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2009
The Loved Ones (American band) On February 3, 2009, the band released Distractions , their third

On February 3, 2009, the band released Distractions , their third release for Fat Wreck Chords . The EP consists of three original songs, two of which (‘Distracted’ and ‘Last Call’) were brand new and the other (‘Spy Diddley’) was originally released as part of the Fat Wreck Chords X-Mas…
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Rise Against Like with the previous two albums, three songs from Appeal to Reason

Like with the previous two albums, three songs from Appeal to Reason were released as singles: ” Re-Education (Through Labor) “, ” Audience of One “, and ” Savior “. All three songs charted highly on the Modern Rock Tracks chart; “Savior” in particular held the record for the most…
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Green Day Kerrang! album of the decade

In 2009, Kerrang! named American Idiot the best album of the decade

Silverstein (band) A Shipwreck in the Sand was released on March 31, 2009, and sold

A Shipwreck in the Sand was released on March 31, 2009, and sold nearly 17,000 copies in its first week. The iTunes version of the album includes four bonus cover songs, ” Help! ” ( The Beatles cover), ” Go Your Own Way ” ( Fleetwood Mac Cover), “Three Miles…
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Rise Against To promote the album, Rise Against embarked on the Appeal To Reason

To promote the album, Rise Against embarked on the Appeal To Reason Tour , which began with United States–based tour with Thrice , Alkaline Trio , and The Gaslight Anthem . Rise Against then co-headlined a 2009 tour with Rancid throughout the summer months, which was followed by a short…
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The Membranes In 2009, the band were asked to reform for the All Tomorrows Parties

In 2009, the band were asked to reform for the All Tomorrows Parties festival (ATP), curated by My Bloody Valentine and then they played ATP at the request of Shellac . This successful show was followed by a gig in Istanbul, and a sold out 2010 gig in London.

Green Day NME ranked album 60

NME ranked it number 60 in a similar list

Gob (band) In early 2009, the band toured Canada, after which, in April, Thacker

In early 2009, the band toured Canada, after which, in April, Thacker joined up with Sum 41 for their Japanese and US tour. It was also confirmed that Thacker was officially a member of Sum 41. He stayed with the band even after the return of Dave “Browsound” Baksh in…
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Green Day Rolling Stone ranked album 22nd

and Rolling Stone ranked it 22nd.

Leftöver Crack Ezra had left the band

Towards the end of 2009, it was announced that longtime guitarist and backing vocalist Ezra had left the band. Although initially appearing to be an amicable departure, this later escalated when Stza effectively began an online “feud” with Ezra, accusing him of being a liar and drug addict.