(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Hot off last year’s America’s Got Talent show, the world’s first and only Heavy-Metal Mariachi Band seamlessly blend the worlds of Spinal Tap and Cheech & Chong into an over-the-top stage spectacle. Their musical prowess is cleverly matched by their comedic stage presence, and the band has seen praise from the likes of Howard Stern to members of Slayer and Pantera. Metalachi returns to The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park on Thursday, September 15. Yawn Mower and Lost In Society (as The Clash) open the night. Tickets are $14 in advance and $16 at the door.
It all began on a hot summer night in Veracruz Mexico circa 1982 when Consuela Espinoza stumbled out of her dilapidated shanty and into Rock N Roll history. What began as an innocent night of snorting horse tranquilzers in a hotel room with seven members of the village jai alai team went on to produce the greatest metal band to ever live. Unhampered by a steady regime of tequila and ill advised sumo lessons, nine months later five bastard children where born. Unable to care for her hungry offspring and concerned that motherhood would seriously interfere with her Tuesday night Karaoke league, Consuela hastily packed the babies into the saddlebags of a burro and sent her children off to America in search of a better life.
Against all odds, 14 years later, and nearly dead from dehydration, the burro knelt down to drink from the stagnant waters of the Rio Grande just ouside of Juarez Mexico –mere yards from the U.S. border. With one fleeting burst of energy the brothers Espinoza cinco climbed from their leather restraints and scampered the vast reach of the river, collapsing onto the sweet amber hue of American soil. As if by destiny, lodged in the sand beneath their tanned faces was a record sleeve upon which were the words “PARANOID” and “BLACK SABBATH”. For many years to follow, this definitive black metal album served not only as a teacher and a mentor..but also as a friend. From these bleak and humble begins grew the seed that would eventually be the band we know today. Often referred to as the greatest heavy metal band to ever live..always referred to as…METALACHI.
The Wonder Bar is located at Fifth & Ocean Avenues in Asbury Park, NJ.
