In 2006, Silverstein was nominated for a Juno Award in the “Best New Band” category, but lost to Bedouin Soundclash .
Now signed to Yep Roc Records for their US releases, Sloan released their eighth album, entitled Never Hear the End of It , in 2006. The album contained 30 tracks with all the members of the band contributing new songs. It was met with widespread critical acclaim and became the…
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In the fall of 2006, they headlined the Never Shave Again Tour, along with Aiden , It Dies Today , and He Is Legend .
On April 1, 2006, drummer Darryl Brown left due to differences with bandmates’ lifestyles. That night in Boston, drummer Danny D (formerly of the band Dogfight) was temporarily brought in. The band played acoustic sets until he was up to speed, and he continued through the rest of the tour,…
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In 2006, twenty-five years after its initial release, Get Lucky was remastered and re-released with several previously unreleased songs, including the original demo of ” Working for the Weekend “.
and the tracks “Rebellion (Lies)” and ” Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) ” on adverts in January 2006.
Despite the hiatus, in 2006 Brad Roberts began to record the album that would become Oooh La La with producer and friend Stewart Lerman, using the optigan and omnichord .
During the downtime between Funeral and the beginning of recording sessions for Neon Bible , the band purchased a defunct church in the small Quebec town of Farnham , approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Montreal, and spent the early part of 2006 converting it into a recording studio.
Billy Talent II hit the shelves on June 27, 2006. It fared very well in Canada in its debut week, landing in at number 1 on the Canadian charts. It also enjoyed significant success in Germany, where it also debuted at number 1 in the album charts in its debut…
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The band ventured off on another UK tour in support of Billy Talent II , but this one would include more shows in countries they had not performed in before. During this tour leg, the gigs at London and Manchester , on September 8 and 16, respectively, were recorded live.…
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