May 29 – Josh Martin, guitarist of Anal Cunt, died from injuries sustained from falling off an escalator at the age of 45.May 9 – Ben Graves, former drummer of Murderdolls, Dope, and Pretty Boy Floyd, died from cancer at the age of 46.April 30 – Tim Calvert, former guitarist of Nevermore and Forbidden, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 52.April 25 – Kato Khandwala, record producer, songwriter, mixer, and engineer of albums by Vimic, Pop Evil, and many other different artists, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the age of 47.
March 28 – Caleb Scofield, bassist and vocalist of Cave In, Old Man Gloom, and Zozobra, died in car crash at age of 39. March 18 – Frank "Killjoy" Pucci, vocalist of Necrophagia, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 48. March 9 – Guillermo Calero, drummer of Wormed, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 27. February 27 – Fabiano Penna, guitarist of Rebaelliun, died from undisclosed reasons. Big, died from Parkinson's disease at the age of 64. February 7 – Pat Torpey, drummer of Mr. February 5 – Damien Percy, former drummer of Mortification, died from undisclosed reasons. February 1 – Marcin Walenczykowski, guitarist of Vesania and Rootwater, died from lymphoma at the age of 37. January 16 – Dave Holland, former drummer of Judas Priest, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 69. January 10 – Alfred Morris III, guitarist of Iron Man, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 60. January 10 – "Fast" Eddie Clarke, guitarist of Fastway and former guitarist of Motörhead, died of pneumonia at the age of 67. January 9 – Paul Antignani, former drummer of Sworn Enemy, died from undisclosed reasons. January 5 – Mikio Fujioka, guitarist of Babymetal, died from injuries caused by falling off an observation deck at the age of 36. January 3 – Josiah Boyd, former bassist of A Hill to Die Upon, died after a car accident at the age of 32. The tour began on March 9, 2018, and an accompanying 2CD compilation called Decades was released on the same day. Nightwish embarked on a nine-month world tour, titled Decades: World Tour, featuring a special set for fans, including songs that had not been played in a long time. This is not the farewell tour of Machine Head." Flynn claimed that they were not breaking up but clarified that "this is the farewell tour of this lineup, this era of Machine Head. On September 28, lead vocalist and founding member Robb Flynn announced that Machine Head would do one final tour with longtime members Phil Demmel (guitarist) and Dave McClain (drummer), who had recently left the band. On September 13, vocalist Vince Neil announced that Mötley Crüe had reunited and recorded four new songs for the film adaptation of the band's biography, The Dirt – Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. Producer and former Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap was announced as his replacement for future tours. He stated that he was still a member of the band despite his diagnosis and did not rule out future on-stage appearances. 
On February 12, Glenn Tipton announced that he had Parkinson's disease, with which he had been first diagnosed with a decade ago, and would no longer be touring with Judas Priest.On January 22, Slayer announced plans to embark on a farewell tour after 37 years together.Later that month, bassist and vocalist Tom Angelripper announced that Sodom was rejoined by guitarist Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik, and that Stefan "Husky" Hüskens and Yorck Segatz were revealed as the band's new drummer and second guitarist respectively. On January 5, Sodom announced that they had parted ways with guitarist Bernd "Bernemann" Kost and drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald, who had been members of the band since 19 respectively.
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