funk metal

2006
Incubus (band) Light Grenades debut

A few weeks afterward, the release date was confirmed to be Tuesday, November 28. Upon release, Light Grenades debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , the first time Incubus has ever sat atop the album charts, despite only selling 165,000 copies (their lowest debut for an album since Make…
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Primus (band) In November 2006, Primus commenced another tour which concluded the

In November 2006, Primus commenced another tour which concluded the following month. They played at a few festivals in 2008, including the Rothbury Festival (in Michigan), the Ottawa Blues Fest, the Quebec City Summer Festival , and the Outside Lands Festival (in San Francisco). On November 24, 2009, Prawn Song…
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Rage Against the Machine Revelations released

Audioslave released its third album Revelations on September 4, 2006, but did not tour as Cornell and Morello were working on solo albums.

Incubus (band) Light Grenades

On August 1, 2006, the band announced that album number six, Light Grenades , was soon to be released and that it was being produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Primus (band) On October 17, 2006, Primus released both their first greatest hits

On October 17, 2006, Primus released both their first greatest hits CD They Can’t All Be Zingers , as well as their third DVD Blame It on the Fish: an Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage . Containing live footage from the band’s 2003 Tour de Fromage,…
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Sugar Ray In January 2006, Sugar Ray was released from their recording contract

In January 2006, Sugar Ray was released from their recording contract with Atlantic Records .

Incubus (band) Incubus podcasts

In January 2006, the first of a series of Incubus podcasts was released by the band via internet. Among other things, the podcast featured the band’s thoughts about their 2005 South American tour, some information on their new album, a mash-up of ” Drive ” and Tupac Shakur ‘s ”…
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Primus (band) A May 10, 2006 article on IGN revealed that Primus had signed on with

A May 10, 2006 article on IGN revealed that Primus had signed on with RedOctane to allow the master recording of ” John the Fisherman ” to be used in Guitar Hero II , a game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 .

Jane's Addiction A hits album – Up from the Catacombs – The Best of Jane’s Addiction –

A hits album – Up from the Catacombs – The Best of Jane’s Addiction – was released on September 19, 2006.

Primus (band) Primus performed on July 29, 2006, at the first annual Hedgpeth

Primus performed on July 29, 2006, at the first annual Hedgpeth Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.