and their fourth album, A Dying Machine , was released in April 2018.
The band played five dates in April 2018, at Moscow , St Petersburg , Helsinki , Berlin , and Prague . The shows were well-attended, with Helsinki a sell-out. The set-list again varied from night-to-night, with an almost 50/50 selection of Rainbow and Deep Purple songs.
Also released for the celebration was a reissue of How the West Was Won on 23 March 2018, which includes the album’s first pressing on vinyl.
The band’s second self-titled album was released on March 16, 2018.
The eighteenth album, Firepower , was released on 9 March 2018, with a world tour taking place thereafter, beginning in North America with Saxon and Black Star Riders as their support acts. Firepower achieved a new peak in the US, where it peaked at number five, where it sold over…
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The third single ” Dylan & Caitlin ” was released as a download on 9 March 2018.
This Is as One was released in March 2018, accompanied by a unique co-headline tour with the two bands.
The album’s first single, ” Bulletproof “, was released ahead of the album on February 28, 2018.
The second single ” Distant Colours ” was released, also as a download, on 16 February 2018.
On 12 February 2018, Glenn Tipton revealed that he had Parkinson’s disease and would step down from touring. According to the band, the disease’s progression left him unable to play the more challenging material. Tipton stated that he was still a member of the band despite his diagnosis and did…
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