Later that year, drummer Gil Sharone announced he was leaving the band to pursue “other current and future projects”, with former Black Flag drummer Brandon Pertzborn hired as his replacement.
During the spring of 2019, the band went on tour an co headlining tour alongside Parkway Drive dubbed the “Collapse the World Tour.”
Pentagram resurfaced in January 2019, announcing the return of vocalist Bobby Liebling, with guitarist Matt Goldsborough in place of Victor Griffin. They embarked on their first US tour with Liebling since his arrest in the spring of 2019, and plans for a new album by the band were announced. Griffin…
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On February 11, 2019, Leatherwolf announced on their Facebook page that they had parted ways with lead vocalist and original member Michael Olivieri for reasons unknown. On August 1, 2019, the band officially introduced Keith Adamiak as their new lead vocalist, and announced the return of original guitarist Geoff Gayer…
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In 2019, Malmsteen released Blue Lightning , featuring blues rock songs – mainly covers – with Malmsteen’s virtuoso playing.
In January 2019, Metal Addicts reported that D.R.I. had been working on their first full-length studio album since 1995’s Full Speed Ahead , though no new material has been released as of 2026. In 2025, the band participated in the Hell’s Heroes music festival held at the White Oak Music…
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The band released Phantom Limb on February 1, 2019. The single, which was mixed and mastered by Kevin Antreassian of The Dillinger Escape Plan, was premiered on Metal Injection with a Reddit AMA on r/metalcore. Phantom Limb was also featured in issue 360 of Alternative Press magazine.
As of April 28, 2019, the Accüsed are, according to founding member and guitarist, Niemeyer, “…once again active; with new material slated to be released Summer 2019, as well as a vintage 1983 Live gig from Missoula , Montana coming out on P.I.G. Records in 2019…” Niemeyer stated The ACCUSED…
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On September 11, 2018, Keenan announced via Twitter that production on the record was progressing and that vocals had been written, before suggesting a 2019 release. In January 2019, Keenan announced that he had completed recording his vocals for the album “months ago.” While Carey mentioned aiming for a mid-April…
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On September 5, 2019, Xbox released a launch trailer for the video game Gears 5 that included a version of Lee’s cover of Fleetwood Mac ‘s ” The Chain “. Initially a solo project by Lee, she then got approval to cover the song with the band and a full…
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