Andy Hurley reveals Fall Out Boy borrowed riffs from Racetraitor and Harvest | Aggressive Tendencies

Drummer Andy Hurley reveals Fall Out Boy took a breakdown from one of his other bands, Racetraitor, for the opening of "Thriller" and found inspiration in a Harvest song for "Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy." He explains that in the band's earlier days they would try to adapt hardcore sensibilities to their pop punk sound. Though that's not as big of a concern anymore, he says he'll still throw in some double bass whenever he can. Interview conducted October 25, 2017.
Huge thanks for Sunny Singh at Hate5Six for allowing us to use footage from a Racetraitor show he filmed. Check out his awesome videos here: hate5six.com/
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[@cityofdaniel]

I miss old Fall Out Boy and it seems Andy does too but it's good to see him still playing heavy stuff on the side.

[@asumisawada2330]

Patrick is such a musical genius. Not only a talented singer and songwriter but as an instrumentalist, the way he incorporated hardcore elements into Fall Out Boy's more "softcore" and pop punk album, IOH

[@hoyjuloy]

Poppy? Poppy? Poppy! Poppy?

[@mydixiewrecked315]

Poppy seed bagels...

[@HunterPanoch]

This is shockingly interesting 👏 love Andy

[@AggressiveTendencies]

Well I'm glad you find it interesting! We love him too.

[@The_Other_Ghost]

I hope you get to meet him, he was super down to earth (and friendly) to me.

[@therootofallevil_1348]

If it was up to Andy, Fall Out Boy would have kept their hardcore influence…Fan base would stay the same, but more chugs and double kick.

[@canarytoacoalmine]

i agree!

[@mjf8897]

Harvest? Wow. Really brings back - 1999 - new years day - Syracuse NY.
Snow storm. Another Victim. Harvest. A bunch of other bands. Wait, Harvest didn't make the show.
That place smelled like piss.

[@Saarraa04]

Andy is such a small bean

[@mydixiewrecked315]

he reminds me of "sweet chuck" from the really old Police Academy movies.

[@charlenechan7504]

Oh no wonder they always headbang during thriller

[@billyalarie2841]

are they being serious
i love hardcore, and i love racetraitor
but i can't tell at all

[@joe1719]

Billy Alarie race traitor and that FOB had the same rhythm, not so much actual tone.

[@LilRyan732]

that sounds like every breakdown ever, lmao

[@The_Other_Ghost]

Never thought of that.

[@AggressiveTendencies]

NOW YOU KNOW! *cue Bill Nye*

[@avocados7896]

wait... Andy plays in other bands while he is in Fall Out Boy??

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

ye

[@benmylesandericplaysongs]

Listen to The Damned Things
Its Andy and Joe too

[@asumisawada2330]

he and pete were in the chicago based hardcore band racetraitor before pete created fall out boy.

[@xflofyx]

@@asumisawada2330 and also pete