In May 2018, Alice in Chains headlined the festivals Carolina Rebellion , Lunatic Luau, Pointfest , Northern Invasion, the WMMR BBQ festival in Philadelphia, and the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus , Ohio on May 18, 2018, in which they paid tribute to Chris Cornell on the first…
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When asked in May 2018 if Anthrax had begun working on their twelfth studio album, guitarist Scott Ian stated, “Very, very, very preliminary stages. There’s a couple of really great riffs. Charlie’s sent around some really great ideas. But we haven’t actually started working on anything. We’ve just been too…
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In May 2018, Moreno was again asked about the new material and he stated the songs were “considerably heavier” than those on Gore .
That same month, Deftones embarked on a South American tour with support from Quicksand and Deadly Apples .
On May 1, 2018, Babymetal announced they were launching their own record label, named Babymetal Records.
During a May 2018 interview, Kisser noted that Sepultura would not have been possible without family support, not only from his own family, but also from the families of Max and Igor, and Paulo Jr.
Australia in May with Death Angel .
In May 2018, Wilk said a Rage Against the Machine reunion would make him happy, and that “it’s just really a matter of getting us all on the same page”.
The band performed their first concert since October 2016 at the House of Blues in Boston on April 28, 2018.
The album, When Legends Rise , was released on April 27, 2018.