heavy metal

2020
Slayer The members of Slayer had expressed mixed opinions about a reunion

The members of Slayer had expressed mixed opinions about a reunion. When asked by the Let There Be Talk podcast in June 2020 about the possibility of the band ever reforming, Holt stated, “If it does, if it ever happens, it has nothing to do with me. Someone else would…
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Rage Against the Machine Officially canceled that June

Despite having rescheduled all of their tour dates, Rage Against the Machine was initially still scheduled to play Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , which had been postponed from April to October 2020 before it was officially canceled that June.

Trivium (band) Revealed working on follow-up

In June 2020, Beaulieu revealed the band was already working on the follow-up to What the Dead Men Say while being in COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, saying the material they’ve been working on sounded “really pissed-off”.

Helloween postponed their fall European tour

On 1 June 2020, Helloween confirmed that they had postponed their fall European tour to the spring of 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The band also announced that they had “decided to shift the release” of their new album to early next year; with six years between My…
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Metallica Trujillo interview

Trujillo told The Vinyl Guide in June that the band was “excited about cultivating new ideas” for its new album.

Babymetal canceled in June

but were ultimately canceled in June.

Tool (band) North American tour canceled

In June 2020, Tool canceled its upcoming North American tour after postponing a handful of dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

Bullet for My Valentine writing a new album

On 19 May 2020, in an interview with Rock Sound , Tuck announced that the band was in the process of writing a new album. After several mixed-to-negative reviews by critics on Gravity , they decided to working on a new record which would be ‘heavier’ compared to the latest…
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Babymetal released in DVD and Blu-ray formats

Their performance at The Forum was compiled into a live album, Live at the Forum , released in DVD and Blu-ray formats on May 13, 2020.

Rage Against the Machine Reading and Leeds Festivals

They were also due to headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals , which would have been Rage Against the Machine’s first UK appearance in 10 years, but it was announced on May 12, 2020, that the festival was canceled.