In July 2005, Vollmer announced that Helix would be entering the studio to record another new album of original material as well as a cover album. The cover album was intended to be released in spring 2006 and consist entirely of Canadian rock songs. The tentative title was Many Are…
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In July 2005, the group played a free concert in Edmonton for the Klondike Days festival. In late 2005, Snider appeared on Numbers from the Beast: An All-Star Tribute to Iron Maiden , performing vocals for the Iron Maiden classic ” Wasted Years “. Snider was joined by his contemporaries…
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In the spring of 2005, Flotsam and Jetsam returned to the studio to work on their new album. The lyrics were mostly inspired by Eric’s nightmares. This resulted into a concept album entitled Dreams of Death – like track 2 of No Place for Disgrace . The album was released…
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On 20 June 2005, The Southern Comfort was released on Pirate Records. It was the last record with DJ Zamzoe.
then platinum on June 13, 2005.
Megadeth began the Blackmail the Universe world tour in October, enlisting touring bassist James MacDonough of Iced Earth and guitarist Glen Drover of Eidolon and King Diamond . Five days before the first show, Menza was replaced by Shawn Drover , who remained with the band as a regular member.…
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From March until early May 2005, the band toured the United States, and in June and August were on the “30th Anniversary” tour in Europe. On 22 August, they were the subject of an hour-long documentary, Live Fast, Die Old , aired on Channel 4 as part of The Other…
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On April 5, 2005, the band would deliver their next album, Planets produced by Nick Forcillo.
Luke Caraccioli played his first show with Adema in the Persian Gulf in April 2005. They performed for American troops stationed in Iraq and Kuwait for the Armed Forces Entertainment . Though the Iraq War was still raging, the band stressed that the tour was apolitical. Adema then promoted the…
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In April 2005, COC released In the Arms of God to much critical acclaim. The album performed much better than their previous effort, debuting at No. 108 on the Billboard 200 and even topping the Heatseekers chart. This was achieved without even one radio hit from the album. A video…
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