rock

2008
Necromandus The only surviving member of the original lineup of Necromandus is

The only surviving member of the original lineup of Necromandus is Frank Hall: Dennis McCarten died of a kidney illness in December 2004 at the age of 54, and Barry Dunnery (the elder brother of Francis Dunnery ) died of cancer on 29 May 2008 at the age of 56.…
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The Wildhearts On 19 May 2008 the Wildhearts released the all-covers album Stop Us

On 19 May 2008 the Wildhearts released the all-covers album Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before, Vol 1. . The first version of the album was a download-only collection of 12 tracks, followed by a full release with 15 tracks. In mid-2008, Rhino Records also released the three-CD…
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Korn Live DVD release

Korn also released a live DVD, Live at Montreux 2004 , one of their performances with former guitarist Brian Welch on May 12, 2008.

Paramore headlined the Give it a Name festival

The band headlined the Give it a Name festival in the United Kingdom on May 10 and 11, 2008.

Coldplay commercially available

After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay’s website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week until it became commercially available on 6 May.

Nine Inch Nails The Slip

On May 5, Nine Inch Nails released The Slip via its website without any advertisement or promotion.

Luna Sea hide memorial summit

Less than a year later, Luna Sea reunited again to perform at the hide memorial summit on May 4, 2008, at Ajinomoto Stadium .

Versailles (band) hide memorial summit

On May 3, they performed at the hide memorial summit at Ajinomoto Stadium for 30,000 people, along with many other bands such as X Japan , Luna Sea , Mucc and Marbell .

Beatsteaks On 2 May 2008, the live album Kanonen auf Spatzen was released, which

On 2 May 2008, the live album Kanonen auf Spatzen was released, which includes two CDs and one DVD in the deluxe package, or the first CD in an economy version.

Bring Me the Horizon main supporting band

In May 2008, Bring Me the Horizon was the main supporting band on I Killed the Prom Queen ‘s farewell Australian tour with The Ghost Inside and The Red Shore .