Eagles Of Death Metal

Instead of death metal, Eagles of Death Metal play a pumped-up mash-up of hard rock, garage rock, blues, desert rock, boogie, funk, rockabilly, punk and more. Singer/guitarist Jesse Hughes and drummer Josh Homme of Kyuss and QOTSA fame formed the band in 1988 in Palm Desert, California. Hughes and Homme are the only constant members, the rest are touring musicians. Homme’s reputation gave them a leg up with the release of their maiden effort ‘Peace, Love, Death Metal’ (2004) and follow-up ‘Death by Sexy’ more than met expectations two years later. They went on an extended hiatus following ‘Heart On’ (2008) and their comeback album ‘Zipper Down’ (2015), released shortly before the Bataclan attack on Paris, is their last studio effort to date. Over the years a number of big names have contributed, ranging from Taylor Hawkins, Joe Castillo, Troy Van Leeuwen, Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Dave Grohl to Belgium’s own Tim Vanhamel. #GMM25