alternative rock

2008
Paramore headlined the Give it a Name festival

The band headlined the Give it a Name festival in the United Kingdom on May 10 and 11, 2008.

Coldplay commercially available

After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay’s website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week until it became commercially available on 6 May.

Nine Inch Nails The Slip

On May 5, Nine Inch Nails released The Slip via its website without any advertisement or promotion.

Luna Sea hide memorial summit

Less than a year later, Luna Sea reunited again to perform at the hide memorial summit on May 4, 2008, at Ajinomoto Stadium .

A Day to Remember one day at the 2008 Bamboozle Festival

one day at the 2008 Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 3,

Filter (band) As Army of Anyone wound down, Patrick began working on material for a

As Army of Anyone wound down, Patrick began working on material for a new Filter album, to eventually be titled Anthems for the Damned . Released to the public in May 2008, it was more serious in tone than some expected and expresses more of his mixed emotions regarding the…
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Mudhoney In 2008, Mudhoney began recording their next album with producer

In 2008, Mudhoney began recording their next album with producer Tucker Martine , The Lucky Ones , which was released in May 2008. Shortly thereafter, Sub Pop released a deluxe, remastered edition of Superfuzz Bigmuff . The reissue contained the original EP in its correct running order, along with singles,…
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One Ok Rock They released their second album Beam of Light in May 2008. In an

They released their second album Beam of Light in May 2008. In an interview with Rockin’On Japan magazine in June 2012, the band said they did not count this album as an album, but rather as a part of growing up as a band. When they made the album, they…
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The National (band) In May 2008, the band released their first feature-length documentary

In May 2008, the band released their first feature-length documentary film titled A Skin, a Night on DVD. The film, directed by filmmaker Vincent Moon, documents the lives of the band surrounding the recording of Boxer and just before a show at the London venue Koko . Along with the…
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The Offspring co-headlined the Australian Soundwave Festival during

The Offspring co-headlined the Australian Soundwave Festival during February and May 2008 alongside Incubus and Killswitch Engage .