hard rock

2006
Def Leppard VH1 Rock Honors

The band, along with Queen , Kiss , and Judas Priest , were the inaugural inductees of VH1 Rock Honors on 31 May 2006. During the show, The All-American Rejects paid homage to the band with a cover of “Photograph”.

Kiss (band) honored at VH1 Rock Honors

Kiss (along with Queen , Def Leppard and Judas Priest ) were honored at the inaugural ” VH1 Rock Honors ” event, held May 25, 2006, in Las Vegas .

Judas Priest Along with Queen , Kiss and Def Leppard , Judas Priest was an

Along with Queen , Kiss and Def Leppard , Judas Priest was an inaugural inductee into the ” VH1 Rock Honors “. The ceremony took place on 25 May 2006 in Las Vegas , Nevada, and first aired on 31 May. Their presentation was preceded by Godsmack performing a medley…
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Queen (band) VH1 Rock Honors

Queen received the inaugural VH1 Rock Honors at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas , Nevada, on 25 May 2006.

Def Leppard Yeah!

On 23 May 2006, Def Leppard released an all-covers album titled Yeah! . The disc pays homage to classic rock songs of their childhood, originally recorded by Blondie , The Kinks , Sweet , ELO , and Badfinger among others. Their cover of ” How Does It Feel ” by…
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Fuel (band) officially offer Daughtry

On May 11, 2006, Abercrombie and Bell appeared on the TV show Extra to officially offer Daughtry the job.

Hoobastank released in May 2006

Hoobastank’s third album, Every Man for Himself , was released in May 2006 and debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard chart. It was eventually certified Gold in the US. Three singles, ” If I Were You “, ” Inside of You “, and ” Born to Lead “, were…
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Van Halen Rumors of a Roth reunion re-emerged and on January 3, 2006, Roth

Rumors of a Roth reunion re-emerged and on January 3, 2006, Roth explained during an interview that he had spoken to Alex Van Halen the previous week and a reunion was “inevitable.” However, he also said that Eddie Van Halen was “off in his own little world”. When asked if…
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Black Stone Cherry debut self-titled album

The band’s debut self-titled album was released in May 2006. After the band finished recording, they returned to Edmonton, invited by their former school principal, for a homecoming gig in the gym of the local middle school, which was attended by 1500 people. As the band entered the town, the…
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System of a Down 40 Greatest Metal Songs

In May 2006, VH1 listed “Toxicity” in the number 14 slot in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs .