alternative metal

2020
Pop Evil In April 2020, the band released the singles, “Work” and “Let the

In April 2020, the band released the singles, “Work” and “Let the Chaos Reign”. On November 13, 2020, the band returned with the “pulsing” single “Breathe Again”, while also announcing the title of their sixth album, Versatile , which they started working on during the winter of 2019. It was…
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Evanescence On September 17, 2019, Evanescence and symphonic metal band Within

On September 17, 2019, Evanescence and symphonic metal band Within Temptation announced a seven-city joint European tour titled Worlds Collide originally scheduled for April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the tour was postponed for September 2020. It was then pushed back a second time to take place…
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Babymetal streamed two

In April, they streamed two “Stay Home, Stay Metal” shows on YouTube during the pandemic

Katatonia City Burials released

Their eleventh studio album, City Burials , was released in April 2020

Deftones mixing their new album

In April 2020, Deftones announced that they were mixing their new album. During the recording sessions, which reportedly took place in Los Angeles, the band reunited with Terry Date as the producer of the album, making it the first time Deftones had worked with him since the unreleased Eros album…
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Bloodhound Gang 20th anniversary vinyl reissue

On March 27, 2020, a 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of Hooray for Boobies , including remixes, was released.

Local H Hold That Thought

On March 23, 2020, the band released the live video for their single “Hold That Thought.”

Rage Against the Machine Postponed the first leg

On March 12, 2020, the band postponed the first leg of the reunion tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; this tour was eventually postponed to summer 2021.

Babymetal initially postponed

Further concerts in Asia were initially postponed on March 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Kiss (band) dedicated Do You Love Me to Kobe Bryant

The band would later dedicate “Do You Love Me” to Kobe Bryant and the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash victims during the Los Angeles show at the Staples Center on March 4, 2020.