In 2008, former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland joined the band for their headlining show at the 2008 ETP Fest in South Korea.
The Vegas Years , a collection of cover songs was released April 15, 2008 by Capitol Records. It contained a mix of newly recorded, previously released, live, and remixed older covers. To celebrate the release, Art and the band hosted a live video chat. They confirmed they would be touring…
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On September 30, 2008, the first single from When the World Comes Down , ” Gives You Hell ” was released. The All-American Rejects were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame , and were awarded with “Rising Star”. “Gives You Hell” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard…
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On May 27, 2008, three days before the band embarked on their annual summer tour, it was announced that keyboardist Butch Taylor , who had toured with the band since 2001, had decided to leave the band.
The John Butler Trio concluded the summer of 2008 touring the U.S. with G. Love and Special Sauce .
“It is the first song on the record and the title of our new album,” said vocalist Matt Skiba. “The song takes heroin addiction as a metaphor for love. The whole record is really personal, all three of us have been through quite a bit since our last album [2008’s…
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After finishing the US leg of the Hope for the Hopeless tour with InnerPartySystem , The White Tie Affair , and The Medic Droid , the European leg was interrupted when on October 21, 2008, Kill Hannah’s tour bus caught fire while driving through Switzerland. Almost all of their personal…
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Despite the discourse, the band persevered and by late 2008 the material they had been working on for the last five years was released. First, the band released a teaser of sorts through the three song Red Star EP. Secondly, two albums’ worth of material had been written, but with…
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In mid-2008, they wrote and recorded the score of the documentary feature film The Dungeon Masters .
When the band finished touring later during 2008, Rob Thomas began work on his second solo album, Cradlesong .