THE DAMNED THINGS
DECEMBER 2010 ISSUE
was definitely never part of the equation, at
least consciously. When we started, the idea
was to keep it pretty heavy but have a point
to everything and try to not do anything any
of us had already done."
The Damned Things came together
four years ago, before Fall Out Boy went on
its current indefinite hiatus. Trohman met Ian
through a mutual friend, and despite vastly
different r?sum?s, the guitarists bonded over
a shared love of classic rock. "We met and
talked about bands we were into, especially
Clay Patrick McBride
the older rock bands that kick-started the
idea of heavy metal, like Black Sabbath and
Thin Lizzy," says Trohman, who had played
in metal groups with Hurley before Fall Out
Boy formed. "It was like, `We both like this
stuff. Oh, you're writing music? Oh, I like
writing, too. Let's do a band.'"
They had no trouble recruiting the other
members, but all three of their regular bands
were busy with other projects at the time.
Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley, Keith Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Scott Ian
It was only recently that the six musicians found time to cut Ironiclast, produced by
Trohman and Caggiano, and prepare for
THE DAMNED THINGS their first-ever U.S. tour. "We'd been trying our best to wait to unleash this band and do it properly, in a way it wouldn't be offensive
Fall Out Boy + Anthrax + Every Time I Die = a different kind of rock supergroup
to the other bands we were in or offensive to the fans," Trohman says. "We don't want to confuse people." And they don't want to
stop now. The Damned Things (named for a
THE FIRST SOUND ON IRONICLAST, rock melodies remind one of Fall Out Boy, line in Ram Jam's '70s version of Leadbelly's
the debut album from unlikely hard-rock former home to Damned Things guitarist Joe "Black Betty") will tour together through at
supergroup the Damned Things, is a monster Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley.
least the end of February, and plans are
guitar riff characteristic of six-string slingers
Trohman is used to hearing such already afoot for another album. "I troll the
Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano from thrash- piecemeal dissections, but he sees the internet like a creep, and I've seen people
metal mainstay Anthrax. The songs that band as more than the mathematical sum be like, `This better not be a one-off, or I'm
follow are fast, tight and laser-precise--kind of its parts. "It's easy to say that, because going to be pissed off,'" he says. "I like
of like Every Time I Die, singer Keith Buckley some of it's heavy, and some of it's melodic," that. I'm already thinking of how I want the
and bassist Josh Newton's veteran metal- he says. "But we wrote what we liked. We next one to sound."
core outfit. Meanwhile, the soaring modern- weren't saying, `Let's do an equal mix.' That
?Kenneth Partridge
Now that Vincent is one of the leading figures in modern time. "I made it a personal goal," says Vincent, who has focused
bluegrass, she's taking on a new challenge. She recently launched more on her vocals over the last several years--and been named
her own independent label, through which she released her new the International Bluegrass Music Association's Female Vocalist of
album, Taken. "I eliminated the middleman," she explains. "It was the Year seven times. "I've played a few pieces here and there, but
a viable route to go, though it had its challenges. When it came not every mandolin piece on an entire album."
time to write a check, it was the first time that I didn't have an
Two decades after the release of her debut album, A Dream
advance, so it was scary. But it's also very exciting. During Come True, Vincent continues to push herself artistically. "When I go
meetings, somebody would ask, `Who do you need to check with?' into the studio, I always try to make something better and I always try
And I would reply, `Let me check with the A&R department. OK, to do something we haven't done before," she says. "It's a challenge,
that's me. I say let's do this.'"
but there's always the same rule of thumb. It has to feel good in my
DECEMBERRec2ord0e1d 0withMheMr loUngStimICe b&ackMingUbaSnIdC, tIhAe NRaSge,MTakAenGAhZeaIrNt bEefore we send it off for folks to listen to." Those folks sent
features guest appearances from Dolly Parton, Richard Marx, Little Taken to No. 1 on Billboard's bluegrass chart upon its release. "It
Roy Lewis and Vincent's daughters Sally and Tensel Sandker (who told me this was really the right choice," she says. "It's like a stamp
have a group of their own, Next Best Thing). The album found Vincent of approval, something that says, `Job well done.'"
going back to basics by playing more mandolin than she has in some
?Lee Zimmerman
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