In October 2006, R.E.M. was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. The band was one of five nominees accepted into the Hall that year, and the induction ceremony took place in March 2007 at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel .…
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In October, they set out on tour to promote the new album.
In October 2006, it was announced that Alkaline Trio had signed with V2 Records .
On October 1, 2006, Ben Collins officially launched Modern Art Records in partnership with Epic Records , but they have now denounced their partnership with Epic Records .
Cornell decided to delay the Revelations tour until 2007, because he wanted to “let the album come out for awhile [ sic ]” and also concentrate on his second solo album. The rest of the band went along; Morello also revealed his plans to release his debut solo album in…
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The album was released in October 2006 in Europe
Claudio Sanchez released an album from his side-project The Prize Fighter Inferno in October 2006 titled My Brother’s Blood Machine . Like Coheed and Cambria’s albums, it was a concept album, related to Coheed and Cambria via a character that appears in both stories: Jesse, “The Prize Fighter Inferno”. The…
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Trivium released The Crusade in October 2006.
In October 2006, Gnarls Barkley recorded a live session for Live from Abbey Road at Abbey Road Studios .
The single became the band’s first number-one on the UK Singles Chart in October 2006.