In December 2008, the group re-released their long out-of-print debut album Churn . On February 9, 2010, Seven Mary Three released the live acoustic album Backbooth .
The band progressed from playing mainly club shows in Norway to playing clubs and festivals in Europe, and went on a European tour with Enslaved and Kraków in November and December 2008. The tour took the band through Denmark, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland,…
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In 2007, Malmsteen was honored in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II . Players can receive the “Yngwie Malmsteen” award by hitting 1000 or more notes in succession. February 2008 saw the replacement of singer Doogie White with former Iced Earth and Judas Priest and current Beyond Fear…
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The Way of the Fist was released through Spinefarm Records in Canada on November 4, 2008
In November 2008, Stanley stated to rock photographer Ross Halfin that a new Kiss album was in the works.
Later that month, Simmons and Stanley both publicly confirmed the information about a new Kiss album:
In November 2008, Pop Evil released “100 in a 55” to rock radio.
Tankian is also politically involved. Together with Tom Morello , he founded the organization Axis of Justice and often speaks publicly against violence and injustice in the world. Tankian released a new song “Fears” in November 2008 exclusively in support of Amnesty International ‘s Global Write-A-Thon.
In October and November 2008, the band toured the United States (with a final show in Toronto) with Chiodos , Escape the Fate , Alesana , and A Skylit Drive , during which they performed the newly written song “Broken Stars”, also made available as a demo on their Myspace…
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Mark Richardson confirmed reports that the band was reforming in an interview with Drummer Magazine (November 2008 issue), and said that the band planned to release a best-of compilation as well as new material. Ace later set up an official page for the band on Myspace .