On February 17, 2009, Brand New officially added touring guitarist Derrick Sherman to the band’s full lineup. Sherman had toured with the band since 2006 and contributed to The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me .
On 16 February 2009, J.D. Fortune told Entertainment Tonight Canada that INXS had let him go from the band with a shake of the hand at an airport in Hong Kong.
on 14 February 2009, they revealed that in January they had recorded several songs for a compilation album scheduled for release on April 20, which was then pushed back to April 27 for marketing reasons.
“No Shelter” appeared on the NCIS Official TV Soundtrack , released on 10 February 2009, and a version of George Michael ‘s ” Careless Whisper ” was made available for purchase as a digital or mobile download. The song was reportedly covered as a joke, in which the band turned…
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In mid-February, bassist Mike D’Antonio confirmed in an interview with Metal Hammer that “drums were finished”, and that he had “finished up the last few bass fixes”. He also stated that Howard [Jones] was in Atlanta finishing vocals, and that “it shouldn’t be too much longer now”.
In February 2009, Clint Lowery issued an update for the band since “there hasn’t been an official statement given” in sometime by the group stating it was unlikely that the album would be given an official release but that he would find out if there was a chance of the…
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In February 2009, Reznor posted his thoughts about the future of Nine Inch Nails on his official website, stating that “I’ve been thinking for some time now it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while.”
In February 2009, the band signed with indie label Jagjaguwar . The band’s first release on the new label was an album titled Farm which was released on June 23, 2009. Murph said the album was recorded at Mascis’s home and marked a return to the heavier, Where You Been…
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In February 2009, the band introduced their Fancorps Street Team as a way for their fans to become more involved with the band. In March, the band released their first animated video for their single, ” Ghost Town. ” The animation was completed by well-known illustrator Glen Hanson.
No Line on the Horizon was released in February 2009, more than four years after How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb , the longest gap between albums of the band’s career to that point. It received generally positive reviews, including their first five-star Rolling Stone review, but critics found it…
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