To use backing tracks or not? It's one of the hottest topics in the world of rock and metal and there are some very nuanced responses to the question when it comes to how you present your band in the ...

“I have a problem when you charge $100 to see a live show and the artist uses backing tracks,” Simmons says. “It’s like the ingredients in food, if the first ingredient on the label is sugar that’s at ...

Backing tracks being used in a live setting has caused quite a stir on the Internet a few times this year. Kiss was accused of lip synching live, as was Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie. Radio ...

"We've used technology since '87," Sixx said on Twitter, adding a list of specifics. He said the group employed "sequencers, sub tones, background vox tracks, plus background singers and us. [Motley ...

The use of backing tracks—pre-recorded material or other selected sonic elements from a band’s record—played during an artists’ live performance is essentially a public secret. The world is familiar ...

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen discussed the use of backing tapes at live shows, saying there were certain circumstances in which it was allowable. “Well, it depends what you’re talking about,” ...