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Infobox musical artist

Name = Them Crooked Vultures
Img = Dave Grohl - Them Crooked Vultures - Roskilde Festival 2010.jpg
Img_capt = Them Crooked Vultures at Roskilde Festival 2010.
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Origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre = Hard rock, alternative rock, heavy metal
Years_active = 2009–present
Label = Sony Music (International)
Interscope (North America)
Associated_acts = Queens of the Stone Age, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters
URL = themcrookedvultures.com
Current_members = Dave Grohl
Josh Homme
John Paul Jones

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Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme. The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances. The band began recording in July 2009, and performed their first gig on August 9, 2009 in Chicago, followed by a European debut on August 19. On October 1 the group embarked on a worldwide tour titled ''Deserve the Future'' with dates going into 2010. The band's first single "New Fang" was released in October 2009, followed by the group's self-titled debut album the following month, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200.

History

Formation and early shows

A collaboration between John Paul Jones, Homme and Grohl was first publicly mentioned by Grohl in a 2005 interview with ''Mojo'', in which he declared "The next project that I'm trying to initiate involves me on drums, Josh Homme on guitar, and John Paul Jones playing bass. That’s the next album. That wouldn’t suck." Of the nascent project, Homme's wife Brody Dalle commented in July 2009 that "I'm not at liberty to talk about it [...] but I think [the project] is pretty amazing. Just beats and sounds like you've never heard before." With subsequent festival performances in Europe at Pukkelpop and Lowlands, the band first performed in the United Kingdom at London's Brixton Academy supporting English alternative rock band Arctic Monkeys on August 26.

Self-titled debut album

''Them Crooked Vultures'' was released by Interscope Records in North America, and Sony Music internationally. On the 21st of October radio personality Alan Cross announced the lead single for Them Crooked Vultures debut album to be "New Fang" which premiered on October 26. The single was released on November 2 worldwide as a free download.

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Icon vs. icon subsequently announced that the album would be released on the 17th of November, 2009. On November 3, the band gave a free copy of "Mind Eraser (No Chaser)" to fans that had bought tickets to a live performance and offered it on iTunes as a free download. On November 9, Them Crooked Vultures started streaming their full album on their website, and also through a link to their mailing list with the title "Fuck Patience, Let's Dance." On September 1, the band announced two 2009 tours of North America and the United Kingdom, in October and December respectively. The 2009 Tour was titled Deserve the Future Tour and the UK leg sold out in just under 12 minutes, making it one of the quickest sold tours in the UK â€” without the band even officially releasing a song to date. On September 21, the band also announced three Germany dates for December 2009. On January 25, 2010, it was confirmed that the band will be performing at the Download Festival 2010. On February 6, 2010, the band performed the songs "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" (now the second single) and "New Fang" as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. Dave Grohl also appeared in a sketch near the end of the show. A week later, the band appeared on the long running PBS show Austin City Limits broadcast February 13, 2010. The band appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on April 13–14, 2010. The band has also confirmed a series of festival appearances for 2010, including the Coachella Music Festival on April 16, Roskilde Festival . In March, it was announced that the group were to play at The Royal Albert Hall in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust On April 20, 2010, Them Crooked Vultures released a digital 45 onto iTunes featuring the songs "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" and the song "Hwy 1" on the A side. "Hwy 1" wasn't featured on the band's self-titled album but was usually played live. For those reasons, the version of "Hwy 1" featured was recorded live in Sydney, Australia. The B side featured "Vulture Speak", an interview with the band members.

Second studio album

Grohl said in an interview that they are working on a second album that will be "more powerful than the first one".

Band members

;Official members
Josh Homme â€“ lead vocals, guitar
John Paul Jones â€“ bass guitar, keyboards, piano, keytar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, violin, backing vocals
Dave Grohl â€“ drums, percussion, backing vocals ;Live members
Alain Johannes â€“ guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present)

Discography

Albums

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References

External links

Them Crooked Vultures on Facebook
Them Crooked Vultures on Youtube
Live Review at Club Nokia on ARTISTdirect.com