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===Resurgence (1995–present)=== [[File:Phil Kennemore Hellfest.JPG|thumb|Phil Kennemore at [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest]] in France, 2010]] In 1995, Y&T resumed with the same lineup of Meniketti, Burns, Kennemore, and DeGrasso, releasing ''Musically Incorrect'' in 1995 and ''[[Endangered Species (Y&T album)|Endangered Species]]'' in 1997. The band performed sporadically during the mid-to-late 1990s. However, in 2001, Haze returned on drums. At the time, Burns was in three bands: Y&T, [[Huey Lewis and the News]], and Italy's biggest rock star, [[Vasco Rossi]]; scheduling conflicts forced Burns to drop one of the three bands, and so in 2003 he left Y&T. He was replaced by rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist, John Nymann, who was a childhood friend of the band, and who had previously toured on the ''In Rock We Trust'' tour as a background vocalist, as Rock the Robot, and he sang backing vocals on ''Down for the Count''. In 2003, Y&T resumed touring the world. In 2006 as Haze's drug abuse continued creating issues, he was asked to step down and was replaced by Mike Vanderhule on drums. In 2009, Y&T began writing their twelfth studio album, released in May 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131830 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – Y&T: New Studio Album Due In May |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133296 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – Y&T Continuing Work On New Album |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136131 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – DAVE MENIKETTI Says New Y&T Album 'Is Not Gonna Suck' |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> titled ''[[Facemelter]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137857 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – Y&T To Release 'Facemelter' In May |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=December 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606085730/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137857 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> on their own label in the US. It was their first studio album in thirteen years (since 1997's ''[[Endangered Species (Y&T album)|Endangered Species]]'') and was consequently licensed to the Italian label [[Frontiers Records]] for the rest of the world. [[File:Dave Meniketti.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Dave Meniketti at Download Festival 2010, Donington, UK]] In June 2010, Y&T toured the world in support of ''Facemelter'', performing the big European summer festivals, such as [[Sweden Rock]], [[Download Festival]] at [[Donington Park]], UK, and [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest]] in Clisson, France. During this world tour, bassist Kennemore experienced health issues; that summer, while on the US leg of the 2010 world tour, he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Upon receiving doctor's orders to leave the tour and begin treatment, Kennemore urged Meniketti to find a replacement and continue touring. In July 2010, the group enlisted [[Brad Lang]], bass player from the band Jet Red, to step in and finish Y&T's tour promoting ''Facemelter'', as Kennemore wanted the tour to carry on during his fight with cancer. On January 7, 2011, bassist Kennemore died at the age of 57 after a short battle with lung cancer. Kennemore and Meniketti had been the only constant members of the band since the original 1974 lineup. After Kennemore's untimely passing, Lang filled continued in the bass position. [[File:John Nymann (2015).jpg|upright=0.75|thumb|John Nymann in Gebr. De Nobel, [[Leiden]], Netherlands, 2015]] On October 19, 2013, in Bellagio, Italy, Stef Burns joined the band onstage for four songs ("Black Tiger", "Dirty Girl", "Midnight In Tokyo", and "Hurricane") in a reunion of sorts since Burns had been busy touring with [[Huey Lewis and the News]] and [[Vasco Rossi]]. This one-time reunion was well received by the fans, as one would expect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/y-and-t/2013/lido-de-bellagio-bellagio-italy-63c77edb.html |title=Y & T Concert Setlist at Lido de Bellagio, Bellagio on October 19, 2013 |website=Setlist.fm |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> In April 2016, Lang left the band to address his alcohol dependency issues; his last show with Y&T was on April 2, 2016, at the Fillmore in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yt-bassist-brad-lang-i-thought-that-i-was-a-social-drinker-i-am-not/ |title=Y&T Bassist Brad Lang: 'I Thought That I Was A Social Drinker. I Am Not.' |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Lang's friend Aaron Leigh ([[Frank Hannon]] Band) stepped in, his first show on April 14 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA. On June 29, 2016, Y&T and Lang announced separately on their own Facebook pages that they had mutually and amicably parted ways, confirming that Leigh would remain as the band's bassist. Original drummer Haze died on September 11, 2016, at the age of 61 after a long battle with [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]].<ref>[https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/12/leonard-haze-popular-drummer-with-yt-dies-at-61/ Leonard Haze, Y&T's popular drummer, dies at 61] accessdate January 18, 2018</ref><ref>[http://grissomsmortuary.com/obituaries/detail/leonard-haze Leonard Haze September 7, 1955 – September 11, 2016] accessdate January 18, 2018</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/original-yt-drummer-leonard-haze-dead-at-61/ |title=Original Y&T Drummer Leonard Haze Dead At 61 |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 12, 2016 |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Original rhythm guitarist Alves died on March 12, 2017, at the age of 63 from ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease.<ref>[http://www.lastingmemories.com/memorial/joseph-joey-alves?obituaries Joseph (Joey) Alves] accessdate January 18, 2018</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://rockmuzine.nl/2017/03/12/y-ts-oorspronkelijke-gitarist-joey-alves-overleden/ |title=Y & T's oorspronkelijke gitarist Joey Alves overleden |website=RockMuZine.nl |date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> Alves' death left Meniketti as the last surviving member from the band's original, classic lineup. In January 2018, Y&T released their first-ever acoustic EP titled ''Acoustic Classix Vol. 1''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yt-to-release-first-acoustic-ep-in-january/|title=Y&T To Release First Acoustic EP In January|date=December 24, 2017|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref> In June 2018, Meniketti said that the band might release more acoustic EPs in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dave-meniketti-says-yt-absolutely-plans-on-releasing-more-acoustic-eps/|title=DAVE MENIKETTI Says Y&T 'Absolutely' Plans On Releasing More Acoustic EPs|date=June 9, 2018|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref> On November 26, 2019, the long-awaited, fan-backed (on Kickstarter) documentary ''On With The Show'' [https://yandtrocks.com/discography/] was released.''
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