Now, I don’t know what type of drug Miguel was on to come up with some Chris Angel shit like this, but I want him to never touch it again.
Miguel quite literally went above and beyond to promote his upcoming album, VISCERA. It’s his first studio album since 2017, and I guess he wanted to go all out to leave a memorable impression. During a four-song listening session at Sony Studios in Los Angeles, the singer warned the crowd that the performance would be “boundary-pushing”. He then proceeded to have metal hooks stabbed through his back, right around his shoulder blades before being lifted off the ground. He proceeded to perform part of his set while suspended several feet off the ground.
For safety reasons, Miguel only performed one song, “Rope”, in this format before being lowered back to the stage. However, he still remained suspended for over four minutes. Most of the audience absolutely loved it apparently, while others understandably cringed. Furthermore, sources told TMZ that the stunt had been months in the making. Miguel had reportedly run multiple tests and practices with professional body suspension artists.
Firstly, this is basically a Saw trap. While not quite a one-to-one parallel, there is a trap in Saw 3D where a man has to pierce his own torso with meat hooks and then pull himself into the air with a pulley system. And yet, Miguel is out here essentially doing that willingly. Talk about commitment to your art. Fans on social media also appear to have been completely freaked out by the performance with comments varying from amazed to disgusted. There is no release date yet for VISCERA but the album will likely be coming soon. Take a look at the stunt for yourself followed by some of the social media reactions and let us know your thoughts. Pretty cool or too much?
Miguel pierced his back with metal hooks hanging on his bare skin for a performance in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/7z7u0RpPNM
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 28, 2023
miguel doesn’t have one song that would require suspending himself in the air by the skin on his back……,,,,,,, https://t.co/e6KwBxLUjv
— JOAN OF ART 🪼 (@umcornell) August 28, 2023
Miguel hanging from the ceiling by the skin on his back did nothing for anyone.
Put you on a mesh top with some metallic pants and sing “Adorn,” please! Thank you so much.
— ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀ (@callmedollar) August 27, 2023
What’s Miguel’s skin made out of?!
That’s some advanced skin.Gorilla skin
pic.twitter.com/kh3AS0XPoN— Jean Jacket (@Hazoras_) August 26, 2023
i cannot watch that video of miguel hanging from his skin. every time i open it, i quickly close out.
— marie (@najiamariee) August 28, 2023
This not the Miguel that I knew back in college. Did they clone Miguel? Why is he hanging from his skin? That aint normal
— Kathryn Evonne ✨ (@Kay__evonne) August 27, 2023
this nigga @jayanthony called me at 2am like “nigga i walked in miguel’s listening party and this nigga was hanging from his skin” ahahahahahahahaha https://t.co/r7hwZouqc3
— solange stan account (@RexxLifeRaj) August 26, 2023
