It was confirmed on October 12, 2020, that Hook officially left the band, with James replacing him permanently.
On 7 October, the band confirmed the upcoming release on 13 November of their next studio album, Power Up and issued “Shot in the Dark” as its lead single from the album. The album’s track listing was revealed on their website the same day.
On 2 October 2020, Accept released “The Undertaker” as the first single from their upcoming sixteenth studio album Too Mean to Die , released on 29 January 2021. Their sixteenth studio album Too Mean to Die only narrowly missed the top of the German charts. It was recorded during the…
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Because Queen were not able to tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic , they released a live album with Adam Lambert on 2 October 2020. The song collection, titled Live Around the World , contains highlights selected by the band members from over 200 shows throughout their history. It marked…
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Nic then resumed his solo career, releasing an album, The Skipping Girl , in 2021. It was a companion to his first children’s book of the same name. Nic as a member of a supergroup the Jaded Hearts Club had issued You’ve Always Been Here in October 2020. Wilson performed…
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In October 2020, Page released a photo collection called Jimmy Page: The Anthology , in which it was confirmed a documentary was in the works for the band’s 50th anniversary.
On 1 October, AC/DC released a snippet of their new song ” Shot in the Dark “.
On 30 September 2020, Black Sabbath announced a new Dr. Martens shoe collection. The partnership with the British footwear company celebrated the 50th anniversaries of the band’s Black Sabbath and Paranoid albums, with the boots depicting artwork from the former.
AC/DC then confirmed on 30 September 2020 the return of Johnson, Rudd and Williams to the line-up alongside Angus and Stevie, reuniting the Rock or Bust line-up.
On 28 September 2020, the band updated their social media accounts posting a teaser video, which led to speculation of their “comeback, possibly as early as this week or next week.”