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- Queen’s Brian May Shows Off The Precious Relic He Had From The 1850s
Queen’s iconic guitarist and one of the most positive social media personalities of all time, Brian May, shared a couple of new photos on his verified Instagram page and showed off a golden-worth memoir he had. As you may check out the caption of Brian below, he indicated that this stereoscope is from the 1850s […]
- Brutal Panda Records Releases Bandcamp Compilation to Benefit Campaign Zero
Like so many of us, the brutal pandas at Brutal Panda Records were disgusted by the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing police brutality that has met the largely-peaceful protests against that murder. And like so many of us, the brutal pandas at Brutal Panda Records wanted to do something to help. To that […]
- ZZ TOP’s BILLY GIBBONS Collaborates With TIM MONTANA On ‘Beez + Teez Whisker Bomb’ Pepper Sauce
Billy F Gibbons and Tim Montana, known for their guitar sounds and songwriting excursions, have taken their mutual quest for fiery foods, powered by spicy sauces, to a new plateau with the launch of their line of Beez & Teez Whisker Bomb pepper sauces. The new tongue tantalizers are available in two versions packaged in […]
- Gene Simmons’ Daughter Sophie Reacts To Yet Another Police Violence: “Fire This Man!”
KISS icon Gene Simmons’ daughter and talented model/singer, Sophie Simmons, shared her reaction to another police violence via her Twitter account and showed her support to the black people once again. As you can see in the video, a man was asking the police about why he is getting detained. However, the answer was the […]
- MR. BUNGLE Releases First Music In 20 Years: A Cover Of THE EXPLOITED’s ‘USA’
MR. BUNGLE roars back with their first recorded music since 1999, releasing a blistering cover of THE EXPLOITED’s politically charged anthem “USA”, available now on all digital platforms via Ipecac Recordings. The San Francisco Bay Area band, whose current incarnation features original members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton and Trey Spruance, along with Scott Ian (ANTHRAX, […]
- Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee Changes The Look Of His Social Media Accounts Completely
Mötley Crüe’s iconic drummer and almost 700K followed Twitter phenomenon, Tommy Lee, made a huge change on his social media accounts after releasing his latest single with Push Push, Tops & Knock Me Down.’ After the release of the song, Tommy changed his profile picture and cover photo of the page to promote his latest […]
- Rob “Blasko” Nicholson was on Metal Blade Records’ list of bassists to replace Cliff Burton in Metallica
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- Exodus Guitarist Gary Holt Shows Off His New Pink Guitar
Exodus and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt showed off his newest pink Les Paul guitar by sharing a photo of it via his official Instagram account and explained why he is loving it so much. As you can see in the picture below, this pink Les Paul guitar was made by ESP, and it is so shiny […]
- STEEL PANTHER’s SATCHEL: ‘I Still Love MÖTLEY CRÜE Even Though I Think NIKKI SIXX Is A D**k’
STEEL PANTHER guitarist Satchel says that he still loves MÖTLEY CRÜE even though he thinks “Nikki Sixx is a dick.” The latest war of words between STEEL PANTHER and MÖTLEY CRÜE began when STEEL PANTHER singer Michael Starr and drummer Stix Zadinia were asked in a 2019 interview which musician from the past they would […]
- Black Crown Initiate Unveil New Single, “Sun of War”
Hey guys, guess what? I have taken on Black Crown Initiate as my newest management client! Axl joked that I’ve got the Reading, PA metal market cornered, whatwith my management of Rivers of Nihil, too. This new development means you all can look forward to reading my completely biased opinions of the band on this […]
- Ex-ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN ‘Would Be Open To Considering’ Reunion With Band For Special Concert
Former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin says that he is open to the idea of taking part in a special concert featuring most of the singers that have fronted the band over the course of its nearly four-decade existence. ANTHRAX has had a number of vocalists — including Turbin, Joey Belladonna, Dan Nelson and John Bush […]
- Ozzy Osbourne’s Wife Sharon Looks Very Sophisticated With Her New Style, Fans Says
Legendary frontman Ozzy Osbourne’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, has revealed the room that she has been into every day and showed how it looks like to the followers via her official Twitter account. As you can see in the video, Sharon has a huge room to work with and lots of lovely pets, which allows her […]
- RATM’s Tom Morello Exposes The Folks Mocking George Floyd’s Death: “Who Are They?!”
