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2006
Bring Me the Horizon Best British Newcomer

The band was later awarded Best British Newcomer at the 2006 Kerrang! Awards ceremony.

Nine Inch Nails completed a tour of North American amphitheaters

The Nine Inch Nails live band completed a tour of North American amphitheaters in the summer of 2006, joined by Bauhaus , TV on the Radio , and Peaches .

Bring Me the Horizon joining Lostprophets and The Blackout

They supported Count Your Blessings by going on a lengthy headline tour of the UK in November, and immediately followed this joining Lostprophets and The Blackout on a UK tour through late November and December 2006.

New Order (band) recorded at the Glasgow Academy

The New Order: Live in Glasgow DVD was recorded at the Glasgow Academy in 2006 and features 18 tracks, including 4 Joy Division songs. Next to that, the release also contains a bonus disc of footage from the band’s personal archive, including 1980s footage from Glastonbury (June 1981), Rome, Cork,…
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KMFDM released in 2006

A companion EP, Ruck Zuck , was released in 2006.

Tool (band) The album opener, ” Vicarious “, premiered on U.S. radio stations on

The album opener, ” Vicarious “, premiered on U.S. radio stations on April 17, 2006. The album premiered on May 2 in the U.S. and debuted at the top spots of various international charts. 10,000 Days sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the U.S. and was number one…
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New Order (band) nominated for a Grammy Award

In 2006 the album track “Guilt Is a Useless Emotion” was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Dance Recording .

KMFDM announced in mid-2006

Metropolis Records announced in mid-2006 it would reissue KMFDM’s entire Wax Trax!-era studio album back catalog, which had been out of print since the early 2000s.

New Order (band) played several one-off live dates

In 2006, the band played several one-off live dates as well as short tours in the UK, Brazil and Argentina.

Super Furry Animals Ciaran’s side project Acid Casuals released their debut album Omni in

Ciaran’s side project Acid Casuals released their debut album Omni in January 2006 on the Placid Casual label. Drummer Ieuan formed a band known as The Peth which has been described by Rhys in various magazine articles as “Satanic Abba”: the band also reunites Rhys Ifans with the SFA family,…
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