Featured in Rolling Stone and Time magazines this summer, the album debuted at No. Veteran EndFest performers the Deftones are back for round three with their third album, "White Pony," which could catapult the former underground band into superstardom. The group's latest album, "Blue," was released last year and has spawned the singles "Never Let You Go" and "Ten Days Late." The tour-happy band, whose 1997 multiplatinum debut album included the hits "Semi-Charmed Life" and "How's It Going to Be," makes its first appearance at EndFest this year after performances at Bumbershoot '98 and the Puyallup Fair. Fans can expect a new face in the rock quartet, which fired guitarist and co-songwriter Kevin Cadogan in January and replaced him with guitarist Tony Fredianelli. Mike Bordin of Faith No More is filling in.Īlso on the EndFest bill is Third Eye Blind. Korn headlines the trio's North American tour, which is minus drummer David Silveria due to a wrist injury. The band's heavy-metal space-disco sound is wrapped around lyrics inspired by trash pop culture, superheroes and villains, and low-budget, sci-fi and horror flicks. Members of the Boston-based Powerman 5000, led by singer Spider One, fancy themselves superheroes.
The California band is known for intense live performances and was voted "most likely to show up Rage Against The Machine at their own gig" by a Sacramento newspaper. Papa Roach, which made its major record label debut in April, calls its sound a mix of hip-hop, punk and funk with a rock influence. Touring with the group this summer are Papa Roach and Powerman 5000. This year's candidate list features EndFest veterans and newcomers alike running on a platform that is, in fact, two platforms - also known as stages - at Kitsap County Fairgrounds.įrontrunner Korn, led by howling lead singer Jonathan Davis, will bring its popular brand of hard-core rock infused with rap and funk to EndFest, tomorrow's radio-station-sponsored rock festival, with a couple of lesser-known running mates in tow. On the ballot this year: plenty of punk, rock, hip-hop and everything in between. The End advocates a one-party system, and it's called EndFest 2000. Saturday, Kitsap County Fairgrounds, Bremerton (sold out 20).Ī quick lesson in politics, courtesy of KNDD-FM: Forget the Republicans and Democrats. EndFest 2000: Korn, the Deftones, Third Eye Blind, Everlast, MxPx, Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Dynamite Hack, Harvey Danger, 3 Doors Down and Murder City Devils, at 1 p.m.