Brian Vollmer had a cameo appearance in the second Trailer Park Boys movie Countdown to Liquor Day , released September 25, 2009. Helix also performed at the opening gala of the premier of the movie at the Halifax Metro Centre .
From late January to early March 2009, the band also co-headlined the European tour with Cannibal Corpse with Diablo opening for them.
However, on February 24, 2009, after months of speculation and rumors, Faith No More announced they would be reforming with a line-up identical to the Album of the Year era, embarking on a reunion tour called The Second Coming Tour . To coincide with the band’s reunion tour, Rhino released…
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In 2009, Guano Apes reunited and played a string of concerts in Europe, starting in Sofia , Bulgaria, and also including Braga , Portugal, Nickelsdorf , Austria, Przystanek Woodstock , Poland, and Rock im Park , Germany, and Bucharest , Romania. In Bucharest, the band announced they were working on…
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During the summer of 2009, Bullet for My Valentine toured across the United States as part of the Mayhem Festival , alongside Killswitch Engage , Slayer and Marilyn Manson on the main stage
In late January 2009, the band released a new statement, stating that “our fallen comrade has not yet made significant progress”, and that a friend of the band, Sergio Vega (formerly of Quicksand ), would be taking over as bassist in Cheng’s absence, as he had done temporarily in 1999.
On June 4, 2009, Twisted Sister performed Stay Hungry in its entirety for the first time at the Sweden Rock Festival . This included never before played songs such as “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Horror-Teria: Street Justice”.
On November 10, 2009, Throwdown released Deathless in North America via Koch (later called eOne Music , and now called MNRK Music Group ).
they also appeared on the UK leg of the Sonisphere tour at Knebworth, headlining the second stage.
Korn members Brian “Head” Welch and Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu , along with members of Sevendust , Slipknot and other alternative metal bands, recorded and released ” A Song for Chi “, with proceeds benefiting Cheng and his family. To aid in the fundraising for the Cheng family, the band announced…
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