The band reconvened in 2016 to work on their eighth full-length studio album.
On March 11, 2016, the band released a new song, “Always Coming Back”, that was featured in NTT Docomo ‘s phone commercial series, “Kanjou no Subete / Nakama”. In mid-2016, One OK Rock joined 5 Seconds of Summer on the first North American leg of their Sounds Live Feels Live…
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The album, entitled Kentucky , was released on April 1, 2016, and became their second consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Hard Rock albums chart. The album’s artwork and track list were revealed, and a new single called “The Way of the Future” was released. The video for the first…
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The Who embarked on the Back to the Who Tour 51! in 2016
The band released ” Take Me Down ” as the lead single for their third studio album on July 15, 2016. It became the band’s fourth single to top the Mainstream Rock chart and was serviced to US active rock radio on July 19. The music video for “Take Me…
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In 2016, the song ” Re:Re: ” was rerecorded and used as the opening for the anime Erased .
Further live recordings of the 1980s band would be released in 2016 as part of the On (and off) The Road (1981–1984) box set.
On October 31, 2016, Cold War Kids released a single called wikt:”Locker Room Talk” , as part of the 30 Days, 50 Songs project protesting Donald Trump ‘s presidential run . The band stated that “At this point in the game, taking a shot at Trump almost feels unnecessary. Too…
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On July 10, 2016, Perry collapsed onstage at a concert he was performing with the Hollywood Vampires on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York . It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest. He was revived and rushed to the hospital, where he was quickly upgraded to stable condition later that…
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The band performed a string of best of forest shows in the summer of 2016 as part the Forestry Commission ‘ s Forest Live series.