heavy metal

2016
Metallica Hardwired… to Self-Destruct

On August 18, 2016, the band announced via their website that their tenth studio album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct , would be released worldwide on November 18, 2016, via their independent label, Blackened Recordings. They also unveiled the track listing, album artwork, and released a music video for the album’s first…
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Black Sabbath cancer in remission

On 10 August 2016, Iommi revealed that his cancer was in remission.

X Japan Pata announced he was discharged

Pata announced he was discharged on August 10.

Killswitch Engage toured North America

In August and September of 2016 Killswitch Engage toured North America alongside Volbeat .

Black Sabbath cancer issues

In an interview that August, Martin added “[Iommi] still has his cancer issues of course and that may well stop it all from happening but if he wants to do something I am ready.”

Slayer In August 2016, King was asked if Slayer would release a follow-up to

In August 2016, King was asked if Slayer would release a follow-up to Repentless . He replied, “We’ve got lots of leftover material from the last album, ’cause we wrote so much stuff, and we recorded a bunch of it too. If the lyrics don’t change the song musically, those…
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Babymetal best album of the 21st century

On July 27, Metal Hammer readers voted Babymetal’s debut album as the best album of the 21st century.

Marilyn Manson (band) working title SAY10

On July 19, Manson announced that the band’s tenth studio album had the working title SAY10 , and predicted a release date of Valentine’s Day 2017.

Babymetal special appearance at the Alternative Press Music Awards

On July 18, the band made a special appearance at the Alternative Press Music Awards where they performed “Karate” before being joined onstage by Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford . Halford, along with Nakamoto and the Kami Band, performed an abridged version of ” Painkiller “, followed by a performance…
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Korn Premiered Rotting in Vain

On July 16, 2016, Korn premiered a new song, “Rotting in Vain”, at Chicago Open Air Festival.