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- Chris Holmes wouldn’t be playing the guitar the way he does if it wasn’t for Eddie Van Halen
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- Feeding The Machine – WOLF
Although formed in the mid ’90s, WOLF’s great breakthrough moment came in 2004, when their third album, “Evil Star”, seemed to single-handedly kickstart a new-wave-of-old-school heavy metal, leading to the emergence of ENFORCER, CAULDRON, WHITE WIZZARD and countless others. What discerning consumers will have noticed at the time, and this remains true, is that none […]
- MAYHEM And ABBATH: Seattle And San Francisco Shows On ‘Decibel Magazine Tour’ Canceled Due To Bans On Large Gatherings
Due to city-wide bans on gatherings in excess of 250 people in Seattle and 1000 people in San Francisco, the “Decibel Magazine Tour” dates in those cities have been canceled. The Washington state and San Francisco are banning large gatherings to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to The Verge. The bans […]
- MISFITS Sue Book Publisher Over Signature Skull Design
Legendary punk rock band MISFITS has filed a lawsuit against Abrams, claiming that the publisher “willfully infringed” MISFITS’ famous “Fiend Skull design” trademark and has unlawfully copied and used MISFITS’ copyrighted artwork in connection with the advertising and sale” of a photobook titled “Scream With Me – The Enduring Legacy Of The Misfits”. The complaint, […]
- Megadeth Star David Ellefson Nearly Hits His Friend’s Head With A Guitar
Megadeth co-founder and bassist David Warren ‘Dave’ Ellefson has shared a new photo of himself with his friend Rich Ross on Instagram Stories and revealed a funny moment during playing guitar. As you might see in the photo, Ellefson nearly hit Rich Ross’ head with his bass guitar while his friend playing the guitar. However, […]
- Slipknot’s Corey Taylor’s Son Griffin Played His First Gig With His Own Band
Slipknot co-founder and current frontman of the band, Corey Taylor, is having a huge pride alongside his bandmate Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan. Both sons of the couple founded their own band in recent times, and they’ve made their first-ever live show this week. Griffin Parker Taylor and Simon Crahan posted a bunch of recent videos from […]
- WildFest in Belgium on May 23rd to include H.E.A.T, BlackRain, Kickin Valentina and more
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- Ted Nugent’s Wife Looks 18-Years-Old In Her Recent Instagram Post Despite Her Age, 57
The iconic rock music veteran Ted Nugent’s lovely wife, Shemane Nugent, has shared yet another fascinating video of herself on her official Instagram account. In the recent Instagram Stories, Shemane Nugent was hiking in the natural place without her husband and showing off her flawless beauty. She still fascinating fans by her stunning beauty despite […]
- Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Talks On United States Presidential Election
Legendary Pink Floyd bass guitarist Roger Waters has shared a new tweet on his verified Twitter account and broke his silence about the United States presidential election. If you look at the post, Waters reacted to famous journalist Max Blumenthal’s opinions about the United States election and expressed what he thought about it. In the […]
- Video: Pro Vocal Coach Critiques Rammstein’s Till Lindemann
Remember Beth Roars, the vocal coach and YouTuber who has previously produced video critiques of metal singers like Devin Townsend and Bruce Dickinson? Well… she’s back! This time with a video about the vocal stylings of one Mr. Till Lindemann from Rammstein as he gives a live performance of the band’s 1997 song, “Engel.” If […]
- Metallica Star Lars Ulrich’s Wife Flashes Legs In A Mini Dress
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s lovely wife and well-known model, Jessica Miller, has shared a new photo of herself on the Instagram account and set to mesmerize her 46K followers. As you can see in the picture below, Jessica was wearing a black&white checked dress that suits her astonishing body. Also, she was wearing a cool […]
- Hayley Williams: Paramore’s ‘Misery Business’ Shouldn’t Be on Spotify Playlists in 2020
Somebody dropped the ball. Continue reading…
- ALICE IN CHAINS’ JERRY CANTRELL Appears To Be Back In The Studio Working On New Solo Music
ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has apparently returned to the studio to continue working on a new solo album. The upcoming effort will mark his first full-length release since “Degradation Trip”, the epic solo album he made in 2002 with future METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike Bordin. On Tuesday […]
- Dave Mustaine’s Daughter Wows Fans With Perfect Curves In A Tight Dress
Famous actress, model, and daughter of Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, Electra Mustaine, has shared a fascinating photo of herself on the official Instagram account, and she kept her fans on their toes with her body. In the picture, Electra posed in front of the beach with a tight and black dress that shows her shoulders […]
- COACHELLA Festival Officially Moved To October
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has officially been postponed from April to October amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The event, which was set to take place in Indio, California, on the weekends of April 10 and April 17, will now take place on the weekends of October 9 and October 16. The […]
- VOLBEAT Breaks Record For Most ‘Mainstream Rock Songs’ No. 1s By A European Act
According to Billboard, VOLBEAT’s “Die To Live” has topped the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart. The song is the Danish/American band’s eighth Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1, breaking the band out of a tie with U2 for the most No. 1s by an act based outside of North America, dating to the chart’s 1981 inception. […]
