I saw a Hannity appearance on CSPAN2 last month, and he began his appearance with a darkened stage, flickering lights, and his radio show intro before he took the stage. And Rush played his Pretenders bumper theme as he made a surprise appearance at the MRC Dishonor Awards.
If you're going to have a live Metallica-like band, then use it.
-PJ
McClintock sounded pretty good.
Maybe MY point is: Do NOT have a live Metallica type band!