Fall Out Boy Members Announce Metal Side Project

According to a report by Alternative Press, the members of Every Time I Die, Anthrax and Fall Out Boy have decided to form a metal side-project.

The new band called The Damned Things will include Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley, guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Cagianno from Anthrax and guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley from Fall Out Boy. Despite being recently announced, the new project is said to already have written more than 15 songs and have plans to record before Christmas.

"We just started working on songs together and I really dug it," said Ian. "People think of Fall Out Boy and they think of Pete Wentz and Patrick. These two guys, man, they're f*cking hardcore dudes. Joe writes some amazing riffs. We have this song called "A Great Reckoning" that I swear to God, this song could be on any Thin Lizzy record. He f*cking blew my mind with this song and I just can't wait for people to hear it."

Trohman also added his thoughts about the project and stated that everyone will be contributing in a different way.

"Having Keith as part of the mix is insane, we all know he writes incredible lyrics but he is also a really good singer," he said. "That is showcased in Every Time I Die, but we want him to go more into singing than screaming on this project."

Find out more about The Damned Things here.

Comments

[life_247]

Wasn't massivly impressed the 3 times i've seen fall out boy live - especially Andy Hurleys drumming.

Not sure he's up to the task personally.

[imsimon]

www.myspace.com/burningempiresmilwaukee, That's Andy's hardcore band, the drumming sounds like he'd be up to the task!
This will be officially awesome!

[Brave Moonlight]

this is odd.

[AEnima18]

So the new Anthrax album is gonna go down the toilet?

[Zell182]

Strangest piece of news I've read all week

[bv310]

Odd, although I'm glad this isn't Fall Out Boy's lead singer doing death metal.

[mp3stalin]

Zell182 wrote:

Strangest piece of news I've read all week

they both met over a love of Metal. I called this the moment i saw they went on Hiatus... i just expected Patrick to be in it...

[harpcicle]

Too many supergroups out there right now, and this is the most bizarre

[JY-Rasputin]

glad Peter Wanks issn't in this. still very odd, It might work but I can't really tell for sure what I think about this..

[alastors_blade]

Wait... why is FOB mentioned in the title but not Anthrax or ETID?

[suggy88]

This will destroy any of those "supergroups" easily. So excited for this grouping.

[Randaman]

So who's playing bass?

[d.c.guitar]

The only thing lame here is Rob Cagianno. Scott Ian needs to get Spitz back and play good Metal again.

[guitartiger]

HAHA!!!!! i love fall out boy, love anthrax, and i don't really follow every time i die, but reading this made me laugh and really think of what this will turn out to be.....we'll have to see.....i've always thought that fall out boy was holding andy's drumming skills back and i know joe is a total metal head and i've been anxious to see this "metal side" of him unleashed. should be interesting. surprised scott ian knows those two....this will either be really hardcore or really awful.

[mr kipling]

AEnima18 wrote:

So the new Anthrax album is gonna go down the toilet?

You were expecting otherwise? After they randomly threw out the other guy for John Bush, the guy who they've consistantly failed to create good music with, I knew it would be failure for them.

[metal@hart11]

i wont judge it til i hear it. and i think falloutboy was in the title because their the last band you would expect to cross over to the dark side haha

[The Spoon]

With Keith Buckley doing vocals this should be good.

[smittyanthrax]

bye bye new anthrax album bye bye

[CSguitarvocal]

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

[PapaDelicious]

srsly? supergroups are the new fad now... and this looks to suck, along with chickenfoot (sorry joe)

[aig91]

Checked

[SilverSpurs616]

CSguitarvocal wrote:

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

...what?

[ckb614]

yuck

[FlyingPirahna]

Thin Lizzy =/= Metal

[MaidenandEddy]

Randaman wrote:

So who's playing bass?

Exactly what i was thinking. Any answers?

[Noremad]

PapaDelicious wrote:

srsly? supergroups are the new fad now... and this looks to suck, along with chickenfoot (sorry joe)

Joe shoulda known better, Chad Smith shoulda known better, even Sammy shoulda known better. Michael Anthony doesn't know better. Chickenfoot sucks! And this new "super(suck)group" is gonna suck! Supergroups are the new reality tv!! Wish they would go away!!

[Maggot4lif3]

AEnima18 wrote:

So the new Anthrax album is gonna go down the toilet?

tbf i kinda agree with u there. anthrax and fall out boy?? doesnt mix im afraid

[DZCunuck]

i did see a youtube video of the fall out boy drummer doing a drum solo and it does look like even though he plays in the lame as boy group he still comes from a hardcore or metal background, i'd say he has the chops and can handle double bass drums just fine. Still a strange "supergroup" combination.

[aliceinnirvana]

Strange, but it takes from the non-douche side of Fall Out Boy. Could be good stuff. Who am I to judge, I have not heard it. I'll give it a good listen.