- VIO-LENCE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band’s new EP is tentatively due to be recorded in the coming months. Vocalist Sean Killian comments: “My first real exposure to thrash metal was brought to me by Metal Blade Records in the form of SLAYER’s ‘Show No […]
- Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE’s ‘Rage For Order’ And ‘Empire’ Albums In Columbus
Geoff Tate is performing the QUEENSRŸCHE albums “Rage For Order” and “Empire” in their entirety on the “Empire 30th Anniversary Tour”, which kicked off in January in Norway. Fan-filmed video footage of Tate’s March 10 concert at Skully’s Music-Diner in Columbus, Ohio can be seen below. 1986’s “Rage For Order” introduced a much more polished […]
- Testament Star Reveals Which Band Was Far Better Than Metallica
During a recent conversation with ‘EMP España,’ Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has shared his thought about Metallica, and he revealed Y&T was far better than Metallica. Alex said that Y&T played with Scorpions and Metallica at the band’s ‘A Day on the Green’ concert, which was held in Oakland, California, in 1985, and claimed that […]
- The Beatles’ John Lennon’s Unseen Messy Bed Photos Leaked For The First Time
The official and verified Instagram page of late legendary The Beatles musician John Lennon has uploaded the rare photos and revealed unseen messy bedroom photos for the first time. If you look at these photos, we can see that there are dozens of items around a white messy bed. Since these photos are shared as […]
- Dio is Coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
2017’s Thor: Ragnarok was one of Marvel’s best movies to date. I think so, the critics think so, heck, Quentin Tarantino thinks so. So everyone who cares about these kinda things is very excited that Ragnarok writer/director Taika Waititi — fresh off his Oscar win for Jojo Rabbit — is returning for the fourth Thor movie, […]
- Anthrax Icon Scott Ian Reveals The Guitars He Calls As ‘Fantastic Four’
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has shared a brand new photo on his official Instagram account and revealed the guitars he calls as ‘Fantastic Four.’ If you can check the picture below, Scott probably unveiled his favorite guitars. On the left, Gibson Flying V 1982 is standing with a cooler look. Right next to it, Gibson’s […]
- Power Trip are in the Studio
Neo-thrashers Power Trip made a huge splash with their 2017 album, Nightmare Logic, jumping up to the big leagues after years of relentlessly gutting it out in the underground and steadily building a following. Their next album will be the first time the metal world at large is watching and waiting for a Power Trip […]
- Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Reveals One Of His Most Favorite Movies Of All Time
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has uploaded a new video on his official Twitter account, revealed one of his most favorite movies from the ’80s as a part of the In Search of Darkness documentary. ‘In Search of Darkness’ is a 2019 documentary film written and directed by David A. Weiner and Corey Taylor took part […]
- How The Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad Learned to Scream
These stories always involve childhood bedrooms while parents are home. Continue reading…
- Robert Sarzo thinks Hurricane’s song “Give Me An Inch” from ‘Over The Edge’ could have been “huge”
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- Joe Satriani Reveals The Most Amazing Guitarist Of This Era
One of the legendary guitar players of all time, Joe Satriani, spoke in the interview with Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown and revealed the most amazing guitarist in the current era. In the conversation, Satriani explained how the shred players came up with rock/metal music and mentioned lots of musicians, including his era. Also, he stated […]
- Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell in the Studio for Upcoming Solo Album
It’ll be his first since 2002’s ‘Degradation Trip.’ Continue reading…
- Fleshgod Apocalypse Postpone North American Tour Due to Coronavirus
Italian symphonic metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse just announced via press release that their upcoming North American tour, which was set to feature a string quartet performing with them on stage, has been postponed as a result of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. The tour will be rescheduled to “a later date to be announced as plans are […]
- YES Cancels Spring U.S. Tour, Appearance On 2020 ‘Cruise To The Edge’
YES has canceled a handful of shows in the U.S., in addition to an appearance on this year’s Cruise To The Edge, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The progressive rock legends were scheduled to play several shows in the southeast United States this month alongside the ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT. Those dates were supposed to […]
- Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Talks Upcoming Album, Long-Awaited Documentary
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has confirmed to The Metal Voice that he is planning to release a new solo album before the end of the year. “I’ve got all the songs written,” he said in a new interview (see video below). “It’s just we’ve gotta record ’em. We’ve had a few problems recording with […]
- Ronnie Wood movie Somebody Up There Likes Me to hit cinemas
The first documentary film about Rolling Stones, Faces and Jeff Beck Group guitarist Ronnie Wood, Somebody Up There Likes Me, will hit cinemas in the UK and Ireland next month.
