Etymology

Despite the name, Eagles of Death Metal is not a death metal band. Hughes says the name came from a response to a drunken man, who argued Poison were death metal. Hughes retorted that Poison were "the Eagles of death metal" [1]. Later, Josh Homme inspired him to write music that he thought would be the Eagles crossed with death metal, and their debut album was the result. In a 2003 interview Homme described the sound of the band as a combination of "bluegrass slide guitar mixed with stripper drum beats and Canned Heat vocals"[2].

Members

Primary members

• Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar)
• Josh Homme (drums)
• Samantha Maloney (drums)
• Dave Catching (guitar, vocals)
• Gene Trautmann (drums)
• Brian O'Connor (bass, vocals)

Other contributors on albums and/or on tour

• Bryan Peterson
• Claude Coleman
• Shaun Trouty
• Joey Castillo
• Tim Vanhamel
• Brody Dalle
• Jack Black
• Taylor Hawkins
• Dave Grohl

One of the earliest Eagles of Death Metal shows featured a line-up consisting of Hughes, a second guitarist named Rick and a CD player with pre-recorded drum beats. This show took place at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles and among other things featured a cover of AC/DC's "High Voltage." They also played "The I love Agey song" by the aforementioned lloyd, the drunken man.

Discography

Singles

• I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) (2006) UK #73

Albums

• Live At Slims (2003)
• Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004)
• Death By Sexy (2006)

DVD

• DVD By Sexy (2006). Making of the album Death By Sexy

Other appearances

• "The Gosso King of Crater Lake", "Hogleg" and "You Keep Talkin'" on The Desert Sessions: Volumes 3 & 4 (1998)