[Entombed]

Sorry, I just lost all my respect for Anthrax.

[McNuttynz]

doesn't look good as a side project....

[DarkLordArthur]

good to see at least some of the guys posting here know Joe and Andy were metalheads to begin with.
And I'm really surprised to know that I was not the only one expecting this to happen.

[Crizzle]

SilverSpurs616 wrote:

CSguitarvocal wrote:

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

...what?

I'm confused by this too.

[Pretty. Odd.]

As surprising as it is, Joe Trohman has always been a metalhead. His main influence is Pantera if I'm not mistaken. Thing is, he didn't really write in Fall Out Boy- he was out of his element the whole time. He can actually sweep like a mother, but you'd never know it from Fall Out Boy's stuff. Wait and see how this turns out, then judge.

[King afed]

A true metalhead would not even consider going in FOB

[KurdtStaley]

Just because the projects these musicians currently work on don't seem to fit the bill for a metal group doesn't mean anything. People without shitty taste in music generally like a large variety of different stuff, what makes you think members from FOB couldn't be in a metal group? I mean they are significantly more talented than anyone posting on this site, so why should they have trouble doing this? I think people are just jealous. People who don't like them as a band like to say they're bad musicians but if you were half as talented you would be in a successful band so I think you have no room to talk about talent/musicianship. To say FOB isn't talented would just be extremely ignorant, regardless of what you think of their music.

[vIsIbleNoIsE]

King afed wrote:

A true metalhead would not even consider going in FOB

then perhaps FOB was just this drummer dude selling out big time

[Engel22]

Uh not gonna work, at all. I'm sorry but it isn't gonna save their reputation from being considered emo so they are wasting their time.

[duncang]

Or maybe he likes more than one kind of music.

Shocking, I know.

Checked.

[FrenchyFungus]

Engel22 wrote:

Uh not gonna work, at all. I'm sorry but it isn't gonna save their reputation from being considered emo so they are wasting their time.

Because we all know the only reason anyone writes music is for their reputation!

[DwizzleDizzle]

jesus theres supergroups coming out of every which way these days

[mfkr]

oh gawd
sounds terrible

[isabiggles]

DwizzleDizzle wrote:

jesus theres supergroups coming out of every which way these days

I'd hardly call this a supergroup to be honest. If Miley Cyrus joined with the Jonas Brothers and 50 cent it would still not be a supergroup.

[Spoony_Bard]

This should be...interesting?

[swews09]

If I got the opportunity to sell out, I'd take it, get rich, be set for life, nothing wrong with that

After that you can do whatever you want, like a metal side project

[IROn 5L1nKY]

This is gonna be ****ing awesome. Enough said.

[lordneezi]

YES!!

[Kevy Absolution]

This is going to be pretty good.

In most of his interviews, Joe always throws in a little metal playing, and he's definitely got the chops. Yeah, he plays pop stuff in Fall Out Boy, but he's a big metal fan.

[KurdtStaley]

Sometimes I get this inclination to think that because one listens to less mainstream music they're more open minded, but then I realize that most fans of metal are the most close minded fans of anyone. They just happen to like a more unique genre but they're still closed minded idiots like everyone else, just even more so.
Just to let you guys know, it is possible to be interested in music that is different than what you're playing. And this band doesn't contain the songwriters or lead singer of FOB so it shouldn't be the least bit similar.

[godberry]

this...is...weird...

[.:!j.man!:.]

I laughed when I saw the title.

[FRACTUREDx2]

alastors_blade wrote:

Wait... why is FOB mentioned in the title but not Anthrax or ETID?

Because it's not much of a shock to hear that Anthrax or Every Time I Die will play metal.

[Rockinguitar]

I wondered about Andy Hurley and especially Joe Trohman after I saw his interview on Guitar World. Just because you play for a band doesn't mean you aren't a good player. I'd give 'em a listen.

[lespaulisgod]

I kinda want to hear what this will sound like

[jetfuel495]

alastors_blade wrote:

Wait... why is FOB mentioned in the title but not Anthrax or ETID?

Because it made you curious :P

As for me, well, it caught my attention. I'll wait around to see how this ends up.

[Droid11]

Entombed wrote:

Sorry, I just lost all my respect for Anthrax.

Who cares, Anthrax blows

[savory_softy]

SilverSpurs616 wrote:

CSguitarvocal wrote:

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

...what?

I'm confused by this too.

Indeed, me thinks someone has mixed up the concepts of being well known due to hard-work and talent as opposed to being popular (because being 'well known' and being 'popular' are two very separate notions) due to commercial viability (which L.o.G has none of, most laymen think my L.o.G t-shirts are either a statement of my faith or some random slogan).

