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Dmitri Coats of OFF! fame has revealed that he will be joining a supergroup made up of members of Queens of the Stone Age and Soundgarden.
The band do not have a name yet, nor do they have any music, but he promises that we will get our hands on material by the end of the year. Members of the band are listed as Alian Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Eleven, Spinerette), Dmitri Coats (OFF!), Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden).
“I think we’ve laid down the foundation for, like, ten songs,” Dmitri told Billboard, “I’m going to be singing. Alain’s definitely singing a bit. We might invite a couple of guests at some point.”
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Coats said that the group met over the internet after some mutual gushing over each others work, but he said that in many respects he would just be along for the ride. “Those guys have known each other for years; I’m like the new guy," he said. "I don’t know if we’re gonna play live or what the deal is. I just know that I really enjoy hanging out with them and I’m learning a lot and we work very quickly; before I even feel like I’ve learned a song it’s like we’re hitting the record button."
Speaking of the music he compared it to the loose sound of OFF!, with the more doomy influences that other members bring. “It’s a little bit more laid-back than I would’ve thought, but in a good way. There’s some kind of heavy, bluesy moments and then there’s some really beautiful stuff, too. It’s a little bit like Superunknown, that kind of era of Soundgarden, mixed with Alain’s kind of Stevie Wonder vibe. And they call me the secret weapon; I’m a little bit rough around the edges, but I have a lot of good ideas.”
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