In 2009, the band released another worship album, It Is Well . It was co-produced by Dave Lubben. The single “What Faith Can Do” was No. 1 for two months on the Billboard Christian songs chart and was the No. 2 overall ranked Christian song on Billboard ‘ s year…
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In 2009, Fit for Rivals released their debut EP Was That Our Youth? . Later in the year, the band began recording their debut studio album, Steady Damage , which was self-released on July 18, 2009. It spawned the singles “Crash” and “Damage” and music videos were recorded for both.…
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Jane’s Addiction performed at the 2009 Voodoo Fest held at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana over Halloween weekend. The concert was filmed and a year later released as Live Voodoo DVD, which received mixed reviews. “It all falls rather flat, a two-dimensional sound robbing the likes of ‘Ocean Size’…
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In 2009, Kerrang! named American Idiot the best album of the decade
Beginning in 2009, Dir En Grey made their first thorough tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland with Kerrang! ‘ s “Relentless Tour ’09” alongside Mindless Self Indulgence , Bring Me the Horizon , Black Tide and In Case of Fire . In February, the band announced the public release…
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The band headlined Wychwood Festival on 30 May and also Sellindge Music Festival (6 June), Provinssirock Festival (13 June) and a short European trek in July at BBK Live (10 July) at Bilbao, Bikini Festival (11 July) in Toulouse, Festival Les Ardentes (12 July ) in Liège (Belgium) and Paredes…
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In 2009, the band announced that their first two releases, Ludo and Broken Bride , would be re-released through Island. Ludo also undertook a short tour to promote the re-release of “Broken Bride” by again playing the EP in its entirety. On the tour’s off-dates, members Tim Ferrell, Tim Convy,…
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Blur also headlined at other summer festivals, including Oxegen 2009 in Ireland, and the Scottish outdoor show of T in the Park . Their T in the Park headline slot was put in jeopardy after Graham Coxon was admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Ultimately, the band did play, albeit…
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After Gonzalo Martinez’s departure from the band, Electro Morocco drummer Shlomi Lavie stepped in for the band’s 2009 tour.
In 2009, Kane and Hooper decided to play together again as an acoustic duo. Several concerts were scheduled in Western Canada.