The band announced via Facebook and e-mail in February 2012 that they would be returning to Aaron Sprinkle to record their upcoming album.
In February 2012, Blur were awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the 2012 Brit Awards .
Later that month, Albarn and Coxon premiered a new track together live, ” Under the Westway “.
On 1 February 2012, Birds of Tokyo announced that they had finished writing their new album and would start recording the week after. Creating the record was a journey of “exploration and reinvention” for the band, telling the story of burning down the old and coming together to build something…
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In February 2012, Godsmack finished an EP of cover songs.
In February 2012, following a doctor’s visit, vocalist Kyo was diagnosed with vocal nodule dysphonia , leading to Dir En Grey pulling out of the North American The Still Reckless Tour consisting of Asking Alexandria , Trivium , Motionless in White , and I See Stars . Although Kyo had…
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Green Day entered the studio and began recording new material in February 2012, later announcing a trilogy of albums titled ¡Uno! , ¡Dos! , and ¡Tré! which would be released in fall 2012. The trilogy featured longtime touring guitarist Jason White joining the band in the studio as an additional…
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During the hiatus, the band members each pursued individual musical interests, which were met with “varying degrees of failure”. Stump was the only member of the quartet to take on a solo project while Fall Out Boy was on hiatus, recording debut album Soul Punk entirely on his own: he…
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In February 2012, John Butler recorded a studio version of the Trio’s instrumental single ” Ocean “, at The Compound in Fremantle
In February 2012, It , Freaks and Separations (the albums released by Fire Records ) were re-issued. These editions came with bonus tracks, including “Death Goes to the Disco”, “Dogs Are Everywhere” and “Sink or Swim”.