In April 2008 the band announced the upcoming release of a new box set and their participation in the Metal Masters Tour
They supported Disturbed on their Indestructible US Tour from April through May 2008.
Weiland subsequently left Velvet Revolver in April 2008
A tour in support of the album began on 27 March 2008 in Greensboro, North Carolina, with Styx and REO Speedwagon .
Kiss played at the Rock2Wgtn two-day festival held in Wellington , New Zealand, on March 22 and 23, 2008; the festival also featured Ozzy Osbourne , Whitesnake , Poison, Alice Cooper, Lordi , Sonic Altar and Symphony of Screams, with special effects provided by WETA Workshop (of The Lord of…
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On March 16, 2008, Kiss closed the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as well as performing in Brisbane and Sydney as part of this tour.
During February and March 2008 the band completed their One Will Hear The Other Tour, along Australia’s east coast, playing 30 shows. “One Will Hear the Other” (January 2008) was released ahead of their seventh studio album, Beautiful Machine (April 2008), co-produced by the group with Alan Moulder ( Nine…
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Them vs. You vs. Me was certified Gold in the U.S. in March 2008, peaking at No. 14 on the Hot 100.
A tour launched in support of the album in early 2008 lasted much of the year. Troy McLawhorn of Dark New Day , Evanescence , and doubleDrive was hired as a touring guitarist on 15 February 2008. Bands Seether shared the stage with on the tour included Three Days Grace…
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The ongoing conflicts among the surviving band members spilled over to the 2008 Presidential campaign . Barry Goudreau appeared with Mike Huckabee and played with him at some rallies in New Hampshire. Huckabee used “More Than a Feeling” as a campaign theme song. Scholz, a self-described ” Obama supporter”, sent…
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