Sam Jodrey, the drummer, hurt his back in 2008 and all following shows had to be cancelled, the band never reunited afterwards.
The tour ended on June 2, 2008, at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids , Michigan . During the show Roth stated multiple times that this would not be their final show and that they would “see everyone next time.” At this show the arena sign was altered to…
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In mid-2008, they wrote and recorded the score of the documentary feature film The Dungeon Masters .
The 2008 Gigantour, with 29 North American dates, began shortly afterwards.
In 2008, RIM commissioned Copeland to write a “soundtrack” for the BlackBerry Bold smart phone. He created a highly percussive theme of one minute’s length from which he evolved six ringtones and a softer ‘alarm tone’ that are preloaded on the device.
Randy Torres, who had been gradually becoming less involved in the band over the previous several albums, decided to leave the band in late 2008 to work for Tooth and Nail records, and later, Microsoft . Steven Dail followed suit approximately one year later, citing the need to stop touring…
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Vermillion enjoyed a solo career now playing his own folk and American roots songs as well as covering many classic but perhaps lesser-known American country artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Merle Haggard and Jim Croce. He plays shows frequently in the Seattle area and also DJs under the name…
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The band released a 10-song collections disc titled Selective Wreckage on Bridge 9 in late 2008.
Mangano was replaced by vocalist Cathy Richardson in early 2008, and Prince was replaced by the reinstated Baldwin.
Also in 2008, he was commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to create a percussion piece involving primarily Indonesian instruments.