In 2014, Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, Collins and Hackett reunited for Genesis: Together and Apart , a BBC documentary about the band’s history and the various solo albums the members have released over the course of their careers. Although he participated in the documentary and promoted it, Hackett was very critical…
Read More
During the month of August in 2014, the band celebrated the 15th anniversary of their debut album, Gauze . During this time, they embarked on a Japanese tour titled Tour14 Psychonnect: Mode of “Gauze”? , similarly named after the tour they held back in 1999 in support of the album.
On December 30, 2014, Aiden broke their two-year silence by posting simply “2015” on their Facebook account, hinting at a possible reunion. On January 2, Francis posted on Facebook that a new Aiden album was in the works. He revealed that Nick Wiggins had left Aiden, leaving him as the…
Read More
In January 2014, the band announced that the album’s title had changed to The Take Off and Landing of Everything .
A concert in Essen was later released on CD+DVD in 2014.
On November 9, 2014, MTV Europe named Linkin Park the “Best Rock” act of 2014 at their annual music awards ceremony . The band won the ‘Best Rock Band’ and ‘Best Live Act’ titles of 2014 on Loudwire ‘s Music Awards. Revolver ranked The Hunting Party as the fourth best…
Read More
In late 2014, reports surfaced of the band reforming, with a lineup consisting of Bushy, Mike Pinera, Doug Ingle Jr. on keyboards and an unnamed bassist. However, this reformation did not come to fruition and in 2015 the band unveiled a lineup consisting of Bushy and returning guitarist Eric Barnett,…
Read More
In 2014, the band released another live album, Fanatic Live from Caesar’s Colosseum , which peaked at number 13 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums Chart.
On October 6, 2014, Smash Mouth composed two songs for the English version of the South Korean animated film Pororo, The Racing Adventure , including “Beside Myself”, and “Everything Just Crazy” which plays at the end credits.
Education, Education, Education & War was toured across Europe and the Americas throughout 2014 and 2015.