In April 2018, it was revealed that their former singer Howard Jones would appear on their new album performing a duet with Leach for the song ” The Signal Fire “.
Although the band continued to avoid studio recording, April 2018 saw the full release of another live album, Live in Vienna , presenting the complete concert in Vienna on 1 December 2016.
On November 24, 2017, Glassjaw released a new song titled “Shira” and confirmed a December 1, 2017 release date for Material Control . The album was released via Century Media Records to critical acclaim. The music video for “Shira” followed in April 2018.
In April 2018, the band announced a co-headlining summer tour with Quicksand . On June 28, 2018, the band released a music video for “Golgotha”.
The band’s longtime-producer, Kato Khandwala , was involved in a motorcycle accident in April 2018 and died later due to injuries from the crash. Speaking about Khandwala’s death, Taylor Momsen stated:
In April 2018, founder member and original drummer Ray Phillips published his autobiography.
The group also released a single, ” Follow Your Fire “, on 23 March 2018 which was a massive hit in Romania reaching number 7 on the charts.
Also released for the celebration was a reissue of How the West Was Won on 23 March 2018, which includes the album’s first pressing on vinyl.
On March 17, Arcade Fire were featured as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for a fifth time, performing ” Creature Comfort ” and ” Put Your Money On Me “.
DJ Lethal resumed performing with the band on March 17, 2018, at the Storm the Gates festival in Auckland, New Zealand .