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Eagles of Death Metal biography

The band returned on April 11, 2006 with their second effort Death by Sexy. During the first half of 2006 they toured in support of The Strokes and headlined their own U.S. tour with openers The Giraffes followed by dates opening for Peaches and performed with Joan Jett. In the fall of 2006 the band had an opening support slot with Guns N' Roses. During the first concert with Guns N' Roses, in Cleveland, Ohio on November 24, 2006, the band was not well received by the crowd at all. When Axl Rose came out to perform, he asked the crowd if they enjoyed "the Pigeons of Shit Metal," and announced that the show would be their last with Guns N' Roses. Shortly thereafter the band released a statement regarding the incident:

They took further stabs at Guns N' Roses, claiming that there was aggravation between Axl Rose and Tommy Stinson (the bassist of GN'R). Later they also claimed that Rose had invited the band back for the rest of their scheduled dates as support act. The band also received full payment for the entire tour despite playing only a single show with the band. At the band's November 18, 2008 show at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, Jesse Hughes unveiled to the audience a "Pigeons of Shit Metal" tattoo on his left forearm that he acquired earlier in the day by artist Dave Waugh at Jinx Proof Tattoos in the Georgetown area of DC.

On October 21, 2008, ahead of their third album release, the Eagles of Death Metal performed a live concert at the Hollywood & Highland Virgin Megastore in Los Angeles for the launch of the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles. The new single from the third album "Wannabe in L.A." is also in the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

Their third album titled Heart On was released on October 28, 2008 (November 4, 2008 in Canada) and was accompanied by a North American tour. On February 4, 2009, Eagles of Death Metal performed on a live webcast for Fuel.tv as part of their Heart On tour.

Members

Members

• Jesse Hughes AKA: The Devil / Boots Electric (vocals, guitar, percussion)
• Josh Homme AKA: Carlo Von Sexron / Baby Duck (drums, percussion, guitar, bass, keys, vocals)

Current Live members

• Jesse Hughes AKA: The Devil / Boots Electric (guitar, vocals)
• Dave Catching AKA: Darlin' Dave, Davey Jo (guitar)
• Brian O'Connor AKA: Big Hands, B.O.C. (bass, vocals)
• Joey Castillo AKA: The Sexy-Mexy (drums)

Other contributors

• Gene Trautmann AKA: Teen Dream (drums)
• Jack Black AKA: Blackjack
• Claude Coleman AKA: Sugardick
• Samantha Maloney AKA: Hot Damn Sweet Sam
• Dave Grohl AKA: Diablo
• Wendy Rae Fowler AKA: Wendy Ramone / Wendy Ray Moan (backing vocals on Death by Sexy)
• Brody Dalle
• Kat Von D
• Taylor Hawkins
• Nick Oliveri
• Tim Vanhamel
• Mark Lanegan
• Dean Fertita
• Pete Canavan
• Matt McGrath
• Troy Van Leeuwen
• Liam Lynch
• Stefan Olsdal of Placebo played bass with them when the two bands toured together in 2003.

Discography

Albums

• Peace, Love, Death Metal (2004) AUS #50
• Death by Sexy (2006) US #113, AUS #51
• Heart On (2008) US #57, AUS #40, #91 UK

Singles

• "I Only Want You" (2004) US #198 UK #87
• "Speaking In Tongues" (2004) US #232
• "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" (2006) UK #73
• "I Gotta Feelin (Just Nineteen)" (2006)
• "Cherry Cola" (2006)
• "Wannabe in L.A." (2008) US Mod Rock #38
• "Secret Plans"
• "High Voltage"

DVD

• DVD by Sexy (2006)

Other appearances

• "The Gosso King of Crater Lake", "Hogleg" and "You Keep Talkin'" on The Desert Sessions: Volumes 3 & 4 (1998)
• "I Only Want You" in Gran Turismo 4 and in a Budweiser commercial
• "Don't Speak (I Came To Make A Bang!)" in Need for Speed: Carbon, Epic Movie (2007), Compound Volume One (2006), Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008) and Nike's "Take it to the Next level" ad. Commercial directed by: Guy Ritchie
• "Speaking In Tongues" (Supernatural: Episode 1x01 - Pilot)(2005)
• Ask.com Commercial
• "Stuck In The Metal" in a Wendy's Commercial
• "Chase the Devil" in Tony Hawk's Project 8
• They made a cameo in Epic Movie as Aslo's Camp Band
• "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" in closing credits of HBO's "True Blood" 10/26/2008
• "Wannabe in L.A." in Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• "Anything 'cept the Truth" in commercial for new FOX show "Lie to Me"
• Live Performance Set List information
• "Im Your Torpedo" lifestyle condoms commercial
• "Wannabe in L.A." in MLB 09: The Show
• "Whorehoppin' (Shit, Goddamn)" in the first episode of MTV's Jackass

References

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