The following statement concerning Steele was released April 15 on the band’s official website:
On April 14, 2010, frontman and bassist Peter Steele died, reportedly from heart failure .
In March 2010, the band also released another EP, featuring unreleased and alternate versions of songs from Night is the New Day , titled The Longest Year
In August 2009, HIM entered the studio with producer Matt Squire to begin work on its seventh studio album. For the first time in the band’s career, Valo worked completely sober, which resulted in the group rehearsing more than ever before. Titled Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice , the…
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In January 2010, Evanescence released “Together Again” as a digital download, a song created for The Open Door but later cut. The song was released to aid the United Nations Foundation in Haiti earthquake recovery efforts. It later received an official release as a digital download on February 23, 2010.
Evanescence entered the studio on February 22, 2010, to begin recording for the new album, with Will “Science” Hunt assisting in programming . David Campbell , who previously worked on The Open Door , was brought back to handle string arrangements, and the album was initially being produced by Lillywhite.…
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During Early 2010 (Jan/Feb) the band came to the United Kingdom to do a Headline “Shallow Life” tour with their support acts Dommin and Dirty Little Rabbits .
They then returned to the UK again in September/October 2010 headlining the “Survive” tour, this time at more intimate/VIP venues, with the support act Slaves to Gravity .
another North American tour with Swallow the Sun in 2010
After over three and a half years, the band finally released their eighth studio album, in November 2009, under the title Night Is the New Day