On September 9, 2016, Erna confirmed that the band had officially left Universal / Republic , and signed a deal with BMG .
On 9 September 2016, the band released the deluxe edition of Node , which included an instrumental edition of the album, two tracks from the Ghost City Sessions live performance, a version of “Aspire” with Marcus Bridge, a cover, and the original single version of “Rot”.
A second US tour took place in September and October, with support from Amon Amarth , Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church , and Butcher Babies .
In September 2016, Warner Bros. announced that a hybrid live action-animation fantasy-adventure short form series featuring the members of the band was under development. The series would be developed by Blue Ribbon Content in collaboration with Amuse Group USA (an Amuse Inc. subsidiary based in the United States). The band’s…
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Metallica announced they would be opening the U.S. Bank Stadium on August 20, 2016, with Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat as support.
Within an hour of pre-order availability, Dark Before Dawn reached No. 1 on the rock albums chart on iTunes and No. 3 on the overall album chart. It sold 135,000 pure album units and 141,000 equivalent album units in its first week, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200,…
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On August 18, 2016, the band announced via their website that their tenth studio album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct , would be released worldwide on November 18, 2016, via their independent label, Blackened Recordings. They also unveiled the track listing, album artwork, and released a music video for the album’s first…
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On 10 August 2016, Iommi revealed that his cancer was in remission.
Pata announced he was discharged on August 10.
An August 7 concert at Maihama Amphitheater, titled Versailles Kanzen Fukkatsu Live “Chateau de Versailles”, marked their complete resumption of activities.