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Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares joined us for this week’s episode of The MetalSucks Podcast to chat about his public split with former vocalist Burton Seabell, the upcoming new album, Aggression Continuum, dealing with fan backlash and more. In a more light-hearted portion of the interview, Dino revealed that mega-producer Bob Rock (Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Bon

At long last, the wait is over: as promised, today Times of Grace have released their first new song in ten years, “The Burden of Belief.” It’s the lead single from their first new album in ten years, Songs of Loss and Separation. Some fans might be concerned that Loss will not be a Killswitch

Exodus frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza says that the band’s drummer, Tom Hunting, has been “doing really good” since beginning treatment last month for squamous cell carcinoma, a form of cancer. Souza gave fans the update as part of the most recent episode of YouTube series, Zetro’s Toxic Vault: “I was actually with the whole band

Monster Magnet’s new album, A Better Dystopia, is described as “a delightfully (and psychotically) curated collection of ’60s and ’70s proto-metal and late-era psych obscurities covered by the heavy New Jersey legends themselves.” That’s not quite accurate though — the last single before Dystopia drops this Friday (May 21) is a cover of a cover

Anthrax have released the eighth video of their massive  Anthrax 40 for 40 video series, which celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary by taking a look at each individual ‘Thrax album over the course of the coming weeks. That will all lead up to a special career-spanning livestream performance on July 18 (the band’s actual 40th anniversary). The latest

A little over a year ago, three-fourths of Obscura’s then-current-line-up — specifically,  guitarist Rafael Trujillo, bassist Linus Klausenitzer, and drummer Sebastian Lanser — all quit to go form their own band. Which they’ve called Obsidious, lest anyone mistake them for Obscura. We now have our first chance to hear Obsidious — now joined by vocalist

Celebrities have a difficult enough time enjoying themselves in public without being harangued for selfies and endless, boring conversations by punishing fans. Even moreso when your public persona is based around an instantly identifiable visual aesthetic. All celebrity chef Guy Fieri wanted to do was enjoy a Slipknot concert in peace. So the Diners, Drive-Ins

Anthrax have released the sixth and seventh episodes of their Anthrax 40 for 40 video series, which celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary by taking a look at each individual ‘Thrax album over the course of the coming weeks. That will all lead up to a special career-spanning livestream performance on July 18 (the band’s actual 40th anniversary). Each album will

Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher was our guest on a recent episode of The MetalSucks Podcast to discuss the band’s new album, Typhoons, which came out last month, among other topics. At one point in the chat, podcast host Petar Spajic asked Thatcher what he thinks of the “rock is dead” rhetoric that’s been bandied about lately,

At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests that swept through America last summer, Rage Against the Machine guitarist and political activist Tom Morello made headlines by publicly schooling a fan of his band who had expressed disappointment at their “political opinions” on Twitter. The internet had a hearty laugh about it and then

The kids of The O’Keefe Music Foundation, which has become known over the years for its endearing videos of young music students covering hard rock and metal tunes — including Danzig, Slipknot, Clutch, Tool and plenty of others — are back with a rousing rendition of the Rammstein classic “Du Hast,” complete with pandemic-appropriate hazmat suits while they perform inside

Pop megastar, actress, and noted metal fan Lady Gaga has been photographed wearing a Biohazard shirt in Rome, Italy. The pictures were captured while the Oscar winner was enjoying a day off from filming House of Gucci, the new biopic directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator) and co-starring Adam Driver (the Star Wars

Founding Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have taken to social media to express outrage over Iron Maiden being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame yet again. Writes Simmons: “RR Hall of Fame is a sham not to include Maiden. Disgusting!” Simmons’ sentiments echo those of Stanley, who last month wrote:

The weekend is here! Which means it’s time for more of… fondly reminiscing about a time when we could all go out and headbang shoulder to shoulder with our closest strangers … while we live vicariously by watching our favorite bands perform online instead! MetalSucks has got you covered with our continuously updated livestream calendar, powered by eOne,

A year after rescheduling their highly anticipated “Stadium Tour” to 2021 on account of the pandemic, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard have again moved the run, this time to 2022. The tour had been slated to kick off next month. Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts are also on the run. A statement from

Illustration by Matt Smith [SCENE—Valaskjálf, a great hall roofed in pure silver located in Asgard, the home of the gods. Shields and spears adorn the walls and majestic tapestries hang from the rafters. The interior of the room is sparsely furnished; a single, extravagantly-carved wooden throne sits near the middle of the room. Opposite the throne

Did you enjoy playing video games in the 80s and/or early 90s? Do you miss the “good old days” of side-scrollers and 8-bit soundtracks? Do you love Kvelertak? Are you looking for a way to squander precious minutes of your life glued to your phone (no judgments, we all do it)? Well, then this is

This morning’s announcement that Iron Maiden were spurned by voters for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was met by metalheads the same way similar news is greeted every year: the Hall must hate metal! Not so, according to Rock Hall CEO/President Greg Harris, who continually finds himself on the defensive, forced to explain

More than seven years after its final episode aired on Adult Swim, Metalocalypse is finally getting a movie. According to Deadline, the flick — alongside features based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Venture Bros. — “will get a release worldwide on Blu-ray/DVD and PVOD and electronic-sell-through (EST) with a 90-day exclusive window” before

Sumo Cyco are currently causing quite a stir in the metal world. While the band are not without some detractors, the massive streaming numbers the singles from their new album, Initiation, are putting up are proof that the band are catching on in a big way. That success also backs up the assertion that great