Eagles of Death Metal

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Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal performing in Atlanta, Georgia in 2006.
Background information
Origin Palm Desert, California
USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock, garage rock revival, hard rock, desert rock
Years active Since 1998
Label(s) Rekords Rekords
Downtown Records
GUN Records
Associated acts Queens of the Stone Age
The Desert Sessions
Millionaire
Placebo
Website www.eaglesofdeathmetal.com
Members
Jesse "The Devil" Hughes
Josh "Baby Duck" Homme
Former members
(see below)
Jesse "The Devil" Hughes 2006 at Rock in Idro

Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998. Founded by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite the name, Eagles of Death Metal is not a death metal band. Hughes said that a friend was trying to introduce Josh Homme to the death metal genre. When he played music by Polish death metal band Vader, Homme called them "The Eagles of death metal".[1] In a 2003 interview Homme described the sound of the band as a combination of "bluegrass slide guitar mixed with stripper drum beats and Canned Heat vocals." Jesse Hughes is known and somewhat loved by fans for his enthusiastic and charismatic interaction with audiences at live performances.[2][3]

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[edit] History

Eagles of Death Metal formed in Palm Desert, California in 1998 and first appeared on Josh Homme's The Desert Sessions Volumes 3 & 4, released that year. Over the next few years, Homme became distracted from the band due to the success of Queens of the Stone Age. However, in an October 2008 interview, he reaffirmed his commitment to the band saying, "This isn't a side project for me. I'm in two bands. I have musical schizophrenia, and this is one of those personalities[4].

The band finally released their debut album on March 2004: Peace, Love, Death Metal. It appeared to be a favorite of advertisers, as several songs from it were used in American television commercials including those for Ask.com, Comcast, Payless ShoeSource, Nissan Motors, Budweiser, Pontiac Motors, Wendys, as well as in the trailer for the film Thank You for Smoking and for a promotional disc for the film Grindhouse which was available prior to the film's release at Hot Topic stores.

The first song on the album, "I Only Want You," was also used on the soundtrack for the PS2 game Gran Turismo 4. Globe Shoes, a manufacturer of skateboard shoes, has featured the song in the montage section of episode 1 in their new series of skate films entitled, United By Fate. Recently, the track "Chase the Devil" from the album Death by Sexy was included in the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Project 8. Not only that, the track "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a Bang!)" was part of the soundtrack for Electronic Arts' Need for Speed: Carbon. Recently, "Cherry Cola" was used in a Microsoft Zune commercial, and "Don't Speak" was featured in Epic Movie, where the band is seen playing it live; in addition, the song was used in a Guy Ritchie-directed Nike ad ahead of UEFA Euro 2008.

The band returned on April 11, 2006 with their second effort Death by Sexy. During the first half of 2006 they toured in support of The Strokes and headlined their own U.S. tour with openers The Giraffes followed by dates opening for Peaches and performed with Joan Jett. In the fall of 2006 the band had an opening support slot with Guns N' Roses. During the first concert with Guns N' Roses, in Cleveland, Ohio on November 24, 2006, the band was not well received by the crowd at all. When Axl Rose came out to perform, he asked the crowd if they enjoyed "the Pigeons of Shit Metal," and announced that the show would be their last with Guns N' Roses. Shortly thereafter the band released a statement regarding the incident:

“ At first, the audience refused to welcome us to the jungle, but by the time we took our final bow, it had become paradise city. Although Axl tried to November rain on our parade, no sweet child o' mine can derail the EODM night train. We say live and let die.[5] ”

They took further stabs at Guns N' Roses, claiming that there was aggravation between Axl Rose and Tommy Stinson (the bassist of GN'R). Later they also claimed that Rose had invited the band back for the rest of their scheduled dates as support act.[6] The band also received full payment for the entire tour despite playing only a single show with the band. At the band's November 18, 2008 show at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, Jesse Hughes unveiled to the audience a "Pigeons of Shit Metal" tattoo on his left forearm that he acquired earlier in the day by artist Dave Waugh at Jinx Proof Tattoos in the Georgetown area of DC.

On October 21, 2008, ahead of their third album release, the Eagles of Death Metal performed a live concert at the Hollywood & Highland Virgin Megastore in Los Angeles for the launch of the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles. The new single from the third album "Wannabe in L.A." is also in the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.[7]

Their third album titled Heart On was released on October 28, 2008 (November 4, 2008 in Canada) and was accompanied by a North American tour. On February 4, 2009, Eagles of Death Metal performed on a live webcast for Fuel.tv as part of their Heart On tour.

[edit] Members

[edit] Members

  • Jesse Hughes AKA: The Devil / Boots Electric (vocals, guitar, percussion)
  • Josh Homme AKA: Carlo Von Sexron / Baby Duck (drums, percussion, guitar, bass, keys, vocals)

[edit] Current Live members

[edit] Other contributors

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] DVD

[edit] Other appearances

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.praguepost.com/night-and-day/stage/793-putting-some-fun-in-death-metal.html
  2. ^ "Eagles of Death Metal: Death By Sexy". Amoeba Music. http://www.amoeba.com/music/music-we-like/2006-summer/short-list/eagles-of-death-metal/death-by-sexy.html. 
  3. ^ "Eagles of Death Metal". Manchester Academy. http://www.manchesteracademy.net/eaglesofdeathmet.html. 
  4. ^ "Eagles of Death Metal Part 1: Joshua Homme". SuicideGirls.com. 30 October 2008. http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Eagles+of+Death+Metal+Part+1%3A+Joshua+Homme/. Retrieved on 2008-10-31. .
  5. ^ Abram, Malcolm X. "Axl still parties like it's 1991". Akron Beacon-Journal. 
  6. ^ Scaggs, Austin. "Updated Smoking Section: Axl vs. Eagles of Death Metal". Rock & Roll Daily. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/11/30/updated-smoking-section-axl-vs-eagles-of-death-metal/#more-1444. 
  7. ^ "Live Launch Event Featuring Eagles Of Death Metal At The Virgin Megastore In Los Angeles". Rockstar Games. http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclubLA/news/?id=20. 
  8. ^ a b Official album credits for Death by Sexy
  9. ^ Nikesoccer: Home
  10. ^ Complex Blog » Guy Ritchie’s Next Level Nike Soccer Ad
  11. ^ http://www.GigSetList.com

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