On 9 February 2015, Bullet for My Valentine announced the departure of bassist Jason James, adding that they would announce a replacement when they felt “the time was right.” They went on to say that until the announcement, they’d be busy and focused on recording their new record.
This was followed in February 2015 with the announcement of a 2015 US summer tour with Styx and Tesla from June to October 2015. The tour was then extended to include dates in Japan and Australia throughout November, and a tour of the UK and Ireland with Whitesnake in December.
In February 2015, Tim Commerford said that uncertainty over when they might play again was typical of the band’s functioning, speculating: “It could be tomorrow; it could be 10 years from now”.
In late February 2015, just after the band had finished the new album’s drum tracks, Moreno told Rolling Stone that Deftones had written 16 songs during the album’s sessions. He described the album as “a little more of a heady record” than the previous album.
On January 28, 2015, Kiss released a collaboration single with the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z , titled ” Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na “. It was the first time Kiss had issued a collaboration record with another artist. In Japan, it was released physically in…
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Venom released their fourteenth studio album, From the Very Depths , on 27 January 2015. The band also played one song, “Rise”, they were working on in the studio, live for the audience at Rockfest 2014.
In an interview with Kerrang! on 21 January 2015, Matt revealed that Bullet for My Valentine will be hitting the studio next month with producer Colin Richardson who produced both The Poison and Scream Aim Fire , rather than Terry Date, who was the suggested producer initially. Tuck also said…
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On January 18, 2015, Alice in Chains performed in the halftime show of the NFC Championship Game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
On January 14, 2015, Five Finger Death Punch announced US Spring headline tour dates from April 25 to May 9, 2015, and their intention to enter the studio to write and record a new album.
One track from the album, ” Cupid Carries a Gun ” was used as the opening theme to Salem from its second episode onwards, which premiered on US television on April 27. In October, a large portion of the album track ” Killing Strangers ” was predominantly featured in the…
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