2006

This page is about events and releases from the year 2006.
== Events ==
== Fictional Events ==
=== Unknown Dates ===
* Events of Resident Evil 5's Lost in Nightmares occur
=== February 5-December 22 ===
* Events of Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield occur
=== March 28-April 23 ===
* Events of Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow occur
== Film ==
== Music ==
=== Album Releases ===
====January-June====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
January 23 	Arctic Monkeys 	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Punk Rock · Hard Rock
January 24 	P.O.D. 	Testify 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
January 24 	Yellowcard 	Lights and Sounds 	Pop Punk
February 22	Since October 	Gasping for Hope 	Post-Grunge
February 22	Zebrahead 	Broadcast to the World 	Pop Punk · Rap Rock
February 28	Hawthorne Heights 	If Only You Were Lonely 	Emo · Post-Hardcore
March 21 	The Appleseed Cast 	Peregrine 	Emo · Post-Grunge · Folk Rock · Progressive Rock
March 21 	From First to Last 	Heroine 	Emo · Post-Hardcore
March 21 	Hurt 	Vol. 1 	Post-Grunge · Progressive Rock
April 1 	The Vines 	Vision Valley 	Punk Rock · Post-Grunge · Psychedelic Rock · Hard Rock
April 11 	Saves the Day 	Sound the Alarm 	Emo · Pop Punk
April 20 	Ice Nine Kills 	Last Chance to Make Amends 	Pop Punk · Post-Hardcore
April 25 	Godsmack 	IV 	Nu Metal · Hard Rock · Heavy Metal
April 25 	Taking Back Sunday 	Louder Now 	Emo · Pop Punk · Post-Hardcore
April 28 	Tool 	10,000 Days 	Progressive Rock · Heavy Metal
May 2 	Pearl Jam 	Pearl Jam 	Grunge · Hard Rock
May 2 	Thursday 	A City By the Light Divided 	Hardcore Punk
May 8 	Hoobastank 	Every Man for Himself 	Post-Grunge · Pop Rock · Emo
May 9 	Red Hot Chili Peppers 	Stadium Arcadium 	Pop Rock · Rap Rock
May 15 	Architects 	Nightmares 	Metalcore
May 30 	Alien Ant Farm 	Up in the Attic 	Pop Punk · Post-Grunge
June 6 	AFI 	Decemberunderground 	Hardcore Punk · Emo
June 6 	Hed P.E. 	Back 2 Base X 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Punk Rock
June 13 	Three Days Grace 	One-X 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock · Emo
June 20 	Cute is What We Aim For	The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch 	Pop Rock · Emo
June 20 	Underoath 	Define the Great Line 	Metalcore · Hardcore Punk · Emo
June 27 	Dashboard Confessional 	Dusk and Summer 	Pop Rock · Emo
====July-December====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
July 3 	Muse 	Black Holes and Revelations 	Progressive Rock · Electrorock
July 11 	Soul Asylum 	The Silver Lining 	
July 18 	The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus	Don't You Fake It 	Pop Punk · Post-Hardcore · Emo
July 25 	Gym Class Heroes 	As Cruel as School Children 	Hip Hop · Rap Rock
July 28 	Sabaton 	Attero Dominatus 	Heavy Metal · Thrash Metal · Progressive Rock
August 1 	Powerman 5000 	Destroy What You Enjoy 	Punk Rock
August 8 	Breaking Benjamin 	Phobia 	Nu Metal · Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
August 8 	The Jonas Brothers 	It's About Time 	Pop Rock · Pop Punk
August 22 	Lamb of God 	Sacrament 	Metalcore · Thrash Metal
September 4 	Audioslave 	Revelations 	Hard Rock · Post-Grunge
September 12	Barenaked Ladies 	Barenaked Ladies Are Me 	Pop Rock · Folk Rock · Grunge
September 12	Everclear 	Welcome to the Drama Club 	Grunge · Pop Rock
September 12	Mastodon 	Blood Mountain 	Progressive Rock
September 12	Papa Roach 	The Paramour Sessions 	Hard Rock · Rap Rock · Glam Metal
September 12	Plain White T's 	Every Second Counts 	Pop Punk · Pop Rock · Emo
September 19	Mushroomhead 	Savior Sorrow 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Electorock · Progressive Rock
September 19	New Found Glory 	Coming Home 	Pop Punk
September 25	Evanescence 	The Open Door 	Nu Metal · Progressive Rock · Baroque Rock · Emo
September 26	The Lemonheads 	The Lemonheads 	Punk Rock
September 26	Saosin 	Saosin 	Emo
October 3 	Skillet 	Comatose 	Post-Grunge · Nu Metal · Baroque Rock
October 6 	Pleymo 	Alphabet Prison 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
October 10 	Melvins 	(A) Senile Animal 	Grunge
October 10 	Senses Fail 	Still Searching 	Emo · Post-Hardcore
October 10 	Trivium 	The Crusade 	Thrash Metal · Progressive Rock
October 20 	My Chemical Romance 	The Black Parade 	Emo · Punk Rock · Post-Hardcore · Hard Rock
October 30 	Bring Me the Horizon 	Count Your Blessings 	Deathcore
October 31 	Deftones 	Saturday Night Wrist 	Progressive Rock
November 7 	Bowling for Soup 	The Great Burrito Extortion Case 	Pop Punk
November 21 	Brand New 	The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me	Emo · Post-Hardcore
November 21 	Killswitch Engage 	As Daylight Dies 	Metalcore
November 24 	Incubus 	Light Grenades 	Post-Grunge · Pop Rock
==Television==
==Video Games==
===Game Releases===
Date 	Title 	Platform 	Genres
February 16 	Star Wars: Empire at War 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy · Grand Strategy
February 28 	The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II	PC · X360 	Real-Time Strategy
March 7 	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 	X360 · XBOX · PS2 · PC 	Tactical Shooter · First-Person Shooter · Third-Person Shooter
March 16 	Final Fantasy XII 	PS2 	Role-Playing Game
March 20 	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 	PC · X360 	Role-Playing Game
March 23 	Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War 	PS2 	Simulation
April 7 	Tomb Raider: Legend 	PC · X360 · PS2 · XBOX · GCN 	Action-Adventure
May 26 	Hitman: Blood Money 	PC · X360 · PS2 · XBOX 	Stealth
September 12	Company of Heroes 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy
September 22	Just Cause 	PC · X360 · XBOX · PS2 	Action-Adventure · Open World
October 10 	The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning 	PS2 · XBOX · GCN · NDS · GBA 	Action-Adventure
October 17 	Battlefield 2142 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
October 18 	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 	PC · X360 · PS3 · WII · XBOX · PS2 · GCN	Stealth
November 7 	Call of Duty 3 	PS2 · PS3 · XBOX · X360 · WII 	First-Person Shooter
November 9 	Garry's Mod 	PC 	Sandbox
November 10 	Medieval II: Total War 	PC 	Grand Strategy · Real-Time Strategy
November 14 	Warhammer: Mark of Chaos 	PC 	Real-Time Strategy
November 22 	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 	PC · X360 · PS3 	First-Person Shooter · Tactical Shooter
== See Also ==
Category:2006