melodic metalcore

2008
Trivium (band) Recording ended

Recording ended June 2008.

Bring Me the Horizon main supporting band

In May 2008, Bring Me the Horizon was the main supporting band on I Killed the Prom Queen ‘s farewell Australian tour with The Ghost Inside and The Red Shore .

Killswitch Engage US headlining tour with Throwdown

The touring cycle continued with a US headlining tour in May of 2008, alongside Throwdown .

Trivium (band) interview with Metal Hammer

In an interview with the UK’s Metal Hammer magazine in May 2008, Heafy said that their new album was to have “more thrash influences, more screaming.”

Killswitch Engage Dubai Desert Rock Festival

In March they made their first appearance at Dubai Desert Rock Festival .

Bullet for My Valentine Scream Aim Fire

The band’s second studio album, Scream Aim Fire , was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios and was produced by Colin Richardson . Tuck commented at the time, “It’s a lot more up tempo , a lot more aggressive.” The album was released on 28 January 2008. It sold 53,000 copies…
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Bring Me the Horizon de facto managers

The band’s first tour was supporting The Red Chord across the United Kingdom. Kean and Oliver’s mother Carol Sykes were the de facto managers of the band at this time, a role they continued to occupy until 2008. For The Red Chord support, Kean emailed promoters and pretended they were…
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Bullet for My Valentine European tour

In late 2008, the band toured Europe, supported by Lacuna Coil , Bleeding Through , and Black Tide .

Bullet for My Valentine No Fear Tour

The band performed in North America again in the summer of 2008 as part of the No Fear Tour with Bleeding Through , Cancer Bats and Black Tide .

Killswitch Engage US headlining tour and Australian leg

In early 2008, the band embarked on a US headlining tour and an Australian leg.