Daniel P Carter, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie at the NIA Birmingham 29/11/12

When Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson announced that they were touring together for the ‘Twins of Evil’ tour, fans around the world desperately tried to get tickets. With two of metal’s biggest icons, it was a tour not to be missed.

First up on stage was Daniel P Carter, the host of BBC Radio One’s Rock Show. He played an interesting DJ set, with bands such as Rammstein and Slipknot. Although he played a good mix of different genres, it was instantly apparent that most of the crowd did not enjoy some of the alternative sounding songs.

Despite Marilyn Manson previously having some negative reviews of his live shows, this tour proved that he is back and stronger than ever. Opening with ‘Hey, Cruel World…’, the first track from his latest album ‘Born Villain’, he instantly had the audience in the palm of his hand. With moshpits appearing everywhere, the crowd went wild. His setlist was incredible, a mixture of his best hits over the years, including ‘Disposable Teens’, ‘mOBSCENE' and ‘The Dope Show’. Marilyn Manson had a wide range of different costumes and props on stage, and he even made it ‘rain’ from the ceiling of the NIA. He also played his infamous covers of ‘Personal Jesus’ by Depeche Mode and ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by the Eurythmics. Marilyn Manson has an amazingly powerful voice, and backed up by his amazing band and incredible stage antics, he’s definitely underrated and if you haven’t seen him live already I would definitely recommend that you do!

Rob Zombie is an incredible artist, at both his music and his films, and tonight the two perfectly merged together, giving his fans an unforgettable show. He opened with ‘Jesus Frankenstein’, a powerful song from ‘Hellbilly Deluxe II’. Despite Rob Zombie explaining that his voice was a little worse-for-wear, he still put on an incredible show and his voice still remained enjoyable to listen to. He also played two White Zombie songs, ‘More Human Than Human’ and ‘Thunder Kiss ‘65’, which seemed to make the crowd extremely happy. As well as Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie had many props too, including a mars rover, huge bouncy balls and a massive screen behind him playing horror movie clips, both of his films and iconic horrors over the years. ‘Living Dead Girl’ was definitely a crowd favourite, along with ‘Mars Needs Women’ and ‘Sick Bubble-Gum’. Ginger Fish played an amazing drum solo, and John 5 also played an impressive guitar solo. They played a great cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘School’s Out’, before ending the show with probably Rob Zombie’s most famous song, ‘Dragula’.

The ‘Twins of Evil’ tour has an incredible line-up, and it’s definitely one of 2012’s hottest shows. If you want metal, mayhem and fun, then this show is definitely for you!