In 2025, though, the band launched a tour called “Wake Up!”, with dates in Latin America for the first time in ten years and a few US and Canada shows.
In January 2025, the band release the single ” I Believe “, which became the band’s first song to reach the top 10 on the US Mainstream Rock chart , peaking at number 4.
The band continued to tour throughout the spring, summer and fall of 2025, during which they played US dates with Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies , performed as one of the supporting acts for Black Sabbath ‘s final show in the UK, and toured the US with Amon Amarth .
— Daron Malakian (2025)
On May 12, 2025, Alcatrazz announced that they had signed with BraveWords Records and are planning to release a new album in 2026.
On April 25, 2025, Blind Illusion got together with original vocalist David White to play a historical show supporting Death Angel and Exodus (celebrating 40 years of Bonded by Blood) at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, California. Songs that have not been played live in over 40 years were: Destroyer,…
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Icon is still active as of 2025. Their current lineup is the same as the one that recorded their first two albums, Icon and Night of the Crime —vocalist Stephen Clifford, guitarists Dan Wexler and John Aquilino, bassist Tracy Wallach and drummer Pat Dixon—and the band is currently working on…
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On October 25, 2025, Blind Illusion played Frost and Fire V Fest in Ventura, CA. They performed The Sane Asylum in its entirely for the first time in the band’s history.
which was released on 13 December 2024. The album features the recording of the band’s 16 September 2023 performance at Tokyo ‘s legendary Nippon Budokan .
On December 6, Babymetal was featured on the single “Bekhauf” by the Indian metal band Bloodywood .