Editing Massive Attack (section)

===''Ritual Spirit'' EP and working with Tricky again (2013–2019)===
In a 2013 interview for his first solo art show since 2008, 3D confirmed that not only was new Massive Attack material in the works, but that rumours of a reunion with Tricky were true.<ref name=metrotreunion>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/23/massive-attacks-robert-del-naja-confirms-tricky-reunion-ahead-of-art-show-3804789 |title=Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja confirms Tricky reunion ahead of art show |date=23 May 2013 |publisher=Metro |access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref> Tricky had not been featured on a Massive Attack album since 1994's ''Protection.''

{{blockquote|"The idea is to put a record out next year", he says. "We actually get on really well at the moment because we don't spend time in the studio together", he says with a wry grin. "Me and Tricky wrote some new tracks in Paris last year, which haven't seen the light of day yet – but that was fun. They should be on the next album." |sign= Robert "3D" Del Naja, ''Metro'', 23 May 2013<ref name=metrotreunion/> }}

On 5 February 2014, it was confirmed that Massive Attack would headline at Secret Solstice, a new music festival in [[Reykjavík]] in June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsoficeland.com/entertainment/music/item/319-massive-attack-will-perform-at-secret-solstice-in-iceland-next-summer |title=Massive Attack will perform at Secret Solstice in Iceland next summer |publisher=News of Iceland |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-date=1 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901183322/http://www.newsoficeland.com/entertainment/music/item/319-massive-attack-will-perform-at-secret-solstice-in-iceland-next-summer |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 21 February 2015, it was confirmed through the Massive Attack Facebook page that they would be collaborating with [[Run the Jewels]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/massiveattack/photos/a.163928704256.143181.19159654256/10153121358429257/?type=1&theater |title=Massive Attack announce collaboration with Run the Jewels | publisher=Massive Attack |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Peters|first1=Mitchell|title=Run the Jewels in the Studio With Massive Attack|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6480213/run-the-jewels-in-the-studio-with-massive-attack|magazine=Billboard|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Britton|first1=Luke Morgan|title=Run The Jewels working in studio with Massive Attack|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/run-the-jewels-58-1222041|access-date=27 February 2018|work=NME|date=21 February 2015}}</ref>

On 21 January 2016, the iPhone application "Fantom" was released. The application was developed by a team including 3D and let users hear parts of four new songs by remixing them in real time, using the phone's location, movement, clock, heartbeat, and camera.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

On 28 January 2016, Massive Attack released a new EP, ''[[Ritual Spirit]]'', which includes the four songs released on Fantom. The EP was written and produced by 3D and new collaborator, Euan Dickinson.

It was their first release since the 2011 ''[[Four Walls / Paradise Circus]]'' collaboration with [[Burial (musician)|Burial]], and the first time since 1994 that Tricky had been featured on Massive Attack content. Scottish hip-hop group [[Young Fathers]], London rapper [[Roots Manuva]] and singer [[Azekel]] also featured on the EP.<ref name="consquenceofsound_2016">{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2016/01/stream-massive-attacks-new-ep-ritual-spirit/ | title=Stream: Massive Attack's new EP Ritual Spirit | work=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=28 January 2016 | access-date=28 January 2016 | author=Young, Alex}}</ref>

On 26 July 2016, Massive Attack previewed three new songs: "Come Near Me", "The Spoils", and "Dear Friend" on the Fantom iPhone application on which they previously previewed the four songs from the ''Ritual Spirit'' EP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67078-massive-attack-share-two-new-songs-via-app-listen/ |title=Massive Attack Release New Songs "Come Near Me," "The Spoils," and "Dear Friend" | website=Pitchfork |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |date=26 July 2016 |access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref>

On 29 July 2016, they released a new EP, "[[The Spoils (song)|The Spoils]]", which includes "The Spoils" and "Come Near Me", both previewed on Fantom. The EP was written and produced by Daddy G, without 3D's involvement. "The Spoils" features vocals from American singer-songwriter [[Hope Sandoval]], and "Come Near Me" features British vocalist [[Ghostpoet]]. A music video for "Come Near Me", directed by Ed Morris, and featuring Kosovan actress [[Arta Dobroshi]], was released the same day as the single.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67161-watch-massive-attack-and-ghostpoets-new-video-come-near-me/ | title=Massive Attack Release 'Come Near Me' New Video, Plus Hope Sandoval Collaboration | work=Pitchfork | date=29 July 2016 | access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref> The video for "The Spoils", featuring [[Cate Blanchett]] and directed by Australian director [[John Hillcoat]], was released on 9 August 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cate Blanchett stars in Massive Attack's new music video|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/cate-blanchett-stars-in-massive-attacks-new-music-video-for-the-spoils-a7181016.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/cate-blanchett-stars-in-massive-attacks-new-music-video-for-the-spoils-a7181016.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=9 August 2016}}</ref>

On 13 July 2018, Massive Attack cancelled their appearance at the [[Mad Cool]] festival in [[Madrid]] because of sound bleed from [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] on a neighbouring stage. The festival offered several solutions to accommodate the band, but Massive Attack rejected them all.<ref>{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Fernando |date=16 July 2018 |title=The behind-the-scenes story of Massive Attack canceling their Mad Cool gig |url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/07/16/inenglish/1531739617_522079.html |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=EL PAÍS English }}</ref>

In 2019, Massive Attack went on tour to promote the 20th anniversary rerelease of ''Mezzanine'', billed as "Mezzanine XX1". The American tour dates, originally scheduled for April, were postponed to September due to illness in the band.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mims |first=Taylor |date=8 March 2019 |title=Massive Attack Postpones 'Mezzanine' Anniversary Shows Due to Illness |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/massive-attack-postpones-mezzanine-anniversary-shows-illness/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=Billboard }}</ref>