In June, they performed at the Download Festival at the Donington Park motorsports circuit in Leicestershire, England, followed by the last concert of the short tour at Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago.
Later that month, the band started recording an album.
Last Rites , released on April 12, 2011, featured the studio return of Griffin after more than 15 years. Turley and Tomaselli also played on the album. In June 2012, Pentagram announced that drummer Sean Saley had joined the band. At the end of that year, they announced an amicable…
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The band’s only concert in 2012 was a five-song acoustic set on May 31 at the eighth annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert honoring Jerry Cantrell.
On 21 May 2012, at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, Black Sabbath played their first concert since 2005, with Tommy Clufetos playing the drums.
In an interview published in May 2012, Cantrell explained, “The thing that set me back is I had some bone spurs [and] cartilage issues in my shoulders. I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I’ve had them both done now. It’s a repetitive…
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On 16 April 2012, the band’s ninth studio album, Weather Systems , was released via Kscope . The album entered the UK album charts at No. 50 and the German album charts at No. 19.
In an April 2012 interview with Drop-D, guitarist Dave Chandler was asked if Saint Vitus was going to make another album after Lillie: F-65 . His response was, “Right now we’re just taking it step by step to see how people respond to [the new album]. There would be no…
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In February 2012, Kory Clarke left Trouble. Kyle Thomas, who was with the band from 1997 to 2000, took his place. Also in February 2012, two original members of Trouble — vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff Olson — joined forces with the band’s longtime bassist Ron Holzner in a…
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In February 2012, drummer Ward announced that he would not participate further in the band’s reunion until he was offered a “signable contract”.