In mid-2008, the band played all the U.S. dates of the “Easycore Tour” along with New Found Glory , Four Year Strong , Crime in Stereo and International Superheroes of Hardcore .
Later that year they were a part of the 2008 Mayhem Festival playing the Jägermeister Stage.
After two years of non-stop worldwide touring and an eventual relocation to Long Beach, California , Cold War Kids went back into the studio in spring 2008 with the producer of their first record, Kevin Augunas. Nathan described the record making process: “Throughout the record making process, we would write…
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In 2008, Tony Kanal collaborated with pop rock artist Pink on the album Funhouse . Kanal co-produced ” Sober “, co-wrote ” Funhouse ” and also sang back-up vocals on “Crystal Ball”.
During mid-2008, Underoath joined the 30-city Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour with bands such as Slipknot , Disturbed , Mastodon , and DragonForce . The tour began on July 9, 2008, and concluded in Buffalo, New York , on August 19, with Underoath headlining the tour’s stop at the Hot Topic…
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The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., immediately making it the second-highest-charting B-52s album ever. The band toured in support of the album and made appearances on talk shows, including The Tonight Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show , and performed on The Today…
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In 2008, Joey D’Amico and Joe Macre returned as Crack the Sky’s drummer and bassist, respectively. Additionally, the band headlined the ROSfest progressive music festival, and later a full-length DVD of their performance from that show and another performance called Crack the Sky, All Access was produced by Studio M…
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After supporting Thrice and Pelican for their spring 2008 tour
The Vegas Years , a collection of cover songs was released April 15, 2008 by Capitol Records. It contained a mix of newly recorded, previously released, live, and remixed older covers. To celebrate the release, Art and the band hosted a live video chat. They confirmed they would be touring…
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At the July 18, 2008, concert at Wolf Trap Farm Park , drummer Mark Trojanowski took paternity leave for his newborn child. Former Vertical Horizon and current Doobie Brothers drummer Ed Toth played in his absence.