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- Sammy Hagar Thinks There Will Be a Van Halen Reunion
Will some version of Van Halen ever play together again? One of the band’s former singers, Sammy Hagar, sure seems to think so! In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Hagar says that even though he hasn’t spoken to Eddie or Alex Van Halen since their last tour ended in 2004… and even the band’s […]
- Alice Cooper Shares Delightful Announcement About His Fellow Vampire Johnny Depp
The legendary frontman of his self-titled band and Hollywood Vampires, Alice Cooper, took to his official Twitter account today and made a stunning announcement for the whole Johnny Depp fans on social media. As you will check out the official statement of Alice Cooper below, he announced that he talked about his bandmate from Hollywood […]
- Foo Fighters Icon Dave Grohl Confesses A Heartbreaking Truth About His Personality
Dave Grohl, who is a former drummer of Nirvana and the founder of Foo Fighters, revealed a heartbreaking confession about a big problem with himself, during an interview with Entertainment Weekly and shocked his fans. As you might check out the conversation right below, Dave stated that he had problems with seeing the footage of […]
- Van Halen Icon Calls Himself Bummer Making A Statement: “I Wanted You To Hear It From Me Personally!”
One of the most talented vocalists of all time and also precious former member of Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, posted a recent video on his official Instagram account and admitted that he is a bummer. The caption of the Instagram post was concerning as Hagar was apologizing to his fans about the announcement: “Sorry to […]
- POISON’s BRET MICHAELS On Future Of Touring: We All Wanna Get Back To The ‘Old New Normal’
POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke to TMZ about the future of concerts and sporting events, saying he’s willing to strike a balance and compromise, as long as it’s safe. Michaels said he has seen clips from the first “socially distant” indoor concert during the pandemic — a Travis McCready gig in Arkansas — and said […]
- VOLBEAT’s ‘Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie’ Certified Five Times Platinum In Denmark
VOLBEAT’s 2016 album “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie” has been certified quintuple platinum in the band’s native Denmark for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The platinum and gold certifications awarded by IFPI Denmark, the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), in recognition of sales milestones include audio streaming […]
- Eddie Van Halen’s Son Shares A Studio Video And Fans Noticed An Interesting Detail About It
Wolfgang Van Halen, who is the son of Eddie Van Halen, shared a video on Instagram showing a little part of his new solo album. But there was a detail about the studio, which seemed quite similar to 5150 Studios and Van Halen fans didn’t miss it. As you might recall, Eddie Van Halen, who […]
- MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Singer Is Working On ‘Really Aggressive’ New Music
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE frontman Chris “Motionless” Cerulli has confirmed to Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station that he and his bandmates are working on material for the follow-up to 2019’s “Disguise” album. “A lot of the [other] guys are working on stuff by themselves,” he said (see video below). “Like, I know Justin [Morrow, bass] […]
- Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Stuns The Community With His Short-Haired Photo
Led Zeppelin’s legendary guitarist and also a co-founding member of the band, Jimmy Page, has shared a new photo on social media and stunned everyone with short hair through Instagram today. In the photo that he went to play at Pensacola, he is seen while sitting, with his short and black hair and with Robert […]
- Megadeth/ Lamb of God/ Trivium/ In Flames Summer Tour Postponed ‘Til 2021
Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, and In Flames have been forced to postpone the summer leg of their upcoming tour. That’s a bummer — this was surely one of the year’s most anticipated metal tours — but it’s not as though we didn’t all see this coming. You can read a statement from the bands […]
- MEGADETH + LAMB OF GOD: Summer Leg Of North American Tour Postponed To 2021
The first leg of MEGADETH’s previously announced North American tour with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES is being rescheduled for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The 55-date trek was slated to be split into two legs. The first leg of the tour was supposed to kick off […]
- Megadeth + Lamb of God Summer Tour Being Rescheduled
Trivium and In Flames are also part of the bill. Continue reading…
- TOMMY LEE’s Son DYLAN JAGGER LEE To Release Debut MIDNIGHT KIDS EP
MIDNIGHT KIDS, the project featuring Dylan Jagger Lee, the 22-year-old son of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and actress Pamela Anderson, will release its debut eight-song EP, “The Lost Youth”, on May 22 via RCA. According to a press release, MIDNIGHT KIDS combines dreamy ’80s synthwave, anthemic dance productions reminiscent of artists like AVICII and […]
- Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell Faces Yet Another Death Threat In His Own House
Alice In Chains icon Jerry Cantrell showed how unlucky he is by sharing another video on Instagram, which seems like he faced a snake in his garden. As you might remember, Jerry met another snake in his garden about a month ago, and he successfully moved him into nature with the help of the Los […]
- Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh Is the Reason There’s a Bill & Ted 3
It would be an understatement to say that say it was “shocking” to learn that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, Traffic, Contaigon, etc.) is an executive producer on Bill & Ted Face the Music, the upcoming third excellent adventure of Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted “Theodore” Logan, III. Not everything Soderbergh makes is “highbrow” […]
- TESTAMENT Is Thinking About Staging Virtual Concert During Coronavirus Pandemic
TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson spoke to Metal Master Kingdom ‘s Alex Stojanovic about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. Asked what the TESTAMENT guys are doing to generate revenue while they are unable to tour, Eric said: “Before this happened, record sales were already […]
- Stevie Rachelle recalls Tuff having to suddenly switch from tour bus to cube van when tour support cut
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- Make Them Suffer’s New Song Could Make Your “Soul Decay”
HUZZAH! We’ve already heard two bangers from Make Them Suffer’s new album, How to Survive a Funeral — “Erase Me” and “Drown with Me” — but now the album finally has a release date: July 24 (via Rise Records). You can pre-order it here. I guess we’ll see how the summer goes, but assuming the […]
- Soundgarden’s Late Star Chris Cornell’s Widow Makes A Controversial Genocide Statement
The wife of Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, Vicky Cornell, has shared a controversial post through her Instagram page, on May 19. In this post, Vicky desired to recall the controversial genocide of ‘Pontic Greeks’ and used the following statements: “Today we remember the genocide of over 350,000 Pontic Greeks. We must remember AND […]
- Slayer’s Gary Holt Fires At The Kardashians Once Again: Here’s His Latest Move!
Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt showed how much he hates Kardashians on a recent post on Instagram and stunned his followers with an unexpected product. As you can see in the picture below, Gary and his wife, Lisa Perticone, was posing with the mask that says ‘Kill The Kardashians’ and ‘No Lives Matter.’ In […]
- Aerosmith Icon Steven Tyler Gets Emotional After A Sad Death Of His Close Friend
Rock music icon Steven Tyler, who is best known as the lead singer of Aerosmith, has recently posted a picture of himself and famous Hawaiian musician Willie K on Instagram, after his sad death. The multitalented musician, Willie K, who performed in a variety of styles such as, blues, rock, Hawaiian, and even opera, has […]
- Mantar Announce ’90s Cover Album, Stream Mazzy Star Song
With ’90s nostalgia current in full effect, there’s no better time to release ’90s covers album. And, oh hey wouldn’t ya know it, that’s exactly what Germany’s Mantar are doing! The group have announced that they’ll release a ’90s covers EP, Grungetown Heroes II, June 26th on LP/Digital via Brutal Panda Records (there is not, […]
- Ted Nugent Makes A Bold ‘Braindead’ Claim Over A Political Argument In Public
Famous musician and patriot Ted Nugent has shared a new post on his official Facebook account and showed his support to the current president of the United States, Donald Trump. In the post, you can see that Ted is trying to sell his cap, which says ‘Re-Elect That Motherf*cker,’ to show his support to Donald […]
- FOZZY’s CHRIS JERICHO Defends PAUL STANLEY And VINCE NEIL Over Diminished Vocal Capability
FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho has once again defended Paul Stanley’s vocal performance on KISS’s “End Of The Road” tour, explaining that the “Star Child” is still “one of the greatest rock and roll singers of all time.” Ever since the “End Of The Road” trek launched in January 2019, there has been persistent online chatter […]
- ALICE COOPER: METALLICA ‘Spoke For A Generation That Before Was A Little Bit Afraid To Say They Were Metal’
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was interviewed on AXS TV’s newest web series, “At Home And Social Online”. Asked for his comment on METALLICA’s “Fade To Black”, which was named one of the “Top 10 Epic Songs Of 1984” by AXS TV, Alice said (see video below): “Well, first of all, that was my first year […]
- Former NERVOSA Members FERNANDA LIRA And LUANA DAMETTO Launch Death Metal Band CRYPTA
Former NERVOSA bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto have teamed up with BURNING WITCHES guitarist Sonia “Anubis” Nusselder and ex-HAGBARD guitarist Tainá Bergamaschi in a new “old-school death metal” band called CRYPTA. The quartet, which was founded in June 2019, is currently working on material for its debut release. Lira and drummer Dametto left […]
- Goldfinger See Huge Spike Thanks to ‘Tony Hawk Pro Skater’ Redux
Rare air for a 'Tony Hawk' classic. Continue reading…
- TOOL Frontman Says He’s Hopeful For The Future
TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan says that he is hopeful about the future despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed deep gaps in our economy and society. Keenan explained to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe: “I feel like we’re going to go through a lot of changes; we’re going to go through a lot […]
- Linkin Park Shares An Official Announcement That Makes Fans Excited
Linkin Park made an announcement as of May 20, 2020, on their official Twitter account that made the fans very excited with the special merch they produced for the Linkin Park community. Linkin Park fans can now buy ‘Hybrid Theory’ inspired face masks to stay safe during the Coronavirus pandemic: “New Hybrid Theory inspired face […]
- Ex-Metallica Star Unveils A Secret That Even James Hetfield Does Not Know
Former Metallica bassist and also co-founder of the band, Ron McGovney, had a recent Twitter conversation on his verified Twitter page and revealed a bold truth about James and their relationship. As you might check out the conversation between Ron and Speak N’ Destroy, the page exposed a really rare frame of James Hetfield from […]
- QOTSA’s Josh Homme + Sharon Van Etten Cover ’70s Classic
The song is a favorite during pandemic times. Continue reading…
- Completely Unreadable Band Logo of the Week: Win a Grab Bag of Metal Goodies!
