Metal

Metallica’s 2003 Summer Sanatarium tour caused quite a stir at the time, the metal titans’ decision to take out nu-metal openers upsetting their longtime fans. The band had just released St. Anger, mind you, so Metallica didn’t exactly have fan sentiment in their corner. Spirit Adrift’s Nate Garrett was among those Met fans put off

Congrats to reader George Frey! George correctly identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Svart Lotus. For his troubles, George wins a grab bag of metal goodies from the MetalSucks Mansion Archives. Mazel tov, George! But don’t be too sad if you lost, ’cause this week I have another killer grab bag of metal goodies

It’s been roughly two-and-a-half years since All That Remains guitarist Oli Herbert died under mysterious circumstances — and yet Herbert’s widow, Elizabeth, is still causing issues for the surviving members of the band. In a new interview with American Songwriter, ATR frontman Phil Labonte reveals that although the band has “toyed” with the idea of

Several hours after MetalSucks uploaded a video of Flaw vocalist Christopher Volz dropping the N-word at a show in Illinois last Friday, March 12, the singer has issued an apology via social media. The incident took place at The WC Social Club in West Chicago, IL, part of a three-day run of shows for the

Myles Kennedy (Slash, Alter Bridge, Alter Cocker) has released the title track from his upcoming solo album, The Ides of March. Fun fact: the Ides of March was actually yesterday (March 15). I dunno why Kennedy didn’t release the song then. Seems like a squandered opportunity. But it’s good enough that he gets a pass.

Two Minutes to Late Night has made a name for itself over the past year with its series of creative bedroom covers that marry talents from all across the metalsphere, often with an entertaining twist. Their latest takes that concept to the next level: metal musicians playing a medley of ’90s dance/R&B/electronic jams! Perennial MetalSucks

Over the weekend, CBS announced that their show The Talk is “currently under internal review” following a heated on-air exchange between the show’s hosts on Wednesday (March 10). The controversial discussion resulted from co-host Sharon Osbourne defending Piers Morgan. Variety now reports that the show is taking “a brief hiatus” while the network’s investigation continues, with

Body Count’s “Bum Rush” picked up the Grammy for Best Metal Performance at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, beating out Power Trip, Code Orange, In This Moment and Poppy. As usual, the Best Metal Performance award was handed out the Grammy Premiere Ceremony before the main event, only available to stream online. The award was Ice-T’s

Most metalheads who become parents do their best to infuse their musical passion into their offspring in one way or another, be it through gifting them instruments, putting them to sleep with lullaby renditions of metal classics, or simply playing their favorite jams in the house and in the car. Now there’s a product that

Official press release: Decibel‘s June 2021 issue will mark 200 installments of North America’s only monthly metal magazine, one that has long outgrown the confines of rightly revered print publication. The Decibel Flexi Series, Decibel Books, the Decibel Magazine Tour, the bicoastal Metal & Beer Fests and a number of one-off live events – are

CBS has announced that The Talk is “currently under internal review” following a heated on-air exchange between the show’s hosts on Wednesday (March 10), during which Sharon Osbourne defended Piers Morgan. Morgan, you are likely aware, was recently quit or was fired (depending on who you ask) from Good Morning Britain follow last week’s incendiary

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of March 6 – March 12, 2021 Did you miss some of this week’s top stories in the world of metal? Catch up below: Entombed frontman LG Petrov passed away from bile duct cancer. Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch admitted that he “went too far” with Christianity. Mick Thomson finds

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has released the fifth 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, and In Waves. The guitarist/vocalist plans to continue with an acoustic

Sion, the heavily-anticipated new project from Howard Jones (Light the Torch, ex-Killswitch Engage) and Jared Dines, has debuted its first single, “The Blade.” You can check it out via the below music video. “The Blade” is not to be confused with “The Dagger,” the Robb Flynn-penned song Jones sings on the 2005 Roadrunner United album.

Vince really likes Sumo Cyco and I really love Vince. So I’m going to be vv respectful here: Now that I’ve experienced both Sumo Cyco’s last single, “Bystander,” and their new single, “No Surrender,” I have determined that this band is not for me. Having said that, I am very happy for you if you

Attorneys acting on behalf of Iced Earth founder Jon Schaffer have filed a motion to dismiss all charges leveled against him for his role in the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6, claiming “no indictment or information has been filed within the time limit required.” Official court documents obtained by MetalSucks show that Schaffer (through

I’ll likely never grow tired of the kind of melo-death-doom pedaled by bands like Insomnium, Swallow the Sun, Omnium Gatherum, Harakiri for the Sky, etc. They strike the perfect mix of darkness and light, fitting given they’re often from parts of the world that experiences seasonal extremes of both. More than anything it always just

The music of Mötley Crüe has just reached peak respectable middle-aged suburbanite. Having already been utilized to help sell cars and snack food, one of the band’s songs is now being used in an ad for Delta Faucet, which is exactly what you think it is (slogan: “At Delta Faucet, we believe there are better

Another month, another new single from August Burns Red! For their latest outing, the band has taken on the theme from Michael Crichton’s Jonathan Nolan’s HBO’s Westworld. It was originally composed by Ramin Djawadi, of Game of Thrones fame, so it’s unsurprisingly catchy. Says guitarist JB Brubaker of the track: “The soundtrack to Westworld has

Tomahawk and The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison is our guest this week! We discuss Tomahawk’s new album, Tonic Immobility, the 20-year anniversary of their self-titled debut, how he first presented the idea for the band to Mike Patton and what it’s been like working with him over the years. Duane also shares his thoughts