heavy metal

2022
Tool (band) Opiate² music video

A music video directed by Dominic Hailstone was released on March 18, 2022, to commemorate the EP’s 30th anniversary.

Def Leppard lead single

On 17 March, the band released the lead single, “Kick”.

Bring Me the Horizon Maybe

On 16 March, the band were featured on the fourth single ” Maybe ” from Machine Gun Kelly ‘s Mainstream Sellout .

Def Leppard twelfth studio album

On 15 March 2022, Def Leppard announced their twelfth studio album, Diamond Star Halos .

Deftones Vega had left the band

In March 2022, it was announced that bassist Sergio Vega had left the band in early 2021, with Vega claiming he was never an official member of the band and was just a contracted bassist for his tenure. Vega said he sought what he perceived as official membership, and chose…
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Tool (band) Opiate² released

“Opiate” was re-recorded and released as “Opiate²” or “Opiate Squared” on March 1, 2022. It is almost twice as long as the original and includes the same lyrics as the live version, plus the extended instrumental midsection.

Tool (band) Working on new material

In March 2022, Carey announced they were working on new material for their sixth studio album, noting that “..it won’t take us this long for the next one. We even had some stuff left over from the last one that we’ll develop. We have head starts on three or four…
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Slayer In addition to King and Bostaph, most of the other members of Slayer

In addition to King and Bostaph, most of the other members of Slayer have remained musically active. Holt continues to record and perform with Exodus , releasing a new album, Persona Non Grata , in 2021. Lombardo has been involved with various acts since his third split with Slayer in…
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Deep Purple take a hiatus

In March 2022, Morse announced that he had to take a hiatus from the band after his wife was diagnosed with cancer.

Bring Me the Horizon Bad Habits

The studio version of “Bad Habits” featuring the band followed on 17 February.