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Trust me on this, there is far more to this band than just that single. In fact, Alien Ant Farm is one of the true originals on Nu-Metal, coming together the year after Korn changed the face of heavy metal with their self-titled debut album.
The band was something pretty unique within the scene itself, a band that had a sense of humour about themselves. For one, their band name came to original lead guitarist Terry Corso through a surprisingly existential thought.
He wondered whether all life on Earth had come from an experiment done by, in his words “entities from other dimensions”, and that we were being monitored by those same creatures like we were living in some kind of Alien Ant Farm.
I’m sure it was a train of thought that had nothing to do with certain smokeable substance whatsoever. At all. Anyway, they stood out at a time when Nu-Metal was a mainstream concern, so of course they were going to be big. It was at that point that “Smooth Criminal” was released; in the lead up to their first major label release “ANThology”.
It went to number one in Australia and New Zealand, top three in the U.K and topped the Modern Rock charts in the U.S. If you were alive and not living under a rock in the summer of 2001, you definitely heard it many times.
Since then the band has released a handful of albums. The band toured solidly through the 2000s as well, performing shows with the likes of Hoobastank, Fuel and on the Vans Warped Tour. There are fewer bands around with more live experience than them. And a night out with Alien Ant Farm, will surely be a night to remember.
Críticas en vivo
Anybody who only knows Alien Ant Farm for their classic cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ back in 2001 - that’ll be most people, then - might be surprised to know that they’re still a going concern; the truth is, though, that they’d already carved out a significant cult fanbase long before one of them decided it’d be a good idea to record a version of the King of Pop’s classic that would pay tribute to him and parody him in equal measure. After forming to play live in 1995, their first record, the cheekily-titled Greatest Hits, was an underground success four years later, by which time they were already deep into the kind of nu metal sound that would define their second, DreamWorks-released album, Anthology, a global success. In keeping with the tone of their songs, and indeed music videos, Alien Ant Farm live shows are lighthearted affairs, with bassist Tye Zamora taking on the role of class clown and proving that the bassface was alive and well long before the girl from Haim took it to the masses. They haven’t toured the UK in a while - a Manchester show in their 2002 heyday met with a one-star review from The Guardian - but with Always and Forever, their first record in eight years, slated for later this year, a long-overdue return could be on the cards.
Joeg_67
American punk rockers Alien Ant Farm are something of a commercial enigma after achieving a global hit with a cover of Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' shortly after their formation in the late 90's. After that they enjoyed moderate success with the album 'Anthology' before dropping off the global charts entirely.
Despite this the band has continued to tour relentlessly and their fan base has remained dedicated and open to the new material. The show has been continuously developed to showcase the best of the group's work as well as the member's musical capabilities. As the stage lights dim, the group charge the stage enthusiastically and tear into 'Courage' in a split second.
The audience begins to mosh and jostle beneath as they swiftly move through material accompanied with blistering guitar riffs and thumping drums. The crowd roars to the sound of 'Movies' as Dryden Mitchell begins to clap above his head and they instantly mimic. By the finale of 'Smooth Criminal' Alien Ant Farm have expertly demonstrated they are not to be considered a one hit wonder and record sales are not to be considered the greatest measurement of success.
sean-ward
Incredible as always <3 was amazing hearing the ANThology album in full, nostalgia central!
InMe as support was always a good choice, been one of my favourites for years :) and Dirty Youth weren't bad either, wasn't a huge fan, but very tight as a band!
adam-toward
Event was very good...all the bands that were performing had great contact with the fana which for me is very important. Good entertainment. It was my first concert after a while and happy to be a part of it.
Majchalajdu
Good Show,alien ant farm little lacking in energy compared to P.O.D who knocked it out the park absolutely amazing got the whole room buzzing and played on past there time good to catch up
nigel-powell-1
Great show, the line up was insane it was Buckcherry, lit, P.O.D. and alien ant farm. It was a lot of fun! I would definitely see them again. This was a really good rock show.
Griffinterry55
Would have liked to have heard more from Always and Forever album but I'm sure longstanding fans would have enjoyed the gig. Personally I thought InMe were superb in support.
david-fenner
It was great to see Alien Ant Farm. They have, as usual, a great performance. Some things never change and become a classic. Awesome show, for sure I'll attend other shows.
marcus-m.-simonescu
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