hard rock

2011
Breaking Benjamin Fink and Klepaski grant request

In May 2011, Fink and Klepaski granted the record company’s requests after they were offered a $100,000 payment.

Queen (band) Perry Farrell said

In May 2011, Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell said that Queen were scouting their live bassist Chris Chaney to join the band.

Queen (band) Paul Rodgers stated

In the same month, Paul Rodgers stated he might tour with Queen again in the future.

Deep Purple had disagreed about whether to make a new studio album

Until May 2011, the band members had disagreed about whether to make a new studio album, because it would not really make money any more.

Fuel (band) performed at The Bamboozle

The re-formed Fuel performed at The Bamboozle in East Rutherford, New Jersey , on May 1, 2011.

Shinedown The band, with its new lineup, once again toured extensively in

The band, with its new lineup, once again toured extensively in support of the album release, spending over two years on live performances. Of note, the band headlined the ” Carnival of Madness ” tour, which involved larger, 10,000 capacity arena venues, and a later “Anything and Everything Tour,” which…
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Urge Overkill On September 19, 2010, on the free form radio program Anything

On September 19, 2010, on the free form radio program Anything Anything with Rich Russo on WRXP-FM in New York, the first Urge Overkill song in 15 years was played. The song was called “Effigy”. Russo also announced an Urge Overkill show on October 4, 2010 at Mercury Lounge in…
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Bring Me the Horizon Nicholls broke his arm

On 28 April, Nicholls broke his arm whilst playing football with members of Bring Me the Horizon, Parkway Drive and Architects.

Metallica played on the same stage in the U.S.

April 23, 2011, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California , was announced. It was the first time all of the “big four” members played on the same stage in the U.S.

Local H The Island Years

In an April 22 interview with The Delaware County Daily Times , Lucas commented, “It’s kinda weird but kinda cool because it doesn’t cover our entire career, so I was like, ‘Let’s call it The Island Years.’”