first begin?
MADROX : We have always done dark rooted music, it’s what we enjoy and our listeners seem to agree with us. We like to be able to transfer the same feelings that a horror or suspense movie can, except we do it through music rather than film.
MONOXIDE: We knew right from the beginning we wanted to be different than what was out there but not to the point where it had no substance. We came from the hood so gangster rap was the easy path. Not just being from the hood but being in the streets. We were what you worried about in the city. That lead us to thinking of a common bond between us and that was horror! I also believe that when you have a gimmick of any kind, you have to push your talent that much further. Gimmicks usually hinder people but not ours because it’s from a genuine place in both of us. Do we kill people? No, but would we? You’re god damn right!
CGL: What do you like to do when you’re not writing / performing or playing music?
MADROX: Drawing, collecting comics and toys… yeah I’m ya basic nerdy hahahahahaha
MONOXIDE: I can’t tell you because it’s illegal.
CGL: What were your musical influences growing up, what did you listen to?
MADROX : Kiss! My Mom and Dad, bought me a Kiss record player when I was little and from then on I collected all their records and played them till the grooves were played off.