Metal

Joe Rogan’s been in the hot seat lately, what with artists getting furious and Spotify losing market value over his alleged COVID misinformation. But quietly, Spotify has also removed several episodes of Rogan’s show, including his interview with Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan, over his use of racial slurs within them. As reported by Consequence

Last week, old-man rap-rocker Kid Rock publicly declared that he won’t play any venue that instates a mask or vaccine mandate on his upcoming tour, thus ensuring that at least some of his hard-working fans will get fleeced of their money for reasons beyond their control. But Ted Nugent won’t be outdone by the likes

Man, COVID may not have been a creatively or financially fruitful for many musicians, but one thing it definitely inspired is donkey-brained schemes to make money. From Jasta Pasta to sock collaborations, this era really drove home the bizarre ways in which bands fight to pay for their new muffler. But this plan by Avenged

The Olympics start this week, so here are some sweet new metal releases to blast while watching curling. Mass WorshipPortal Tombs (Century Media) Mass Worship hold their services in an oppressively tight space, a claustrophobic cathedral. Their intricate songwriting works to reinforce the overwhelming vibe of sheer heaviness. Touchstones include Gojira and Meshuggah at their

Last month, groove metal superstars Machine Head released a video chronicling the making of their upcoming album. Now, in a new interview, bassist Jared MacEachern has revealed that the band’s new record is complete and awaiting post-production. Speaking to Primordial Radio about the album’s process, his own contributions, and the general tone, Jared said the following [as

The truth is that while Slash has obviously got one hell of a professional pedigree under his belt, he’s been living the rock and roll life for, well, most of his life. Slash grew up in Hollywood, and saw shows on the infamous Sunset Strip long before he returned there as a god after playing

Remember back during the dawn of the pandemic, when Life of Agony vocalist Mina Caputo said she wasn’t “buying into the fear” surrounding COVID, and compared the virus to the pesticides her dog sometimes might inhale? Wll, that comment has unfortunately not aged well, especially now that Life of Agony have announced that they’ll have

Fit For an Autopsy brought their winter headlining trek through Austin, TX on January 24 to Come And Take It Live with Ingested, Enterprise Earth, Signs of the Swarm and Great American Ghost. Photographer Drew Nesbitt of Njorodynphoto was there to caption all the action for MetalSucks! Well, not all of it… unfortunately a technical

Sad news for the rock and metal community today, as Jon Zazula, AKA Jonny Z, the co-founder of Megaforce Records who discovered Metallica and helped them record and release their earliest albums, has died. He was 69 years old. The news was confirmed by Variety, who said that Jon died at his home in Florida,

Jesus, former Deicide guitarist Eric Hoffman either needs to settle his piece with frontman Glen Benton or stay off social media when he’s wasted. Back in 2019, we covered an especially unhinged rant by Hoffman calling Benton out as a “scum fuck.” Now, in a since-deleted Facebook post, Hoffman has gone after Benton once more

Hard rockers Sixx:AM did pretty damn well for themselves, all things considered. Five studio albums, several huge tours, worldwide renown, and a Billboard top ten cracker? That’s a solid life as a band, no matter how many times you slice it. But it’s now looking like Sixx:AM is calling it, as a new interview reveals

A couple of weeks ago, legendary guitarist Steve Vai was forced to reschedule his 2022 tour due to a “new injury,” with no further elaboration. But now Vai has explained what happened, and while we hope the guy gets better soon and we know shoulder surgery is complicated, this sounds, well, really fucking silly. “I

Man, we don’t know what hair got up founding Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes, but that dude has decided to throw some hard-ass shade at his old bandmates in public. First, the dude claimed that he was made “physically ill” by watching a YouTube roundtable featuring his replacement, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, and that he “despises

This weekend saw Killswitch Engage kick off their rescheduled Atonement tour with August Burns Red and Light The Torch. The latter band adds a bit of Shakespearean poetry to the mix, as Light The Torch is fronted by ex-Killswitch vocalist Howard Jones. But it appears that all’s well between the parties, as Jones joined the

Girl, Corey Taylor is maaad. The Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman apparently hasn’t forgotten his feud with rapper-turned-pop-punker Machine Gun Kelly, even though he essentially won it be posting proof that he shot down the opportunity to appear on MGK’s album. So on this year’s Shiprocked, when he was asked about Machine Gun Kelly, Corey decided to

Making a ton of money all at once is a surefire way to act like a total dickhead. We’d like to think that a massive seven-figure payout would erase our debts and support our families, but we might also find ourselves eyeing some pricey diamond-encrusted Motörhead watch or something equally stupid. Now, former Metallica bassist

Sad news for the metal community today, as Fredrik Johansson, rhythm guitarist for Dark Tranquility from 1993 to 1999, has died. He was 47 years old. The band confirmed the news via a lengthy statement from frontman Mikael Stanne, which can be read below. According to the statement, Johansson died on January 25th. Johansson played

Chris Barnes (Six Feet Under, ex-Cannibal Corpse) is really displeased with the state of modern death metal… but he won’t say why. Also, he dislikes Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed for some reason. What happened is this: Knotfest did a ‘Death Metal Round Table’ with four of the most prominent frontmen in modern death metal —

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: On July 29th, extreme metal masters Arch Enemy will release their 11th studio album, Deceivers, via Century Media Records. A collection of 11 tracks that are ruthlessly catchy and mercilessly violent, Deceivers stands toe-to-toe with the highlights of the band’s storied catalogue. Fans can expect the new single – “Handshake with Hell” – to drop next week

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Marking the legendary guitarist’s 19th studio album in his 35+ year career in music, Joe Satriani is kicking off the new year with a brand-new single and newly announced release; “Sahara” is available now, and lands ahead of The Elephants of Mars — set to land April 8th, 2022.  With “Sahara”s video