On 3 September 2015, it was announced that Black Sabbath would embark on their final tour, titled The End , from January 2016 to February 2017.
In September 2015, Blotzer took over control of WBS, a company he set up with DeMartini and Pearcy in 1997 to handle Ratt business, over the objection of DeMartini and announced that he had “taken control” of Ratt and his Ratt Experience lineup was the real Ratt and would be…
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While touring the album as the “40th anniversary Tour”, Motörhead had to cut short their Salt Lake City show on 27 August 2015 (in the Rocky Mountains) due to Lemmy’s breathing problems (the result of an altitude sickness ) and then they had to cancel completely day-off their Denver Riot…
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Venom was set for release on 14 August 2015
the same day an expansive UK tour was announced
Also in August 2015 Godsmack announced a new leg of North American dates that would keep the band busy through mid-November.
In August 2015, the band announced the name of the album, Threat to Survival , and its release date of September 18, 2015. The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 65,000 in the first week, lower than their prior album, Amaryllis. Despite the drop in sales,…
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Finger Eleven issued their seventh album, Five Crooked Lines , on July 31, 2015, and released the lead single “Wolves and Doors” to Canadian radio. The album received favourable reviews, charted for one week, and reached No 44 on the charts. They set out on their cross-Canada Fall of the…
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Their first US tour with the reunited lineup, supporting Clutch , was announced on July 28, 2015.
Their third studio album, Node , and first with new vocalist Marcus Bridge, was released on 24 July 2015, with Will Putney producing, which reached No. 1.