After their return to the United States in support of Start From Skratch, the band was approached to do a split EP called Hybrid with the Italian pop punk band Melody Fall . The EP consisted of eight songs; four from Better Luck Next Time, and four from Melody Fall.…
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King’s X again worked with Michael Wagener on its second album for InsideOut Music titled XV , released in May 2008. They spent mid-2008 touring with the band Extreme as part of a travelling version of the Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp . Live dates in the U.S. in December…
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In May 2008, it was announced that Eric Wagner had left the band and had been replaced by Kory Clarke of Warrior Soul . Jeff Olson also announced his departure from the band in July 2008 to continue with his own band, Retro Grave . Olson’s last show with Trouble…
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In March and May 2008, tracks were recorded for the new studio album released on September 2, 2008, Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty . In addition to the current members, Grace Slick made contributions to the bonus track on the album, and Marty Balin and Jack Casady appear on a recording…
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In an interview with the UK’s Metal Hammer magazine in May 2008, Heafy said that their new album was to have “more thrash influences, more screaming.”
The touring cycle continued with a US headlining tour in May of 2008, alongside Throwdown .
held their first public show on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 1.
Even If It Kills Me was released on September 18, 2007, and represented a large leap from the group’s last chart performance: it peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the magazine’s Independent Albums chart. ” This Is for Real ” became their best-charting single,…
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the following month, Stone Temple Pilots announced they were reuniting for a 65-date North American tour.
In 2008, Mudhoney began recording their next album with producer Tucker Martine , The Lucky Ones , which was released in May 2008. Shortly thereafter, Sub Pop released a deluxe, remastered edition of Superfuzz Bigmuff . The reissue contained the original EP in its correct running order, along with singles,…
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