From March until early May 2005, the band toured the United States, and in June and August were on the “30th Anniversary” tour in Europe. On 22 August, they were the subject of an hour-long documentary, Live Fast, Die Old , aired on Channel 4 as part of The Other…
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The North America-only version, Rock of Ages—The Definitive Collection , was released the following May.
For most of the years that followed Uriah Heep have returned to Britain for a tour or just their annual showcase concert, the Magicians Birthday Party , which in 2003 was held at the now demolished London Astoria . All the while Mick Box acted as a manager for the…
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In April 2005, Anthrax announced that the “classic” lineup of Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Dan Spitz, Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello would reform. At some shows on the following tour, they played Among the Living in its entirety. Although the lineup was expected to record a new album after the…
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A new studio album, Angel of Retribution , was released on 1 March 2005 (US) on Sony Music / Epic Records to critical and commercial success, earning the band a 2005 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best Album. A global tour in support of the album ensued. As for…
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the album was released in March 2005.
On February 18, 2005, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, and Sean Kinney reunited to perform for the first time in nine years at K-Rock Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert in Seattle.
In late 2005, the final line-up of Seikima-II held two different kinds of reunion tours in Japan for the 20th anniversary of their debut. The first tour included guitarist Jail O’Hashi, bassist Zod Hoshijima and enka singer Kiyoko Suizenji as special guests. The reunion tours were both very well received…
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In late 2005, Wounded Bird Records reissued both Rough Cutt Warner Bros. studio albums as a two-for-one single disc, Rough Cutt/Rough Cutt Wants You . British label Rock Candy reissued remastered versions of both albums in 2016, complete with 16-page full-color booklets, 3,500-word essays about the making of the albums…
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In 2005, Sean Kinney came up with the idea of doing a benefit concert