The new album, Songs for the Deaf, features former Nirvana/current Foo Fighter Dave Grohl behind the drum kit for the first time in years. Sounds like he was having the time of his life. Shit is rock-solid. Too bad he had to jump ship and climb back on board with the Foos in preparation for their new tour and album. Fear not, former Danzig skin pounder Joey Castillo is filling in quite nicely. And now that the focus is back on leader/visionary Josh Homme, it's easier to fully appreciate where this guy is coming from. Homme is an amazing musician, an incredible guitarist who can take the simplest of chord progressions and turn them into magnificent orchestral arrangements. I'm sure it was great having Grohl around to reel in chicks, but this band has always been the brainchild of Homme and his partner Nick Oliveri. Once again, we have a chance to see what these guys are really made of.
This show should be wall-to-wall SRO with noise shredders ...Trail of Dead filling out the bill. Plan your day well. Wake, then bake. Bong hits for lunch. A hydro fatty at 4:20. Then look for our very own Heavy Metal Parking Lot in back of the Granada before the show. It's enough to take 20 years off your life.