[cukd7x-a2-]

savory_softy wrote:

SilverSpurs616 wrote:

CSguitarvocal wrote:

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

...what?

I'm confused by this too.

Indeed, me thinks someone has mixed up the concepts of being well known due to hard-work and talent as opposed to being popular (because being 'well known' and being 'popular' are two very separate notions) due to commercial viability (which L.o.G has none of, most laymen think my L.o.G t-shirts are either a statement of my faith or some random slogan).

i think he meant Megadeth and Metallica c.a. 1997-1999

[bloodandthunder]

suggy88 wrote:

This will destroy any of those "supergroups" easily. So excited for this grouping.

they wont have anything on them crooked vultures

[andyscoot]

life_247 wrote:

Wasn't massivly impressed the 3 times i've seen fall out boy live - especially Andy Hurleys drumming.

Not sure he's up to the task personally.

Never seen the video of him drumming to Meshuggah then have you

[stumaster18]

Did April Fool's Day come late this year?

[guitarLG2087]

fallout out boy..and metal?? definitely not

[guitarLG2087]

fall out boy*

[Lion_Slicer]

Hmm... I don't think anyone hates Fall Out Boy more than I do, but I'm definitely gonna keep my mind open for this. ETID vocals... I don't like hardcore vocals much, or ETID's generic-ness, but it could be good. And my main problems with FoB are the vocals, songwriting, overall sound, and the douchescarf bassist, so just their guitarist and drummer? I can tell when musicians have talent, even if what they are playing is moronicly simple or just moronic. And Scott Ian is good! So I'm gonna keep a hopeful eye on this, even though my favorite of those three bands is one of my LEAST favorite thrash bands.

[edflinkinp]

bv310 wrote:

Odd, although I'm glad this isn't Fall Out Boy's lead singer doing death metal.

Me too. The only thing that made me click the headline was to find out if he was actually going to be in the project.

[savory_softy]

i think he meant Megadeth and Metallica c.a. 1997-1999

Lol. Megadeth at least had some class! 'Insomniomniomniomniomniomniomniomniomniomniomniomniomnia!'

[Tyler Durden]

Anthrax and FOB?? what the EFF???

whats next, Dimmu Borgir and The Jonas Brothers side project????

[ArminB]

KurdtStaley wrote:

Sometimes I get this inclination to think that because one listens to less mainstream music they're more open minded, but then I realize that most fans of metal are the most close minded fans of anyone. They just happen to like a more unique genre but they're still closed minded idiots like everyone else, just even more so.
Just to let you guys know, it is possible to be interested in music that is different than what you're playing. And this band doesn't contain the songwriters or lead singer of FOB so it shouldn't be the least bit similar.

+1!!!

[The_bum]

I agree with swews09
All you guys wining about them being in a emo band...well look at them now,they got more zero's on there bankacount then
most off us could ever dream off...If i had the chance to form a "superband" and do what i wan't with it and only have to be in a "sellout band'
to get that chance then i would grab it in a heartbeat...atleast i would have made myself some money and experience on the way there.This isn't FOB
it's just some of there members so let's just hear before we judge.

[eddievanzant]

fffffuuuuu

[Kevy Absolution]

The_bum wrote:

I agree with swews09
All you guys wining about them being in a emo band...well look at them now,they got more zero's on there bankacount then
most off us could ever dream off...If i had the chance to form a "superband" and do what i wan't with it and only have to be in a "sellout band'
to get that chance then i would grab it in a heartbeat...atleast i would have made myself some money and experience on the way there.This isn't FOB
it's just some of there members so let's just hear before we judge.

Amen. I'd sell out any day of the week for that kind of money.

[PcaKes]

swews09 wrote:

If I got the opportunity to sell out, I'd take it, get rich, be set for life, nothing wrong with that

After that you can do whatever you want, like a metal side project

You can't be a real artist if you have that view. Artists that don't sellout but still make it big are just lucky. I really hope I have that luck.

Not sure how I feel about this. I have no respect for fallout boy but I'm going to wait until I hear some of their stuff.

[loaded_]

i think this just might work out

[TheMysticBard]

bv310 wrote:

Odd, although I'm glad this isn't Fall Out Boy's lead singer doing death metal.

PSH! Like he could even!

[Zeppelin Addict]

*sigh* i love the ignorance we never run short of here on UG..

why is it ever a big deal when musicians form side projects to play a different kind of music? ( o and for the record not every single side project needs to be called a SUPERGROUP...)

where was it ever written that a musician cant explore other styles of the music world without being smited? its fun to change it up play with new people and no matter how polar opposite the music being played it is still all music and its all relative.. (notice how we dont have metal notes and pop notes and emo notes.. the same 12 notes are used?!?! shocking i know.)

o and to all of you out there with the habit of ripping any style not identical to your fav.. not only grow up and realize that people other people might have different taste but maybe expand your own horizons before you rip something youve never even given a fair listen to...

