In July 2015, the band revealed dates for an upcoming North American fall headline tour. The run included dates with Sevendust .
On 29 June 2015, the band released the third single from the album ” You Want a Battle? (Here’s a War) “.
The band performed on June 28 at Makuhari Messe as part of the second night of Luna Sea’s Lunatic Fest.
On June 14, 2015, Hetfield and Hammett performed ” The Star-Spangled Banner ” live via electric guitars prior to game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California .
On 5 June 2015, prior to the band’s performance at the South Park festival in Tampere , Finland, bassist Peter Baltes told Kaaos TV that Accept planned to begin work on a new album after the conclusion of the Blind Rage tour. Asked in a July 2015 interview about the…
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In June 2015, it was discovered that the band members were working on a book, released as “Hellbook”.
In June 2015, Yoshiki announced X Japan’s sixth and first studio album in 20 years would be released on March 11, 2016.
In late June, the band began to promote pictures of an umbrella symbol being used as a tattoo, and on stickers, and posters across England, the United States, Australia, and Europe; it was later used for a promotional cover for the band’s first single.
In June 2015, Blotzer formed a band called Bobby Blotzer’s Ratt Experience. In August 2015, Croucier formed a touring band that played Ratt’s deep cuts, with the band debuting in September. Within days, Blotzer criticized Croucier for using the band’s logo, arguing trademark infringement.
It was also revealed that Bullet for My Valentine will headline London’s Camden Rocks festival which takes place on 30 May 2015.