In April 2018, it was revealed that their former singer Howard Jones would appear on their new album performing a duet with Leach for the song ” The Signal Fire “.
The band played five dates in April 2018, at Moscow , St Petersburg , Helsinki , Berlin , and Prague . The shows were well-attended, with Helsinki a sell-out. The set-list again varied from night-to-night, with an almost 50/50 selection of Rainbow and Deep Purple songs.
On 1 April 2018, the band debuted a new song, “Over It”, on BBC Radio 1. The song was the first single off their sixth studio album, Gravity , which was confirmed for release on 29 June 2018.
On April 1, 2018, Babymetal posted a video to YouTube entitled “Metal Resistance Episode VII – The Revelation”. In the video, it is explained that a “dark side” of Babymetal exists, “with seven metal spirits”, and that a “new era is about to begin”.
Also released for the celebration was a reissue of How the West Was Won on 23 March 2018, which includes the album’s first pressing on vinyl.
The eighteenth album, Firepower , was released on 9 March 2018, with a world tour taking place thereafter, beginning in North America with Saxon and Black Star Riders as their support acts. Firepower achieved a new peak in the US, where it peaked at number five, where it sold over…
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In March 2018, Korn embarked on a Japanese tour with support from Deadly Apples , including a stop at Vans Warped Tour Japan .
In March 2018, We Are X was named the “Best Music Film” in the Space Shower Music Awards .
In March 2018, Evanescence announced that Lindsey Stirling would be joining the second North American leg as part of Evanescence’s Synthesis Tour . While their focus would remain on touring, Lee stated during a July 2018 interview on WRIF that the band would begin working on their next studio album.
About a potential studio album under the Pumpkins United line-up, Deris stated in March 2018: “We certainly have lots and lots of talks [about it]. This summer, if the chemistry goes on like this, then everything is possible. After recording that particular “Pumpkins United” song, we realized that it’s easy…
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