In Late 2016, the band supported Bullet for My Valentine on a European tour.
The band abruptly announced an end-of-year hiatus on April 3, 2016, due to Yomi’s functional dysphonia.
Around 2016, the band began to taper off their shows and activity on social media, marking the hiatus of the band.
While touring with The Smashing Pumpkins, Manson indicated a “strong possibility” of working with Corgan on new material, and also revealed plans to collaborate with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis on a ” Southern -sounding, acoustic” project. Manson announced in an interview with KEGL in November that work had begun on…
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The team folded in 2016.
American Standards began writing for what was to become their full-length album Anti-Melody in early 2016. During this time the band had transitioned to the drummer Mitch Hosier of the thrash punk band Moovalya. American Standards continued to book DIY tours, now with over 250 shows under their belt and…
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In 2016, Kiss conducted a summer tour titled the Freedom to Rock Tour that visited less-frequented cities and smaller venues. The tour ran throughout the summer, with opening acts Caleb Johnson and the Dead Daisies .
On 28 December 2015, Lemmy died, four days after celebrating his 70th birthday. He was the second Motörhead member to die in 2015, following Phil Taylor the previous month. The band posted the following message on Facebook:
A few days later, the band’s long-time manager Todd Singerman told the press that Lemmy had experienced chest pains two days after his 70th birthday party (held at Whisky a Go Go ) and visited into the emergency room, but was released the next day. However, Singerman was concerned because…
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On December 20, 2015, the members of Versailles shared news of a reunion on their official Twitter accounts.