Four songs from the album (“This Addiction”, “Dead On The Floor”, “Dine, Dine My Darling”, and “Dorothy”) were debuted on that tour with Saves the Day .
On October 27, Maximum The Hormone made their first appearance in the United Kingdom, supporting Enter Shikari at the Bournemouth BIC. They continued to tour with Enter Shikari until November 3, playing venues in Exeter , Southampton and Folkestone , before ending with two nights at the London Astoria .…
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In 2008, UK Decay reformed for a UK reunion gig and to headline the Drop Dead Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, joined by new drummer Ray “Raymondo” Philpott. Footage from the concert appeared instantly on social media and reignited the band’s dormant fanbase as well as the attention of listeners too…
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The writing and recording process, spanning three years and four recording studios, was finally finished in April 2009.
In March 2009, the band performed a special show with their original line-up for Musique Plus’s (French Much Music ) punk rock show 1-2-3 Punk! 10th anniversary. They played with GrimSkunk , The Sainte Catherines , Vulgaires Machins , The Planet Smashers , and Subb .
In March 2009, Strung Out released a collection of rarities & B-sides entitled Prototypes and Painkillers . The album is the second such compilation from the band who previously compiled similar material on The Skinny Years: Before We Got Fat in 1998.
In March 2009, Anti-Flag was forced to cancel a series of tours after Sane broke his collarbone at the UEA LCR in Norwich by jumping off the stage, trying to stop someone that was throwing objects at the band.
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 .
After five years apart, the band appeared on stage together as presenters at the February 2009 Grammy Awards to announce their reunion.
In February 2009, Devoto and Magazine re-formed for five performances. The line-up included Devoto, Formula, Adamson and Doyle. The Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood , a Magazine fan, declined an offer to fill in for McGeoch. According to the Radiohead collaborator Adam Buxton , Greenwood was “overwhelmed” and too shy to…
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