They were slated to play in the country for the Coke Zero Fest of 2009, but pulled out at the last minute to record Fever.
During the summer of 2009, Bullet for My Valentine toured across the United States as part of the Mayhem Festival , alongside Killswitch Engage , Slayer and Marilyn Manson on the main stage
In 2009, Bring Me the Horizon attended the 2009 Kerrang! Tour alongside Black Tide , Dir En Grey , In Case of Fire and Mindless Self Indulgence .
In 2009, the band’s producer and heavy metal enthusiast Kobametal started planning the launch of a “metal dance unit” that would fuse the heavy metal and Japanese idol genres.
Wilton recorded both lead and rhythm guitar on the band’s eleventh studio album, American Soldier , released on March 31, 2009. The concept album regards war from the perspective of those on the front lines of American wars from World War II through to the present, especially the Iraq War…
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they also appeared on the UK leg of the Sonisphere tour at Knebworth, headlining the second stage.
In 2009, Tankian collaborated with the band Viza (previously known as Visa) for their track “Viktor”.
In January 2009, Toki and Kaze joined as guitarist and bassist respectively,
In 2009, the band announced the title of their debut studio album, The Devil You Know
Tankian’s second solo album was originally due in 2009. It is said to be more of a jazz and orchestral based sound. Tankian said of the second album: