alternative rock

2010
Breaking Benjamin Dear Agony goes gold

It ultimately achieved gold certification on February 16, 2010.

Angels & Airwaves officially released worldwide

Love is the third studio album by Angels and Airwaves, which was officially released worldwide on February 14, 2010, after being delayed from Christmas 2009.

Rage Against the Machine free photo registration

The concert, dubbed “The Rage Factor”, gave away all the tickets by free photo registration to prevent touting over the weekend of the February 13–14

Blonde Redhead film release

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released on February 12, 2010;

Hoobastank Never Be Here Again

On February 12, they released another new track, “Never Be Here Again”, as part of the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack .

Mumford & Sons In a March 2010 interview, Ray Davies announced that Mumford & Sons

In a March 2010 interview, Ray Davies announced that Mumford & Sons would be appearing on his forthcoming collaborations album. Marcus Mumford confirmed this in an interview the same month, stating, “I am more excited about that than I have been about anything before in my life”. Mumford & Sons…
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Angels & Airwaves released it two days earlier

Fuel TV also released it two days earlier for Modlife members, along with Mark Hoppus’ remix of “Hallucinations” available to those who donated when downloading the album.

HIM (Finnish band) In August 2009, HIM entered the studio with producer Matt Squire to

In August 2009, HIM entered the studio with producer Matt Squire to begin work on its seventh studio album. For the first time in the band’s career, Valo worked completely sober, which resulted in the group rehearsing more than ever before. Titled Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice , the…
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Arcade Fire Super Bowl telecast

“Wake Up” was played immediately before the Irish rock group U2 started their concerts on their 2005–06 Vertigo Tour ; Arcade Fire subsequently opened three shows for that tour, and at the third in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, appeared on stage during U2’s encore to join in a cover of Joy…
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Jane's Addiction Jane’s Addiction returned to Australia in February 2010 for the

Jane’s Addiction returned to Australia in February 2010 for the Soundwave Festival. Avery left the band following the festival, stating: “That’s it. With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane’s Addiction experiment is at an end.”