Öjersson being hospitalized by a serious back injury at the end of 2017
with recording primarily happening in 2017.
Hatebreed was announced to take part on the 2017 Vans Warped Tour, as they appeared on the Monster Energy Stage alongside other bands like Gwar , CKY , Carnifex , Municipal Waste , After the Burial , Silent Planet , Anti Flag and many more groups rounded out the lineup.…
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The band joined with Scorpions for a co-headlining tour in the fall of 2017.
On July 20, 2017, lead vocalist Chester Bennington died by suicide in his home in California. The band made an official statement on their Facebook page on July 29. Band members Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh along with Grey Daze member Mace Beyers were united to perform a tribute for…
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On 1 January 2017, a new track, “Black”, was released exclusively on YouTube.
Foist had been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease in 2017
In 2017, the band released The Optimist , which won Album of the Year at the Progressive Music Awards.
The band premiered a new track “Intuition” at Unify Gathering in January 2017
In 2017, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett contacted Farhi, in his search for artists that work for peace between people, and asked him to perform in a song about peace. The two sides immediately clicked and started collaborating. Together with Mira Awad, Farhi sings in the song West to East…
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