On November 6, 2008, the band announced the departure of Warren, despite having unfulfilled concert dates. Initially, the band intended to honor their remaining dates, and announced Chris Shinn of Unified Theory as lead vocalist for the remainder of their tour. However, this was later retracted, and the tour canceled.…
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Faster Pussycat toured the U.S. in the summer of 2008 with Tracii Guns’ version of LA Guns.
On December 14, 2008, the band announced by Myspace bulletin that their fourth album would be released by March 31, 2009. The name of the new album, A Shipwreck in the Sand , was announced on January 29, 2009, when the band concluded a viral marketing campaign by announcing the…
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The band went on a tour, entitled Tour 2008 L’7: Trans Asia via Paris, which covered several major Asian cities, as well as Paris , France . On this tour, a live show hiatus until 2011 was announced, although new material would still continue to be released.
In 2008, Snider appeared on the CMT television show Gone Country . On February 25, 2008, Twisted Sister performed at “Aftermath – The Station Fire 5 years later” in Providence, Rhode Island. On May 10, 2008, Twisted Sister performed a free concert at the Bulgarian town Lovech . On July…
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The band’s first tour was supporting The Red Chord across the United Kingdom. Kean and Oliver’s mother Carol Sykes were the de facto managers of the band at this time, a role they continued to occupy until 2008. For The Red Chord support, Kean emailed promoters and pretended they were…
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On February 21, 2008, Pineda performed for the first time with Journey in front of 20,000 fans in Chile. The band began the Revelation tour in the United Kingdom in June, continuing the tour into North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. The 2008 leg concluded in October. Receipts from…
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After Weiland’s departure, the band began recording and searching for a new singer. The search was sporadic with the band spending some time auditioning singers, then turning into solo projects, returning to the band, then abandoning it again. Several names were rumored to be auditioning for the band through the…
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Edwards was legally ” presumed dead ” in 2008, to enable his parents to administer his estate.
On March 5, 2008, World Entertainment Weekly to CBS News reported that the reason the tour had been interrupted was Eddie’s needing to reenter rehab. The report also indicated that it had been a “furious backstage bust-up in Florida with his 17-year-old son and bandmate Wolfgang” which had motivated Eddie…
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