On May 23, 2006, the song “This Fire Burns” was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album. The track was intended to be the new theme song for WWE wrestler Randy Orton ; however, it was scrapped and later became the theme song for the WWE Judgment Day 2006 pay-per-view…
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On May 11, 2006, the VH1 Behind the Music episode on Pantera premiered.
A live DVD, Hell Yeah!!! The Awesome Foursome (And the Finnish keyboarder who didn’t want to wear his Donald Duck costume: Live in Montreal) was recorded on 6 May 2006 at Le Medley in Montreal , Quebec . The setlist contained songs drawn from all of their albums up to…
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In May 2006, Megadeth announced that its eleventh studio album, United Abominations , was near completion. Originally scheduled for release in October, Mustaine said that the band was “putting the finishing touches on it” and postponed its release to May of the following year. He commented on the release: “Metal…
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In May 2006, VH1 listed “Toxicity” in the number 14 slot in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs .
A biography of the band entitled System of a Down: Right Here in Hollywood , written by Ben Myers , was published in May 2006,
In May 2006, the band announced they were going on hiatus.
Palmer died in 2002 from injuries suffered in a car crash while McAllister died in May 2006 from cancer.
On April 25, 2006, Godsmack released its fourth studio album simply titled IV , followed by a tour that would continue until January 2008, titled “The IV tour”.
The resurrection of their Family Values Tour was announced on April 18, 2006, which featured co-headliners Deftones , Stone Sour , Flyleaf , and the Japanese metal group Dir En Grey on the main stage.