On September 10, Yuki announced that rather than taking a hiatus like previously stated, he would instead be retiring from music completely after Versailles’ December 14 concert at Zepp Haneda.
On September 8, 2023, they released a new single titled “Not Afraid to Die”,
” Angry “, the album’s first single and music video (starring actress Sydney Sweeney ), was also released during the Q&A, with the song also landing on the EA Sports FC 24 soundtrack.
On 6 September 2023, Jagger, Richards and Wood appeared in a live Q&A with Jimmy Fallon to announce that Hackney Diamonds would be released on 20 October 2023.
On September 6, 2023, it was announced that lead guitarist Kiko Loureiro would temporarily be leaving the North American portion of the Crush the World Tour and that he would be replaced by Teemu Mäntysaari .
Within days of Anti-Flag’s breakup, several bands announced their departure from the band’s record label A-F Records , including Celebration Summer, Darien Gap, Hanalei , Reconciler, Sammy Kay, and Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves. The band American Television also announced they would find another way to distribute their…
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In September 2023, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy told AXS TV that only a small number of bands had “really kickstarted things” on the Sunset Strip, naming Roxx Regime (later Stryper ), Dante Fox (later Great White ), W.A.S.P. , Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe , and Ratt as the core group.
On 1 September 2023, the band released a commemorative orchestral rendition of “Pompeii”, collaborating with composer Hans Zimmer on the project. Titled “Pompeii MMXXIII”, the release of the song coincided with the 10th anniversary of the track’s original release in 2013.
Welch later stated in a September 2023 interview that a release of new material in 2024 was likely: “Yeah, [there will be] new music coming out next year. I don’t know. We’re just kind of in hiding right now, just doing our own thing.”
The Birmingham Royal Ballet presented Black Sabbath: The Ballet which premiered at the Birmingham Hippodrome in September 2023,