The album release date was announced on March 30, 2016, with the album title and art following several days later.
On February 20, 2016, Suicidal Tendencies announced that former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo , a longtime friend and supporter of the band, would be playing drums on their February–March 2016 tour with Megadeth , and again on their May–June 2016 European tour. On May 6, 2016, guitarist Nico Santora announced…
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American Beauty/American Psycho was certified platinum in the US on March 1, 2016, after selling 1 million units.
On March 1, 2016, it was announced Fall Out Boy were to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK in August 2016 along with Biffy Clyro .
In February 2016, the band announced they were re-recording an acoustic version of their self-titled debut album to be released on Rude Records on April 29, 2016. Stacy Jones said they were initially not interested in the idea, but thought it would be an interesting challenge and recorded it live…
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In February 2016, the band released a joint single with the Sireen choir from Estonia called “The Universe Explodes into a Billion Photons of Pure White Light” which was recorded at their second session for Marc Riley on his 6 Music show.
In a February 2016 interview, Muir hinted at a new EP, followed by a new full-length studio album, inspired by the then-current political climate and upcoming election . He also stated that the album and EP could be the band’s final recordings, although he added, “I thought the first one…
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On January 29, 2016, the band’s label Procrastinate! Music Traitors revealed a list of the year’s upcoming releases, including a new Brand New album.
Founding member and vocalist Erik Petersen died on July 14, 2016. Three days later, a tribute to Petersen was held on WXPN radio ’s The Folk Show.
The band was featured as a band at a punk show in the 2016 Richard Linklater film Everybody Wants Some!! .