DARK ANGEL frontman Ron Rinehart has weighed in on the encore ritual at live music events, stating that he dislikes the practice and prefers to stick to the scheduled set.

In an interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, Rinehart expressed his dismay at the auto-encore, saying that it feels like a way for bands to waste time rather than playing all their songs within their allotted time slot.

Rinehart recalled telling the band not to do encores after a certain point, stating that they had "got them for X amount of time" and didn't need to hear him talk anymore.

He also mentioned how fans have lost enthusiasm for encore performances and now just seem to expect it as a standard practice.

This comes as a contrast to other bands such as THE STROKES and the ARCTIC MONKEYS who have previously refused to play encores.

Encores originated in opera performances in the 19th century, where singers would repeat arias if the audience enjoyed them enough.

Interestingly, some bands like KORN's Brian "Head" Welch has also discussed their aversion to playing encores, citing that fans started getting mad at them for not coming back out.

Welch mentioned how crowds used to cheer and demand encore performances but now they just seem to expect it as a standard practice.

DARK ANGEL's first new album in 34 years, "Extinction Level Event", was released late last year via Reversed Records.