In March 2020, they announced their summer 2020 tour, with Bush , Theory of a Deadman , Saint Asonia, and Cory Marks.
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 released Negative Energy , a raw and revealing documentary around the album’s writing and recording process.
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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Kiss appeared again as special guests on America’s Got Talent on February 17, 2020, with a televised performance of “Rock and Roll All Nite”.
On February 10, 2020, Rage Against the Machine announced more worldwide dates for the 2020 reunion tour, now named the Public Service Announcement Tour . It was scheduled to run from March 26 through September 12, making it the band’s first full-length world tour in 20 years, after they completed…
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An EP titled Logic Ravaged by Brute Force was released on 7 February 2020.
The writing sessions began in February 2020, with Andy Sneap and Tom Allom returning to contribute to the album’s production. Faulkner said that a month’s worth of songs was written prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns , and that the band would eventually begin composing material. Halford said that Tipton contributed…
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On June 1, 2018, it was announced by vocalist Pearcy that Ratt would move forward with him and bassist Croucier. It was confirmed that DeMartini had departed from Ratt, with Cavazo and Degrasso following. On July 5, 2018, it was revealed that Pearcy and Croucier would be joined by Black…
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Mullin died on January 27, 2020. His replacement was immediately announced to be John Green from Manchester, England, who had previously worked as the band’s roadie and stepped in as a stand-in in 2019 for numerous shows.