metal

2014
Northlane Released deluxe edition

On 9 May 2014, the band released the deluxe edition of Singularity , which included an instrumental edition of the album.

Katatonia Bruce Soord temporary fill-in

Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief temporarily filled in Eriksson for the band’s May tour

Megadeth Brother died in May

After Ellefson’s brother died of cancer in May

Marilyn Manson (band) died in May 2014

The Pale Emperor was released on January 15 in the US. It is dedicated to Manson’s mother, who died in May 2014 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia . It was both a critical and commercial success, debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 with sales…
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Godsmack Album titled 1000hp

In May, Erna announced that the album would be titled 1000hp (1000 Horsepower).

Northlane FREE YOUR MIND

Northlane announced that they would curate their own festival called FREE YOUR MIND, with the first tour taking place in May 2014 in Australia. Northlane headlined the festival with support from Thy Art Is Murder , Veil of Maya , Volumes and Make Them Suffer . All dates on the…
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Children of Bodom toured eastern Australia

In May 2014, the band toured eastern Australia, visiting Brisbane , Sydney and Melbourne with Eye of the Enemy as support, along with Orpheus Omega in Melbourne, and Emergency Gate in Brisbane and Sydney.

Motörhead In mid-November 2013, Motörhead were due to embark on a European tour

In mid-November 2013, Motörhead were due to embark on a European tour alongside Saxon , followed by a tour in Germany and Scandinavia due to last until mid December 2013 but the dates were postponed and rescheduled for February and March 2014 due to Lemmy’s health problems. However, in January…
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Deftones released a track from Eros

On April 13, 2014, the first anniversary of Cheng’s death, Deftones released a track from Eros titled “Smile” on YouTube, the first officially released material from the long-shelved album. The video was removed by Warner Music Group two days later due to copyright infringement, despite the track having been uploaded…
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Kiss (band) cover of Rolling Stone

For the first time in the band’s 41-year history, Kiss was featured on the cover of the April 10, 2014 (Issue 1206) edition of Rolling Stone magazine.