On June 20, 2011 an update was posted on the band’s Facebook page confirming that they were working on new material. “Our plan is to record our songs in batches and release them for free download as they are completed. This way, we can share new music with you in…
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The band was scheduled to participate in Weasel Fest, supporting Screeching Weasel at Reggie’s Rock Club on May 29, 2011, but they dropped off the bill following Ben Weasel ‘s behavior at SXSW 2011. They did play at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on May 27, 2011. The…
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Endo still gathered various musicians for occasional The Stalin performances. The last being a few shows in early 2011 as “The Stalin Z”, with the line-up of Endo on vocals, Tatsuya Nakamura (ex:The Stalin) on drums, KenKen ( Rize ) on bass and Kazuhiro Hyaku (Mo’Some Tonebender) on guitar.
New Found Glory began the new year by participating in the 2011 Soundwave Festival , and were later confirmed for the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August. The band also played a full tribute set to The Ramones with Marky Ramone on drums at The Bamboozle 2011 Festival.
The group continued to perform live, with a touring band that featured musicians Sterling Campbell (drums), Paul Gordon (keyboards, guitar), and Tracy Wormworth (bass), and performances included the closing show for the 2011 edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival , as well as being the house band during the 2012…
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On May 17, 2011, they announced that they had signed to Epitaph Records . Brett Gurewitz , founder of Epitaph Records and guitarist of Bad Religion said this about the signing of the band: “These guys play the kind of pure punk rock that I grew up with. They are…
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After being dropped by Columbia, the band set off to Brazil to support All Time Low in January 2011. They subsequently began recording their fifth studio album with producer and longtime friend Ed Ackerson at his studio, Flowers Studio , in Minneapolis. The band recorded on their own time with…
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In mid 2011, The Carpettes toured the US for the first time supported by Houston-based band The Shadow, led by Henrik Poulsen. They covered 4000 miles and did 12 shows in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Phoenix.
As of 2011, it had sold over 3.5 million copies in the US.
On December 1, 2010, two tribute albums were released. One entitled Romantist – The Stalin, Michiro Endo Tribute Album , features bands such as Buck-Tick , Dir En Grey , Group Tamashii and Jun Togawa covering The Stalin and Michiro Endo songs.