Banali was forced to sit out several Quiet Riot shows throughout 2019 as he was receiving treatment for stage-IV pancreatic cancer , though he did not reveal his diagnosis until October of that year. He was replaced by either former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly or former W.A.S.P. drummer…
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In September, ahead of that year’s Global Citizen Festival , it was announced that Metallica would perform at the following year’s festival in September 2020 alongside artists such as Billie Eilish , Miley Cyrus and Coldplay , in what would be the final event of Global Poverty Project ‘s year-long…
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Throughout 2018, the band toured to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their 2003 album, The Reason , playing the record in its entirety. On August 16, 2019, the band announced that they would reissue The Reason on October 4 with a vinyl release and a digital version with bonus tracks.
In an interview with The Guardian in August 2019, Grohl stated: “It’s still hard to accept that I got to play in a band with [John Paul Jones]. Technically we’re still a band. […] We practice once every decade, and we’re coming up on another decade aren’t we? I don’t…
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Former Rough Cutt bassist Matt Thorne most recently played rhythm guitar with the band Platinum Overdose, whose debut album, Murder in High Heels , was released on the Demon Doll label in August 2019.
On March 9, 2019, Jon Bon Jovi announced via social media that the band is back in the studio recording its fifteenth studio album, which was to be released in early 2020. In August 2019, he announced that the album would be called 2020 . The release date was scheduled…
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News of a follow-up to the album began circulating as early as August 2019 when frontman Sully Erna revealed in an interview with Canada’s iHeartRadio that the band has been preparing to begin the songwriting process for the album.
On July 25, 2019, the song ” Under Your Scars ” hit number 1 for two weeks for the first time on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
The band’s 2019 North American headline tour with Chevelle and Three Days Grace went from July 21 to September 25.
Scott Stapp has since bridged away from Art of Anarchy , having released his third solo album, The Space Between the Shadows , on July 19, 2019.