In January 2011, Wire released Red Barked Tree , which according to the band’s press release “rekindles a lyricism sometimes absent from Wire’s previous work and reconnects with the live energy of performance, harnessed and channelled from extensive touring over the past few years”. The album was written and recorded…
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On November 7, 2011, Blabbermouth.net published a news story detailing the bitter feud between Gordon and guitarists Shuck and Derakh, that had spiraled out of control after Gordon revealed his plans to assemble a band of musicians and begin touring under the name Orgy.
In January 2011, Tankian released a music video for his song “Reconstructive Demonstrations” from his album Imperfect Harmonies . Tankian also announced on his Facebook page, during the video’s release, that an EP titled Imperfect Remixes would be released sometime within 2011. On March 1, Tankian released Imperfect Remixes and…
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The premiere date for Tankian and Sater’s Prometheus Bound at the American Repertory Theater was February 25, 2011. Tankian said that collaborating on the show has been a great learning experience for him. “I’ve been using a lot of my archives, a lot of different types of music that I…
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Tankian co-wrote a musical with the American playwright Steven Sater . It is based on the Ancient Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound . It opened at the American Repertory Theater on March 14, 2011.
On December 14, 2010, the official KMFDM website was changed to include a single image with the text “All Systems Have Been Ripped. The Internet Has Been Shut Down.” A new song titled “Rebels in Control” became available for listening and download on the site, posted in support of Julian…
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Shihad supported AC/DC for the New Zealand leg of that group’s Black Ice World Tour in January and February 2010. Also in January Shihad’s new single “Cold Heart” was released, and was followed by “Sleepeater” (April) and “Lead or Follow” (July). “Sleepeater” is the only one to reach the local…
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Two compilation albums, Würst and Greatest Shit , were released in September that same year.
Upon parting with Interscope, Manson said “a lot of the creative control on which my hands were tied [has been regained]”, while stating that the band had been writing new material while touring their previous album. Manson attested that its lyrical content would be “more romantic” yet “self-abusive”, and described…
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Its first release, a six-track self-titled EP , was made available for free download in June 2010.