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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The band entered the studio to begin work on their ninth studio album on 30 January 2012
On January 24, 2012, the band’s hiatus ended with a concert announcement and blog post on their official website.
On 24 January 2012, the lead single off the new album, “Cradled in Love”, was released for Finnish radio airplay, and on 26 January – for digital download on the band’s official digistore. “Cradled in Love” music video was released on 3 March 2012.
On 27 October they released a music video for “Evil Twin” on YouTube, the B-side to their new single “Suck It and See”. They performed the song on The Graham Norton Show on 28 October. The fourth single from Suck It and See , ” Black Treacle ” was released…
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On 18 January 2012 the Pillows released their album, Trial and, on the same day, a live DVD entitled We Are Friends , which included footage of their 2011 NAP Tour in America with Noodles. In June, following their Trial tour, the band released the DVD Real Trial containing the…
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The band released A Flash Flood of Colour on 16 January 2012, and played three album release shows in London, Kingston upon Thames, and Leeds.
Former drummer Robbie France died on 14 January 2012 in Spain. He was 52.
On 12 January 2012, Coldplay were nominated for two Brit Awards .