@somewhatdamaged i meant to ask how much of your material beats fall out boys garbage emo music? i dont recall ever hearing you on the radio or seeing a place i can get tickets to a show.. wanna hook me up with some info so i can check your endless amount of talent out?

[Menza_]

I watched a drum solo of their drummer he is retarded

[mr. ...]

scott ian, you are slippin

[SolidState85]

Everything about this supergroup is a wonderful example of FAGGOTRY! This project will be anything but metal.

[guitar_hero999]

King afed :
A true metalhead would not even consider going in FOB

how was andy supposed to know what FOB would become?

[kerguitar08]

Joe met Patrick over a discussion about Neurosis, which is an awesome metal band that they both enjoyed (http://www.fender.com/artists/artist.php?id=297). These guys definitely have an interest in metal, although they make money playing in a pop punk/emo band.

[cxrlxscr]

2009: the year of supergroups

[SinSyringe]

fail why do these FOB members feel the need to invade metal music, thats where one goes to avoid them

[NorfIrIon]

I see potential.

[stndrdprcdre]

This is just another pathetic attempt by ailing record companies to inject interest into a public psyche that doesn't even know what to expect anymore. Disco, hair metal, grunge, rap-metal, emo, and now super groups...it's just the next step. Just ignore it.

[gravensuicide]

This might be kind of cool.

and about the whole supergroup stuff, heres my two-cents:

Im not really bothered by super groups, to me, they are just new bands made up of guys previously in a professional band. Now here is why i look at it different: Bands are 95% of the time made up by FRIENDS! "Famous" people are usually friends with other "famous" people. Also, they ahve been in their own band for years(sometimes decades) and are getting tired of it, so they go to their "famous friends" and start a band. Their professional status is the only difference between them and dudes starting in a garage

[Mr_CiNiC]

... Oh my god. Is nothing sacred???

"Yeah, since we did some pop music AND got on the radio, I thought we should try to do some technical death metal, like Metallica and Dio!"

Lawl. I can't wait to hear this...

[boomtank]

'We have this song called "A Great Reckoning" that I swear to God, this song could be on any Thin Lizzy record.'
Metal, right?

And seriously, who's playing bass? xD

[Pingis_Or_Death]

Thin Lizzy =/= Metal
I think not.

[g_tab_man]

gravensuicide wrote:

This might be kind of cool.

and about the whole supergroup stuff, heres my two-cents:

Im not really bothered by super groups, to me, they are just new bands made up of guys previously in a professional band. Now here is why i look at it different: Bands are 95% of the time made up by FRIENDS! "Famous" people are usually friends with other "famous" people. Also, they ahve been in their own band for years(sometimes decades) and are getting tired of it, so they go to their "famous friends" and start a band. Their professional status is the only difference between them and dudes starting in a garage

+1. couldn't agree more.

[k90728]

imsimon wrote:

www.myspace.com/burningempiresmilwaukee, That's Andy's hardcore band, the drumming sounds like he'd be up to the task!
This will be officially awesome!

Lol the drumming is amazing on that song.
Im not really a fan of anthrax or FOB and espec that other band. I love thrash metal though just not anthrax xcept that rap song they did and 2 more lol.
I will hear it cuz i like metal-cant wait

[StewieSwan]

3 guitarists? No thanks

[lazy town]

Tyler Durden wrote:

Anthrax and FOB?? what the EFF???

whats next, Dimmu Borgir and The Jonas Brothers side project????

that wasnt funny..

[barden1069]

bloodandthunder wrote:

suggy88 wrote:

This will destroy any of those "supergroups" easily. So excited for this grouping.

they wont have anything on them crooked vultures

Agreed

[joaonofear]

well, this is gonna suck

[aznrockerdude]

StewieSwan wrote:

3 guitarists? No thanks

Works for Periphery.

Who's playing bass?

[Kevy Absolution]

By the way, if you'd check the link, it states "The band will also include bassist David Karon."

[dazmanrok92]

i'm intrigued, but i'll have to listen first before i judge. hurley's a good drummer, and i love scott ian. so let's see where this goes.

[overkill127]

...i thought it was a prank at first

but you never know..i look want to seeing how this turns out

[TheJudasKiss]

Wow, I'm somewhat excited.

[Vicryl 2.0]

as long as Scott Ian is in it i would give it a try...never really cared for the others but it wont hurt to atleast listen to it though.

[GenerationKILL]

This explains why Fall Out Boy are on an "indefinete Hiatus" the band is trying to get some proper credibility back.

Im sure this "side project" will be great if not the least interesting. The quality of the guitar work will at least be good, as for the drummer, i know hes gonna sound sick, just because you train all your life as a solid drummer and end up pulling duties in fall out boy doesn't mean you've lost your skills.

