In August 2023, Kisser revealed that Sepultura would celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2024 with a “special tour” that would not include Max and Igor Cavalera , as well as a live album.
until August 2023 when he stated that he was open to performing a one-off show, but expressed that he had “no desire to tour again” with Black Sabbath.
In 2023, the band headlined the Bloodstock Open Air festival in August
X Japan released the single ” Angel ” on July 28, 2023.
In July 2023, Keith Wallen confirmed that the band was working on new music and that a release could happen within a year.
That same month, following Elon Musk ‘s move to rebrand Twitter as “X”, it was reported that the Japanese branch of the company, then named “Twitter Japan”, would be rebranded as “X Japan”.
From July through September 2023, the band supported Disturbed in a North American tour alongside Jinjer .
Beyond Repair (a new band featuring Barney, Love, and Jackson) performed Indecision-era Throwdown songs at the Indecision Records 30th-anniversary show in July 2023.
On June 23, former drummer Lee Rausch died at the age of 58.
On June 21, they released their first single in 11 years, “Vogue”.