By 2017, Scholz had begun writing new material for the seventh Boston album. He told the Sun Herald in April of that year, “I find that I’m in a position that I really need to write things that we can play at the shows. We play basically everything that people…
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In April 2017, both sisters said the band had not permanently disbanded with Ann saying they were simply on hiatus.
an April 2017 article in Rolling Stone reported that they had not spoken to one another since the 2016 tour ended and only sporadically contacted one another through text messaging.
On March 22, 2017, former drummer Sib Hashian died after collapsing on a Legends of Rock cruise ship.
In March 2017, three-fifths of the original lineup (Bonnet, Waldo and Shea) reunited for three shows in Japan, which also included Conrado Pesinato and Mark Benquechea on guitar and drums respectively. The performances were recorded for the live album/DVD Parole Denied – Tokyo 2017 , which was released on December…
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In March 2017, Vixen parted ways with lead guitarist Gina Stile and chose Britt Lightning to succeed her. Lightning had previously played in Jaded, another all-female band that is defunct. Initially, in a June 2018 interview, Petrucci said that the band’s new album was to come out in 2019. During…
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On 10 February 2017, the band released And There Will be a Next Time … Live from Detroit , a double live album and concert video.
In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the ceremony held on April 7 at the Barclays Center in New York City, Pat Monahan gave the introduction speech. The members included in the induction were all based from their debut album up to when…
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The band continued to perform shows in North America and Europe on the Kissworld Tour throughout 2017 and 2018.
In mid-2017, Europe announced their eleventh studio album, titled Walk the Earth . The album was released on 20 October via CD with bonus DVD and digital download.