On May 11, 2006, Ratt was profiled on VH1’s Behind the Music .
In the spring of 2006, Exodus held the North American Abomination tour with support acts such as Full Blown Chaos, Suffocation and Cryptospy. They also took part in the “Monsters of Mayhem” tour alongside Hatebreed and Napalm Death .
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Operation: Mindcrime II was released internationally on March 31, 2006. The album was Queensrÿche’s first for their new label, Rhino Entertainment , to which it signed in 2005. Ronnie James Dio provided the vocals for Dr. X, the villain. The album debuted at No. 14, the highest chart position for…
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in 2006, the band were moved to near the top of the main stage bill.
On December 1, 2006, the website “Metal Sludge” reported that Pearcy and Croucier would re-unite with Blotzer and DeMartini. On December 4, 2006, Jizzy Pearl announced on his message board that he was no longer a member of the band. On March 17, 2007, another website stated that Ratt would…
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Guitarist Alexi Laiho was voted world’s best guitarist of 2006 by Metal Hammer magazine.
In late 2006, Helloween filmed and recorded shows in São Paulo (Brazil), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Tokyo (Japan) for their live album Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 .
The next studio album, Christ Illusion , was originally scheduled for release on June 6, 2006, and would be the first album with original drummer Lombardo since 1990’s Seasons in the Abyss . However, the band decided to delay the release of the record, as they did not want to…
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WrestleMania 22 (2006)