Another EP, In Valleys , was released on iTunes on September 9, containing one song from the album, “Swim,” and three b-sides, “Cell Phone”, “Sleazy Wednesday”, and “At Full Speed”.
No Bull: The Directors Cut , a newly edited, comprehensive Blu-ray and DVD of the band’s July 1996 Plaza De Toros de las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain, was released on 9 September 2008.
On 9 September 2008, they were awarded the Mercury Music Prize for The Seldom Seen Kid
The album had been leaked onto various file-sharing sites earlier in the month on September 5, 2008.
Blabbermouth.net reported on September 5, 2008, that Alice in Chains would enter the studio that October to begin recording a new album for a summer 2009 release.
On September 2, 2008, a record store in France began selling copies of Death Magnetic nearly two weeks before its scheduled worldwide release date, which resulted in the album being made available on peer-to-peer clients.
After parting with Bad Company in 1982, Rodgers went on to explore the heavy blues stylings of Free again in his solo career during the 1980s and 1990s, and in the bands The Firm and The Law . Subsequently, he teamed up as vocalist with two of the three remaining…
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In September 2008, it was announced that Alice in Chains would headline Australia’s Soundwave Festival in 2009, alongside Nine Inch Nails and Lamb of God .
In September 2008, Williams announced that the band were planning on releasing their third studio album in summer 2009.
Plant continued his touring commitments with Alison Krauss , stating in September 2008 that he would not record or tour with the band.