In an interview with Marc Benioff in April 2020, Ulrich stated that Metallica could work on its next studio album while in quarantine.
On March 18, the band released a self-cover album titled Evoke 2010–2020 , which also includes a new song written by R!N.
On March 12, 2020, the band postponed the first leg of the reunion tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; this tour was eventually postponed to summer 2021.
Further concerts in Asia were initially postponed on March 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The band would later dedicate “Do You Love Me” to Kobe Bryant and the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash victims during the Los Angeles show at the Staples Center on March 4, 2020.
In March 2020, when talking to Guitar World about his then-latest endorsement with Dean Guitars , King hinted that he would continue to make music outside of Slayer, simply saying, “Dean didn’t sign me for nothing!” King stated in an August 2020 interview on the Dean Guitars YouTube channel that…
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In March 2020, the band began a series on YouTube and Facebook called #MetallicaMondays , where they streamed full archived shows every Monday to relieve boredom while staying home and social distancing amid the pandemic.
In March 2020, the band announced they would be embarking on the Big Rock Summer Tour starting in June, along with Tom Keifer , Skid Row , and Slaughter . On June 17, the tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Shortly after, it was announced that all…
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Toki returned to live activities with a performance on March 1.
The box set The Early Years 79-81 was released in March 2020, featuring remastered versions of the band’s first two albums plus a variety of live recordings, B-sides, and studio outtakes from the 1979 to 1981 period.