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A few Fall Out Boys get their hard rock on
While Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz is off snuggling with his wifey and contemplating the end of his band, the other three members are off working on promising side projects.
Singer Patrick Stump is in the process of creating a solo album on which he pretty much handles all the duties (singing, drums, production, etc.) The other two Boys, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, have joined in the creation of a new supergroup-type band, The Damned Things.
The Damned Things play mostly hard rock, which makes sense for Trohman and Hurley because I know they are pretty big metal fans. Joining them in the group are Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano of Anthrax and Keith Buckley and Josh Newton of Every Time I Die. That’s quite the cadre of guitarists.
The band posted rough mixes of two songs on their MySpace page this week, and for rough mixes they sound pretty good, especially “We’ve Got A Situation Here.” It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s definitely enough to make me want to hear more from these guys.
-Sam
FOB RIP? OMG!
Fall Out Boy is one of those bands whose singles I enjoy yet leave me with no desire to get to know them better or discover their complete albums.
Now that’s probably my problem and not theirs. After all, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley seem to have decent enough chops and their pop songwriting is undeniably catchy. It’s just that…well, Pete Wentz comes across as a bit of a douche, and the band as a whole seems a bit too “scene” for me.
Well, the boys from FOB may have an opportunity to branch out soon, if the rumors of the band’s potential breakup prove true.
These rumors originated with none other than Mr. Ashlee Simpson himself. Writing on his blog, he had this to say:
i dont know the future of fall out boy. its embarrassing to say one thing and then have the future dictate another. as far as i know fall out boy is on break. (no one wants to say the “h” word). as much as i dont have a solo project, i also cant predict that id ever play in fall out boy again. not due to personal relationships as much as a band we grew apart. in this statement id like to include there is the possibility that fob will play again with out me or i will be a part of it when everyone is on the same page.
The other members of the band have been working on their own solo/side projects and perhaps that has been the catalyst for this news. Stump is working on a solo album where he is writing the songs and playing all the instruments. And Trohman and Hurley are working together along with members of Anthrax and Every Time I Die on a potentially cool heavy metal supergroup of sorts called The Damned Things.
Anyways, if FOB does break up, will anyone really be that sad? They wrote some really good tunes, but if what they’ve put out to this point is all I ever hear from them, I’ll be okay.
-Sam