Endless Wire , released in 2006, was the first full studio album of new material since 1982’s It’s Hard and contained the band’s first mini-opera since “Rael” in 1967. The album reached No. 7 in the US and No. 9 in the UK.
McCoy subsequently released compilations of studio out-takes to which he had the rights, known as The Gillan Tapes . Bernie Tormé and John McCoy collaborated on the GMT (Guy McCoy Tormé) band project, releasing two albums in 2006 and 2008. Tormé died in 2019, Underwood in 2024.
Funeral For a Friend closed the promotional activity for Hours in the Summer of 2006, with a series of UK shows rescheduled from February. Most of the original dates had been cancelled because Matt Davies had suffered from a bout of laryngitis. Several other shows were scheduled in the UK…
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In 2006, the band held two special concerts (in London and Glasgow) playing their 1991 album Bandwagonesque in its entirety.
the BBC Electric Proms at the Roundhouse in London in 2006
The band finished recording their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not , at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire in January 2006 with British record producer Jim Abbiss producing. Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not became the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history,…
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The rest of 2006 was spent writing and recording the band’s third album.
The album went on to be certified quadruple platinum in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) within a year and certified platinum across Europe by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The success of their debut album brought the band into mainstream media attention, winning the…
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In early 2006 Napalm Death headlined a tour with Kreator , A Perfect Murder , and Undying.
In 2006, the band received NME awards for ‘Best Album’ for Employment and ‘Best Dressed’ for Ricky Wilson.