Metallica, My Chemical Romance to Headline Aftershock 2021
Both bands were supposed to headline this year’s installment of the festival until it was canceled
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Band had postponed reunion tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic
“I’m calling all of this stuff Distraction Or Despair, since that seems to be the two things I keep shifting between. Probably a lot of other people too,”
Often a pipe-dream of many music fans, the frequent call for a reunion has been heeded by some of the biggest groups in the world in recent months.
The unlikely feature was a decidedly un-emo risk that paid off for band’s ambitious ‘Black Parade’