alternative rock

2006
Bring Me the Horizon released their debut album

The band released their debut album Count Your Blessings in October 2006 in the United Kingdom

Audioslave Final single “Revelations” released

Cornell decided to delay the Revelations tour until 2007, because he wanted to “let the album come out for awhile [ sic ]” and also concentrate on his second solo album. The rest of the band went along; Morello also revealed his plans to release his debut solo album in…
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Gorillaz Rise of the Ogre release

In October 2006 the band released the book Rise of the Ogre .

Coheed and Cambria Claudio Sanchez released an album from his side-project The Prize

Claudio Sanchez released an album from his side-project The Prize Fighter Inferno in October 2006 titled My Brother’s Blood Machine . Like Coheed and Cambria’s albums, it was a concept album, related to Coheed and Cambria via a character that appears in both stories: Jesse, “The Prize Fighter Inferno”. The…
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Gorillaz Slowboat to Hades DVD release

Later the same month, the band released another DVD, Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades

Keane (band) In 2008, Under the Iron Sea was voted the 8th best British album of

In 2008, Under the Iron Sea was voted the 8th best British album of all time by a poll conducted by Q Magazine and HMV. In early October, Concert Live announced they were releasing a limited edition nine-CD set of every Keane live performance in the UK during October 2006…
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My Chemical Romance first number-one on UK Singles Chart

The single became the band’s first number-one on the UK Singles Chart in October 2006.

Thirty Seconds to Mars In October 2006, the band began their Welcome to the Universe Tour

In October 2006, the band began their Welcome to the Universe Tour , sponsored by MTV2 , and were supported by Head Automatica , The Receiving End of Sirens , Cobra Starship , and several other bands including Street Drum Corps . The third single from the album, ” From…
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Def Leppard Hysteria

That October, Hysteria was re-released in a two-disc deluxe edition format, which combined the original remastered album with B-sides, remixes, and bonus tracks from single releases.

Ludo (band) In October 2006, Ludo signed a five-album deal with Island Records

In October 2006, Ludo signed a five-album deal with Island Records that turned Redbird Records into an Island imprint. Under the deal, the band may release noncommercial material such as Christmas albums or rock operas on the Redbird imprint. In spring 2007, Ludo headed to southern California to record their…
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