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- Here’s the “WAP” + Lamb of God Mashup You Need
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” (short for Wet Ass Pussy) has been the talk of the music world these past couple of weeks, which naturally means that it’s ripe for all sorts of manipulation and fun. To that end, YouTuber Brandon Dinh mashed up the vocals from the track with the music from […]
- Corey Taylor: ‘We’ve Forgotten How to Have a Conversation’
The singer suggests we might need a class due to how social media has affected interactions. Continue reading…
- Rock Hall Adds Six Nine Inch Nails Members to 2020 Induction
See who will join Trent Reznor and who got left out. Continue reading…
- METALLICA’s LARS ULRICH On Whom He Would Vote For In 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: ‘Fans Out There Can Probably Put Two And Two Together’
METALLICA’s Lars Ulrich has once clarified a comment he made in a 2016 interview, that he would consider moving back to his native Denmark if Trump were elected president. “I am a hundred percent Danish citizen. I pay taxes in the U.S.A., but I can’t vote in America,” Lars said at the time. “Yes, certainly […]
- STEEL PANTHER Releases ‘All-Black Metal’ Version Of ‘Let’s Get High Tonight’ Video
A newly released “all-black metal” version of STEEL PANTHER’s “Let’s Get High Tonight” video can be seen below. The original Frankie Nasso-directed version of the clip was made available in April and showcased STEEL PANTHER members Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia as a black metal band, a Spanish mariachi band, a boy […]
- Canceled: Five Finger Death Punch’s U.S. Tour With Papa Roach
I Prevail and Ice Nine Kills were on the bill too. Continue reading…
- Synthwave Premiere: Dan Terminus’s Mesmerizing New Video, “Feral”
Synthwave mastermind Dan Terminus will return with a new album in September, and MetalSucks is beyond stoked to premiere “Feral,” a slamming track from the album, along with an accompanying music video. First, the track: it hits hard, propelled by a dance beat and flavored with Terminus’s trademark retro keyboard punctuations. This is the reason […]
- Metallica are the First Rock Act to Have a #1 Song in Four Different Decades
Metallica have become the first act to have tracks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart in four different decades, according to a new report at Billboard. Before we go any further, can you guess which songs? I couldn’t; it’s not as obvious as you’d think. The most recent one is the easiest because […]
- Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Plays As Almost Every Marvel Heroes In A Hilarious Fan-Made Video
The legendary frontman of the rock band Aerosmith, Steven Tyler has posted a fan-made video in which he plays all of the heroes in the Marvel universe by calling it the ‘Tyler cut.’ The great musician Steven Tyler has been sharing some of the amazing memes his fans made for him lately. Weeks ago, he posted a […]
- 30 Years Ago: Judas Priest Release ‘Painkiller’
Just when it looked like Judas Priest had been dethroned, the defenders of metal lashed back with their 12th album, 'Painkiller.' Continue reading…
- Ted Nugent Curses On Facebook For Censoring Him Hourly Every Day
Ted Nugent, the rock musician and conservative political activist, has revealed that Facebook reduced his reach from 36 million to under 4 million and has been censoring him hourly every day as he cursed the platform. As you know, the veteran musician Ted Nugent has been targetting the liberals and all kinds of leftist movements […]
- New Fear Factory Music Coming in 2021
Fear Factory have been in limbo for years, with frontman Burton Seabell embroiled in a lawsuit with former members Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde-Wolbers over the rights to the band’s name as of spring 2019. Bell had previously claimed that a new album was complete, turned into the label, and slated for a 2019 release after being […]
- George Lynch thinks doing ‘Wicked Sensation Reimagined’ album was big risk but fun work
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- Kirk Hammett Has 600 Song Ideas for Next Metallica Album
Any time the phrases “Kirk Hammett” and “song ideas” are in the same sentence, we feel obliged to hark back to the months and years leading into the recording of Metallica’s last album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, when Hammett infamously lost his cell phone with hundreds of ideas recorded on it. He’s been publicly suffering the […]
- The Black Dahlia Murder Release Megadeth Cover They’d Hoped Would Be on the Bill & Ted 3 Soundtrack
The Black Dahlia Murder have released a cover of “Go to Hell,” the Megadeth song which appears on the Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey soundtrack. According to the band, they had hoped it would appear on the soundtrack for Bill & Ted Face the Music: “It’s Bill and Ted Face The Music day! We covered […]
- Kataklysm Have Released One of This Week’s Two Best New Metal Songs With the Word “Scars” in the Title
Kataklysm have released a new song called “Underneath the Scars.” It is easily one of the two best metal songs with the word “Scars” in the title that I have ever heard this week. The other one is “Scars” by Fates Warning. I would even dare to say that it is the superior of the […]
- Deftones’ Chino Moreno Talks Nude Poster Gift from Madonna, Clashing with Hardcore Kids in Band’s Early Days
With a new Deftones album on the way comes a glut of press appearances by the band members, most notably frontman Chino Moreno, the vocal face of the group (literally and figuratively). We like press appearances! Stuff to write about! Click$$$$$$$$! Ain’t no Corey Taylor — no one is — but it’s good, ya hear? […]
- Is Jason Hook Out of Five Finger Death Punch?
