On New Years Day 2011, the Our Color Green (The Singles) EP was released digitally to online music retailers including iTunes, Amazon, and eMusic among others. The band also encored their 1/1/11 show at the Best Buy Theater in New York with five new songs that Daryl confirmed would be…
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Rise Against finished recording their sixth studio album, Endgame , in January 2011, after recording some last-minute guest vocals. The lyrics of the album focus on real world events, such as Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . According to McIlrath, although the lyrics discuss grim topics, they…
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and was later joined by Chrissy Costanza in the summer of 2011
A live DVD and Blu-ray disc, A Night at Sky Church , recorded before the tour at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, was released in 2011.
The band finished recording their new album in mid-2011. When Martin and Champion were interviewed by BBC Radio and asked about the album’s lyrical themes, Martin replied “It’s about love, addiction, OCD, escape and working for someone you don’t like”. When asked whether or not their fifth album would be…
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After Homme recovered, Queens of the Stone Age released a remastered version of their self-titled debut album in early 2011, and performed the album in its entirety in a promotional tour. The band performed on Conan on April 14, and later played at the Australian music festival Soundwave . Throughout…
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On June 9, 2011, Cooper was awarded the Kerrang! Icon Award at Kerrang! magazine’s annual awards show. Cooper used the opportunity to hit out at the “anaemic” rock music that dominates the charts, and said he has no intention of retiring from the industry.
At the 2011 BRIT Awards , The Suburbs won Best International Album, and Arcade Fire won the Award for Best International Group.
In September, the band released the DVD album Rust in Peace Live , recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Later that month, Megadeth released ” Sudden Death ” for the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock . The song was commissioned by the publishers of the Guitar…
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The band were nominated in five different categories at the 2011 West Australian Music Industry Awards , including Most Popular Act, Most Popular Album, Best Male Vocalist, Best Instrumentalist, and Best Bassist. They won for Most Popular Album and Best Instrumentalist. They also received six 2010 ARIA Music Awards nominations.