On April 5, the band played their first show without Cheng since 1998 at the Bamboozle Left festival in Irvine, California .
April 4, 2009, and that former bassist Jason Newsted—who left the band in 2001—would perform with the band at the ceremony. Initially, it was announced that the matter had been discussed and that bassist Trujillo had agreed not to play because he “wanted to see the Black Album band”. However,…
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In April, Megadeth and Slayer co-headlined the Canadian Carnage. This was the first time they had performed together in more than 15 years.
In April 2009 Loud & Proud/ Roadrunner Records announced the signing of a worldwide deal with Ratt. The label was managed by Tom Lipsky who had run CMC International before. Their new album, Infestation , was released in April 2010. Infestation reached No. 30 on Billboard ‘ s Top 200…
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In April 2009, it was reported that the new Alice in Chains album would be released by Virgin / EMI , making it the band’s first label change in its 20-plus year career.
” We’re from America ” was released as a free download on the band’s website on March 27, 2009, while a Hot Topic -exclusive CD single followed two weeks later.
At the Revolver Golden God Awards , Cantrell said that the group had finished recording on March 18, 2009, and were mixing the album for a September release. The recording process was completed on Cantrell’s 43rd birthday and also the same day that William DuVall’s son was born.
In 2008, Malmsteen was a special guest on the VH1 Classic show That Metal Show . On 10 March 2009, Malmsteen’s label Rising Force released Angels of Love , an all-instrumental album, which featured acoustic arrangements of some of his best-known ballads. Malmsteen released a compilation album titled High Impact…
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A website—One Love for Chi—was launched by Deftones fan Gina Blackmore on March 10, 2009, about four months after Cheng’s accident. The site served as a platform for updates and information on Cheng’s condition, as well as serving as an auction site for items donated by friends of the band.…
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On 6 March 2009, the band played in the Middle East for the first time, at the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival . On 1 April Motörhead were reported to have entered into a two-year sponsorship deal with UK Roller Derby team the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls. That September, noted…
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