In 2006, Exciter played Keep It True VI in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Shortly thereafter, Bélanger left once again. An official statement from the band stated that “Due to ‘differences of opinion’ on many issues between Jacques and the rest of the band, he felt he could no longer continue as vocalist…
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On June 2, 2006, the band took part in a short interview and then played a free CD release show at The Edge 102.1 ( CFNY-FM ) and then on June 6 Birthing the Giant was released into major record stores. The album includes guest vocals by George Pettit of…
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In 2006, Wintersleep signed with Labwork Music, a partnership label of Sonic Unyon and EMI Music Canada , and re-released their first two studio albums. The re-releases included bonus tracks and videos not featured in the originals.
On April 4, 2006, Hawk Nelson released Connect Sets with six acoustic tracks, including “Bring Em’ Out”, “Thing We Go Through”, and “California”.
In 2006, the band released another greatest hits collection entitled Feel It Again: An Anthology , a 2-CD set featuring most of the band’s singles, selected album tracks, and rare and unreleased material.
The band released their second studio album, Smile, It’s the End of the World , on April 4, 2006. The album was also co-written by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch . The album won a GMA Canada Covenant Award for “Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year” in 2006. The…
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Their second studio album, One-X , was released in 2006, debuting at number five on the Billboard 200 .
Originating from Care Failure’s first four-piece band “The Bloody Mannequins”, Die Mannequin started in the spring of 2006 when Failure recorded her first EP, How to Kill , on How To Kill Records/ Cordless Recordings . She sang, played guitar and bass on this EP because she did not have…
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Bulletproof Records and producer Ralph Sall have assembled the compilation Charlotte’s Web: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture featuring music by Christian artists including Hawk Nelson, Amy Grant , Selah , and Billy Ray Cyrus , which was released December 12, 2006. In addition, Bob Carlisle , Leigh Nash (…
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More lineup changes ensued in 2006: Brian Doerner again departed, this time to play in Saga. He was replaced by Brent “Ned” Niemi, who was a veteran of the Toronto progressive metal band THD that also featured former Slash Puppet vocalist Mif . Helix toured with this new lineup, most…
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