First star returning to Monster Circus After Dee Snider finished giving Vegas its first taste of the classic rock showcase known as Monster Circus last week, it was announced Monday that the Twisted Sister frontman is coming back for an encore. Although a different classic rock icon was expected to lead the second of three six-night Monster Circus stints at ...

“Monster Circus” conjures up visions of a werewolf on a trapeze or a mummy walking a tightrope. But these “monsters” are musicians performing in a circuslike atmosphere — sort of a heavy metal Cirque du Soleil. “Musicians use the term when we want to describe someone who is a great player — proficient, exciting,” says Tony Montana, the former Great White bass ...