heavy metal

2024
Slayer A few weeks after King said he did not foresee a Slayer reunion, the

A few weeks after King said he did not foresee a Slayer reunion, the band announced on February 21, 2024 that they would play their first show since disbanding at Riot Fest on September 22, and play their second show five days later at Louder Than Life . However, due…
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Tool (band) Possibility of shorter tracks

In January 2024, Carey mentioned the new album has the possibility of having a shorter track lengths, noting that “we could just go back to doing an Undertow [type of] record. That’s kind of appealing to me.”

Uriah Heep (band) On a spring 2024 U.S. tour with Saxon , keyboardist Lanzon was called

On a spring 2024 U.S. tour with Saxon , keyboardist Lanzon was called away due to family commitments. Adam Wakeman (son of Rick Wakeman ) came in to fill in for Lanzon.

System of a Down first-ever ticketed concert to take place at the venue

in the latter one, they co-headlined (together with Deftones ) a standalone concert at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco , making it the first-ever ticketed concert to take place at the venue.

Riot V Todd Michael Hall said about the “V” letter: “The official name for

Todd Michael Hall said about the “V” letter: “The official name for the band is Riot V, but we do have this confusion with the Japanese release versus the European release. I was told that the Japanese record label considered the release to be a continuation of the previous contract…
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Alice Cooper In January 2024, a newly revamped syndicated radio show, Alice’s

In January 2024, a newly revamped syndicated radio show, Alice’s Attic with Alice Cooper syndicated by Superadio Networks debuted on over 70+ radio stations in the US and worldwide.

Flotsam and Jetsam (band) On April 26, 2024, Flotsam and Jetsam released “I Am the Weapon” as

On April 26, 2024, Flotsam and Jetsam released “I Am the Weapon” as the first single from their upcoming fifteenth studio album of the same name. On May 31, 2024, a music video for the album’s second single “Primal” was released, and on the same day, the band announced that…
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Kiss (band) Time to get the imagery

At the end of the band’s final show in New York City, it was announced that the band would live on as digital avatars for fully virtual stage show performances, which was created by Industrial Light and Magic and Pophouse , who had previously created ABBA ‘s similar digital presentation,…
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Type O Negative changed their name to Sun Don’t Shine

and in the following year, the band changed their name to Sun Don’t Shine.

Godsmack certified 5× platinum

and was certified 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2024