Austin Sound Check

The Sword drummer Trivett Wingo has put together a tour diary from the band’s recent run opening for Metallica. The Austin Chronicle apparently commissioned the diary from Wingo, who wrote about tour happenings from both legs of the Metallica tour.
Highlights include a run-in with Phil Anselmo, turd shaped Clif Bars, Lars Ulrich’s rotating drum riser, and a ride on Dave Grohl’s “Grohler Coaster.”
I was a little disappointed to see Wingo include this next bit in the diary, as I know plenty of Austin fans of The Sword who would love to see them play a real hometown gig.

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I have nothing but respect for Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters. Dave’s accomplishments in Nirvana and Foo Fighters in the 90’s were groundbreaking. But in this decade, they’ve become overplayed and overexposed. The Foo Fighters are the least exciting band on the 2008 ACL lineup.
The Foo Fighters in the 90’s were fresh, they were new and they were different. In the new millenium, the band seems to have fallen into what I refer to as “The Nickelback blackhole.” Starting with 2002’s One By One, the Foo Fighters have produced nothing but banal, inconsequential radio hits. Their current singles all …read more

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