On March 17, 2025, it was announced that Anders Nyström was departing the band due to “creative preferences and scheduling issues.” Within a month of Nyström’s departure announcement, the band revealed their 13th studio album, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State , would be released on June 6 via…
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In a March 2025 interview with PowerOfMetal.cl , Faulkner said that the band began talks regarding the next album; both him and drummer Scott Travis hoping to begin work in 2026. On 15 March 2025, former drummer Les Binks died at the age of 73.
The album Satanic Rites of the Wildhearts was released on March 7, 2025, with a short tour of the United Kingdom by this line up to follow.
The Elevation tour resumed on March 2, 2025, in New Orleans
In 2025, Trapt embarked on a full band acoustic tour, with dates being added throughout the year. In March 2025, the band were announced to be a part of Ill Niño & Powerman 5000 ‘s “Taste of Armageddon Tour”, but were pulled from the bill the same month. Brown claimed…
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In a March 2025 interview with Rolling Stone , Hammett confirmed that he has been working on ideas for the next Metallica album: “I have 767 new ones for the next album. It is such a nightmare going through this stuff, too. And I’m the one responsible for all of…
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In March 2025, Beard temporarily left the tour due to illness, and was replaced by ZZ Top’s longtime drum technician, John Douglas.
The album was released on 14 February 2025 and reached number 2 on the Official UK album chart.
On February 11, 2025, the band announced four final shows to take place in India and Japan later that month,
The completed film premiered in IMAX in several countries on 7 February 2025.