On June 13, 2012, the band announced Ugly Noise as the title of the next album. In July, guitarist Michael Gilbert said the album would feature songwriting contributions from former bassist Jason Newsted . The album was released on December 21, 2012.
2011 ended with an announcement by the band on 29 December of a new extended play titled The Chill Out Sessions , a collaborative effort with British DJ Draper.
On December 13, 2011, the band released Beyond Magnetic , a digital EP release exclusively on iTunes .
Korn’s tenth studio album, The Path of Totality , was released on December 6, 2011.
Metallica celebrated its 30th anniversary by playing four shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco in December 2011. The shows were exclusive to Met Club members and tickets were charged at $6 each or $19.81 for all four nights. The shows consisted of songs from the band’s career and featured…
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six shows in the United Kingdom in December with Steel Panther and Mötley Crüe
In an interview with FTC, Gun Shy Assassin, D’Antonio had stated that the band was currently in the works for a sixth studio album: “Currently, everyone is individually writing demos for the next Killswitch Engage record. There is no release date yet, but I would assume it will be out…
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In December 2011, Metallica began releasing songs that were written for Death Magnetic but were not included on the album online.
Before the year’s end, however, Russell had apparently become impatient or disenchanted with this arrangement. In December 2011, just days after informing the band that (on advice from his doctor) he would not be able to rejoin by the February target date, he obtained a licensing agreement from Great White,…
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In December 2011, Machine Head completed an arena tour across Europe with Bring Me the Horizon as the main support band along with DevilDriver and Darkest Hour .