In the meantime, the band teamed up with Moi dix Mois , D and Matenrou Opera for the four-date Japanese Visual Metal tour between September 22 and October 2, 2023.
On September 10, Yuki announced that rather than taking a hiatus like previously stated, he would instead be retiring from music completely after Versailles’ December 14 concert at Zepp Haneda.
On September 6, 2023, it was announced that lead guitarist Kiko Loureiro would temporarily be leaving the North American portion of the Crush the World Tour and that he would be replaced by Teemu Mäntysaari .
a went on a joint tour with Lamb of God in North America in September and October.
In September 2023, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy told AXS TV that only a small number of bands had “really kickstarted things” on the Sunset Strip, naming Roxx Regime (later Stryper ), Dante Fox (later Great White ), W.A.S.P. , Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe , and Ratt as the core group.
Welch later stated in a September 2023 interview that a release of new material in 2024 was likely: “Yeah, [there will be] new music coming out next year. I don’t know. We’re just kind of in hiding right now, just doing our own thing.”
The Birmingham Royal Ballet presented Black Sabbath: The Ballet which premiered at the Birmingham Hippodrome in September 2023,
In September 2023, Throwdown appeared at Furnace Fest . It was the first Throwdown show with the lineup of Peters, Mentley, Choiniere, and Dussault since 2007. A 20th anniversary edition of Haymaker dubbed Haymaker XX arrived via Pit Viper in late 2023.
On August 18, 2023, Babymetal released the single “Metali!!” featuring Tom Morello , with Momometal providing a spoken interlude in the song.
In 2023, the band headlined the Bloodstock Open Air festival in August