The January 2018 issue of Neo magazine named X Japan the “Best Musical Act” in their annual awards, with We Are X named the “Best Asian Movie”.
Following his successful surgery, the band then supported Iron Maiden on their Legacy of The Best World Tour from May to August.
In January 2018, the band announced that they would be reissuing The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited on April 13 for Record Store Day
Rainbow released another live album and DVD, Memories in Rock II in 2018, which chronicles a live show in Germany. The final track on the album, “Waiting for a Sign”, is a studio track recorded with the current band line-up, and marked Rainbow’s first song in 23 years.
Since Motörhead’s break-up, Campbell and Dee remained musically active, the former until his death in 2026. Campbell went on to form Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons . The band originally focused on performing Motörhead songs at major festivals. The band has subsequently performed in supporting slots with Guns N’…
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Plans for a new album were ultimately scrapped when on January 22, 2018, Slayer announced their farewell world tour through a video featuring a montage of press clippings, early posters and press photos spanning the band’s entire career. Although the members of Slayer have never publicly explained why they were…
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In 2018, it was announced that Malmsteen had signed with Mascot Records, with a new studio album expected the following year.
In January 2018, Def Leppard announced they would embark on a 58-date North American tour with Journey . The tour included ten dates in baseball stadiums, a first for the band, with special guests Cheap Trick. The tour was highly successful, as the bands played in front of more than…
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It released the long-awaited sophomore album in 2018, titled Dictator , under the name “Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway”.
On December 2, 2018, Holt announced that he would not perform the remainder of the band’s European tour to be with his dying father. Vio-lence and former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel would fill in for him as a result.