On 29 September 2014, Osbourne told Metal Hammer that Black Sabbath would begin work on their twentieth studio album in early 2015 with producer Rick Rubin , followed by a final tour in 2016.
Megadeth was scheduled to appear on Motörhead ‘s Motörboat cruise in late September, but withdrew because of Mustaine’s complications following his cervical spine surgery.
It was announced in September 2014 that founding vocalist Adrian Fitipaldes would be leaving the band. Northlane issued a statement via their Facebook page, citing an impact on Fitipaldes’ health as the catalyst. Northlane also announced that they will be accepting audition videos for a new vocalist.
In a September 2014 interview with Heavy Blog Is Heavy, drummer Reed Mullin confirmed that Corrosion of Conformity would reunite with guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan in 2015 to record a new album, followed by a tour. They planned to begin work on their new album in January 2015.
In September 2014, the band announced the album’s title as Knives to the Future and released its first song, “Spirit of Shiloh”, for streaming. The album was released on November 11, 2014.
On 28 August 2014, the band appeared on paranormal television show Most Haunted for an investigation at the Newton House in Llandeilo , Carmarthenshire .
They were announced on August 20, 2014, to be part of the Soundwave Festival in Australia.
Accept released their fourteenth studio album Blind Rage on 15 August 2014 and on their world tour, they played in Australia for the very first time. Blind Rage became Accept’s first album to debut at number one on the charts in their home country.
They played at the Heavy Montréal in Montreal , Canada on August 9, 2014 alongside Metallica , Slayer , and Anthrax ;
In 2014, the band recorded new album Sacrifice to Venus and released it on 8 August the same year.