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A marathon of metal: Sick New World pummels Vegas

“I don’t know about you, but it feels like 1999 out here,” observed Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, one of nü metal’s signature acts who brought a heightened malevolence — and gnarly dread-locked masks — to the scene.

‘Is this the biggest event in Vegas history?’

It’s a red-carpet scene like no other. Striding along stage built on Lake Bellagio and feeling that Las Vegas breeze are CB Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, then DE Jermaine Johnson, then designated showman Donny Osmond.