The band performed their first concert since October 2016 at the House of Blues in Boston on April 28, 2018.
The album, When Legends Rise , was released on April 27, 2018.
For Record Store Day on 21 April 2018, Led Zeppelin released a 7″ single “Rock and Roll” (Sunset Sound Mix) / “Friends” (Olympic Studio Mix) , their first single in 21 years.
On April 20, 2018, a second single was released, titled “Sham Pain”.
At the press room of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 14, 2018, Cantrell revealed that Alice in Chains had just signed with BMG , and that they had finished mixing their new album.
During an interview with Guitar World published on April 11, 2018, Jerry Cantrell said that the album was recorded at four studios. After recording at Studio X in Seattle, the band went to Nashville to record vocals and lead guitars at Nick Raskulinecz’s home studio. But Cantrell had to take…
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On 7 April 2018, the band celebrated its 40th anniversary with a grand concert at the Arena. In the blocks of the program, different ages of the oeuvre of Beatrice and Feró Nagy were recalled. The concert was opened by a speech by Lajos Miklóska, and later several guests appeared:…
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On April 5, 2018, the band released “Fake” as the lead single from And Justice for None .
The band’s longtime-producer, Kato Khandwala , was involved in a motorcycle accident in April 2018 and died later due to injuries from the crash. Speaking about Khandwala’s death, Taylor Momsen stated:
In April 2018, founder member and original drummer Ray Phillips published his autobiography.