In November 2008, Stanley stated to rock photographer Ross Halfin that a new Kiss album was in the works.
In 2008, the band headlined the “Stronger Than Hell” tour, which started May 26 in Seattle , Washington. The tour featured the recently reunited Christian metal forefathers Living Sacrifice , whose lead singer Bruce Fitzhugh was featured as a guest vocalist on Storm the Gates of Hell ‘ s track…
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Later that month, Simmons and Stanley both publicly confirmed the information about a new Kiss album:
Death Magnetic marked a return to the band’s traditional thrash metal sound. The album debuted at number one in the U.S., selling 490,000 units; Metallica became the first band to have five consecutive studio albums debut at number one in the history of the Billboard 200. A week after its…
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In November 2008, Larkin announced that the band would be reforming and recording a new album.
Tankian is also politically involved. Together with Tom Morello , he founded the organization Axis of Justice and often speaks publicly against violence and injustice in the world. Tankian released a new song “Fears” in November 2008 exclusively in support of Amnesty International ‘s Global Write-A-Thon.
In November 2008, Napalm Death’s fourteenth studio album, entitled Time Waits for No Slave , leaked onto the internet;
a prior DUI incident in November 2008
In November and December 2008, the band toured in Europe supporting Slipknot and Machine Head .
In 2008, Araya expressed uncertainty about the future of the band, and that he could not see himself continuing the career at a later age. He said that once the band finished its upcoming album, which was the final record in their contract, the band would sit down and discuss…
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