AC/DC
- Back In Black
- You Shook Me All Night Long
- Thunderstruck
- Highway to Hell
- Hells Bells
The Mission
Born in the Mojave. Built on loud guitars, desert highways, and classic hard rock.
Cactus Massacre is a Las Vegas hard rock project drawing from classic guitar-driven rock, blues rock, Southern rock, and arena rock. The goal is to build a serious, reliable band with strong musicianship, a clear identity, and eventual original material.
Music
Influences / Musical Direction
The working repertoire draws from classic hard rock, blues rock, Southern rock, and arena rock. The goal is not to become a jukebox cover band, but to use strong material as a foundation for chemistry, stagecraft, and eventually original songs.
Bad Company
- Can't Get Enough
- Feel Like Makin' Love
Black Sabbath / Ozzy
- Crazy Train
- Paranoid
Blondie
- Call Me
- One Way or Another
Bon Jovi
- Wanted Dead or Alive
- Livin' on a Prayer
Bryan Adams
- Summer of '69
- Heaven
Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Proud Mary
- Fortunate Son
- Bad Moon Rising
- Green River
Dire Straits
- Sultans of Swing
- Money for Nothing
Guns N' Roses
- Sweet Child O' Mine
Jimi Hendrix
- Hey Joe
- Purple Haze
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Journey
- Faithfully
- Don't Stop Believin'
Kansas
- Carry On Wayward Son
- Dust in the Wind
Led Zeppelin
- Rock and Roll
- Fool in the Rain
- Whole Lotta Love
- Ramble On
- Good Times Bad Times
- Black Dog
- Kashmir
- Over the Hills and Far Away
Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Sweet Home Alabama
Metallica
- Enter Sandman
Neil Young
- Rockin' in the Free World
- Cinnamon Girl
Pink Floyd
- Comfortably Numb
Rush
- Tom Sawyer
- Limelight
- The Spirit of Radio
Scorpions
- Still Loving You
- Rock You Like a Hurricane
Stone Temple Pilots
- Plush
- Interstate Love Song
The Allman Brothers Band
- Ramblin' Man
- Melissa
The Black Crowes
- She Talks to Angels
- Hard to Handle
- Remedy
The Rolling Stones
- Gimme Shelter
- Brown Sugar
The Who
- Baba O'Riley
- Who Are You
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Refugee
- Mary Jane's Last Dance
- Runnin' Down a Dream
- American Girl
Tool
- Sober
U2
- Pride (In the Name of Love)
- Where the Streets Have No Name
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
Van Halen
- Jump
- Panama
- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
- Eruption
- You Really Got Me
ZZ Top
- La Grange
- Tush
Other
Got something in mind? We're open to suggestions — so long as it fits the spirit of what we play: hard rock, classic rock, blues swagger, and desert outlaw attitude. If it belongs in a packed room on a Saturday night, bring it.
Tour
Upcoming Dates
Ambitious. Optimistic. Tentatively scheduled.
Las Vegas, NV
The Sphere
To Be Announced
We've heard it's round. So are we, technically. Negotiations ongoing with reality.
Las Vegas, NV
Allegiant Stadium
To Be Announced
Right after we find a drummer, learn the songs, and become the kind of band that plays stadiums. Should be any day now.
All dates subject to band formation, rehearsal attendance, and the continued laws of physics.
Where We Stand
Current Status
- Guitar
- In place
- Second guitar
- Recruiting
- Vocals
- Recruiting
- Bass
- Recruiting
- Drums
- Recruiting
- Rehearsal location
- MDV Studios
- Repertoire
- Being developed
- Original material
- Planned
- Media
- Coming after the first rehearsals
Recruiting
We're Looking For
Lead Vocalist
- Strong Energy
- Intonation
- Vocal texture
- Stage presence
- Reliability
- Positive attitude
- Commitment to rehearsal and performance
- Interest in creating original music
Guitarist
- Strong musicianship
- Ability to play lead and rhythm
- Not looking for shredders
- Style and nuance more important than speed
- Stage presence
- Reliability
- Positive attitude
- Commitment to rehearsal and performance
- Interest in creating original music
Bass Player
- Strong musicianship
- Can come up with innovated bass lines
- Can play with groove
- Stage presence
- Reliability
- Positive attitude
- Commitment to rehearsal and performance
- Interest in creating original music
Drummer
- Strong musicianship
- Can play in time
- Not looking for pounders
- Can play at appropriate volume
- Stage presence
- Reliability
- Positive attitude
- Commitment to rehearsal and performance
- Interest in creating original music
Who This Is For
- Experienced musicians
- Ages approximately 35–65
- Serious but easy to work with
- Physically energetic
- Interested in performing live
- Interested in building something meaningful
Who This Is Not For
- Chronic flakes
- Excessive ego
- Substance abuse issues
- People looking for instant success
- Musicians unwilling to rehearse
- People with no long-term commitment
Media
Coming Soon
Videos, recordings, and live footage will land here as the project takes shape.
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About
Why This Exists
For decades, life had other priorities — career, family, responsibility. Music was always there, but it waited. Not because the passion faded, but because timing matters, and some dreams need the right moment to be pursued with the seriousness they deserve.
Cactus Massacre is that moment. Not a nostalgia trip or a midlife fantasy, but a deliberate effort to build something real: an original hard rock band with its own identity, its own songs, and its own path. The Southwestern landscape, the outlaw spirit, the weight of classic hard rock — these aren't costumes. They're the foundation.
What's needed now are the right people. Musicians who understand that great bands are built through rehearsal, respect, and shared commitment — not overnight fame. If you've carried a similar dream and you're ready to invest in it, this might be worth a conversation.
Contact
Interested?
Email
info@cactusmassacre.com
Instagram
@cactusmassacre