On May 11, 2020, Williams teased a potential return to a more guitar-driven sound on the band’s sixth album, commenting, “We’ve found ourselves listening to a lot of older music that we grew up being inspired by.”
The band were due to tour across America and Australia in April and May 2020 as well as festival appearances in Norway, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK (which would have also included their 5th appearance at Glastonbury) but all were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In May 2020, Steingard announced on his Instagram page that he had lost his faith in God and was no longer a Christian. In response, Daniel Biro made a post on the band’s official Instagram page the following day thanking his bandmates and expressed continued support for them on and…
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On April 16, 2020, the band confirmed that they had delayed the release of Forever + Ever x Infinity to June 19, 2020, because it would initially be sold exclusively at Target and the band didn’t want fans to have to go to the store during the COVID-19 pandemic .
On April 6, 2020, Armstrong revealed that he had written six songs intending to record new music with the band once the COVID-19 pandemic had passed.
On April 2, 2020, Benji and Joel Madden did a Good Charlotte performance livestream via Veeps , a livestreaming company owned by Joel Madden, with all proceeds going to “charitable efforts in our community in the COVID-19 pandemic “.
Skiba announced in Instagram comments in April 2020 that he is currently writing more music for the band.
On March 19, 2020, the band released a three-song EP entitled E.P. after postponing a planned tour with Bad Religion due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with the songs being recorded before the pandemic.
Drummer Derek Grant returned to the band around this time, after taking a lengthy break.
On February 10, 2020, the band announced their eleventh studio album Forever + Ever x Infinity , slated for release for May 29, 2020. The album features 15 songs, as the band did not want to cut any of the recorded material for the album. The first single, “Greatest of…
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