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello took his official Instagram account to show his anger to the people who are mocking George Floyd’s death and stood against racism once again. In the picture, you can see that there are young guys who are trying to mock of Geoge Floyd’s death by posing in the […]
- After 30 Years Of Waiting, Original KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Announces A New Vinyl
Former KISS frontman and also the co-founding member of the band, Ace Frehley, took to his official Instagram account today and announced that his iconic album ‘Trouble Walkin’ returns first time on vinyl in 30 years. As you may check out the post below, the record will be on sale on Saturday, August 29th. The […]
- SLAYER Celebrates ‘International Day Of Slayer’ On Demand With ‘The Repentless Killogy’ Motion Picture
At midnight tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, for the first time since its theatrical and DVD release last November, the motion picture “Slayer: The Repentless Killogy” will make its Video On Demand debut. The release is in celebration of tomorrow’s “International Day Of Slayer,” the annual heavy metal holiday that commemorates the uncompromising, loud and defiant […]
- STATIC-X: ‘Project Regeneration Vol. 1’ Track Listing Revealed
STATIC-X will release its new album, “Project Regeneration Vol. 1”, on July 10. The effort can now be pre-ordered digitally on iTunes and Amazon, and fans will receive immediate downloads of the songs “Hollow” and “All These Years”. Limited-edition marble vinyl, physical CDs and digital copies can be pre-ordered online at this location, with immediate […]
- Imagine Dragons Star Dan Reynolds Earns Fans’ Hearts Again: “Do Not Thank Me For This”
The iconic fronting member of Imagine Dragons and one of the most famous LGBTQ+ activists on the whole social media, Dan Reynold, posted a bunch of new tweets on his Twitter account and talked about the rights of the black people. At last, he posted one more tweet and reminded the fans that they do […]
- Protesters Steal NYPD Radio To Blast ‘Breaking The Law’ By JUDAS PRIEST
Protesters who stole New York Police Department (NYPD) radios reportedly played JUDAS PRIEST’s classic song “Breaking The Law” over the NYPD frequency Thursday night (June 4). According to the Twitter account US Protests: News & Updates, which offers “Breaking news, updates and information on the current protests taking place across the United States”, protesters managed […]
- George Lynch interviewed twice but later requested for content not to be included in new Dokken book
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- RUSH Producer RUPERT HINE Dead At 72
British producer Rupert Hine, who helmed two albums from the legendary Canadian rock band RUSH — “Presto” (1989) and “Roll The Bones” (1991) — has died at the age of 72. Hine was a board director of The Ivors Academy, which confirmed the news of his passing. “We are so saddened to post that our […]
- Jimmy Page From Led Zeppelin Unveils What He Really Thinks About Johnny Cash
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page took his official Instagram account to share another ‘on this day’ posts, and this time, he showed his respect to another legend, Johnny Cash. In the caption, Jimmy touch upon the prison album that Johhny released in 1969, San Quentin, and he stated that this is such a legendary album […]
- Metallica, Bon Jovi + KISS Make Forbes’ Highest Paid Celebs List
Some nice paychecks here. Continue reading…
- Maryann Cotton release video for new single “I’m Your Saint” from upcoming album ‘Hallelujah’
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- Norma Jean Singer Disses Black Lives Matter, System of a Down Drummer Praises Donald Trump, and More Depressing Stories You May Have Missed This Week
The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of June 1 – June 5, 2020 Did you miss some of this week’s top stories in the world of metal? Catch up below: Norma Jean’s Cory Brandan came under fire for seemingly mocking the Black Lives Matter movement.System of a Down’s John Dolmayan called Donald Trump “the greatest friend […]
- Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson Mourns The Death Of Steve Priest
