In 2006, after a four-year hiatus, they released their seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir .
Primus performed on July 29, 2006, at the first annual Hedgpeth Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.
On December 11, 2006, Eddie stated to Guitar World magazine that Roth had been directly invited to rejoin the band. However, on December 28, Roth announced that he had not talked to Eddie in two years, and a reunion with Van Halen could result in a ” Jerry Springer -style…
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In 2006, the band moved to Fiction Records
— Denis Handlin , 2006
Blind Melon announced their reformation on September 15, 2006, which included the addition of new lead singer Travis Warren (formerly of Rain Fur Rent). Three new Blind Melon songs – “Make a Difference”, “For My Friends” and “Harmful Belly” – followed on November 9. On October 7, 2007, they performed…
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In 2006, the band held two special concerts (in London and Glasgow) playing their 1991 album Bandwagonesque in its entirety.
On July 13, 2006, Lee announced that bassist Will Boyd had left the band after the album was completed for “not wanting to do another big tour” and wanting “to be close to his family”. In an interview with MTV, Lee announced that Tim McCord , former guitarist of The…
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A year later, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” won Grammy Award for Record of the Year .
By 2006, the album had achieved 5× Platinum status in the US.