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, 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, 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:
In early 2009, Anthrax began a brief tour opening for Iron Maiden in South America. In July, band manager Izvor Zivkovic confirmed the departure of Dan Nelson due to illness. Nelson denied this, saying that he was fired. All subsequent performances were canceled except the August UK Sonisphere Festival, which…
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In January 2009, Greatest Hits was re-released as a remastered disc, with the addition of “I Had A Good Time” from Corporate America.