After Ariel was released early on July 23, 2012, Ariel, Uki, Lukman, Reza and David announced their new name, Noah , on August 2, 2012. According to the band, they were not specifically referencing the prophet Noah . Ariel stated that he simply thought the name was simple and fit…
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At the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards , “Paradise” won Best Rock Video .
Five singles were released from the album: ” Bully “, ” Unity “, ” Enemies “, ” I’ll Follow You “, and ” Adrenaline “. The band’s singles once again fared well, albeit it slightly below The Sound of Madness singles; “Bully” and “Unity” topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts,…
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Forty-fifth anniversary box sets of the band’s first four studio albums, including significantly expanded bonus material, appeared from 2012 to 2015
In August of the same year, it was announced that Sony Legacy would be releasing a 17-disc boxed set entitled The Complete Columbia Albums Collection on October 30, 2012. The set includes the first round of the remastered series plus the long-awaited remastered versions of On Your Feet or on…
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In January 2012, Kevin Skaff said A Day To Remember would be recording after they had finished touring in early May, with hopes that the new album would be completed by August and released later that year
After parting ways with Universal Records and signing with 429 Records, Smash Mouth released their sixth studio album titled Magic , on September 4, 2012. The album was primarily produced by new band member Mike Krompass. The first single, also entitled “Magic”, debuted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at…
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In January 2012, the surviving members of the band initiated legal action against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over unauthorized use of the debut album’s banana design.
Also in 2012, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Blue Öyster Cult, the then-current incarnation of the band reunited for the first time in 25 years with other original members Joe and Albert Bouchard and Allen Lanier as guests for a special event in New York.
In an interview from late 2012 with Australian radio station 2Day FM , Martin revealed that the title for the band’s next album would be “much easier to pronounce”. Martin debunked speculation that they were taking a break from touring by saying, “This three-year break idea only came about because…
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