Bought spandex? Tick. Bought pyrotechnics? Tick. Bought your vote? Wait and see.
Metal Panther isn’t the kind of group to easily carry out on a stage. After they appeared dwell on America’s Bought Expertise on Tuesday night time (Aug. 29), they rocked it.
Led by Ralph “Michael Starr” Saenz, the throwback heavy steel band from Hollywood, CA isn’t everybody’s favourite taste, however right here they’re, crashing the dwell qualifiers alongside dance troupes, magicians, comedians, acrobats, singers and extra.
For his or her newest efficiency, the four-piece blasted “Dying to All However Steel” from 2009’s Really feel the Metal — and admittedly tweaked a few of its provocative lyrics.
Shaped in 2000, the band has landed six titles on the Billboard 200 chart, they usually’re utilizing their run on AGT to drum-up pleasure for his or her sixth and most up-to-date full-length album On the Prowl, which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Comedy Albums chart in March of this yr.
The large hair, the heavy make-up, the loud the whole lot, it was a success with the AGT viewers – and the judges.
“Take a look at this room — everybody on their toes, everybody screaming,” Heidi Klum informed the band afterwards. “I like the way you rocked the stage,” she added, “you sound wonderful, particularly the excessive notice. Everybody was on it. Nicely completed.”
Sofia Vergara remarked, “I’m tremendous excited for you guys. I feel America goes to like you”.
Simon Cowell pulled out his previous acquainted tune: “I didn’t prefer it, I cherished it.” He then took a extra critical tone, remarking, “you’re taking yourselves critically since you’ve completed this for a very long time and it exhibits, and also you don’t take yourselves critically which is what I like (about you).” The Brit continued, “I do know we’re early on within the season, this has been my favourite dwell present act to this point.”
Metal Panther was the tenth performer on the night time. Solely two can progress. It’s a tricky equation to crack. Howie Mandel is a fan. “In my books, you guys are prime 10.”
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