Metal

Looking back at the thrash metal scene of the 80s, it’s easy to imagine a time when bands rose to prominence, flared out, and new bands emerged from those ashes. Kind of like how stars grow, explode, and form new stars, thrash metal bands had to be forged out of hardships and in some instances

When it comes to becoming a super rich and famous musician, the odds of making it are so astronomically small that it’s hard to imagine. Right place, right time and all that shit. It’s a big reason why metal singers decide to hang it up end land on some corner of the internet writing about

(Editor’s note: Let’s face it — most metalheads are a buncha nerds. To that end, Hallowed Be Thy Game is a weekly feature here on MetalSucks where we’ll highlight some of the metal-as-fuck board/video/tabletop role playing games we’re playing or have played in the past.) As a lifelong gamer and metalhead, there have been very

Before they became the international juggernauts, a multi-million dollar business machine, and the largest band on the planet, Metallica were a foursome of scrappy heshers looking to kick some ass with their music. And though they were firmly a West Coast creation, Metallica got its first big break from a small label called Megaforce Records.

It’s been a minute since we last heard a new studio release from Scar Symmetry, given the first part of a trilogy Phase I: Neohumanity was released back in 2014. For fans of the band, the promise of a trilogy meant, well, three new albums planned at once. It was going to be an embarrassment

After months of insane rhetoric from both sides of the aisle, it’s finally election day. With scores of Americans heading to the polls that haven’t already cast their ballots, all that’s left to say now is “well, it’s been a good run America. So long, and thanks for all the fish.” If you’re of a

It’s beginning to look like next year’s European festival circuit is going to be absolutely monstrous, as the folks behind Download Festival 2023 have unveiled the four-day festival’s complete lineup. And while you’re not going to be shocked at all to hear Metallica and Ghost are going to be among the biggest acts on the

Okay, you assholes. Who dosed my afternoon whiskey with high grade psychedelics?! I’m still on the clock and I was going to write about the new Jerry Cantrell music video for “Prism of Doubt,” but what I just watched has to be the result of an acid flashback or I’ve been sabotaged. Jerry Cantrell’s Brighten

Black Metal Rainbows, the group that brought us the book by the same name, have now released a compilation benefitting queer youth. The album, released on Bandcamp Friday, featured contributions from  Krallice, Dawn Ray’d, Pupil Slicer, Caïna, Sacred Son, Merzbow, and more. These bands are coming together to speak out against the massive outcry from

Hella heavy Australian punishers To The Grave announced last week that they are unleashing a new album, Director’s Cuts, out February 24 via Unique Leader. They also dropped a video for single “Red Dot Sight.” [embedded content] The band comment on the new album: “This is the refinement of our combined musical tastes, fuelled by our

When Machine Head kicked off their fall tour this past Thursday, fans were met with a slightly different lineup on stage, as Havok guitarist Reece Alan Scruggs was suddenly filling in for Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka. While this may cause some fans to question about whether there was another shake up within the Machine Head ranks,

If you’re a nerd for old-school, Swiss proggy thrash, it’s your lucky day. Coroner haven’t made an album in 30 years, but they’re about to change that. According to a recent interview with Blabbermouth, guitarist Tommy Veterrli says the band will start making their new record in February of next year. They haven’t released a

The pandemic was one of the most single-handedly destructive forces for the music industry over the last few years. Forced lockdowns made bands put a hold on record releases and tour dates, causing issues for everyone involved. For Cypher16, the return to normalcy in recent months means they can finally get back to putting out

Are you a vinyl enthusiast that’s sick and tired of their turntable not looking deadly enough? Maybe you want multiple pointy corners of brushed metal to stick out past the record you’re listening to. Are you such a massive Metallica fanboy that no cost is too much for anything they put out? Then maybe this…thing

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember the early 2000s as an era where gothic metal exploded. Emotive yet epic, sprawling creations lined the walls of our mind’s eye, creating a memorable soundtrack for a period of our lives. For many of us, Lacuna Coil’s 2002 masterclass in alternative metal, Comalies, was an album

There’s no bloodier horror movie on the menu this year than Terrifier 2. The extreme slasher starts Art the Clown, a resurrected clown serial killer who delights in torturing and killing his victims in some pretty creative and fucked-up ways. Made on a very low budget of $250,000, Terrifier 2 features some of the grossest

Vended, the band featuring Corey Taylor’s son Griffin and Shawn “Clown” Crahan’s son Simon, just dropped a new single and it sounds eerily familiar. Seriously, if you hit play on “Overall” and closed your eyes, you can hear bits and pieces of another Iowa-based band that some would say have already achieved “world domination” among

Ask any Anthrax fan which vocalist they like more, Joey Belladonna or John Bush, and you’ll likely get an impassioned answer. It’s like asking whether someone’s a Rolling Stones or a Beatles person — there’s no wrong answer, but they’ll explain their answer in great detail. So for fans who consider themselves stans for the

Be honest – who here has tried to “Live Mas,” only to end up with a case of the “uh-ohs” that ended up with a mad sprint to the bathroom? The classic Taco Bell experience is a common occurrence and now you’ve got a decent soundtrack to it, as the fast food chain has tapped

This past weekend, Puscifer livestreamed a pair of concert/feature films titled V is for Versatile: A Puscifer Concert Film and Parole Violator: A Puscifer Concert Film Featuring Conditions of My Parole, featuring music from both of those eras. Originally, the streams started at October 28 at 3 p.m. EST and would only run for 72