The Birds of Satan
{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Birds of Satan
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| origin = Los Angeles, CA
| genre = Hard rock,{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/04/album-review-the-birds-of-satan-the-birds-of-satan/|title=Album Review: The Birds of Satan - The Birds of Satan|date=April 15, 2014}} progressive rock,NME, 5 April 2014, Page 18, "Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins enlists old friends - plus Dave Grohl - to creat a progressive-rock fandango" alternative rock,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-birds-of-satan-mw0002627988|title=The Birds of Satan - The Birds of Satan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}} power pop
| years_active = 2014–2022
| label = Shanabelle Records, Kobalt
| website = [http://thebirdsofsatan.com Official website]
| associated_acts = Foo Fighters, My Ruin, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, Jane's Addiction
| past_members = Taylor Hawkins
Wiley Hodgden
Mick Murphy
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The Birds of Satan were an American progressive hard rock supergroup, assembled in 2014 as a side-project led by Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters. The band was also composed of members Wiley Hodgden and Mick Murphy who previously played with Hawkins in the cover band Chevy Metal.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Jason|title=Taylor Hawkins Forms New Group The Birds of Satan|date=4 March 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-hawkins-forms-new-group-birds-of-satan-20140304|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=2014-03-31}}
History
The Birds of Satan formed as an evolution of former cover band Chevy Metal.{{cite web|last=Weese|first=Taylor|title=Taylor Hawkins Sits Down With Us to Talk The Birds of Satan Dynamics and Future Plans|url=http://www.antiquiet.com/music/2014/04/taylor-hawkins-sits-down-with-us-to-talk-the-birds-of-satan-dynamics-and-future-plans/|publisher=Antiquiet|accessdate=2014-05-12}}
The band's self-titled debut album was released on April 15, 2014 and pays tribute to seventies artists such as Queen, David Bowie, Wings, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, and Aerosmith.Grow, Kory. "The Birds of Satan Get Scuzzy on 'Thanks for the Line'." Rolling Stone. N.p., 07 03 2014. Web. 21 Mar 2014. Fellow Foo Fighters band members Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, and Pat Smear are featured on the album alongside the band, while Hawkins' school friend and Yes vocalist Jon Davison also appears. Prior to the album's release, the band released a promotional single titled, "Thanks for the Line."
Band members
- Taylor Hawkins – vocals, drums
- Wiley Hodgden – bass
- Mick Murphy – guitar
Discography
- The Birds of Satan (15 April 2014)
- Be the bird (single - 23 September 2014)
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| title1 = The Ballad of the Birds of Satan
| writer1 = Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Andrew Hester, Wiley Hodgden, John Lousteau, Mick Murphy
| length1 = 9:31
| title2 = Thanks for the Line
| writer2 = Hawkins, Hester, Hodgden, Lousteau, Murphy
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Pieces of the Puzzle
| writer3 = Hawkins, Hester, Hodgden, Lousteau, Murphy
| length3 = 4:45
| title4 = Raspberries
| writer4 = Jon Davison, Grohl, Hawkins, Hester, Hodgden, Rami Jaffee, Lousteau, Murphy
| length4 = 4:08
| title5 = Nothing at All
| writer5 = Hawkins, Hester, Hodgden, Lousteau, Murphy
| length5 = 2:57
| title6 = Wait Til Tomorrow
| writer6 = Grohl, Hawkins, Hester, Hodgden, Lousteau, Murphy
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = Too Far Gone to See
| writer7 = Hawkins, Hester, Hodgden, Lousteau, Pat Smear
| length7 = 5:45
| total_length = 33:59
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Category:2014 establishments in California
Category:2022 disestablishments in California
Category:Musical groups established in 2014
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2022
Category:Progressive rock musical groups from California
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