# Zooming with Dryden Mitchell of Alien Ant Farm

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 20 December 2024  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/zooming-with-dryden-mitchell-of-alien-ant-farm/

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**Markus Hamence** is Zooming in The Jungle Room with **Dryden Mitchell** of **Alien Ant Farm**. From the hit single ‘Movies’ to the ICONIC ‘Smooth Criminal’ Michael Jackson cover, Alien Ant Farm took off in the early 2000’s. Now they are doing an Australian Tour in 2025 with a new album ‘mANTra’. Dryden & Markus chat it all up which includes a GREAT Michael Jackson story.

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*Alien Ant Farm*

> > Two decades after **ALIEN ANT FARM **topped the charts worldwide with their singles ***Movies*** and ***Smooth Criminal*** (#3 and #1 on Australian Charts, respectively), you still cannot visit a rock club or turn on rock radio without hearing those songs blasted; evoking joyful memories of a better time when rock music ruled the world and auto-tuned garbage was far off in the distant future.
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> > As great as chart success may be, however, Alien Ant Farm’s enduring legacy derives from the seemingly endless catalogue of incredibly crafted and equally worthy alt metal anthems such as ***Yellow Pages, Homage, Godlike, Glow, Forgive & Forget, Last dAntz,*** etc. and of course, the energy, ferocity and dedication with which they deliver those songs in a live setting.
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> > 2025 will see **Alien Ant Farm** make their very long-awaited return to Australia for a co-headline tour with the equally iconic **Drowning Pool. **
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> > **Alien Ant Farm and Drowning Pool February 2025 Australian Tour Dates:**
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> > Friday 7th February BRISBANE, Princess Theatre  
> > Saturday 8th February SYDNEY, Metro Theatre  
> > Sunday 9th February MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre  
> > Tuesday 11th February ADELAIDE, Lion Arts Factory  
> > Wednesday 12th February PERTH, Magnet House
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> > **TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM:** **[https://thephoenix.au](https://thephoenix.au/)**

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*Drowning Pool*

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