Congrats to reader Jesse Durr! Jesse correctly identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Frozen Soul, and thus wins a grab bag full of goodies from the MetalSucks Mansion Archives. Mazel tov, Jesse! But don’t be too sad if you lost, ’cause this week I have another killer grab bag of metal goodies to give […]
- Devin Townsend Raises $186,000 for Charity, Releases Animated “Sprite” Video
Devin Townsend’s series of three quarantine concerts were not only hella entertaining — Devin could burp into a microphone (and probably has) and have his audience, me included, begging for more — but the proceeds went towards a fantastic cause, collectively raising a stunning $186,000 for front line medical workers in New York, the U.K. […]
- Guns N’ Roses to Reschedule 2020 North American Tour Dates
We knew it was coming. Continue reading…
- Tommy Lee’s Wife Brittany Targets Jeff Bezos Mentioning Her Addiction: “You Should Thank Me!”
Mötley Crüe’s founding member Tommy Lee’s wife and social media celebrity, Brittany Furlan, has revealed the way of being a trillionaire, through the tweet she shared on May 16. Brittany used the following statements to refer to how much online shopping she does and mocked the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, in her own way: […]
- Veil of Maya’s Marc Okubo on The Quarantinecast #13
You’re quarantined, we’re quarantined, everyone’s quarantined, including all the metal musicians you love. In our new series, The MetalSucks Quarantinecast, we’re connecting with metal musicians in their homes to find out how they’re coping with isolation, how they’re staying busy during these trying times, and how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their band’s plans. In today’s […]
- Pink Floyd Members Go At Hammer And Tongs: Roger Waters Slams David Gilmour Harshly
Legendary band Pink Floyd‘s former bassist and co-lead vocalist Roger Waters had a lot to say about another band member, David Gilmour, after releasing a video of himself singing ‘Mother’ in isolation. Roger Waters shared a public announcement video after himself singing ‘Mother’, saying: “Why is this [“Mother”] video not available on a website that […]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Asks Fans To Help For A Movement Which Works Against COVID-19
Australian-American musician Flea, who is the founding member and bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, shared a picture of a brand he has just discovered on his Instagram page and ask for support from the fans. The brand, Flea introduced is called Suay Sew Shop and it is not an ordinary profit-oriented company. On the […]
- Quarantine Gear Guide: The Tools You Need for Creating at Home
Stuck indoors? That's no reason not to rock! Continue reading…
- Kurt Cobain’s Widow Courtney Love Makes A Sad Drug Confession After Many Times
Famous rock singer and actress who is also known as Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, shared a post on her official Instagram account and had confessions to make. She shared a photo of the band Hole she formed in 1989 as well as a photo of Britney Spears and explained why she was cleaning out […]
- Sammy Hagar thinks he and Eddie Van Halen are not done + foresees a Van Halen reunion happening
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- Queen’s Brian May Tells What He Misses Most About Freddie Mercury
During the recent episode of Sammy Hagar’s AXS TV show Rock & Roll Road Trip, Queen guitarist Brian May talked about his feelings on late frontman Freddie Mercury. ATX TV has shared the little section from the recent interview with Brian May in which he was talking about his passion for songwriting. He also mentioned his longing […]
- GUNS N’ ROSES Postpones Summer 2020 North American Tour
GUNS N’ ROSES’ previously announced summer 2020 North American stadium tour is being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The nearly two-month-long trek was scheduled to launch on July 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and run through August 26 on Missoula, Montana. Earlier today (Wednesday, May 20), the band released the […]
- DISTURBED’s ‘The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour’ Postponed To 2021
DISTURBED’s previously announced “The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour” has been postponed until summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. “The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour” with STAIND and BAD WOLVES was scheduled to kick off on July 15 in Maryland Heights, Missouri, hitting amphitheaters before wrapping up on September 12 in […]
- Taylor Momsen Mesmerizes Fans With Major Cleavage In Hot Garter Dress
One of the talented new-age American stars and also a famous artist from Gossip Girl, Taylor Momsen, shared a new photo on her official Instagram account today to show off one of her hottest stage photos of all time. You might check out the photo of Taylor below that she’s wearing a tight and beige […]
- New STYX Album Will Be ‘Progressive’ With ‘Heavy Emphasis On Melody’
STYX drummer Todd Sucherman spoke to Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the follow-up to “The Mission”. Released in June 2017, that disc marked STYX’s first new LP in 14 years. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-produced and co-written with Will Evankovich, […]
- Producer Ted Templeman was hoping David Lee Roth would rejoin Van Halen after ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’
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- KISS’ Gene Simmons Involves To Disrespectful Act Against His Daughter Sophie
KISS icon Gene Simmons has shared his reaction after seeing the classy act of his daughter, Sophie Simmons, and thanked the food delivery service named Postmates on Twitter. In the tweets of Sophie, we can see that she had some trouble with Postmates for not getting her food order during the self-quarantine days. Also, She […]
- Artist Reimagines Death Album Covers as ‘Seinfeld’ Gags
Giddy-up! Continue reading…
