For the 30th anniversary of Nevermind , in September 2021, the BBC broadcast the documentary When Nirvana Came to Britain , featuring interviews with Grohl and Novoselic.
On August 29, 2021 Iron Butterfly issued a statement that Bushy had died that morning at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica following a battle with esophageal cancer , at the age of 79. Shortly after his passing, the band disbanded.
The band released their third studio album, Umbra , on August 27, 2021. Vocalist Collin Walsh describes the project as “the record where [they] began to truly figure [themselves] out,” noting that the record “feels like the most authentic version” of the band. Standout songs include the emotional “Live Again,”…
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On 27 August, the band’s social media accounts shared a montage of pictures and videos of Watts.
On August 25, 2021, the band revealed new music would be “leaked” in rapid succession with their new album to follow soon after.
Watts died on 24 August 2021, at the age of 80, in a London hospital with his family around him.
Adema released their new single with new frontman Ryan Shuck titled “Ready to Die” on August 20, 2021.
Those shows were cancelled on August 19, 2021, due to rising COVID-19 cases in the United States.
On 18 August 2021, the third single “Thelma + Louise” was released, with an accompanying music video released on 2 September.
On 12 August 2021, Idol’s music video “Bitter Taste”, directed by Stephen Sebring, was uploaded to YouTube. Idol announced his new EP The Roadside , which was released on 17 September.