The first official Sepultura documentary, Sepultura Endurance , premiered in May 2017
Despite an earlier decision not to release new music, Blackmore revealed in a May 2017 interview with Burrn! magazine that Rainbow were in the studio recording two new tracks. Blackmore stated, “I wrote one new song, and also recorded one of the old ones. Ronnie, who is in Madrid now,…
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In May 2017, Joe Hasselvander suffered a heart attack two days before a string of US/European dates. In order to fulfill these obligations, the Gallagher brothers had a number of drummers to assist. Jimmy Mess did the Chicago show, Mike Heller ( Fear Factory , Malignancy ) performed on three…
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In April 2017, Babymetal supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers during The Getaway World Tour in the US.
they supported Testament on the latter’s Brotherhood of the Snake tour in North America in April–May 2017
On March 22, 2017, I Prevail’s participation in the 2017 Vans Warped Tour was confirmed. In late March/early April 2017, the band had their first major overseas headline tour, which included sold-out shows across Australia. On May 30, 2017, I Prevail announced the departures of Lee Runestad and that he…
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In April 2017, Yoshiki announced that the sixth album’s songs were ready and only mixing and mastering remained, and the release was expected “in the next few months”.
In April 2017, the band announced that it would play several East Coast dates without Liebling, as a trio of Griffin (vocals), Turley, and Campbell. The singer was arrested and arraigned on charges of first-degree assault and vulnerable adult abuse with physical injury, with the victim believed to be his…
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In April 2017, the band released Sacred , their first studio album in 23 years. Their next album, Gilded Sorrow , was released on February 16, 2024.
In an April 2017 interview, Butler revealed that Black Sabbath had considered making a blues album as the follow-up to 13 , but added that, “the tour got in the way.”