United Kingdom

2020
Bring Me the Horizon Parasite Eve

On 25 June, the band released the single ” Parasite Eve ” alongside an accompanying music video.

Bring Me the Horizon Post Human

On the same day, the band also announced a project that they have been working on titled Post Human , which they said would be four EPs released throughout the next year, which when combined would make an album.

King Crimson Keith Tippett died

In the same year, King Crimson collaborator Keith Tippett died after several years of illness on 14 June,

Wire (band) On Record Store Day , June 2020, Wire released an eight-song album

On Record Store Day , June 2020, Wire released an eight-song album entitled 10:20 . Side one of the vinyl LP consists of four tracks that were originally released as the limited edition Strays EP, which was given away with mail ordered copies of Red Barked Trees . Side two…
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Trashcan Sinatras The Closer You Move Away From Me

Following another hiatus the band released the song “The Closer You Move Away From Me” digitally on 22 May 2020.It was later released physically as a limited-edition double A-side 7inch vinyl single alongside the song “Ways”.

Bullet for My Valentine writing a new album

On 19 May 2020, in an interview with Rock Sound , Tuck announced that the band was in the process of writing a new album. After several mixed-to-negative reviews by critics on Gravity , they decided to working on a new record which would be ‘heavier’ compared to the latest…
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Bad Company Former lead singer Brian Howe died 6 May 2020, aged 66. In November

Former lead singer Brian Howe died 6 May 2020, aged 66. In November 2023 Kirke stated in an interview on the Bob Lefsetz Podcast that Bad Company were “pretty much over”, citing Rodgers’ recent health problems as a factor. In 2025, Bad Company was inducted into the Rock and Roll…
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Supergrass The band were due to tour across America and Australia in April and

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.

Everything Everything Released single In Birdsong

On 23 April 2020, the band released the single “In Birdsong” with a music video directed by Higgs. Their fifth album Re-Animator was announced on 13 May 2020 alongside the single “Arch Enemy”, with a music video directed by Higgs later released on 27 May 2020. On 18 June 2020,…
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Bastille (band) Times Like These

The song was released on 23 April 2020, and 8 days later, became the band’s third UK #1 single.