metal

2021
Adema Ready to Die

Adema released their new single with new frontman Ryan Shuck titled “Ready to Die” on August 20, 2021.

Judas Priest were originally scheduled to embark on the 50 Heavy

Judas Priest were originally scheduled to embark on the 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour in 2020 in Europe and North America, but was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; however, due to its continued presence, the European leg was pushed back to 2022. They returned to…
Read More

Sepultura SepulQuarta released

Sepultura released a quarantine collaboration album on August 13, 2021, titled SepulQuarta , including contributions by members of Megadeth , Testament, Anthrax , System of a Down , Trivium , and Sacred Reich.

Korn Jonathan Davis tests positive

The 2021 tour was marred by several separate instances where members contracted COVID-19 : first, Jonathan Davis tested positive in August, causing several dates to be postponed.

Limp Bizkit canceled their summer tour

In August 2021, just a week after their main stage set at Lollapalooza, the band canceled their summer tour, “out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of the band, crew and most of all the fans” in relation to rising COVID-19 cases in the United States…
Read More

Bullet for My Valentine released Parasite

On 23 July 2021, the band released the second single “Parasite” and its corresponding music video.

Iron Maiden On 19 July 2021, the band announced that their seventeenth studio

On 19 July 2021, the band announced that their seventeenth studio album, Senjutsu , would be released on 3 September 2021. Senjutsu eventually reached the top of the best-seller lists in 27 countries, but it was the band’s first album in fifteen years not to reach number one on the…
Read More

Killswitch Engage Announced live stream

On July 15, 2021, the band announced a live stream to air on August 6 in which the band would perform their debut album and their latest album, Atonement , in their entirety at the Worcester Palladium .

Queensrÿche In July 2021, Parker Lundgren announced he had left the band to

In July 2021, Parker Lundgren announced he had left the band to pursue “other business ventures”. Mike Stone filled in for the subsequent tour, and later rejoined as a full-time member.

Kiss (band) documentary aired on A&E

aired on A&E on both June 27 and 28, 2021