In August 2007, during promotion for Gahan’s second solo album, Hourglass , it was announced that Depeche Mode were heading back in studio in early 2008 to work on a new album.
In support of the album, the band toured the UK, along with selected dates in Europe. The band released their first DVD, Riot City Blues Tour , in August 2007. The DVD featured clips of the band’s performance in London , as well as all their music videos and an…
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A secret, one-night PWEI reunion was scheduled for the Vileevils show at Stourbridge Rock Cafe on 9 June 2007, but was foiled when Mansell was unable to obtain a visa in time to return to the UK. March appeared at the show, and, after the Vileevils set, they played the…
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In early May 2007, Hook was interviewed by British radio station XFM —originally to talk about his contribution to the debut album of Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell ‘s new band, Satellite Party —and stated that “Me and Bernard aren’t working together.”
Recording for U2’s twelfth album, No Line on the Horizon , began with producer Rick Rubin in 2006, but the sessions were short-lived and the material was shelved. In May 2007, the group began new sessions with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois in Fez, Morocco , involving the producers as…
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Nine Inch Nails’ fifth studio album, Year Zero , was released on April 17, 2007, only two years after With Teeth , a marked change in the slow pace from the release of previous albums. With lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters, Year Zero is a concept…
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The Beside You in Time tour documentary was released in February 2007 via three formats: DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Konietzko took a new approach for Tohuvabohu , released in 2007.
Recording sessions took place in a chateau in the south of France in 2007 for the band’s first release for Rough Trade, Hey Venus! , which was released on 27 August that year. Gruff himself described the record as “speaker blowing”. The album’s first single, “Show Your Hand”, failed to…
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In its first week of release, Making Mirrors was already at Number 1 on the Australian ARIA albums chart, making Gotye the first Australian act to simultaneously hold both the Number 1 single and album since Silverchair in 2007. The album became an international success, charting in the Top 10…
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