Worlds collided at Lil Jon's Crunk Party, presented by Oakley, at NYC rock bar Snitch (co-owned by members of Velvet Revolver), as hip-hop stars, punk rockers, and assorted celebrities converged, creating a maelstrom of grilles, lip rings, dreds, and tattoo sleeves. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of all was they all came together to get down and dirty thanks to a shared love of '80s hair metal delivered by cover band Metal Skool, who were clad in full metal garb of spandex, hair extensions, and eyeliner. The group delivered an aural assault of classics by Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, and Bon Jovi, and they welcomed artists like Disturbed's David Draiman, AFI's Davey Havok, and Lil Jon onstage as guest vocalists. Also spotted in the crowd were Wyclef Jean, Christina Milian, Bam Margera, All-American Rejects' Tyson Ritter, Laguna Beach's Jason Wahler, and Andy Milonakis, who was working the dance floor with a frisky platinum blonde. The fusion of musical flavors generated an infectiously high energy level, as everybody, much to the delight of host Lil Jon, got crunked. STORY AND PHOTOS TRICIA SUMMERS

We asked: Did you come for the party or the performances? COMMENT

Name: Lauren Bradshaw
Age: 23
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Journalist
"I'm here for both! It's a good venue for it -- it's so intimate!"

Name: Christine Mantilia
Age: 24
Hometown: New Canaan, CT
Occupation: Financial analyst
"Performances first, party second. The stage setup is perfect."

Name: Devin Warner
Age: 23
Hometown: Ft. Collins, CO
Occupation: Finance
"Just the party right now. Who's performing?"

Name: Christina Cavallo
Age: 28
Hometown: Queens, NY
Occupation: Sales
"Both. It's just one of my accounts from work."

Name: Jon Liss
Age: 36
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Sales
"Party. It's part of my business."

Name: Katy Walker
Age: 28
Hometown: Austin, TX
Occupation: Art director
"The party. It's VMA week, and this one's pretty ridiculous."

Name: "Treats"
Age: 24
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Writer
"Both. I was tired of the hip-hop parties so I wanted to come and see some metal shit. But Lil Jon is my idol."

Name: Tiffany Mea
Age: 25
Hometown: Tyler, TX
Occupation: Record label publicist
"Just the party. Usually performances I go to are for the label [that I work for]."

Lil Jon: "VMA pre-party. Yeah!"

All-American Rejects' Tyson Ritter and friend

Andy Milonakis watches Laguna Beach's Jason Wahler get frisky with a friend

Lil Jon takes the mic

Metal Skool gives the devil horns

AFI's Davey Havok on the mic

AFI's Davey Havok and Metal Skool's frontman get cozy
Photo by Owen Fegan