On April 30, 2013, drummer Ken Schalk announced his departure from the band to spend more time with his family.
On that same day, Scallions announced new drummer Bryan “Keelgood” Keeling, formerly of the band Mr. Rocket Baby .
After finally signing a deal with Pavement Entertainment in early 2013, the band had announced they would release Topple the Giants on the release date of April 2, 2013.
In April 2013, Halestorm reached the top of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for the first time with their single ” Freak Like Me “. On August 6, 2013, the band premiered their video for “Here’s to Us”, and it had previously been performed by the cast on…
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In April 2013, Burnley announced that the dispute involving Fink and Klepaski was resolved and that he would retain the right to continue the band under the name Breaking Benjamin.
In April 2013, Smith and Myers recorded ten acoustic cover songs , selected out of a pool of over 4,000 fan requests, selecting a variety of different types of songs, from Metallica ‘s ” Nothing Else Matters ” to Adele ‘s ” Someone Like You “. The tracks were released…
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The lead single from Lavigne’s fifth album, ” Here’s to Never Growing Up ” (produced by Martin Johnson of the band Boys Like Girls ), was released in April 2013 and reached top 20 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 , Australia and the UK. The second single, ” Rock…
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The year after, Def Leppard played an 11-show residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 22 March through to 13 April 2013. The residency, referred to as Viva! Hysteria , featured a two-part show, with the first half featuring Def Leppard opening for themselves,…
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The band filmed their show in Moscow on 13 March 2013, during their 10th Anniversary Tour, and released it on 13 September 2013, as their first live DVD titled Live in Moscow . The production of the release was crowdfunded via PledgeMusic .
On March 8, 2013, the band announced they reunited for a world tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album Page Avenue .