Dave Grohl has come to the aid of an unsigned metal band, penning a letter to their local council after they reached out to him after having their practices shut down over noise complaints.
English band Black Leaves of Envy asked Grohl for help after months of not being able to practice as letters from the council threatened steep fines if they broke a noise limit of 30-40 decibels.
"My name is Dave Grohl, and I'm writing on behalf of the local music group Black Leaves of Envy," he wrote in his letter.
"It has been brought to my attention that the band is having difficulty functioning within the current noise restrictions placed upon them by the Cornwall council."
The Cornwall council have since released a statement to NME.
"The Council is legally required to investigate once it has received a complaint about noise. In this case we have received a number of complaints about the level of noise. We have not, however, told the band to stop playing or told them they must keep sound levels below 40 decibels. We have not prescribed a set noise level but have advised that the sound levels are currently too high. We have offered to work with them to look at ways of reducing the noise levels by suggesting they look at installing some sound proofing into the garage to address the problem or possibly compromise by looking at playing only at certain times. We have spoken to the owner of the property on three occasions so far and are arranging to visit them to try and identify a solution."
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