In May 2011, Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell said that Queen were scouting their live bassist Chris Chaney to join the band.
In the same month, Paul Rodgers stated he might tour with Queen again in the future.
Michael Barker went on to form Swamp Thing with guitarist/singer Grant Haua, based in New Zealand. Their first album Balladeer was released in May 2011.
The band, with its new lineup, once again toured extensively in support of the album release, spending over two years on live performances. Of note, the band headlined the ” Carnival of Madness ” tour, which involved larger, 10,000 capacity arena venues, and a later “Anything and Everything Tour,” which…
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On April 28, 2011, Incubus premiered the video for “Adolescents” and also released a video with behind the scenes footage.
On 28 April, Nicholls broke his arm whilst playing football with members of Bring Me the Horizon, Parkway Drive and Architects.
On April 13, 2011, Kiss began recording a new album due for release later in the year. Simmons stated, the album “is gonna be the next step to Sonic Boom . Very similar – straight rock songs, no ballads, no keyboards, no nothing, just rock.” The band also used old…
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On 12 April 2011, the band released its eighth studio album, Drama y Luz . The record’s release was delayed several times, initially scheduled for a fall 2010 release, which was later changed to December 2010, and finally changed to April 2011. The band explained that Drama y Luz was…
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The album’s lead single is ” Adolescents ” and it was posted on the band’s website on April 4, 2011.
On April 3, 2011, Furstenfeld announced the album would be distributed by RED Music , a Sony Music imprint for independent artists. Their former label, Universal Motown Records , offered them a 360 deal (which the band rejected). The band opted to become independent instead, and formed their own label…
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