Alice in Chains played their first concert in nearly 10 months and their first concert after Cantrell’s shoulder surgery at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma on August 13, 2011.
On 6 August 2011, Europe headlined the closing ceremonies of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby , Sweden before an audience of 40,061 Scouts and Guides which included King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden .
In Waves was released in August 2011 worldwide and received generally positive reviews. Kerrang! described the album as “draws from the band’s entire repertoire and shapes what it finds into a defining and definitive set”. A special edition was released featuring bonus tracks “Ensnare the Sun”, “A Grey So Dark”,…
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Michael Sweet left the band in August 2011, to focus on Stryper. In 2012, guitarist and vocalist David Victor joined the band, beginning in the studio, where he contributed vocals to several tracks on the album in progress.
In an August 2011 interview with Billboard, Halford explained that he and Tipton had “about 12 or 14 tracks completely mapped out” for a new studio album, with four of those tracks already recorded and mixed. The band made a point to take its time with the album, with Halford…
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By 2011, Great White was touring regularly with Ilous fronting the band, as they continued waiting for Russell to fully recover and return as lead singer. The band appeared to be on good terms with Russell even as late as August 2011, when Kendall stated in an interview that the…
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The band created its own festival, the L.A. Rising. As Morello stated, the only Rage Against the Machine appearance for 2011 was a performance on July 30 at the L.A. Rising festival with El Gran Silencio , Immortal Technique , Lauryn Hill , Rise Against and Muse . During an…
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The first single from American Capitalist , entitled ” Under and Over It “, was released on July 27, 2011
On 12 July 2011, Europe confirmed that Kevin Shirley would produce their ninth studio album. The recording sessions started on 3 October 2011. On 24 January 2012 the band announced the album title, Bag of Bones . The album was released on 18 April 2012 in Japan by Victor Entertainment…
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July 8, 2011. It was the first time all of the “big four” members played on the same stage in the UK.