Matt Tuck spoke to Daniel Marez of Metal Hammer in March 2009 about the band’s progress on writing and recording their third album.
During the Taste of Chaos tour in March of that year, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band.
From March to May, Killswitch Engage was a part of Disturbed ‘s Music as a Weapon IV festival along with Lacuna Coil , Chimaira , Suicide Silence , Bury Your Dead and more.
In early February 2009, the band joined the ranks of bands speaking out against ticket-touting (“scalping”), issuing a statement condemning the practice of selling tickets at well above face value, and urging fans to buy tickets only from official sources. In the same month, Judas Priest continued their tour, bringing…
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In February 2009, Megadeth and Testament were scheduled on the European “Priest Feast” tour, with Judas Priest as headliners. At this time, Metallica, who had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , invited Mustaine to attend the ceremony. Mustaine was informed that he would not be…
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They also joined Thursday , Cancer Bats , Four Year Strong and Pierce the Veil on the North American leg of the 2009 Taste of Chaos tour from February to April after the tour’s organizer Kevin Lyman offered them the slot.
In February 2009, it was also announced that Alice in Chains would play at the third annual Rock on the Range festival.
In mid-February, bassist Mike D’Antonio confirmed in an interview with Metal Hammer that “drums were finished”, and that he had “finished up the last few bass fixes”. He also stated that Howard [Jones] was in Atlanta finishing vocals, and that “it shouldn’t be too much longer now”.
On 30 January 2009, the album was certified gold by the RIAA after 500,000 copies were sold in the US.
Sepultura released A-Lex on January 26, 2009. This was the first Sepultura album to include neither Cavalera brother, with bassist Paulo Jr. as the sole remaining member from the band’s debut album. A-Lex is a concept album based on the book A Clockwork Orange . The album was recorded at…
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