Cleveland.com

To use backing tracks or not to use backing tracks, Is it still the question?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...
loudwire

Wolfgang Van Halen on Backing Tracks – ‘You Should Be Able to Play Your S–t’

Bands using backing tracks during live shows continues to be a hot button topic these days, and Mammoth WVH's Wolfgang Van Halen has made his stance known. As you might expect, with Van Halen taking ...
loudwire

Chad Gray Reveals How Mudvayne Enhance Their Live Sound Without Backing Tracks

Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray hasn't been shy about his feelings toward backing tracks, something he thinks has become an "epidemic" within the live music industry. He has, however, revealed how ...
MetalSucks

Blackie Lawless Doubles Down on Use of Backing Tracks: “The Bottom Line is to Give the Audience a Good Show. Who Cares How it Gets There?”

In the debate over the use of backing tracks in live performances, lines have been drawn and many artists are very firmly entrenched in their side. Earlier this week we learned that Tracii Guns of L.A ...
Metal Injection

BRUCE DICKINSON Says IRON MAIDEN Doesn't Use Backing Tracks: "Everything Is Analog And Real"

We live in a time when there is increasing scrutiny on the use of pre-recorded vocals by live performers. Some critics argue that the use of backing tracks is misleading and unfair to fans, while ...