Free of a major label, Alexakis spent the ensuing year and a half slowly recording material for a new Everclear release. He admitted that the time after the breakup of the longest-serving lineup served as a “wake up call”, during which he suffered his third divorce and filed for bankruptcy…
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In 2006, Muse released their fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations , co-produced once again with Rich Costey. The album’s title and themes reflect the band’s interest in science fiction. The album charted at number one in the UK, much of Europe, and Australia. In the US, it reached number…
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On March 27, 2006, an EP was released on iTunes containing acoustic versions of “Wasteland”, “Prey”, “Through the Iris” and “Faultline” from The Autumn Effect .
The band again toured heavily in support of the album, including the 2006 iteration of the SnoCore Tour with Seether , Flyleaf , and Halestorm , and later opening for Godsmack and Rob Zombie co-headlining tour of North America. Promotional support came from other areas as well; then- American Idol…
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Throughout 2006, The band was in the studio recording and writing material for a new album.
To finance the debut album On the Way to Wonderland , Haber introduced the “Sunrise Avenue Business Plan” to his friend, a copy machine sales man Mikko Virtala. Virtala financed most of the album’s recordings and a trip to Midem Music Expo in Cannes , France, to meet the European…
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In 2006, Enigk reignited his solo career by recording and releasing the LP World Waits on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. Following the October 17 release, Enigk embarked upon a supporting solo tour of the U.S. using material from his 2006 release, as well as his decade-prior solo album,…
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Giti Khalsa left the band in 2006 after recording the drum tracks for Day & Nightdriving , and Mike Levesque joined the band on drums.
Chapman has been enjoying life outside of the music industry as a bar tender at a Seattle area up-scale bar. He was married in 2006 to Andrea and they currently reside in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
WWE Backlash (2006)