Megadeth began the Blackmail the Universe world tour in October, enlisting touring bassist James MacDonough of Iced Earth and guitarist Glen Drover of Eidolon and King Diamond . Five days before the first show, Menza was replaced by Shawn Drover , who remained with the band as a regular member.…
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On May 31, 2005, Tofu Records , Sony Music Japan’s U.S. label, released a DVD of their 2004 Otakon concert.
then a day later in the U.S.
and was released as a CD on 23 May 2005.
Out of Exile was released internationally on May 23, 2005
Arcade Fire made an appearance on the BBC show Later with Jools Holland on May 12, 2005, performing “Power Out” and “Rebellion (Lies)”.
Hewlett explained that the duo chose to continue Gorillaz to prove that the project was not “a gimmick”: “If you do it again, it’s no longer a gimmick, and if it works then we’ve proved a point.” The resulting album Demon Days , released on 11 May 2005, was another…
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At Clapton’s request, Cream reunited for a series of four shows, on 2, 3, 5, and 6 May 2005 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the venue of their final concerts in 1968. Although the three musicians chose not to speak publicly about the shows, Clapton would later state…
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On May 6, 2005, Audioslave played a free show in Havana , Cuba, in front of an estimated 50,000 people at the La Tribuna Antiimperialista José Martí ( José Martí Anti-Imperialist Stand ) venue, which was purpose-built in 2000 for mass protests against the U.S. government.
The band traveled to Havana—bringing along their camera crew—on May 4 to spend two days visiting historic sites and interacting with Cuban musicians and youngsters.