Their first single, “Never Never” was set to be released August 12, 2013.
On August 10 and 11, 2013, Babymetal again took part in the Summer Sonic Festival , performing both in Chiba and Osaka , Japan.
In August 2013, System of a Down played at the UK’s Reading and Leeds Festivals , among other festivals and venues that year.
On July 31, 2013, the new song “Brave This Storm” was released for streaming and made available to download for free.
System of a Down played their only 2013 U.S. performance at the Hollywood Bowl on July 29
On July 23, 2013, Trivium announced a United States headlining tour, co-headlining with DevilDriver , with supporting acts After the Burial and Sylosis , which would reveal the first information of the new album.
In an interview dated July 22, 2013, Ulrich told Ultimate Guitar , “2014 will be all about making a new Metallica record”; he said the album will most likely be released during 2015.
On July 19, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the band’s thirteenth album was The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart .
Meanwhile, Russell continued to front his own version of the group as Jack Russell’s Great White. In July 2013, bassist Dario Seixas (Who had been in the band when Russell formed his separate band) left the group and was replaced by Great White’s former bassist Tony Montana, who returned to…
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In July 2013, Black Sabbath embarked on a North American Tour (for the first time since July 2001),