Toadies

It’s been 15 years since the Toadies exploded out of North Texas (Fort Worth, to be exact) and onto the national rock scene with their ferocious full-length debut, Rubberneck, and its breakthrough single, “Possum Kingdom.” But although the band initially called it quits after the follow-up album, 2001’s Hell Below/Stars Above, it’s almost like they never really went away. “Possum Kingdom” proved to be one of the most enduring modern rock radio staples of the ’90s, and frontman Vaden Todd Lewis’ patented bloodcurdling scream was put to good use for years in his new band, the Burden Brothers. Still, fans kept clamoring for a proper Toadies comeback, and after a handful of on-again, off-again reunion gigs, Lewis, guitarist Clark Vogeler and drummer Mark Reznicek finally made it official by recording a brand new album, last year’s ferocious No Deliverance (excerpt from: http://2009.aclfestival.com/band/toadies). Also see http://thetoadies.com/site/