heavy metal

2010
Metallica released on November 12, 2010

The EP was followed by Six Feet Down Under (Part II) , which was released on November 12, 2010.

Metallica announced it would be headlining the Rock in Rio festival

On November 9, 2010, Metallica announced it would be headlining the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro on September 25, 2011.

Motörhead In a November 2009 interview with ABORT Magazine’s E.S. Day, Lemmy

In a November 2009 interview with ABORT Magazine’s E.S. Day, Lemmy said that Motörhead would enter the studio in February 2010 “to rehearse, write and record” their 20th studio album, to be released by the end of the year. The album was recorded with Cameron Webb and Welsh producer Romesh…
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Queensrÿche In late 2009 and early 2010, the band toured for The Queensrÿche

In late 2009 and early 2010, the band toured for The Queensrÿche Cabaret . In November 2010, Queensrÿche played several shows for U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. While at a U.S. military position, explosive shells began falling on the base as the result of a bomb attack. Contrary to some…
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Budgie (band) Budgie’s November 2010 tour of Central Europe had to be cancelled as

Budgie’s November 2010 tour of Central Europe had to be cancelled as Shelley was hospitalised on 9 November in Wejherowo , Poland, with an aortic aneurysm. After surgery, he returned to the UK for recovery. This was effectively the end of the band.

Five Finger Death Punch recording third studio album

The band began to record their third studio album in November 2010 at The Hideout studios in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Type O Negative confirmed that following Steele’s death

In a November 2010 interview with Rock Hard magazine, Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey confirmed that following Steele’s death, Type O Negative had split up.

Metallica Ulrich said Metallica would return to writing

In November 2010, during an interview with The Pulse of Radio, Ulrich said Metallica would return to writing in 2011. Ulrich said, “There’s a bunch of balls in the air for 2011, but I think the main one is we really want to get back to writing again. We haven’t…
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X Japan signed a 3-year agreement

X Japan signed a 3-year agreement with EMI in November 2010.

Helloween Release of 7 Sinners

Helloween released their thirteenth studio album, 7 Sinners , on 31 October 2010 in Europe and 3 November 2010 in the US.