Metallica scheduled the release of the album Death Magnetic as September 12, 2008, and the band filmed a music video for the album’s first single, ” The Day That Never Comes “.
This prompted the band’s UK distributor Vertigo Records to officially release the album on September 10, 2008.
Blabbermouth.net reported on September 5, 2008, that Alice in Chains would enter the studio that October to begin recording a new album for a summer 2009 release.
On September 2, 2008, a record store in France began selling copies of Death Magnetic nearly two weeks before its scheduled worldwide release date, which resulted in the album being made available on peer-to-peer clients.
Plant continued his touring commitments with Alison Krauss , stating in September 2008 that he would not record or tour with the band.
In September 2008, it was announced that Alice in Chains would headline Australia’s Soundwave Festival in 2009, alongside Nine Inch Nails and Lamb of God .
In September 2008, both Simmons and Stanley confirmed rumors that the Kiss Alive/35 Tour would continue with extensive tours of North America in the beginning of 2009, as well as South America.
In a September 2008 interview with Rock N Roll Experience, guitarist Rick Wartell mentioned that Trouble had written “eight or nine songs” for their next album, and would begin recording it after touring. When asked which direction is the new music going in, Wartell replied, “I know people have said…
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A compilation album, Anthology: Set the World Afire , was released in September 2008.
In September 2008, Rage performed at the Target Center in Minneapolis during the Republican National Convention . The previous day, they attempted to play a surprise set at a free anti-RNC concert at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul , but were prevented by the police. Instead, De la Rocha…
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