 The Awakening performed one of its first 2008 US shows as a headliner of HM Magazine’s stage at Cornerstone Festival 2008.Nyte’s fifth solo album, "The Valley", was released in South Africa in October 2008 and in the USA in June 2010.In 2009 The Awakening completed another US tour in promotion of the eighth studio album, "Tales of Absolution and Obsoletion" released June 2009.