As for the "thin lizzy" comments, the band should listen to some of Vancouvers' own "Pride Tiger" They could take some good pointers on how to sound like Thin Lizzy from them!!!

[spghlax15]

Entombed wrote:

Sorry, I just lost all my respect for Anthrax.

I lost it awhile ago.

bloodandthunder wrote:

suggy88 wrote:

This will destroy any of those "supergroups" easily. So excited for this grouping.

they wont have anything on them crooked vultures

Will people shut up about them? They're sooo overhyped it was an okay album. I'm going to attacked by fanboys now.

[Rokeman]

Title was a tad misleading... Should of said "Members of Anthrax, Every Time I Die and Fall Out Boy Announce Metal Side Project". So far, everyone has seen the title, and decided to bash Fall Out Boy... And I think it'll be an interesting mix of influences. Be more open minded, people.

[ThEcOnQuIsTaDoR]

was worried that it would somehow involve the singer and wentz. glad to see that it doesnt. this could be interesting. not a fan of FOB so hopefully that doesnt show up too much in this band.

[Msu_Man04]

God, so many of you FOB haters are fucking idiots. You're so closed minded. Just because Joe and Andy [who are BARELY in FOB's writing process at all and both listen to some pretty heavy stuff] are in it, you say you won't even touch it. You won't even try. And I guarantee most of you who say this have NEVER heard more than two or three FOB songs. And you probably didn't even listen to the entirety of THOSE songs. You're pathetic.

I'm sure there are those of you who have genuinely tried to listen to them and just don't like them. That's fine. But so many of you idiots jump on the bandwagon, and it's not even fair to them. They have many, many, MANY more fans than the twelve 13 year old girls you say they have. I'm a 16 year old straight male and I love them. They're one of my favorite bands. And this metal side project sounds like a great outlet for Andy's and Joe's metal sides.

[jethro bob]

its the two members of FOB that haven't made a reputation from the band, so maybe they could actually show some talent and make a good record

[smalRaptor]

Because when Fall Out Boy is mentioned you punk kids coming running because it's your guilty pleasure and you hide it by spewing poison from your venomous tongues.

[CSguitarvocal]

savory_softy wrote:

SilverSpurs616 wrote:

CSguitarvocal wrote:

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

...what?

I'm confused by this too.

Indeed, me thinks someone has mixed up the concepts of being well known due to hard-work and talent as opposed to being popular (because being 'well known' and being 'popular' are two very separate notions) due to commercial viability (which L.o.G has none of, most laymen think my L.o.G t-shirts are either a statement of my faith or some random slogan).

No, actually. I didn't get anything messed up. I definitely believe Lamb of God is pop metal, along with other bands such as Avenged Sevenfold, Mudvayne, Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, ect. ect. Oh Em Gee, did he just catagorize all those bands together?? Yes I did. I honestly don't care if you love or hate any of them, but the fact is they're all pop metal. Compare any of them to the likes of Whitechapel, Immolation, Necrophagist, or Naglfar. (And please remember, I'm leaving all sub-genre's of metal out of this, simply in attempt of making a point.)

Are those bands talented? Yes. Well-known? Yes. But simply because they're all labeled as 'Radio Friendly' music and it's MUCH easier listening to than the second group of metal bands listed, which in turn is why I refer to it as pop-metal. Doesn't have anything to do with the band as I listen to everything I just listed. It just happens to be a personal view.

As for the actual band, I'll reserve my judgment. I listen to a few songs from every band that this is composed of and it sounds like it'll be interesting to say the least.

[DualReaver]

I am way interested in this. :V

[WhenAllIsOne]

I bet half of these ignorant kids who are judging Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley would play in a band like fall out boy for a few million dollars without second thought. And for the record, I do not like fall out boy. But I will listen to this new project, it could be kickass.

[soulxstlr]

And so the poison spreads....

[CranberryJuice]

I'm gonna hold my comments until this stuff actually comes out, that way I won't sound like a dumbass if it's good or bad. Everyone else, blabber away..

[Blueflame55]

Anthrax + Fall out boy.... WTF???

[Scourge441]

Checked. Watch the comments, guys. If you're going to downtalk any of the bands without giving a legitimate reason why you don't like them, it's going to get you a warning.

Regarding the project, I'm not interested, as I like none of the bands involved.

[thedufii]

aha ya

bv310 wrote:

Odd, although I'm glad this isn't Fall Out Boy's lead singer doing death metal.

[foo_diddles]

I listened to fall out boy when I was 13, i still feel ashamed, though i heard they were a thrash group before they sold out... This mix up seems weird and i wont even be bothered to pirate it.

