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Alien Ant Farm Is A Rock Band That Was Formed In 1995 In Riverside California United States. Having A Sound Mixing Alternative Rock With Elements Of Metal Punk Music And More The Band Consists Of Dryden Mitchell Vocals Guitar Terry Corso Guitar Tye Zamora Bass And Mike Cosgrove Drums . Taking Their Name From The Popular Sci-Fi Trope Of Aliens Having Created Humanity For Their Own Amusement The Band Became Internationally Famous In 2001 For Two Smash Hits "Movies" And "Smooth Criminal" A Spirited Rock Cover Of The Michael Jackson Tune . In 1999 The Band Released Their Debut Album The Tongue-In-Cheek Titled 'Greatest Hits'. It Went On To Win "Best Independent Album" In The L.A. Music Awards And Has Picked Up A Big Fan Response. In 2000 After Forging A Friendship With The Alternative Rock Band Papa Roach Alien Ant Farm Signed With DreamWorks SKG For Their First Major Studio Album Called 'ANThology'. The Band's Tunes Showcased An Energetic Sound That Featured Humorous Often Cynical Lyrics And A Desire To Take In All Kinds Of Musical Influences. In 2001 Their Cover Of The Michael Jackson Song "Smooth Criminal" Was A #1 Single In Both Australia And New Zealand As Well A #3 Single In The United Kingdom And #1 On Billboard's Modern Rock Chart. The Song's's Life And Career As Well As Jackson's Many Videos. The Song Was Featured On The Soundtrack Of The First Season Of 'WWE Tough Enough' And In The Movie 'American Pie 2'. Their Following Single "Movies" Also Featured A Quirky'The Karate Kid' And 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory'. The Tune Became Top 5 Hit In The U.K. And A Top 20 Hit In New Zealand. The Band Began Touring In Promotion Of These Two Singles And Their Album Which Later Went Platinum. In Spring Of 2002 The Band Contributed The Track "Bug Bytes" To The First 'Spider-Man' Soundtrack Giving Them Even More Exposure After The Tobey Maguire Film's Major Success. However Tragedy Struck The Group. In May 2002 The Band Was Involved In A Bus Accident While Touring In Spain. The Driver 26-Year-Old Christopher Holland Was Killed And Lead Singer Dryden Mitchell Suffered A Fractured C2 Vertebra. The Horrific Event Scarred The Group Permanently And Many Fans Speculated That The Band Might Have To Go On A Long Hiatus Or Even Fold For A While. Nontheless Alien Ant Farm Soon Returned To The Studio To Work On Their Next Album Titled 'truANT' Which Was Released In 2003. Produced By Stone Temple Pilots' Robert And Dean DeLeo The Work Found The Band Doubling Down On Their Past Style. The Video For "These Days" The First Single From The Album Was Filmed On Top Of A Nearby Building During The Red Carpet At The 2003 BET Awards. While That Tune Ended Up Having More Modest Success That The Band Had Hoped Song "Glow" Was A Mainstream Radio Success Achieving Long Lasting Top 20 Success In New Zealand. Two Months After This Album Was Released However The Group's Record Label Closed Its Doors. Some Fans Speculated That The Outfit Had Some Kind Of Black Cloud Of Bad Luck Around Them Despite The Guys' Talents. In October 2003 Guitarist Terry Corso Split With The Band Citing "irreconcilable Differences". Soon After He Joined The Popular Alternative Metal Outfit Powerman 5000 For A Time. Joe Hill Was Named The New Guitarist In 2005. The Musician Had Formerly Served In The Underground California Rock Outfit Spiderworks. In 2004 The Band Recorded The Song "Dark In Here" For The Punisher Video Game. Unfortunately The Band Was Forced To Wait For Geffen To Allow Them To Record Another Album. Label Universal Music Had Bought DreamWorks And Assigned The Band To The Geffen Records Company And It Appeared As If Corporate Shenanigans Had Stopped The Band's Momentum In Its Tracks The Mainstream Popularity Having Faded. In 2005 The Band Recorded With Producer Jim Wirt Who Recorded Their Independent Debut Release "Greatest Hits" And Planned To Release The Album During That Summer. However Geffen Shelved The Album And Subsequently Denied