On June 4, 2018, it was announced that the band had signed with Metal Blade Records to release their next album, after releasing their previous six albums through RoadRunner .
The band started their European tour in June 2018, and headlined the Tons Of Rock Festival in Norway alongside Ozzy Osbourne and Helloween .
In June 2018, William DuVall said in an interview with Swedish website Rocksverige that the music video for “The One You Know” is the first chapter of what the band is hoping will be visuals for all ten songs from the album Rainier Fog , and in addition to that,…
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In a June 2018 interview with ITV News , Osbourne expressed interest in reuniting with Black Sabbath for a performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games which would be held in their home city Birmingham. Iommi said that performing at the event as Black Sabbath would be “a great thing to…
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Gotye has stated his intention to release a fourth studio album; most recently in June 2018, when he mentioned a tribute to Perrey that would be included on the record.
The Backseat Lovers were formed in 2018. Lead singer and guitarist Joshua Harmon and guitarist Jonas Swanson first met while waiting in line for an open mic in Provo, Utah in 2017. The two were joined by drummer Juice Welch and bassist Ethan Christensen. Christensen was later replaced by KJ…
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This was followed in June by the release of a single entitled “Landslide”, alongside the announcement of an EP of the same name.
The eighteen-date Luv Tour -World Left Behind- was set to begin with two concerts on January 27 and 28, 2018 at Mori no Hall 21 in Chiba, but these two concerts were rescheduled to May 23 and 24 due to Sugizo having the flu.
In May, July, and August 2017, the band toured throughout the United States with American hard rock band Letters from the Fire , adding guitarist Clint Lowery ( Sevendust , Dark New Day ) to the touring lineup. They then recorded a cover of “Black Honey” by American post-hardcore band…
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Islands was released on 18 May 2018, preceded by the single “Buzzkill”, with vocals from Damien O’Neill and Mickey Bradley from the Undertones . The band released a second single, “Annabel”, in April 2018, and a third, “Confessions in the Pool”, in May to coincide with the album release.