[iamthedecieved]

you guys need to realize that teh guys in fallout boy met as like metalheads and a metal band and ive been waiting for the guys to go on break and see them do this...im pumped to see what they come out with. this being said i do not like fall out boy at all but ud be interested to se waht they can pull off

[synchronicityVI]

Eh, worth a fair listen, like anything else. Not too excited, but who knows. Referring to the comment some miles above this one about the close-mindedness of metalheads, the statement has some substance to it, but sometimes you manage to find someone who likes metal AND disco. or opera. or psychedelic. Metal has a rather fierce support from it's fans, but that doesn't mean they can't like something else also.

[Unknown Fear]

I knew this was coming when they went on a hiatus, there was an interview saying how much they loved thrash.

[Force Reaver]

You guys realize that hardly anyone on here is actually bashing the band right? most of you are all like "Stop hating on the band before you listen, they all met over metal, really they are talented..... bleh bleh bleh. If you would bother reading down the lines you would see that there are far more people supporting this project then against it. So please stop posting anti-hate spam because it makes you look stupid and you are basically just repeating the same thing someone else said 3 lines up. As for the kid who posted that Lamb Of God is pop metal because their songs are radio friendly clearly doesnt know his ass from a hole in the ground. I have only ever heard maybe one of their songs on the radio in my entire life time so I would like to know what station your listening to. Listen to burn the priest, ashes of the wake, as the palace burns. lol easier to listen to? you have got to be joking right? By what your saying every band has to have gut churning riffs and un-understandable lyrics to be a real metal band. Go back to the troll bridge you live under and listen to Homicidal Retribution by Dying Fetus until your head explodes..... please really do it.....

[TheLifeguard]

Bah. All this whining about selling out. Maybe they got tired of what they were doing? Maybe they were influenced by what was going on around them? How do you know what motivated them?

[Vicryl 2.0]

GenerationKILL wrote:

This explains why Fall Out Boy are on an "indefinete Hiatus" the band is trying to get some proper credibility back.

Im sure this "side project" will be great if not the least interesting. The quality of the guitar work will at least be good, as for the drummer, i know hes gonna sound sick, just because you train all your life as a solid drummer and end up pulling duties in fall out boy doesn't mean you've lost your skills.

As for the "thin lizzy" comments, the band should listen to some of Vancouvers' own "Pride Tiger" They could take some good pointers on how to sound like Thin Lizzy from them!!!

nah, listening to Anthrax is already a good pointers imo..hehe

[valnir230]

this is.... suprisingly interesting, and I don't care much for FOB. However I'll wait on buying this one untill a couple reviews are out. It is a little too odd to just jump right into.

[taylorhindman]

god damnit. just lost all respect for scott ian.

[redwolf206]

This article is officially a bitchfest.

[-xCaMRocKx-]

I was pretty dissapointed by Chickenfoot and Them Crooked Vultures (although to be fair I haven't listened to the whole TCV album yet). Now I have no good expectations for this, and I bet a lot of people will agree with me. HOWEVER - because no one is expecting much, this could mean that this band is actually gonna be great. Only time will tell I guess.

[MrSir4]

I hate Fall Out Boy as much as the next guy, but I see some people coming on here and saying they are loosing respect for members of Anthrax just because they are doing this project with members of Fall Out Boy. I guess it is perfectly legitimate to loose respect for somebody who decides to go outside their comfort zone every once in awhile. I did read somewhere that one of the guitarists for FOB was a huge metalhead and I have been interested in seeing him in a metal project since, apparently he isn't the only one, I am keeping this in mind in the future, considering how I am a HUGE fan of Anthrax and Everytime I Die....and also to the person who said Lamb of God is pop-metal and thinks that there is even such a genre.....what the f**k are you smokin dude?

[beau05]

Noremad wrote:

PapaDelicious wrote:

srsly? supergroups are the new fad now... and this looks to suck, along with chickenfoot (sorry joe)

Joe shoulda known better, Chad Smith shoulda known better, even Sammy shoulda known better. Michael Anthony doesn't know better. Chickenfoot sucks! And this new "super(suck)group" is gonna suck! Supergroups are the new reality tv!! Wish they would go away!!

supergroups are hardly a new fad. it's like everyone has been living in there mums undie draw for the past 40 years

it will be interesting to see how this group turns out

[beau05]

MrSir4 wrote:
and also to the person who said Lamb of God is pop-metal and thinks that there is even such a genre.....what the f**k are you smokin dude?

pop metal is a genre

[apak]

I don't think it's gonna be too metal at all. every Time I Die isn't too brutal or anything. Almost like hard rock to be honest. plus he's not gonna scream? that just kills it. Who knows though. The Fall Out Boy dudes might be really into brutal shit.

