MARK TREMONTI Says CREED Bandmates Didn’t Want To Sound “Too Metal”

In keeping with a brand new interview he did with Guitar Player, Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti nearly took the band down a considerably extra metal-sounding path… if his bandmates would have allowed it.

When requested by the publication if he felt that folks categorizing Creed as post-grunge or various metallic had any influence on the way in which that he wrote songs. Tremonti mentioned that was not the case, however his bandmates’ totally different musical backgrounds completely contributed to the way in which Creed sounded.

“No. To start with, I feel our band was like a melting pot of various types. I beloved Alice In Chains and Soundgarden after they got here out however my influences got here from means earlier than then. I used to be the metallic man within the band, whereas Scott grew up listening to quite a lot of Elvis, the Doorways and traditional rock. He was very sheltered early on; I don’t assume quite a lot of rock and roll was getting performed in his home. Brian was a Rush man, Scott Phillips’ favourite band was Living Colour.

“In order the man who wrote most of Creed’s music, I might include metallic. And they’d consistently push again on me, saying it was ‘too metallic’. I needed to match the mould with the remainder of the fellows, and that’s how we received our sound.”

Think about a future the place Creed performed heavy metallic. Whilst you won’t ever get to listen to that, you’ll be able to catch Creed reside, due to their packed touring schedule.