Then, later in the month, Jona Weinhofen left the band for undisclosed reasons.
Another track from Thirteen , ” Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) “, was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards , but lost to Halestorm ‘s ” Love Bites (So Do I) “.
On April 9, 2013, Tankian collaborated with Device , a project led by Disturbed frontman David Draiman . He had a guest appearance on the song “Out of Line” on Device’s self-titled album . Tankian also appeared on the Tech N9ne album Something Else in 2013 on the song “Straight…
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he had been diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer in 2013.
In 2013, a retrospective DVD was released, entitled Rock Until You Drop – A Long Day’s Journey , featuring never before seen footage of the band from 1982 onward, interviews with musicians including; Lars Ulrich , Dee Snider , Dave Ellefson , Chuck Billy , Jon Zazula, and Chris Jericho…
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The first single, ” Hollow “, debuted online on December 18, available for digital download in January 2013, along with an official music video.
On 17 December 2012, the second single, “Riot” was released.
The film, titled Quebec Magnetic , was released in the U.S. on December 10, 2012.
On December 10, 2012, producer Ross Robinson , who produced Sepultura’s Roots album, tweeted: “Oh, didn’t mention.. Spoke to Andreas, it’s on. My vision, smoke Roots “, suggesting he would be producing the band’s next album. This was later confirmed, as well as an announcement that it would be co-produced…
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On December 4, 2012, Cantrell confirmed that the new album had been completed.