[Justified Death]

ETID is some lame kind of 'core music, Fall Out Boy is shit, and I've officially lost any respect for Scott Ian's opinion on anything anymore. At first, when he said, "Dude, the Enter Sandman is the coolest song evar!!1!" I disagreed, but said OK, he's still pretty cool, besides the fact that his band got nu-metal going, but now...

This 'band'=fail.

[Ain_Elohim]

alastors_blade wrote:

Wait... why is FOB mentioned in the title but not Anthrax or ETID?

Because Fall Out Boy went on hiatus, so they were the most logical out of the 2 to choose. It makes people click the link, just to bash on FOB.

[wwwesleyyy...!]

hell yes. etid.
I knew that fob's guitarist was into metal, hahaa

[Duality Ninja]

Watch, this stuff will come out Cannibal Corpse style, with everyone just crazy ass venting.

[Td_Nights]

apak wrote:

I don't think it's gonna be too metal at all. every Time I Die isn't too brutal or anything. Almost like hard rock to be honest. plus he's not gonna scream? that just kills it. Who knows though. The Fall Out Boy dudes might be really into brutal shit.

Screaming =/= Metal.

[ckb614]

I don't endorse any artist, especially pop bands like Fall Out Boy, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, and Panic at the Disco, that keeps real music off the radio and makes it harder for the already hard working rock musicians out there.

[Shinsen88]

Hm.... well, I don't have high expectations so maybe I'll be surprised.

[huevos]

isabiggles wrote:

DwizzleDizzle wrote:

jesus theres supergroups coming out of every which way these days

I'd hardly call this a supergroup to be honest. If Miley Cyrus joined with the Jonas Brothers and 50 cent it would still not be a supergroup.

Title says side project, the comments are perpetuating this as a "supergroup".

ckb614 wrote:

I don't endorse any artist, especially pop bands like Fall Out Boy, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, and Panic at the Disco, that keeps real music off the radio and makes it harder for the already hard working rock musicians out there.

Don't make me say it again. Too late.
Rock is the dumbing down of music. It's horrifying and mind-numbingly retarded in comparison to other forms of music that proceeded it.
Why is it a stretch to see music becoming increasing simplified over time? It's only natural that the commercialization of music has brought out a more streamlined business model.

That being said, I hate the terms rock or metal. It's too damn general. That's why I'm all for categorization of music. I wanna ball park what I'm getting, even if it is weird and unusual.

[ihavenoname93]

i dont think people realize that people in the pop-punk groups sometimes are actually good at their instruments. they just hold back because fob didnt need technical guitar or drum music to be succesful.

theyre professional musicians. theyre all going to be competant at their instruments.

[ValleyBoy]

^^there is a point in that, i did a song recently with some friends, and all i had to do was play a I IV V progression throughout the song. It sounded good. If the vocal line holds the melody then, let it be. It's not like rock bands know what a counter melody is anyways.

but the point remains is that, we're probably just going to get a generic sounding band. Like a generic sounding punk band. Like a generic sounding pop punk band. Like a generic sounding (insert genre here) band. When the band predetermines their musical fate, what else can you expect.

[sprkidjar]

King afed wrote:

A true metalhead would not even consider going in FOB

way to fuel the stereotype that all metal heads are elitist *******s.

[ZeGuitarist]

Checked.

[aussieboy]

Blueflame55 wrote:

Anthrax + Fall out boy.... WTF???

NO...a few guys from anthrax...and a few guys from fob...just coz fall out boy is thier "main" band doesnt mean that thats all they want to do as a musician...hell...i like angels and airwaves and i love bullet for my valentine...not everyone is commited to one style of music...im just gona wait and see how this sounds....not getting hopes up but im curious

[Jondy]

Wait what? Can he handle that? I mean, does he even know what double bass is? Well I guess it's not THAT important if Lars didn't think it was, right?

[Mr Pringle]

This is sp- Wait wtf is this?

[ippystratman]

bv310 wrote:

Odd, although I'm glad this isn't Fall Out Boy's lead singer doing death metal.

Fallout Boy's lead singer would no doubt fail at metal. In fact my mind would have lead me to believe that anyone associated with fallout boy would fail at metal but you never know. this might actually turn out really good, anthrax and everytime i die are both pretty sweet i guess

[Chozodragon]

Anthrax is almost dead and this contributes to kill him ...

[Roybordom]

Zell182 wrote:

Strangest piece of news I've read all week

Agreed. But sounds like It'll be good at least.

[Jøhnny]

DwizzleDizzle wrote:

jesus theres supergroups coming out of every which way these days

Exactly...

[bi-ah!]

falloutboy is just as far away from metal as 50 cent and britney spears. difference: they play guitars. i have a pen, but im not stephen king.

[randyaintdead82]

Jondy wrote:

Wait what? Can he handle that? I mean, does he even know what double bass is? Well I guess it's not THAT important if Lars didn't think it was, right?

you realize that if you look up one of the drummers solos, one of them happens to be a (gasp) MESHUGGAH song

[miketheman401]

MaidenandEddy wrote:

Randaman wrote:

So who's playing bass?

...Bootsy Collins?

Exactly what i was thinking. Any answers?

[Nwright14]

I really hate fallout boy and I have no respect for any of the members. That being said, I will give this a listen and I just might give those two members some respect. I've heard that they are actually pretty decent musicians despite the fact that they're in a bland, generic emo band.

[Ali-b912]

alastors_blade wrote:

Wait... why is FOB mentioned in the title but not Anthrax or ETID?

Because those two doing a metal side project wouldn't be big news. Anthrax being a metal band and all. Still, I don't have high expectations for this, but I'd be interested to see how heavy it is. I'd like it if it was more 70's metal rather then thrash or death metal.

[VinnyChinny]

Metalheads eh?...These two FOB members will forever be scarred with that band's name. I feel sorry that they ever played pop punk. Who knows? Maybe I can finally respect these guys if they make some good material out of this project.

[Jondy]

randyaintdead82 wrote:

Jondy wrote:

Wait what? Can he handle that? I mean, does he even know what double bass is? Well I guess it's not THAT important if Lars didn't think it was, right?

you realize that if you look up one of the drummers solos, one of them happens to be a (gasp) MESHUGGAH song

Impressive. So he CAN handle it then. Well all right.

[das_drummer]

they told not to scream probably because he cant

[das_drummer]

told him not to, sorry

[zeroordie6868]

aznrockerdude wrote:

StewieSwan wrote:

3 guitarists? No thanks
Works for Periphery.

Who's playing bass?

Also seemed to work out for whitechapel and Hawthorne Heights (RIP Casey)

[zeroordie6868]

aznrockerdude wrote:

StewieSwan wrote:

3 guitarists? No thanks
Works for Periphery.

Who's playing bass?

Also seemed to work out for whitechapel and Hawthorne Heights (RIP Casey)
and also, many METAL bands who have dueling guitars or two guitars harmonizing, they have a THIRD guitar recorded (i.e. Metallica, Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine, Slayer, etc.) so a third guitarist would actually be benificial to a live performance.

sorry bout the double post

[Sparky-MMA]

gonna have to listen to this. not a fall out boy fan.. not really an anthrax fan but everytime i die are pretty cool. this should be quite intertestin....

[Robijntje]

There is only one supergroup at the moment.. Them Crooked Vultures.. The evidence that supergroups CAN work out..

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[jackrocks4]

i think this may be awesome lol. like weird, but it should be intresting.

[87Hours]

ignoring all the bitching,
i think this could work personally dont likefall out boy's pop punk stuff but as long as those two guys can play metal i dont care wat they played before hand and i trust people from anthrax and every time i die will do it justice

[theczar]

If this is true , I have lost so much respect for Ian,I still like Anthrax's old shit but this is a sad thing...

[queenslander47]

SilverSpurs616 wrote:

CSguitarvocal wrote:

Josher.K wrote:
fall out boy does metal
this will be such an odd change.
it better not be some metal/pop hybrid

What? You mean like Lamb of God?

...what?

he means that lamb of god are a successful band, therefore they must be shitty and mainstream. its typical metalhead reasoning

[ChrisWindow]

this might be pretty good... because Joe and Andy both love metal, and now they have a chance to prove it with guys from anthrax and E.T.I.D.
Give them a chace. who knows, it might turn out to be really good

[ChrisWindow]

i also reckon the line-up would be like this:
Keith Buckley: Vocals
Joe Trohman: Guitar
Rob Caggiano: Guitar
Scott Ian: Bass
Andrew Hurley: Drums

[InfamyB4Fame]

I love how people diss Fall Out Boy but yet they always have to read articles that have their name in it. If you idiots would take the time to read some FOB lyrics you'd find that some of their lyrics are way more brutal then your favorite metal band and 10x more intelligent. Don't believe me? Read "Tell This Mick He Just Made My List of Things To Do Today" lyrics. Just like Fall Out boy says "I don't care what you think as long as it's about me, the best of us can find happiness in misery" This should end up being a pretty good album but I think FOB should have just stayed together and made a metal album themselves, cause Pete is actually a pretty good screamer(listen to Saturday) Patrick could handle the clean vocals and Andrew and Joe have a metal background anyway. I'm a metalhead for sure and I can dig Fall Out Boy, yall are just haters.

[HopeForTheWorst]

@InfamyB4Fame They Come to these articles because they're trolls. And same with me I like Fall out boy but I also like Slipknot and other things of that nature xD


This is gonna be a VERY odd supergroup. But yea I'm glad Andy left FoB cuz he was a WAAAY better drummer than what he was doing In FoB.