Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

This was truly Josh Homme’s day: from the band wot he used to play drums in (Eagles of Death Metal) and the band featuring the bird wot he’s married to (Brody Dalle’s Spinerette), the uber-group wot he’s formed with Dave Grohl (These Crooked Vultures) to the band who’s latest record he produced (headliners, Arctic Monkeys). There was certainly no doubt that Josh Homme and his crew was taking over 2009’s Reading Festival. But that’s not to say that the other bands didn’t put up a damn good figh

If you're coming to Eagles of Death Metal with no prior knowledge, you might assume them to be of the genre of death metal, picturing some dark, pseudo-goth band. If you're coming from the Kyuss or Queens of the Stone Age crowd, you might expect something along the lines of stoner rock. Instead, you find yourself listening to falsetto vocals and jumpy garage rock. Chances are, with these preconceived notions, you would be turning EoDM off ASAP. Eagles has something to them that a lot of bands