In support of the new album, Kiss appeared live on Late Show with David Letterman on October 6, 2009,
including the single “Day and Then the Shade” a month prior
In October 2009, the band announced that they would be cancelling the last leg of the 2009 North American tour, a total of 23 shows.
In October 2009, a new studio album, titled Sonic Boom , was released.
The new Helix CD was tentatively titled It’s Rock Science, NOT Rocket Science! , before being changed to Vagabond Bones after a song co-written by Kelly. Doerner, Gray and Hinz all appear on the album, along with Sean Kelly, Brent Niemi, Rob MacEachern and Russ “Dwarf” Graham of Moxy and…
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In October 2009 Uriah Heep released their 40th-anniversary album Celebration – Forty Years of Rock , containing new studio recordings of twelve of their best known tracks, plus two brand new songs. “This collection underlines again that Uriah Heep are deserving great respect for their past achievements but far more…
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In 2009, the band continued to tour Canada and select Northeastern United States cities. However, on September 1, 2009, it was announced that the band had again parted ways with original keyboardist Ray Coburn. Peter Nunn returned to the band’s line-up to replace him for the second time. The band…
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The band performed at the Super Bowl XLIII pregame show in Tampa on February 1, 2009. The band continued their Revelation tour in May and concluded it in October 2009. The band had also performed in Manila to 30,000 fans, which was recorded for a live release, Live in Manila…
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Dear Agony was released on September 29, 2009, and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
On 29 September 2009, the band announced a collection of studio and live rarities, Backtracks