In early December 2006 it was announced that founding drummer David Silveria would be taking an indefinite “temporary hiatus” from the band.
In December 2006, Metallica released a DVD titled The Videos 1989–2004 , which sold 28,000 copies in its first week and entered the Billboard Top Videos chart at number three.
In December 2006, Parsons and Jones met for plans for a follow-up album, the plans were put on hold due to Jones’ busy schedule and Arentzen’s plans to join Butch Walker’s touring band in Spring 2007.
In December 2006, GUN Records released the compilation album Lost (T)apes , which contains a selection of previously unreleased demo tracks recorded in 1994 and 1995. Lost (T)apes was also released as part of the 2CD package The Best and the Lost (T)apes .
Muse spent November and much of December 2006 touring Europe with British band Noisettes as the supporting act. The tour continued in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia in early 2007 before returning to England for the summer. At the 2007 Brit Awards in February, Muse received their second award…
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Once again, the Wildhearts reformed in December 2006 and played a single live show at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton. This line-up saw Ginger joined by CJ, Ritch Battersby and a new bassist, Scott Sorry (ex-Amen).
In December 2006, the original Alice Cooper band reunited to perform six classic Alice Cooper songs at Cooper’s annual charity event in Phoenix, entitled “Christmas Pudding”.
A few weeks afterward, the release date was confirmed to be Tuesday, November 28. Upon release, Light Grenades debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , the first time Incubus has ever sat atop the album charts, despite only selling 165,000 copies (their lowest debut for an album since Make…
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The album was certified gold on November 27, 2006, by the RIAA for sales shipments exceeding 500,000 copies.
On November 25 and 26, 2006, L’Arc-en-Ciel played two shows at the Tokyo Dome to celebrate their 15th anniversary.