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Wolfgang Van Halen on Backing Tracks – ‘You Should Be Able to Play Your S–t’

Bands using backing tracks during live shows continues to be a hot button topic these days, and Mammoth WVH's Wolfgang Van Halen has made his stance known. As you might expect, with Van Halen taking ...
Cleveland.com

To use backing tracks or not to use backing tracks, Is it still the question?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...
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Mikkey Dee (Motorhead, Scorpions) – When It Is + Isn’t Okay to Use Backing Tracks

The subject of lip syncing and utilizing backing tracks remains one of the hottest, most divisive topics in rock and metal right now and weighing in on both is drummer Mikkey Dee (Scorpions, Motorhead ...
MetalSucks

Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns: “I Would Be Really Embarrassed to Even Think of” Using Backing Tracks

Backing tracks are becoming more and more of a hot button issue in music, and, in the metal world, it’s a very controversial topic. Some like W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless and Fozzy’s Chris Jericho are ...
Metal Injection

JOHN PETRUCCI On Backing Tracks Live: "It Depends On What People Are Doing"

Backing tracks have been a weirdly hot topic in 2022. The most recent iteration of the conversation came about when Falling In Reverse canceled a show due to their laptops not arriving in time, which ...