Metal

Goth-metal artist A. A. Williams has officially announced her second album, and has dropped a new single to boot. As The Moon Rests, Williams’ follow-up to 2020’s Forever Blue, comes out October 7th via Bella Union. The album is already available for preorder. Says Williams of the record: “Traditionally, your second album is the worry;

This weekend’s Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest is fast approaching, with thousands of fans preparing to have the burpiest time in the City of Brotherly Love (gonna be more like the City of Rubbery Glove in Rhombus’ hotel room, am I right? Eh? You like to party?). It was at the 2021 fest that

Last month, hard rockers Halestorm released their new album Back From The Dead, which saw a huge public response. Now, the band have announced a North American headlining tour in support of it, with a rotating cast of openers. The one consistent opening act on Halestorm’s new trek is Mexican rockers The Warning. But also

Only a couple of weeks ago, Australian metalcore act Parkway Drive told the world that they were not in fact breaking up, despite having canceled a North American tour in order to focus on mental health issues within the band. Now, Parkway are back with their first new song in four years, and it’s bouncy.

Getting their trailer ganked during their last tour hasn’t scared Texan death metallers Creeping Death off of the road. They’re heading out on a North American tour later this year with 200 Stab Wounds and Tribal Gaze thrown into the mix. But that’s not all! The tour also has a rad list of rotating openers,

Back in March, we wrote about how Christina Ricci would star in Tim Burton’s upcoming live-action Addams Family series for Netflix, titled Wednesday. However, Ricci would not return to the film as Wednesday Addams, the role which made her famous as a child; instead, that part would be going to actor Jenna Ortega. Now, the

Sad news for the rock world today, as Alec John Such, founding bassist for arena rock legends Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70 years old. The news was confirmed by the band, who issued the following statement: “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. He

When we think of Poison guitarist C. C. DeVille, we imagine him in his height-of-the-’80s look — wily, spritely, with a massive blast of so-blonde-it’s-white hair around his head. But C. C. just posted a picture of Instagram that makes him look way more like an Arkansas sludge frontman than one of hair metal’s finest.

Note: Most of the news we’ve seen about Axel James Markel’s tragic death has his name spelled ‘Markle.’ However, the GoFundMe launched for him has spelled his name ‘Markel,’ which is the spelling we have chosen to use since the organizers are probably closer to him than the metal media. We mean no disrespect if

The MetalSucks Playlist – This Week’s Top Tracks, from May 28 to June 4 Have the unfolding horror of the world made you feel too sick to read this week’s top stories? It’s all good, here’s what you missed: That’s what we got. We’ll update here and there throughout the weekend, then come back in

On Wednesday, Dance Gavin Dance frontman Tilian Pearson responded to sexual assault allegations against him posted to Reddit. Now, the band has officially announced that they’ve let him go. As reported by Loudwire, a Reddit user posted a 6,000-word recollection of a short relationship she had with Pearson. They interacted under the influence of alcohol,

Last month, the riffs landed hard in the City of Bats. Progressive metalcore crew After The Burial and furious deathcore force Thy Art Is Murder hit up Austin, Texas, as part of their Back From The Gulag tour, with Currents and Brand of Sacrifice offering support. The whole thing was captured in vibrant detail by

YES! The long, long-awaited sequel to the classic film Beavis and Butthead Do America has a trailer and a release date. Not only do we get to see them go to a place previously visited only by Jason Voorhees and Lubdan the Leprechaun [citation needed], writer/director/star Mike Judge figured out a way to bring the

Last we heard from Viking metallers Amon Amarth was the release of their new single “Put Your Back Into the Oar” back in February. Now, the band have announced a new album, and have dropped another single to boot. Amon Amarth’s new record will be called The Great Heathen Army, and drops August 5th via

Back in February, it was revealed that Peacock would be airing the live-action Twisted Metal series, based on the popular Playstation game franchise. Of course, everyone had the same question: who would play the game’s infamous evil clown Sweet Tooth? Now, we know…and it’s Gob fuckin’ Bluth? Yup, according to Consequence of Sound, Arnett will

Seeing Crowbar live is a little like being hit by a really huge wave while you’re trying to get out of the ocean, only the wave is made of sweaty people. Spirit Adrift, on the other hand, put on a live show that sort of feels like the ocean itself if every shark and whale

It’s James LoMenzo! Who’s obviously played with them before. Yes, just shortly after revealing that Testament’s Steve DiGiorgio of Testament played on their new album, the band have announced LoMenzo as their full-time bassist. The band made their announcement today via Facebook, writing: “Megadeth announce bass player James LoMenzo as a permanent member of the

Ever since it first went on the market, there has been some question as to what would happen to the home of late Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. There was even a hot second there where Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows floated the Underpants Gnome-style idea of buying the house using NFTs and turning it

In the world of metal, Clutch occupy a specific yet wide-reaching niche. On the one hand, the band’s fun-as-fuck boogie-metal doesn’t quite fit into any specific subgenre, and is therefore hard to lock down. On the other, the band’s high-octane mixture of danceable riffs, tailfeather-friendly rhythms, and madcap rhymes about fast cars and Bigfoot ensure

The MetalSucks Playlist – This Week’s Top Tracks, from May 21 to May 27 Were you so busy packing your good Carnivore thong for MDF that you forgot this week’s top stories? We got you covered. Here’s what you missed… That’s all we got. We’ll keep you updated sporadically throughout the weekend, then come back