Dryden Mitchell
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Dryden Vera Mitchell (born June 15, 1976 in Redondo Beach, California) is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Alien Ant Farm.
[edit] Alien Ant Farm
The alternative rock foursome Alien Ant Farm formed in 1996 with singer/songwriter Dryden Mitchell, guitarist Terry Corso, bassist Tye Zamora, and drummer Mike Cosgrove. All were bored with their day jobs and sought something else to break them from corporate norms. Music allowed them to freely express themselves and a friendship was born. They independently released their quirky debut, Greatest Hits, toward the end of the '90s and soon enough noise surrounded the band. It won the award for Best Independent Album at the 1999 L.A. Music Awards and Alien Ant Farm found themselves striking a deal with Papa Roach's New Noize, which is partners with DreamWorks.
Two years later they made their major-label introduction with ANThology, issued in March 2001. Debut single "Smooth Criminal" was a funky metal mix of Michael Jackson's original song and pop kids of the TRL generation loved it. The song hit number one on the modern rock charts, and the album eventually went platinum. A year later and in between tours of Europe, the band was back in the studio recording new music. The track "Bug Bites" was featured in the Tobey Maguire flick Spiderman in May 2002. Following the success of ANThology, Alien Ant Farm hit the studio to record their follow-up record.
TruANT was issued in May 2003, right as Dreamworks was dissolving as a label. As a result, the album barely made a splash on the U.S. charts, though the single "These Days" managed to crack the Top 30. Guitarist Corso subsequently exited the group and was replaced by Joe Hill. Zamora next left for college after recording of the band's fourth effort wrapped. Up in the Attic appeared in July 2006 on New Door Records, as hardcore vet Alex Barreto (Chain of Strength, Inside Out) entered on bass. Alien Ant Farm simultaneously released the DVD BUSted, which included music videos, live footage and a candid documentary.
| Alien Ant Farm |
| Dryden Mitchell | Joe Hill | Alex Barreto | Mike Cosgrove |
| Terry Corso | Tye Zamora |
| Discography |
|---|
| Greatest Hits (1999)| ANThology (2001) | truANT (2003) | Up in the Attic (2006) |
| Singles |
| "Smooth Criminal", "Movies", "Attitude", "These Days", "Glow", "S.S. Recgonize", "Forgive And Forget" |
| Label(s) |
| Universal Records |
