Mac Sabbath - 2025-09-12 - Alladin Theater, Portland OR

This band is gonna test the limits of 'stoner rock'.
I am a huge Mac Sabbath fan. I like cleverly dumb shit with a point. They are definitely that.

The Alladin Theater is gorgeous. I got a balcony seat on the rail. Awesome view.

What can I say? Ronald and the boys rocked the fukin house. This is no joke band. Oh yes, they tell some jokes. Terrible jokes about being 'drive thru metal pioneers' and how everyone is copying them. Awful, dumb jokes. I love it.
But this is legit rock. These guys kick ass.

I guess I should sort of explain their shtick.
Ronald thinks he and his compatriots are sent back from the future, or maybe from the 70's, and they have a mission to warn us all about the dangers of fast food.

For the uninitiated, Mac Sabbath is commonly viewed as a parody of Black Sabbath. Not so!
Before Ozzy passed, I would have said that they are a takeoff on Ozzy and Black Sabbath.
Since Ozzy passed, they are still that, but the last third of their show is a legit tribute to the original band. Ronald comes out in all black and plays it straight.

This might ruffle some feathers, but I think Mac Sabbath is better than anything Ozzy did in the last ... oh ... 35 years of his life.
Here. Let me prove it. They played for Ozzy. Private party. He was dumbfounded, amazed, and loved it.

Mac Sabbath are afraid of digital recording gear, and won't record a fuking album.
Everything I've heard has been live shit on youtube. They have a channel. Check them out!

Oh, if I may start a bit of controversy (besides the Ozzy bit) I have a theory that the band's manager, Mike Odd, is also Ronald. You never see them in pictures together ...
But ... or maybe this is more suspicious ... I spoke to the Employee of the Month, who also ran their merch stand and asked him if Mike and Ronald are the same person. He acted as if he wasn't real happy with Mike, but he's like "Yes, he's the band's manager." I repeated the question, and he's like "What?!? No, they are not the same person." Methinks thoust deny too much ...

Do yourself a favor. See Mac Sabbath in concert.
This is a very live act. They don't give a shit about anything but entertaining people live.
See the whole show. They either bring along a group of excellent unknowns with their own weird schtick, or they do big gigs that also hire other clown acts like Puddles Pity Party, weird shit like the Juggalo gatherings.

DO NOT leave early. Mac Sabbath will always have their opening bands come and join them for a couple numbers. It's a riot of a close. FFS they are doing Sabbath songs. Everyone knows them. I wish I got a pic of that, but I was busy thrashing my head.