Eventually, they were signed to Domino in June 2005. The band said they were attracted to the DIY ethic of Domino owner Laurence Bell, who ran the label from his flat and only signed bands that he liked personally. The UK’s Daily Star reported that this was followed in October…
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Bullet for My Valentine’s debut album, The Poison , was released on 3 October 2005 in the UK
The band spent much of 2005 in the studio in Glasgow working on their follow-up album, You Could Have It So Much Better , which was released on 3 October 2005. The band initially intended to leave the album self-titled like their debut, but they changed it to You Could…
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to coincide with the band’s October 2005 UK tour.
and in October released their next album, Rapture of the Deep , which was followed by the Rapture of the Deep tour .
In October 2005, Depeche Mode released their 11th studio album Playing the Angel . Produced by Ben Hillier , the album peaked at No. 1 in 18 countries and featured the hit single ” Precious “. This is their first album to feature lyrics written by Gahan and, consequently, the…
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Two years later, the band released their second album, Everyone Into Position on 19 September 2005. The album track “Meredith” was featured on the popular television drama The O.C. , and one of the album’s singles, “Music For A Nurse”, became the soundtrack to an Orange advertising campaign entitled Fish…
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The band’s first new album in almost eight years, A Bigger Bang , was released on 6 September 2005 to positive reviews, including a glowing write-up in Rolling Stone magazine. The album reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in the US. The single ” Streets of Love…
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Origin of Symmetry received positive reviews. NME gave it 9/10 and wrote: “It’s amazing for such a young band to load up with a heritage that includes the darker visions of Cobain and Kafka , Mahler and the Tiger Lillies , Cronenberg and Schoenberg , and make a sexy, populist…
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In early 2005, Ginger dissolved the Wildhearts again to briefly join the Brides of Destruction before setting out on his own as a full-time solo artist. Ginger then reformed the Wildhearts once again for a one-off gig at Scarborough Castle (Rock in the Castle) in September 2005. The 1994–1995 line-up…
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