In May 2015, the band announced that their fifth studio album was completed, and on June 16, almost six years after their last album, the album, Dopamine , was released. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, selling just over 21,000 copies in its first week. Two…
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In May 2015, the band recorded a live record as a 20th anniversary event at Club Red in Mesa, Arizona. The band included songs that spanned over the length of its 20-year history. It will be the band’s first full band live album.
After declaring in 2007 that Ash would no longer release albums, the band released the album Kablammo! in May 2015. It was preceded by the single “Cocoon”, and “Free” and “Machinery” were released as follow-up singles. In December 2016 the live album Live on Mars: London Astoria 1997 was released,…
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The band embarked on an international tour in May 2015, beginning with shows in England, Scotland, Spain, and Italy, followed by a North American tour, which included performances at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival and the Montreal Pop festival.
On August 22, 2014, the band announced Hits , a compilation album of their most successful singles to date, plus two new songs. On September 25, 2014, Billy Talent released one of the two new songs as a single, titled “Kingdom of Zod”. The single did not receive a lot…
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In May 2015, the band released their eighth album, Wonder Future , produced by Masafumi Gotoh.
The band released their seventh studio album, Sol Invictus , in May 2015. The songs on the album were influenced by The Cramps , Link Wray and Siouxsie and the Banshees . Speaking to Revolver , Gould described the song “Cone of Shame” as “blues-based rock and roll” that also…
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The single ” Strövtåg i hembygden ” remained in the Swedish radio top ten charts for 127 weeks in May 2015.
In May 2015, as Fuel geared up to join Everclear on their Summerland Tour, ex- Filter bass player Phil Buckman temporarily replaced Brad Stewart, with Stewart himself filling in for the band Saliva . Although Brad stated he was scheduled to re-join Fuel on June 9, the temporary switch proved…
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In May 2015, Larry Mullins replaced Adamson as a guest touring member