On August 2, 2012, drummer Jordan Burns revealed to Punknews.org that Strung Out planned to release a new album. Transmission.Alpha.Delta was announced as the title of the album, initially scheduled to be released in the summer of 2014. The album was delayed and released on March 24, 2015.
Still Life was American Standards’ first official release. The seven-song album was initially released independently by the band June 30, 2012, online ( iTunes , Amazon , Spotify ) and in select stores. There were two full production music videos for the tracks “Harvester” and “The Still Life”. There was…
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In 2012 Broken Bones were to re-form again, this time with original member Tezz Roberts back on bass, Bones on lead guitar, Jeff “JJ” Janiak on vocals, Andy Dawson on drums, and also returning to the group is Karl “Egghead” Morris. Karl Morris then left and Andy left the band…
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and launched a 20th Anniversary Tour the next year.
In 2012, the album was ranked number 225 on Rolling Stone ‘ s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time .
The band announced that they would be playing 10 shows in August in the United States and Canada supporting Short Songs during which they would play the album in its entirety as well as a greatest hits set. Called the SHORT TOUR , it ran from August 16 to 26,…
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That summer, Green Day played several festivals and promotional shows, including the Rock en Seine festival in France, the Rock am See festival in Germany, and the Reading Festival in the United Kingdom.
Johnson was uncomfortable with the attention, and channeled his angst into the band’s next offering, 2012’s Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired , a thirteen-minute thrash that explores its folk-punk roots and included a cover of the Buggles’ ” Video Killed the Radio Star “. The group partnered…
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Their third album, Local Business , was released in 2012. A more stripped down record, Local Business was recorded live in the studio with almost no overdubs, creating an album that was “plug-in-and-play” ready, helping the band sound as close as possible to the album when playing live. It was…
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On November 26, 2012, the band announced that their sixth studio album would be titled This Is How the Wind Shifts and would be released on February 5, 2013. A few hours later they also released the first single, titled “Stand Amid The Roar”. On March 8, 2013, the band…
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