During the Taste of Chaos tour in March of that year, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band.
The band originally planned to record in Nashville , but ended up recording in Calabasas, California , with Cavallo in March 2009.
In 2008, POTF redesigned their moth-logo and also changed the font used to display their band name. They also participated in the Voice’s CD compilation Livenä Vieraissa , with a cover version of Chris Cornell ‘s song ” You Know My Name “, and their own song ” Diamonds for…
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On February 17, 2009, Brand New officially added touring guitarist Derrick Sherman to the band’s full lineup. Sherman had toured with the band since 2006 and contributed to The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me .
On 16 February 2009, J.D. Fortune told Entertainment Tonight Canada that INXS had let him go from the band with a shake of the hand at an airport in Hong Kong.
Puzzle was released in June and helped the band to reach their highest UK Albums Chart position ever, hitting No. 2 in the first week of release, also reaching No. 17 in Ireland, and No. 39 in the overall world charts. The album is certified Gold in the UK, having…
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No Line on the Horizon was released in February 2009, more than four years after How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb , the longest gap between albums of the band’s career to that point. It received generally positive reviews, including their first five-star Rolling Stone review, but critics found it…
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Homesick was released in February 2009 and placed at number 21 on Billboard ‘ s Top 200 Listings and at number 1 on Top Independent Albums. It was featured in Rolling Stone ‘ s “Top 40 Albums” that month, hitting number 21.
Following a UK tour, A Day to Remember went on a European tour in February 2009, with the German leg of the tour supported by For The Fallen Dreams and Kenai.
After five years apart, the band appeared on stage together as presenters at the February 2009 Grammy Awards to announce their reunion.