On 13 January 2021, the band announced that they would reissue both Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules as expanded deluxe editions on 5 March 2021, with unreleased material included.
While hosting a Masterclass “Front Row Live” for fans via Zoom on January 9, 2021, Mustaine announced the title of the band’s sixteenth album would be called The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! ; however, he indicated that the title might be subject to change.
On 4 January 2021, it was announced that
On September 22, 2021, the band released the third single “Pneumonia” and revealed it was written exactly one year prior to release. The single was also partly inspired by the passing of guitarist Tim McTague’s father. Voyeurist was released on January 14, 2022. On March 28, 2023, guitarist James Smith…
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On July 23, 2021, the White-fronted version of Alcatrazz released another single, “Sword of Deliverance”, and announced that their fifth album, titled V , would be released on October 15, 2021. Music videos were released for the singles “Turn of the Wheel” on June 4, 2021 and “Sword of Deliverance”…
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In 2021, the band announced that their upcoming 11th studio album would be their last. On December 15, 2022, the first single for the album, “Metatropolis”, was released, along with the album’s name, Omni , as well as the announcement that it would be a double album, with Pt. 1…
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Their song “Paint the Sky With Blood” was elected by Loudwire as the 8th best metal song of 2021.
On August 27, 2021 American Standards premiered “The Pendulum, The Podium” via Metal Insider. The single was recorded and mixed by Aaron Mitchell and mastered by John Naclerio ( My Chemical Romance , Senses Fail , He Is Legend ) at Nada Recording and was released on Manic Kat Records.…
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It was later revealed that Godsmack would be working on two new releases for 2021: an acoustic EP and a full-length album. That plan has since been scrapped with Sully admitting that the band was being “a little bit more ambitious” at the time.
In January 2021, Pearcy expressed interest in making one final Ratt album with all the remaining original members. On June 26, Ratt announced the addition of guitarist Frankie Lindia of David Lee Roth ‘s solo band, replacing Chris Sanders.