Some of the new material would feature on The Nextwave Sessions , an EP announced on 25 June
The band’s live album, named Untouchable , was released as a double vinyl album on 24 June 2013. The album is a recording of a special one-off gig at the ancient Roman theatre of Philippopolis in 2012, where the band were joined by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra . The set…
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In March 2013 Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd announced a joint 40th Anniversary Tour commemorating the 40th anniversary of Skynyrd’s first album release and Bad Company’s formation. On 10 June 2013, Bad Company appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , kicking off their commemorative tour throughout the United…
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Babel debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 . It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK, selling over 158,000 copies in its first week, and was the biggest selling debut of any album in 2012 in the US, selling…
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On 9 June 2013, it was announced that the album would be titled Blackfield IV , and its release date would be 26 August 2013.
On 7 June 2013, “Breaking Point” was released, the album’s fourth single.
On 5 June 2013, Halford confirmed that the Epitaph World Tour would not be the band’s final tour. On 22 December, Judas Priest released a short Christmas message on their official website, which confirmed that they would be releasing their next album in 2014.
In April 2013, the band released a non-album single named ” The Paddington Frisk “, later announcing that it was part of a then unnamed three track EP due for release later that year ( Rat Race EP ). On 5 June 2013, the band announced via their official Twitter…
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” Laura Palmer ” was released on 3 June 2013
Read was killed in a motorcycle accident in June 2013 in Thailand.