Megadeth’s iconic bass guitarist David Ellefson shared his feelings after the devastating death of The Sweet bass guitarist, Steve Priest, on Instagram and showed how important he was into David’s career. In the caption of the post, David prayed for Steve’s soul and revealed how bad it feels like to see a legend passed away. […]
- Tallah Debut Unnerving ‘The Silo’ Song, Announce First Album
Featuring Mike Portnoy's son Max on drums. Continue reading…
- JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE Releases Music Video For ‘Fast Road’ From ‘Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes’
A quarantine-style music video for the song “Fast Road” from JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE can be seen below. The clip was created by Jaymz Eberly of Eberly Productions. “Fast Road” is taken from JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE’s “Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes” acoustic album, which was released on May 1 via Deadline Music, a division of […]
- Metal Bands Ranked by Their Spotify Monthly Listener Counts for June 2020
Welcome back to our monthly column in which we take a look at Spotify’s “monthly listeners” counts and compare several hundred metal bands side by side. For more on why we’re doing this column and the methodology behind it, read this. For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, the vast majority of bands saw […]
- DEFTONES’ European Tour Postponed To 2021
DEFTONES have postponed their 2020 European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The trek, which was originally set to kick off on June 9 in Lyon, France, will now take place next year. DEFTONES announced the postponement earlier today in a statement via social media. The group wrote: “Our upcoming European tour […]
- KANSAS Debuts ‘Jets Overhead’ Music Video
KANSAS, America’s legendary progressive rock band, has released another the official music video for its song “Jets Overhead”, taken from the group’s highly anticipated new studio album “The Absence Of Presence”, due out June 26 through InsideOut Music. “‘Jets Overhead’ has become one of my favorite songs on the album, says KANSAS guitarist Zak Rizvi, […]
- Danish Church Takes Over Heavy Metal Venue
2020 would have been the tenth anniversary of Copenhell, the annual metal festival that takes place in (where else?) Copenhagen, Denmark. And what a tenth anniversary it would have been! The line-up, scheduled to perform between the 17th and the 20th of this month, would have included Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Korn, Disturbed, Emperor, Jinjer, […]
- BUSH Bassist COREY BRITZ Releases Debut Solo Single, ‘Humans’
BUSH bassist Corey Britz has released his debut solo single, “Humans”. It marks the first track to be released off his upcoming full-length album, due later this year. “When I wrote ‘Humans’ last year, the lyrics were intended to be a metaphor comparing an apocalypse to emotional isolationism,” said Britz. “In 2020, that metaphor seems […]
- Ex-OF MICE & MEN Singer AUSTIN CARLILE On COVID-19 And GEORGE FLOYD Unrest: ‘None Of These Events Are Surprising’ To Jesus
Former OF MICE & MEN frontman Austin Carlile says that the the “Black Lives Matter” movement won’t achieve its goal “until the world sees, accepts and walks in true love, which is only found in Jesus.” Carlile — who became a born-again Christian in 2016 — took to social media on Thursday (June 4) to […]
- Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee Releases Two New Solo Tracks, Complete With Videos Directed by Fred Durst
If you’re a fan of Tommy Lee’s solo work — and who is? — then you’ll be excited to learn that the Mötley Crüe drummer is dropping a new solo album, Andro, on October 16. Based on the cover art, which kinda-sorta includes reconfigurations of the Mars and Venus symbols, I believe the title is […]
- NECROPHOBIC To Release New Digital Single ‘Mirror Black’ In July
Following the release of their latest, critically acclaimed album “Mark Of The Necrogram” in 2018, Swedish blackened death metal veterans NECROPHOBIC return with the release of the new single/EP “Mirror Black” on July 17, as start of the campaign for their upcoming new studio album “Dawn Of The Damned”. The “Mirror Black” EP features a […]
- James Hetfield Makes Tables Now
James Hetfield, like Jesus Christ, is a carpenter. And James Hetfield, also like Jesus Christ, is a giver. So it’s only natural that he is now raffling off for charity a set of tables he made himself. He’s even given them a name worthy of West Elm: “The Covid Collection by JH.” Oh, Jimmy Hets, […]
