More popular than Jesus quoted Lennon's comments in July, extensive protests broke out in the US, particularly throughout the Bible Belt. Some radio stations stopped playing Beatles songs, their records were publicly burned, press conferences were cancelled, and threats were made. The controversy coincided with the group's US tour in August 1966, and Lennon and Brian Epstein attempted to quell the dispute at a series of press conferences. Some tour events experienced disruption and intimidation, including a picketing by the Ku Klux Klan. Press coverage of their just-released album "Revolver" was also overshadowed by the controversy. Shortly after the controversy broke, Lennon apologised for
More Than a Thousand in Setúbal, Portugal in 2001. They moved to London in 2005 to reach a wider audience. More Than A Thousand’s debut album “Volume II: The Hollow” is a follow up to the EP “Trailers Are Always More Exciting Than Movies”, billed as '13 songs about loss, separation and human decay'. It is based on the band's experiences in the previous two tumultuous years. "Volume II: The Hollow" was recorded and produced in 2006 at Tonteknik studios in Umea, Sweden, under the supervision of Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lovström, the team that had produced Refused, Poison the Well, Cult of Luna