heavy metal

2020
System of a Down release an EP by the name of Elasticity

On December 17, 2020, Serj Tankian announced in a Rolling Stone interview that he would release an EP by the name of Elasticity under his own name.

Kiss (band) biographical film announced

It was announced on December 15, 2020, that a biographical film of the band was in the works, with hopes to release it on time with the band’s final concert.

Kiss (band) Simmons confirmed tour continuation

On December 2, 2020, Simmons confirmed that the band would continue their final tour in the summer of 2021, in which there are another 150 shows left, as well as rescheduling the Australian leg of the final tour.

Alice in Chains Founders Award

On December 1, 2020, Alice in Chains was honored with the Founders Award from Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture . The benefit concert featured tribute performances from artists such as Ann Wilson , Korn , Metallica , Fishbone , Dallas Green , Billy Corgan , Tad Doyle , members of…
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System of a Down new era of creativity

When asked if the two songs had inspired a new era of creativity for System of a Down, Tankian said to Triple J in December 2020, “I don’t know, because right now we’re focused on what’s going on in Armenia. There’s a huge humanitarian catastrophe. We’re still focused on raising…
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Bring Me the Horizon release plan

In December 2020, Fish said that the band had been writing “on and off” and would be focusing on their next release in early 2021. He also updated the group’s release plan, saying that they “planned to do four EPs in a year, but [ Post Human: Survival Horror ]…
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Kiss (band) announced New Year’s Eve livestream

Kiss had announced on November 20, 2020, that they would perform an exclusive New Year’s Eve 2020 livestream show.

Babymetal first appearance in the competition

On November 16, 2020, NHK announced that Babymetal would take part in the 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on New Year’s Eve , marking their first appearance in the competition. A poll conducted by Yahoo! Japan ahead of the airing determined that the most anticipated song of the night was…
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Black Sabbath ruled out future performances

Butler also ruled out the possibility of any future Black Sabbath performances in an interview with Eonmusic on 10 November 2020, stating that the band were over: “There will definitely be no more Sabbath. It’s done.”

System of a Down released their first songs in 15 years

On November 5, 2020, in response to the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War , System of a Down released their first songs in 15 years, ” Protect the Land ” and ” Genocidal Humanoidz “, both of which “speak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of…
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