- Van Halen Legend Sammy Hagar Shares The Key Of Saving The Planet
On a recent Instagram post, Van Halen icon Sammy Hagar celebrated the 36th birthday of his son, Andrew Hagar, by sharing a lovely younghood picture of themselves and showed his love for Andrew. While showing his love for Andrew, he stated that our children will be key to saving this planet. Sammy stated that they […]
- Rush Producer Rupert Hine Dead at 72
He also worked with The Fixx, Howard Jones, Saga, Stevie Nicks and more. Continue reading…
- KISS Officially Postpones Summer 2020 European Tour Dates
KISS has postponed all previously announced European tour dates that were set to take place through June and July. The band states: “We’ll continue monitoring the global situation and will reschedule the dates as soon as possible.” Ticket holders can hold on to existing tickets for rescheduled dates or contact ticket outlets for options. Says […]
- Jack Russell’s Great White unveil quarantine style video for track “Fast Road”
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- Adam Lambert Changes His Profile Picture And It’s Featuring A Strong Message
Queen’s current fronting member Adam Lambert showed his support to the black people once again by changing the profile picture of his official Instagram account and proved that he is a kind-hearted man. As you might remember, Adam shared lots of posts to seek justice for George Floyd and the black people. Before that, he […]
- Halestorm Singer Lzzy Hale Announces A New Collaboration With Another Frontwoman
Halestorm’s vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale took her official Instagram account to announce the collaboration with talented frontwoman, Donita Sparks, and she excited the fans for the event. In the post, you can see that Lzzy welcomes Donita for her special show, Raise Your Horns, on the We Are Hear’s Youtube channel today at 1 […]
- Tool Announce That Their Upcoming Tour Is Postponed
The official and verified Instagram account of Tool broke its silence today and released the final decision of the band, about the upcoming tour. According to the official announcement, the band decided to postpone their Fear Inoculum tour to this fall or 2021. As the official account states, Tool is still taking things about coronavirus […]
- Guns N Roses Star Slash’s Girlfriend Gets Angry After A Disrespectful Act: “Find This Monster!”
On a recent Instagram post, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash’s girlfriend, Meegan Hodges, pissed off after seeing a man was attacking the girls who were putting signs for George Floyd. As you can see in the video, a man who is riding a bike attacked the people in the middle of the road and used […]
- AEROSMITH Reschedules European Tour For Spring/Summer 2021
Legendary rockers AEROSMITH have postponed their previously announced European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The new dates will now kick off on May 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia and end on July 15, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. AEROSMITH announced the postponement in a social media message earlier today. The band wrote: […]
- Sh*t That Comes Out Today: June 5, 2020
It seems strange to do a new release column when we’re currently living the lyrics to “Refuse/Resist,” but here’s some new music to fuel your rage against the police state. -(16)-Dream Squasher (Relapse) -(16)- talk the talk and they walk the walk — they earned their sludge scars the hard way. Not only is their […]
- Slayer’s ‘Repentless Killology’ Premieres on Video on Demand
This is a perfect way to celebrate the International Day of Slayer. Continue reading…
- 18 Years Ago: Ramones Bassist Dee Dee Ramone Dies at 50
On June 5, 2002, Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone passed away. Continue reading…
- Wife of Slayer’s Tom Araya is Sharing Racist, Pro-Police and Conspiracy Theory Memes on Social Media
Sandra Araya, wife of Slayer frontman and bassist Tom Araya, has in recent days been using her Instagram platform — which has more than 32,000 followers — to post memes and messages expressing blatant racism, opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and support for law enforcement. Her posts also condone the conspiracy theories that […]
