Metal

Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is a man of many tastes. He loves horror movies, can surf the shit out of some waves, and apparently has the best weed in metal. Yet there’s one thing he gets ridiculed time and time again for not just loving, but over-relying upon: his wah pedal. Well, it turns

We’re a little more than 20 games (out of 162) into the 2023 baseball season and interest in a much faster and offensive game has made this one of the more exciting moments in the sport for a loooong time. It’s almost enough for an enterprising metal band with tangential ties to the sport and

Maybe it’s just me, but I’d always assumed that when you attend a rock show of any kind, there’s always a chance that a mosh could break out or someone could come sailing over you as they crowd surf to the front. It’s a risk you take when you take your place on the floor.

This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill. Frenetic Atlanta-based mathcore septet The Callous Daoboys are not only officially recording their third EP, but they’re doing so with a new drummer. Just about an hour ago the band tweeted a photo of Marty Hague behind the kit during said recording session.

Monochrome and drenched in blood, the latest music video and single from blackened heavy metal band Cloak dropped earlier today, giving fans a taste of their upcoming third full-length album Black Flame Eternal. As the album’s final single before its release on May 26, the band said they deliberately chose this track as the last

If you’re looking for a track so heavy that the band considers it a “weapons test of testicular fortitude” to close out your Tuesday afternoon, look no further than the latest single from Kublai Khan TX, titled “Theory of Mind.” In their press release about the new track, the band said it was indicative of

If you’ve been on Twitter over the last week, you probably noticed that all those blue verification check marks are gone. That’s because Twitter CEO and totally smart business man who didn’t benefit from his father’s South Africa apartheid-era emerald mine Elon Musk killed that feature on the memeworthy day of 4/20. You know, because

It’s getting harder and harder to expect a happy ending for former Jackass star and skateboarder Bam Margera. After multiple stints in rehab and friends literally doing whatever they can to try to help him clean up his act, he’s now on the run from Pennsylvania police following an altercation with his family. According to

Brutal metalcore masters Bleeding Through just unleashed a new song, “War Time.” This is the first teaser of new material they are working on. Last year, Brandan Schieppati announced the band’s plan to make new music via Instagram, and in late December, they dropped the track. Bleeding Through have been on hiatus since their 2018

Sanguisugabogg just announced a very short and limited tour run with Jarhead Fertilizer and Stabbed. The tour starts May 30 in Fort Wayne, IN, and ends June 4 in Boston, MA. [embedded content] If you’re lucky enough to be on the strange and winding trajectory of this tour, one that resembles the nonsensical nature of the Sanguisugabogg

U.K.’s Manorfest announced the fest will not be returning. In a lengthy statement, they talk about low ticket sales, high costs, and the inability to recoup losses. They will be officially dissolving the company as well. Had this year’s festival happened, it would have boasted such big-name bands as Moonspell, My Dying Bride, Soilwork, and

Metallica‘s Jason Newsted is temporarily bringing back his self-named side project, Newsted, for a comeback show. This show will take place May 20 at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He gave more details about that in an interview with Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, as transcribed by Blabbermouth. “About a year ago at this time, The Chophouse Band played

It’s hard out there for a touring band and unfortunately, rising costs and the current shitty state of the global economy has forced yet another act to cancel their tour plans. Earlier today, Canadian melodic death metal outfit The Agonist announced their upcoming European tour is not happening. The band joins the likes of Anthrax,

When you woke up this morning, I bet you didn’t expect to see the phrases “krautrock,” “free jazz,” and “black metal” all in the same MetalSucks story, but here we are. Occult-themed synth-doom outfit Circle of Sighs have shared a full 30-minute concert video that’s equal parts musical experimentation and avant-garde theater production. Titled “Circle

In just a few weeks from now on May 12, The Acacia Strain are going to drop two new albums at the same time and fans are going to be drowning in new deathcore and metalcore jams. Rather than leave their fans in the lurch until then, the band just dropped a new single titled

Last week, we learned that Max and Iggor Cavalera were not only re-recording Sepultura’s Bestial Devastation EP and Morbid Visions, but that they were planning to tour the U.S. for nearly two months this fall in support of those releases. As it turns out, today we learned a little more about that tour, as both

Though they’ll be spending a lot of time on the road supporting Disturbed during their Take Back Your Life Tour, Ukranian metal band Jinjer will be breaking out from the lineup on off days for some headlining gigs throughout the U.S. A total of eight shows have been added in between their commitments with the

British reggae metal act Skindred released another single from their upcoming album Smile, titled “If I Could” and it’s built from the ground up for live audiences. Following in the footsteps of the album’s other singles “Gimme That Boom” and “Set Fazers,” this latest track can get people moving, thanks to their eclectic style. According

Earlier today, Twitching Tongues posted a video on their Twitter account that could be suggesting that we’ll get some new material from them soon. In the tweet, an alarm clock is shown going off at 4:26 on the dial until someone smashes it with their boot. Accompanying the video is an upside down statement that

German blackened death metal outfit Thulcandra are a month out from the release of their forthcoming studio effort Hail The Abyss and to mark the milestone, they’ve released a visualizer for their latest single, “Blood Of Slaves.” And it absolutely rips. Stuffed full of aggressive riffage and malicious intent, “Blood Of Slaves” is an oppressive