During late May 2007 the band began listing Epic Records as its label on their MySpace.
In May 2007, longtime Kutless guitarist Ryan Shrout decided to leave Kutless, after his daughter was diagnosed with a rare eye disease. Shrout chose to support his family during this time and left Kutless to do so. Nick DePartee, who had been a guitar tech for the band, took Shrout’s…
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In May 2007, the single “Face Down” was featured in the movie Georgia Rule . The song was also used in Madden NFL 07 as well as the 2007 EVER OSL Starleague (Ongamenet) . Additional songs used during that OSL season were “Waiting” and “Atrophy”.
The band formed in Ellicott City, Maryland , United States in summer 2006 to write their first EP, There Is No Such Thing as Science , which drew the attention of Hopeless Records and other labels in 2007. They signed with Hopeless Records in May 2007. They then re-released their…
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In May 2007, Krier, Schultejann, and drummer Chris Smith of 15 Minutes Late and Logan Square, formed a side project, American Taxi. Their first single, “The Mistake”, was released on Memorial Day 2007 on their Myspace page. American Taxi has since released an EP entitled Runaway Songs , containing “The…
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Borland announced touring dates for May 2007 opening for Chevelle in April. While staying in Texas for a show, Chevelle was robbed of their equipment and canceled all tour dates for that week. Black Light Burns was unsatisfied with not playing for this time and played a few shows to…
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In May 2007, four years after its release, it was certified Gold for surpassing 500,000 sales in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America .
Released in May 2007, United Abominations debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 54,000 copies in the first week. In March, Megadeth began a North American tour opening for the newly reformed Heaven & Hell . The band played with Down for Canadian shows and with Machine Head…
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Joel and Benji Madden, Good Charlotte’s lead singer and guitarist respectively, co-hosted the Australian MTV Video Music Awards with Fergie on April 29, 2007, where the band also won the “Viewers Choice Australia” award for “Keep Your Hands Off My Girl”.
Rage Against the Machine reunited to headline the final day of the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29, in front of an EZLN backdrop to the largest crowds of the festival.