The Great Southern Trendkill received a reissue in October 2016.
On September 27, 2016, Leach revealed on his Instagram page that the band would be releasing a documentary compiled of live footage since 2012.
On September 19 (Red Night) and September 20, 2016 (Black Night), Babymetal ended their Babymetal World Tour 2016: Legend Metal Resistance by performing at the Tokyo Dome , with both nights sold out and approximately 55,000 people attending each night. These included fans from Japan and many others from around…
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The reissuing campaign continued the next year with the re-release of BBC Sessions on 16 September 2016.
In 2016, Hansen released his first solo album titled XXX – Three Decades in Metal . The album was released via earMUSIC on September 16 of the same year.
On September 9, 2016, Erna confirmed that the band had officially left Universal / Republic , and signed a deal with BMG .
A second US tour took place in September and October, with support from Amon Amarth , Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church , and Butcher Babies .
This was followed by an Australian tour in September 2016,
In September 2016, Warner Bros. announced that a hybrid live action-animation fantasy-adventure short form series featuring the members of the band was under development. The series would be developed by Blue Ribbon Content in collaboration with Amuse Group USA (an Amuse Inc. subsidiary based in the United States). The band’s…
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Metallica announced they would be opening the U.S. Bank Stadium on August 20, 2016, with Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat as support.