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Ex-War on Women guitarist Nancy Hornburg has posted an extensive statement alleging that she was the victim of mental abuse and criminal behavior at the hands of her former bandmates Brooks Harlan and Evan Tanner. Hornburg, who played in the band between 2011 and 2016, posted the following statement to complement a recent series of

Author & Punisher unveil a second track from the outfit’s highly-anticipated new album, Krüller (Feb. 11, Relapse Records), with today’s release of the drone-drenched love song, “Maiden Star.” Tristan Shone offers insight into the track and its place on the album:   “’Maiden Star’ continues the trudge of escape and survival from ‘Drone Carrying Dread,’ but with a focus on the

Venom Prison have released a new single, “Pain of Oizys.” The track will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Erebos. You can check out the track via the below music video. Erebos will be released February 4 on Century Media. Venom Prison’s Larissa Stupar recently appeared on The MetalSucks Podcast. Listen to that here. [embedded content]

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Scorpions have shared the title track for their new album Rock Believer. Listen below. Commenting on the advance release of the title track of their latest album, due out on February 25, Klaus Meine, both singer and author of the lyrics, says, “Over the years, we’ve heard people say lots of times that rock is dead. But there are still

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Coheed and Cambria has announced details of their widely anticipated new album, Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind. The ambitious thirteen track epic was produced by the band’s own Claudio Sanchez and Zakk Cervini, and will be released worldwide on May 27. Today the band has launched pre-orders for the album on DSPs

Lustmord and Godflesh have collaborated on “Ashen,” a new version of the track “Ash” from Lustmord’s 2008 album, Other. You can check it out via the below music video. This fresh take on “Ashen” will appear on The Others (Lustmord Deconstructed), a collection of Other cuts reimagined by artists such as Enslaved, Ihsahn, Ulver, Steve

Sylosis are one of the most fantastic-est metal bands going, and have been for over a decade now — underrated as they are — so I figure why not post about them every opportunity I get while I have the chance? Back in 2020 Sylosis “opened up” for Trivium‘s ‘A Light Or A Distant Mirror‘ livestream

Abbath has announced a March 25 release date for his new album, Dread Reaver. You can check out the first single, “Dream Cull,” via the below Francisco Munoz-directed music video. Dread Reaver will be Abbath’s first since he got sober at the end of 2019, following a show in Argentina at which he was noticeably too intoxicated to

Sevendust will celebrate the 21st anniversary of one of their most popular albums, Animosity, with a headline tour of the U.S., The PRP reports. It’s not clear if the band will be performing the entire record as part of the tour or not. Support will come from Tetrarch and Dead Poet Society. Tickets go on on Friday

On December 26, 2021, 15 years to the day after Matt (you know him as Axl) and I launched MetalSucks, my mom asked me to sort through a pile of my old stuff that had been buried for years in her closet. In that pile, I uncovered a hand-written letter Matt gave me on June

As of December 26, MetalSucks is fifteen years old. More than twelve of those years, the site has done well enough to be our full-time jobs. More importantly, today is my fortieth birthday. Which means the myriad of death threats we’ve received since starting this site in our twenties haven’t manifested. Time to pop the

Earlier today, we learned that when Judas Priest begin to tour again this year, it will be as a quartet. This missing member will be producer/guitarist Andy Sneap, who has been Glenn Tipton’s fill-in ever since Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2018.  According to Priest’s statement on the matter, Sneap — a producer on

The  Chaos & Carnage tour has announced their 2022 return to the road after two previous successful runs in 2018 and 2019. Co-Headlined by deathcore titans Suicide Silence and Carnifex, the tour will also feature a selection of the very best bands from the world of modern metal with Lorna Shore, Upon a Burning Body, AngelMaker and Distant rounding out the line-up. Suicide Silence guitarist and

Estranged founding Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield will not perform on the album the band is currently getting ready to record. The news comes via drummer Casey Grillo (ex-Kamelot) who has been performing live with the group since Rockenfield’s extended absence began in 2017. Rockenfield has been absent from Queensryche (and the public eye) since going

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster look to be plotting a return after more than five years away. Notably, the activity would seem to indicate that frontman Dallas Taylor’s health has improved. A 2016 ATV accident left him with several life-changing injuries, including the complete loss of sight in his left eye, blurred vision in

Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo has released “Divide & Conquer,” the first single from his upcoming solo album, War of the Worlds, Part 2. To my casual Symphony X fan ears, this song sounds a whole lot like Symphony X. I’d say “but with a different singer,” but Dino Jelusick, who sings on the track

Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Testament’s Chuck Billy have teamed up for a new song, “Behold Our Power.” Listen below. The track is the official anthem for the Mystic Festival, which will take place from June 2 – 4 at the Gdansk Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. Acts scheduled to perform at the fest include Judas Priest, Opeth,

Battle Beast have released a new song, “Where Angels Fear to Fly.” The track will appear on the group’s new album, Circus of Doom, out January 21. Keyboardist Janne Björkroth comments:  “‘Where Angels Fear to Fly’ was born of gratitude to those who have had the courage to change the world. With the song we want to

Millions of pop-punk and straight up pop fans — 6.3 million at the present moment, to be exact — just got a taste of classic English grindcore via Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has shared a rocked up drum cover of Adele’s “Easy on Me” while wearing a Napalm Death t-shirt. Sure, the vast majority

Ted Nugent, partner to Caitlyn Jenner and grocery store headliner, has called former United States President George W. Bush a “scam artist.” And while that may initially sound like the most sensible thing The Nuge has ever said in his life, he actually failed to clear that extremely low bar — ’cause he made the