Destroy Destroy Destroy Commence Writing Process for Third Album

Tennessee's self-styled "weird metal" band Destroy Destroy Destroy are currently writing for their third album with hopes of entering the studio by the end of the year. Guitarist Jeremiah Scott, who also joined the Showdown, said that DDD hadn't seen each other in a few months but are ready to get cracking. "It's a continuation of our second record, which we like how it turned out, since it was quite different from our first."

Scott doesn't have much trouble juggling membership in Destroy Destroy Destroy and the Showdown, simply because DDD doesn't tour much -- a cold, hard fact of their unclassifiable sound, which is a blessing and a curse. "We have this unique, weird metal style, which we have been doing since 2002, before anyone gave a s--- about Amon Amarth or any of those bands, so we got thrown in with death metal even though we don't fit. Promoters or booking agents would hear us and think, 'That won't work with Fu Manchu or Dying Fetus.' Yeah, we know that.'" While the band tears it up at home more than in other cities, they tour about six weeks total in a given year.

DDD's biggest conundrum is that, as Scott said, the band mixes too many genres for the regular guy to comprehend. He said, "We're not heavy enough for death metal, not techy enough for grind or thrash. We also have keyboards, but we're not black metal, even though we have those parts. Any purists or elitists will hate us. We are like a mean evil power metal kid that likes [to beat up] kids on the playground!"

Oddly enough, the power metal scene is the only one that somewhat embraces DDD. "We play those shows and they love us but they get scared, since they are super nerdy guys, with their long hair pulled into a neat ponytail, glasses and 'World of Warcraft' shirts," Scott said.

In addition to playing guitar, Scott is also a Harley-owning motorcycle enthusiast, who prefers his bike to his car. "The gas is cheaper and it's way more fun," he said. "I don't like sitting in my truck. If you have errands to run, you can go by the bank, get something to eat, stop at the post office. People think you can do all that on a bike? Hell yeah. You know those people in your life who live 45 minutes away and you never see them? I see all those people. I visit when I am cruising around. It keeps me social."