“We just went with it, hoping that it would be more of a blessing than a disaster.” How Alien Ant Farm’s bizarre cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal turned them ...

In 2000, Alien Ant Farm were nu metal also-rans struggling to find their place. Then a thumbs up from Papa Roach and a Michael Jackson cover changed their fortunes overnight ...
Yahoo

Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell reveals the surreal moment Metallica's James Hetfield took him and his parents out to dinner

Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell has revealed that Metallica singer/guitarist James Hetfield once took the vocalist and his parents out to dinner. “We opened for [Metallica] in Germany and, ...
Complex

Alien Ant Farm’s 2001 Cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” Is Once Again Going Wildly Viral

Alien Ant Farm, one of the few bands in rock history to have ever pulled off a worthy cover version of an already iconic song, is currently enjoying one hell of a timely boom on Twitter, a site I ...
The Chicago Maroon

Nothing smooth about these song-stealing criminals

I think, before truly beginning, it would be best for me to expound on the meaning of the name Alien Ant Farm. First off, “alien.” As in, “the concept of music is completely alien to all our opening ...
syracuse.com

Annie, are you OK? Alien Ant Farm to play Syracuse concert

Annie, are you OK? Are you OK, Annie? Alien Ant Farm, the alternative rock band best known for its hit cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” is coming to Syracuse for a Friday, June 7, concert ...