It was announced in February 2014 that the band had signed to the Virgin EMI record label and that they would be flying to San Francisco to work on the follow-up to Bones with the producer Dan the Automator . Unfortunately, while the band found the sessions interesting, they ultimately…
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On January 21, 2014, an official statement from the band confirmed this information.
Simon Neil was interviewed by NME on 6 January 2014, and announced a planned Opposites b-side compilation, entitled Similarities , for release later in the year. Being interviewed for the article, lead singer Simon Neil stated that the band had come up with “six or seven” riffs for new material,…
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In 2014, the band released a split 7-inch vinyl with Circa Survive on Record Store Day . The band’s only song from the 7-inch, “Lipton Witch,” was their first new material released in 14 years.
At the beginning of 2014, the band participated in the Soundwave Festival in Australia, as well as playing a few Australian club shows with The Dillinger Escape Plan . In the summer of 2014, Glassjaw once again briefly returned to performing, playing a brief set at the Amnesia Rockfest (in…
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On December 30, 2014, Aiden broke their two-year silence by posting simply “2015” on their Facebook account, hinting at a possible reunion. On January 2, Francis posted on Facebook that a new Aiden album was in the works. He revealed that Nick Wiggins had left Aiden, leaving him as the…
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As Friends Rust travelled to Asia for the Japan Tour 2014 , which spanned from June 12–15, 2014, supported by Japanese hardcore bands Endzweck, Noy, and Nervous Light of Sunday. As Kirkpatrick was unable to tour, he was temporarily replaced by former Culture drummer Joshua Williams (Williams would join Morning…
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Bassist Mikey Way formed Electric Century along with Sleep Station vocalist David Debiak in 2014
On the weekend of November 28, 2014, the band’s merchandise website had a Black Friday sale where fans would get 19.93% off their order if they applied the promo code “weactuallyjuststartedwriting”, hinting that a new album was in the works.
When Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, Novoselic thanked Silver during his speech for “introducing them to the music industry properly”.