In March 2019, Manson announced that he was nearly finished recording his next studio album and that country musician Shooter Jennings was involved.
Later that year, drummer Gil Sharone announced he was leaving the band to pursue “other current and future projects”, with former Black Flag drummer Brandon Pertzborn hired as his replacement.
Tankian composed music for I Am Not Alone , a 2019 documentary film about the 2018 Armenian revolution . He was also an executive producer of the film.
In October 2018, the duo launched a PledgeMusic campaign to raise funds for production of the new album, tentatively titled ReBus . On July 18, 2019, Richard Patrick announced via Filter’s Facebook that he and Liesegang would not release ReBus due to PledgeMusic’s bankruptcy. Instead, Patrick announced he will focus…
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In July 2018, Manson embarked on the Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour in the US with co-headliner Rob Zombie and special guest Deadly Apples .
The band released their ninth studio album, Bad Witch , on June 22, 2018. The band also announced the “Cold and Black and Infinite 2018 North America Tour”, where it toured with the Jesus and Mary Chain . To prevent ticket scalping , the band took the unusual step of…
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On April 24, 2018, The VAST Companion was made available for pre-order, a book detailing the stories behind VAST songs: “The book goes into where he [Jon] was when he wrote them, what went into making them, and the stories behind each song. Written with humor, introspection, and tenderness, this…
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In March 2018, it was announced that the next VAST album proper will be called Black Magic . “She Is Murder” will be the first single lifted from the album, and its music video has been officially posted online.
On April 22, 2018, the official VAST shop website announced the track listing for Black Magic , as well as two other releases: a limited edition EP for the song “She Is Murder,” along with a follow-up to the Jon Crosby solo release Posthumous Serenade titled “More Posthumous Serenades”.
and the third and final EP of the trilogy to follow in 2018.