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There’s an elite group of bands from the early aughts that were way ahead of the curve — arguably too much so for their own good. There was Darkest Hour and A Life Once Lost, the first American bands to make their names riffing on the styles of At the Gates and Meshuggah, respectively; experimental

Iced Earth founder Jon Schaffer (or the attorneys representing him) is once again set to appear in court on April 6 for his role in the Capitol insurrection on January 6. This particular appearance is related to a motion Schaffer filed on March 20. That motion moved to review his continued detention ordered by Magistrate

Dress the Dead, the new band featuring  guitarist Craig Locicero (Forbidden), drummer Mark Hernandez (Forbidden, Vio-lence), bassist James Walker (Manmade God), and vocalist Kayla Dixon (Witch Mountain), have released a video for their song “Knives Out.” The track itself was released was released earlier this year, but I’m sharing the video anyway because a) Dress

Corpsegrinder is back on the show! We talk about Cannibal Corpse’s upcoming new album, Violence Unimagined, the experience of recording it during the pandemic and welcoming longtime producer Erik Rutan into the band as a guitarist and writer, how Cannibal Corpse pick singles for their albums, and his desire to learn new technology despite his

Smith/Kotzen, the aptly-monikered new project from Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs, ex-Poison), continues to be a traffic boon for MetalSucks. I don’t know if that means our readership now entirely consists of the gray-haired or if “Smith/Kotzen” is the secret magic password to unlock The All-Holy Facebook Algorithm® or what.

Over 120,000 people packed out the CubaDupa festival in New Zealand this past weekend. No masks, no social distancing, no Covid restrictions whatsoever. This is the reward afforded to New Zealanders, who endured strict lockdowns early on in the pandemic, eradicated Covid-19 from the country entirely, and can now fully enjoy “normal” life. Featuring over

Following several weeks of “internal investigation” by CBS, the network has announced that Sharon Osbourne will no longer co-host their popular program The Talk. She has been part of the show for eleven seasons, and is the sole remaining original host. The program, which has been on hiatus since March 12, will resume taping on

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, have unveiled the latest entry in their “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos that have captured the Internet’s attention in recent weeks. The latest video finds Fripp and an unnamed special guest donning sunglasses and fake blonde beards in honor of

A “motion to amend detention order” filed by Marc Victor, attorney for Iced Earth/Demons & Wizards guitarist Jon Schaffer, has been denied by a federal judge. Schaffer will therefore remain ineligible for bail. He currently awaits trial in Washington, D.C. for his role seditious riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Victor filed the

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has released the sixth installment in his series of acoustic EPs, each of which reimagines a handful of tracks from one of the band’s albums. Heafy has previously released EPs containing acoustic versions of tracks from Ascendancy, The Crusade, Shogun, In Waves, and Vengeance Falls. Songs included on the Silence in the Snow acoustic EP are: “Silence

The weekend is here! Which means it’s time for more of… fondly reminiscing about a time when we could all go out and congregate in public without a care in the world … 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

System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian has revealed in a social media post that he is against gun control, is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and claims “Guns are essential tools for self defense,” while adding the hashtag #DefundGunControl. This is post is NOT about System drummer John Dolmayan, who has spent

YouTuber Bobby Huff wanted to demonstrate the ills of misusing quantization — the process by which engineers fix imprecise timing in music. So, to make his point, he time corrected Van Halen’s “Runnin’ with the Devil,” which was recorded in the late ’70s, before quantization was a thing. And… yeah… the results definitely sound… wrong.

Neurosis guitarist Steve Von Till has shared “Called From the Wind,” another piece from his forthcoming ambient solo album, A Deep Voiceless Wilderness. If you feel as if this tune sounds familiar, that’s likely because it is: A Deep Voiceless Wilderness collects instrumental iterations of all the songs from Von Till’s 2020 release, No Wilderness Deep Enough. Von Till

Our old pal DJ Cummerband is back! The Minister of Mash-Ups has had a slow start this year, but has now posted an amalgamation of Static-X’s “Push It” and Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” — cleverly titled “Push It” — online. Kind of a shame he couldn’t also include Tool’s “Pushit,” but hey, this is still swell.

Speaking of Cannibal Corpse… In a new interview with Metal Hammer, the legendary death metal band’s beloved frontman, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, reveals that he once hung out with Cher. Yes. The Cher. How the fuck did that happen, you ask? Corpsegrinder explains: “Cher’s son Elijah, who is in the band Deadsy, is a big Cannibal

Fresh off their Best Metal Performance Grammy win for the song “Bum-Rush,” Body Count have revealed the winner of their contest to create a video for “The Hate is Real.” And I’m more than a little thrilled to proud that it’s a 25-year-old from Brooklyn, Seby Martinez. Martinez’s video utilizes sock puppets. And yeah, Body

Been enjoying all those singles August Burns Red have released in the past few months? Great news: they’re all getting collected onto a new EP, The Guardian Sessions (well, almost all of them — the band’s cover of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” isn’t included for whatever reason). It’s due for release on

Protest the Hero singer Rody Walker promised that he’d be releasing a solo album this month, and he’s making good on that promise: his Home Made is now scheduled for release this Sunday, March 28. Why this Sunday, March 28, and not Friday, March 26? I assume because Friday is the industry’s standard day for

Children of Bodom may be no more, but they’re still looking out for the wellness of their fans’ feet. Following in the footsteps (no pun intended) of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Motörhead, and Ghost, Children of Bodom have just unveiled their own line of branded socks. Alas, those socks are not being made in conjunction