The Band The Rights To Release It Themselves. The Band Hit The Road And Made Bootleg Copies Of The Album Material Available To All Of Their Fans. This Un. In Late 2005 Geffen Finally Agreed To Let The Band Release The Album On Another Universal Label Universal Music Enterprises Its Catalogue Division . On May 4 2006 Information Began Showing Up On Music Store Websites And Release Calendars About An Upcoming Release From The Band. The Band Also Released Information About A DVD That Same Day. On May 30 2006 The New Album Up In The Attic Was Released Digitally On ITunes. The First Single Was "Forgive And Forget" The One Added Track To 3rd Draft. In April 2006 Bassist Tye Zamora Left The Band And Decided To Go To College. He Was Replaced By Alex Barreto Formerly Of Hardcore Bands Chain Of Strength Hardstance And Inside Out . On June 29 2006 The Band Performed On G4's Attack Of The Show And On July 18 2006 Up In The Attic Was Released Worldwide Along With BUSted The Definitive DVD. Included On The DVD Were"Forgive And Forget" "Around The Block" And "She's Only Evil". Notably The Three Videos Feature Only Dryden Mitchell And Mike Cosgrove. Since The July 2006 Release Of Up In The Attic Very Little Has Happened. Their Website Remained Unupdated From November 2006 Until April 2007 The Update Promoting The Alien Ant Fans Website Created By A Long Time Polish Fan Bartek. The Band Released Around The Block The Second Single From Up In The Attic On ITunes Store In 2007. On February 11 2008 The Band Posted A Statement On Their Website Saying All The Original Members Of The Band Are Back Together. It Was Also Revealed That The Band Had "un" In 2007 Due To The Fact That 2006's Up In The Attic Was Their Least Successful Album. Around This Time Vocalist Dryden Mitchell Formed A New Band Send The Sages. Guitarist Terry Corso And Drummer Michael Cosgrove Worked On A Side Project Titled Ghost In The Flesh Bassist Tye Zamora Worked With The Band EEnik. Alien Ant Farm Toured Sporadically And Released A New Live Album Alien Ant Farm Live In Germany. In 2009 They Played The Sonisphere Festival In Knebworth UK On August 1. They Had Also Performed "Smooth Criminal" At The 2009 Vans' Warped Tour In Memory Of Michael Jackson Who Had Recently Died. On February 9 2010 Alien Ant Farm Posted On Their. On February 27 2010 The Alien Ant Farm's First "webizode" Titled Bassmasters. Always And Forever And Upcoming Sixth Studio Album 2011–present Alien Ant Farm Playing In 2015The Band's "ANTicipation" 2011 Tour Took Place Across The Continental U.S. From July To October 2011. They Also Took Part In The "Michael Forever Tribute Concert" Which Took Place On October 8 2011 In Cardiff Wales. Alien Ant Farm Started Writing New Material And In July 2012 Started Recording Their Fifth Album Always And Forever At Groovemaster Studios In Chicago In July 2012. In March 2013 They Set Up A Crowdfund Using PledgeMusic To Finance The Album's Release. The First Single From Always And Forever "Let 'Em Know" Was Released In May 2013. Also In The Summer Of 2013 Alien Ant Farm Participated In "The Big Night Out Tour" Opening For Hoobastank And Fuel. Founding Member And Bassist Tye Zamora Left Alien Ant Farm In March 2014 And Was Replaced By Tim Peugh. At The Same Time Michael Anaya Joined As A Touring Member Of The Band Providing Backing Vocals Percussion And Keyboards. Another Single Homage Was Released In September 2014 Followed A Month Later By E.P. Phone Home. The Album Always And Forever Was Released On February 24 2015. On March 31 2016 Alien Ant Farm Announced On Their. On May 17 2016 The Band Took Part In The Make America Rock Again Super Tour Throughout The Summer And Fall Of 2016. In Addition They Announced A Headlining Tour Where They Intend To Perform The Album Anthology In Its Entirety. In 2018 They Toured As Part Of The "Gen-X Tour" Alongside Buckcherry P.O.D. And Lit. On May 8 2020 The New Single "Everything She Wants" Was Released Digitally On Streaming Services. It Is A Cover Of The Song By Wham!. read less