“It is the first song on the record and the title of our new album,” said vocalist Matt Skiba. “The song takes heroin addiction as a metaphor for love. The whole record is really personal, all three of us have been through quite a bit since our last album [2008’s…
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On April 9, 2008, Dexter announced that the album would be called Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace and would be released on June 17. The album’s first single, “Hammerhead”, went to radio on May 6. Additionally, the Offspring’s website provided an MP3 download of the song to the general…
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The band made an appearance performing in the 2008 iCarly movie, iGo to Japan .
Vocalist and bassist Basim Usmani and guitarist Shahjehan Khan first met at the Wayland Mosque in Boston, and then, again at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell . Usmani and Khan connected with guitarist Sunny Ali (who was in two previous bands PoPo and Sunny Ali and The Kid) and drummer…
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On December 13, 2008, the Offspring headlined the nineteenth annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas . In an interview at the Almost Acoustic Christmas show, guitarist Noodles stated that the Offspring would be taking a break for a month or two and promised a US tour to kick off in 2009.…
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Following an appearance at the Legendary TJs in Newport in 2008, supporting the Anti-Nowhere League , guitarist Williams posted a statement on the band’s Myspace account announcing his departure; Black and Owens soon followed. Members of local Caerphilly punk covers band Doc Savage joined M.H. in Foreign Legion for a…
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On January 1, 2008, Good Charlotte was featured on Tila Tequila’s New Year’s Eve Masquerade on MTV, as the band was the second performance of the new year and performed its hit “Dance Floor Anthem”.
On December 30, 2008, Bill Marcks left the band to spend more time with his family. Bill Marcks currently plays guitar in the band Cero Viejo with former Authority Zero bassist Jeremy Wood.
On July 8, 2008, Bad Religion released their first-ever deluxe edition CD, a reissue of the then-current album, New Maps of Hell . The deluxe version included the original 16-song CD along with seven new acoustic tracks recorded by Graffin (vocals/guitars) and Gurewitz (guitars/back vocals). Three of the acoustic songs…
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The band signed to Matador Records in Spring of 2008. That summer, Matador reissued the “Year Of The Pig” 12-inch single. This time it came out with additional formats including a series of three 7-inches, for the US, UK and Japan respectively, each with a different edit of the A-side…
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