Plans for the band to record original material were scrapped and Over the Rainbow was formally disbanded in 2011.
On October 13, 2011, the band announced a five-disc DVD set of live performances over the group’s entire career entitled From the Bars to the Stars , with a release date of November 8.
They toured with Casting Crowns on the spring leg of the Until The Whole World Hears Tour, and then headlined the It Is Well Tour with Chasen and The Museum . On the fall leg of the tour, they toured with Sidewalk Prophets and Above The Golden State . The…
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All six of Cold Chisel’s studio albums were re-released in digital and CD formats in mid-2011.
On October 17, 2011, the band posted a new video on their YouTube channel about an upcoming release. They announced that are in process of recording a new album called Short Songs with producer Jordan Valeriote, scheduled for release on February 7, 2012. They also said that the EP will…
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Metallica was due to make its first appearance in India at the “India Rocks” concert, supporting the 2011 Indian Grand Prix . However, the concert was canceled when the venue was proven to be unsafe.
Sanz-Agero confirmed in a 2011 interview that a second album featuring the 2001 lineup was in the works and that a track called “I Understand” existed along with other new recordings and outtakes from the Live & Learn sessions. There has yet to be a proper release for these recordings…
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Over the course of 2011, the band toured with Drowning Pool , Trust Company , and Anew Revolution , later heading out with Papa Roach , Finger Eleven , and Escape the Fate , and late in the year with 3 Doors Down and Theory of a Deadman , while…
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In January 2011 Steve Prestwich was diagnosed with a brain tumour
In 2011, the band announced a tour running from early February to late March. The band appeared at the Download Festival in June. A planned performance at the Soundwave Revolution , an Australian music festival, was cancelled. During the summer, the band performed in several European festivals such as Rock…
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