Pete Stahl

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Pete Stahl
Peter Stahl of Scream.JPG
Stahl in 2012
Background information
Birth namePeter Marc Stahl
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Member of Scream, Goatsnake, The Desert Sessions
Formerly of Wool, Earthlings?

Peter Marc Stahl is an American musician best known for fronting the Virginia-based punk/hardcore band Scream with his brother Franz. Early on, Scream also featured Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums who credited Pete Stahl as the inspiration for the song "My Hero" for his tutelage. [1]

Stahl later went on to form Wool with his brother in the 1990s, [2] and also has sung for Goatsnake [3] and Earthlings?. [4] He also worked for The Viper Room in Los Angeles, [5] and contributed to the Sunn O))) album ØØ Void , and was featured on Orquesta del Desierto, [6] a series of albums written about the desert. Stahl has also contributed to volumes 1 to 4 of Josh Homme's musical collaborative series The Desert Sessions, and toured with Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 1999 to perform these songs in addition to doing backing vocals for various songs by Queens of the Stone Age.

Stahl also works as a tour manager, primarily for Rival Sons and Coheed and Cambria. [7]

Discography

Stahl performing in 1990 PeteS.jpg
Stahl performing in 1990

Scream

Wool

Goatsnake

The Desert Sessions

Other

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