On July 21, 2015, the direct-to-DVD animated crossover film Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery was released featuring Stanley, Simmons, Thayer, and Singer as themselves. The soundtrack of the film included a combination of old hits and one new track, “Don’t Touch My Ascot”.
In June 2015, Deen Castronovo was arrested following a domestic altercation. He was fired by Journey in August and was ultimately replaced by Omar Hakim on the band’s 2015 tour. In 2016, Steve Smith again returned as Journey’s drummer, reuniting all of the members of the Escape-Frontiers-Trial by Fire lineup…
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Europe’s tenth studio album, War of Kings was released on 2 March 2015 by UDR Records. It was produced by Dave Cobb, producer for bands such as Rival Sons . This was followed in March 2015 by a 14-date tour of the UK co-headlining with Black Star Riders , supported…
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This was followed in February 2015 with the announcement of a 2015 US summer tour with Styx and Tesla from June to October 2015. The tour was then extended to include dates in Japan and Australia throughout November, and a tour of the UK and Ireland with Whitesnake in December.
On January 28, 2015, Kiss released a collaboration single with the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z , titled ” Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na “. It was the first time Kiss had issued a collaboration record with another artist. In Japan, it was released physically in…
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In 2015, Blackmore announced that he would play “all rock” concerts in the summer of 2016 under the banner “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow”, his first rock shows since 1997.
On March 31, 2015, lead singer Steven Tyler stated that he was working on his first solo country album. On April 6, 2015, it was announced that Tyler signed a record deal with Scott Borchetta ‘s Dot Records (a division of the Big Machine Label Group ). On May 13,…
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In 2015, Boston launched another tour with a lineup consisting of Scholz, Pihl, DeCarlo, Ferrie, and new member Beth Cohen , who performed keyboards, rhythm guitar, and vocals. Cohen had previously recorded with the group on both Corporate America and Life, Love and Hope as a vocalist and flautist. Initially,…
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On June 10, 2015, Aerosmith embarked on the Blue Army Tour , which sent the band to 17 North American locations through August 7, 2015, many of them in smaller venues in secondary markets that the band has either never performed in or hasn’t performed in many years. The band…
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On July 31, 2015, Bon Jovi released twin lead singles “We Don’t Run” and “Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning” for the compilation album Burning Bridges . “Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning” had its premiere at the Austrian Radio Ö3 Hitradio on July 17, 2015, and “We Don’t Run”…
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