2020 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2020.

Bands disbanded
 Absu
 Dream On, Dreamer
 Krokus

Bands reformed
 To/Die/For

Deaths
 January 7 – Neil Peart, drummer of Rush, died from brain cancer at the age of 67.
 January 24 – Joe Payne, former bassist of Nile and Divine Heresy, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 35.
 January 24 – Sean Reinert, former drummer of Cynic and Death, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 48.
 January 26 – Santtu Lonka, former drummer of To/Die/For, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 41.
 January 27 – Reed Mullin, drummer of Corrosion of Conformity, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 53.
 January 31 – Josh Pappe, former bassist of D.R.I. and Gang Green, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 53.
 February 6 – Diego Farias, former guitarist of Volumes, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 27.
 February 24 – Justin Frear, former guitarist of Ultimatum, died from a heart attack at the age of 47.

Albums expected

January

February

March

April

May

June

August

Artists with material in production