- Five Finger Death Punch Star Reveals What He Really Thinks About AC/DC
Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory was recently interviewed by Rock Antenne of Germany and reacted to the criticism about their recent album named ‘F8.’ As you might read the statements of Zoltan below, he stated that they did not feel any press making their latest album which was released on February 28, 2020. […]
- Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist: We’re Rarely Compared to Other Bands
They have an identity. Continue reading…
- Power Trip Are In the Studio Working on Their Third Album
The follow-up to ‘Nightmare Logic’ is coming. Continue reading…
- GEORGE LYNCH On JUDAS PRIEST: ‘I Wish They Would Call Me Up And Hire Me’
George Lynch says that he wishes JUDAS PRIEST would call him and ask him to play guitar for the band. When Glenn Tipton was forced to retire from full-time touring activities due to his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, he and his PRIEST bandmates opted to hire Andy Sneap to step in, having gotten to know […]
- Danzig Formally Announces Elvis Cover Shows
Two weeks ago, Danzig revealed an April 17 release date for the schadenfreude event of the season, Danzig Sings Elvis, and said he’d be announcing two special Elvis-centric shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco last week. So, he was off by a week. Danzig has certainly made sillier mistakes. Point being, those shows have […]
- Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Signs With EDGEOUT RECORDS For ASHBA Solo Project
Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba has signed an exclusive deal with Edgeout Records/Universal Music Group/UMe for his new solo project, which will see him “featuring different singers from different genres on every song.” Although Ashba initially started work on the project as a collaboration with with his SIXX:A.M. bandmate James […]
- Testament Guitarist Alex Skolnick Calls Trump’s Response to the Coronavirus “Horseshit”
Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick let it be known that he planned to vote for Elizabeth Warren in the New York primary. Now that Senator Warren has dropped out of the race, though, Skolnick has announced his intention to support the incumbent, Donald Trump. KIDDING! In fact, Skolnick has taken to Twitter to make it know […]
- Completely Unreadable Band Logo of the Week: Win a Grab Bag of Metal Goodies!
Congrats to reader Rob Burgess! Rob correctly identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Mazikeen, and thus wins a grab bag full of goodies from the MetalSucks Mansion Archives. Mazel tov, Rob! But don’t be too sad if you lost, ’cause this week I have another killer grab bag of metal goodies to give away! […]
- Tommy Lee Squeeze A Celebrity’s Nipples – His Wife Brittany Reacts!
Mötley Crüe icon Tommy Lee’s beloved wife and a podcast host, Brittany Furlan Lee, has continued to share bizarre photos of herself with her husband on Instagram account. This week, the guest of Brittany in her podcast program called ‘Worst First‘ is a successful American stand-up comedian, Bert Kreischer, and she has started to share […]
- OVERKILL Singer BOBBY ‘BLITZ’ ELLSWORTH Doesn’t Have A Problem With BOBBY GUSTAFSON: ‘He Has A Problem With Me’
OVERKILL singer Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth says that he doesn’t have a problem with the band’s former guitarist Bobby Gustafson. Gustafson joined OVERKILL in 1982 and played on the band first four albums — “Feel The Fire” (1985), “Taking Over” (1987), “Under The Influence” (1988) and “The Years Of Decay” (1989) — before being shown the […]
- Dool Unveil New Song “Wolf Moon” with Dream-Like Music Video
Dutch heavy metallers Dool are further exploring the depths of the universe on their latest single, “Wolf Moon,” along with a colorful music video that follows the previous single, “Sulphur & Starlight.” Both tracks provide glimpses into Dool’s upcoming record, Summerland, due out this spring. “Wolf Moon” is as much of a journey as the […]
- KISS’ Paul Stanley Opens Up About Political Attitude Of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters
KISS frontman Paul Stanley made a little question and answer session on his official Twitter account and answered the questions that he got from his Twitter fans. While answering the questions, Paul has revealed what he really thinks about the political attitude of Pink Floyd singer and bassist Roger Waters. A Twitter user asked: “Do […]
- Code Orange’s Jami Morgan Describes How He Turns Internet Shit-Talkers on Their Heads
Bands get a lot of shit, especially on the internet. Pittsburgh metal upstarts Code Orange, as amazing as they are, are no exception. But it’s what you do with that shit-talk that counts, and in that regard the band uses that negative energy as fuel, according to drummer/vocalist Jami Morgan. On this week’s episode of The […]
- Machine Head Cancel Entire European Tour Due to Coronavirus
Machine Head have become the latest act to cancel an entire tour preemptively as the result of the coronavirus, joining Fleshgod Apocalypse’s announcement earlier today, and the largest metal band to do so in Europe. Worldwide, 122,289 cases have been confirmed with 4,389 deaths, according to Worldometer. In the U.S., where the first case was detected […]
- Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello Looks Great In A Stylish Outfit
Rage Against The Machine star and one of the finest guitarists of all time, Tom Morello, has posted an unusual photo of himself via his official Instagram account and showed himself in a different style. We usually see him while wearing a shirt but this time, he made some changes in his style and surprised everyone. […]
- Zakk Wylde to Start Writing for Next Black Label Society Record
Wylde lays out the plan for both Black Label Society and Zakk Sabbath. Continue reading…
- SAXON’s BIFF BYFORD Cancels European Solo Tour Due To Low Ticket Sales
SAXON frontman Biff Byford has canceled his previously announced solo tour, scheduled for April and May. The cancelation is mainly due to low ticket sales, which may or may not have been affected by the current worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Says Biff: “The honest truth is the tickets for the forthcoming tour have […]
