alternative rock

2012
Bloc Party released on 20 August

which was released on 20 August 2012, after being made available to stream in its entirety for over a week preceding release.

Beady Eye Wonderwall

On 12 August 2012, Beady Eye performed Oasis classic ” Wonderwall ” at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony .

System of a Down Heavy T.O. music festivals

and Heavy T.O. music festivals in Montreal and Toronto respectively.

System of a Down played the Heavy MTL

On August 11 and 12, 2012, they played the Heavy MTL

Katatonia released Dead End Kings

The resulting album, Dead End Kings was released in August in Europe and North America

Marilyn Manson (band) announced that Manson would play

In August 2012, it was announced that Manson would play a fictionalized version of himself in a four-episode arc of the sixth season of TV series Californication . While filming its season finale at the Greek Theatre in LA, Manson met the series’ composer, Tyler Bates , and the two…
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Queens of the Stone Age Plans to record a follow-up to Era Vulgaris had been mentioned since

Plans to record a follow-up to Era Vulgaris had been mentioned since 2008, but recording would not begin until August 2012. In March 2011, Homme stated, “Doing the rehearsals for the first record is really defining the new one. It’s been turning the new record into something else. What we…
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Balance and Composure released their debut album, Separation , in

Balance and Composure released their debut album, Separation , in 2011. In August 2012, they toured Australia, with support from Phantoms and Cavalcade. Their second album, The Things We Think We’re Missing , was released on September 9, 2013, and reached number 51 on the Billboard 200 , number 10…
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Blur (band) Hyde Park Olympics show

That August, Blur headlined a show at Hyde Park for the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony .

Anberlin Vital released on October 16

On July 31, the band announced on their official website that Vital was to be released on October 16.