Look, folks: my interest in the membership of Five Finger Death Punch extends only as far as my next headline. But MetalSucks has the best readers in the world (the best, Jerry, the best!), so my hat’s off this morning to reader Kris Kringle, who’s done the dirty work of sleuthing out that it seems […]
- Ozzy Osbourne Sets New Sales Marks for Two Classic Tracks
Blizzard of sales. Continue reading…
- 10 Reasons Why Metallica’s ‘Load’ Is Better Than You Remember
Not a fan of Metallica's 'Load?' We've got 10 reasons why you should reconsider! Continue reading…
- Guns N’ Roses Bassist Duff’s Daughter Posts Two New Photos As She Goes Braless
Guns N’Roses legend Duff McKagan’s daughter and astonishing model/singer, Grace McKagan, mesmerized her fans by sharing two braless photos on the official Instagram account and flaunted her pure beauty. As you can see in the pictures below, Grace was inside the house and posing for the camera during the photoshoot session. She was wearing nothing […]
- Code Orange Say Metal “Needs to be More Forward-Thinking”
Code Orange are one of a small handful of bands I’d place at the forefront of metal’s up-and-comers right now. And yet, the band’s guitarist, Reba Meyers, and frontman, Jami Morgan, think the genre’s fans and its industry gatekeepers have some work to do when it comes to how metal is marketed and presented to […]
- IRON MAIDEN: ‘Every Album, Every Song’ Book Available In Paperback
Sonicbond Publishing has released “Iron Maiden: Every Album, Every Song”, a new book from author Steve Pilkington. Mention the words “heavy metal” and chances are one of the first names you’ll get back is IRON MAIDEN. From their early days as frontrunners of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in 1980, through to their […]
- Bring Me the Horizon Post Heavy New Single, “Obey,” Featuring Yungblud
No matter what Bring Me the Horizon do, there will always be a segment of their fanbase for whom nothing will ever be as good as the band’s early metalcore days. And that’s fine. I don’t think the band care at all! They’re doing great, in case you haven’t noticed! And they’ve evolved artistically which, […]
- Megadeth Drummer’s Grind Band, Bent Sea, Posts New Track, “Nothing Blasts Forever”
Dirk Verbeuren is on a crusade. He can’t stop, and he won’t! The Megadeth and ex-Soilwork drummer has been keeping busy during quarantine with Bent Sea, his long running grind project, slow-trickling new songs out into the world one at a time as part of his Instagrind missive. Following a ripper back in July featuring […]
- Converge, Havok, ex-Machine Head and More Cover Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell”
Two Minutes to Late Night host Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” Olds is back with another quarantine cover featuring a slew of notable metal musicians. This time the group has tackled Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” heavied up as you’ve never heard it before, and the rendition features: Vocalist Myke Terry (Volumes, ex-Bury Your Dead)Guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine […]
- Laced In Lust sign with Rockshots Records and to release new album ‘First Bite’ in February 2021
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- Watch: Corey Taylor Perform Solo Material Live for the First Time… on Japanese TV!
Corey Taylor, aka Metal Jesus: big in the U.S., big in Canada, big in Europe, and last but certainly not least, big in Japan! The Slipknot and Stone Sour singer performed material from his new solo album live for the first time a few days back, and it came in the form of an acoustic […]
- GENE SIMMONS Calls It ‘Justice’ After Oregon Hunter Is Gored By Elk He Shot With A Bow
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons called it “justice” that a bowhunter in Oregon was killed when an elk he had wounded charged at him and gored him in the neck with its antlers. A 66-year-old man shot the elk Saturday while archery hunting on private property just outside Tillamook but was unable to locate the animal. […]
- CRO-MAGS Address PTSD With ‘Between Wars’ Music Video
CRO-MAGS kingpin Harley Flanagan is back with “Between Wars”, the gripping new music video from the band’s latest opus, “In The Beginning”. The track lends its name to “Between Wars”, the independent film starring Flanagan and “The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli, due out later this year. “This song was a lot of fun to work […]
- Corey Taylor Says Some Slipknot Members are “F*cking Miserable” People
Corey Taylor is very much enjoying everything about the process of his new solo album, previously describing it as the “most enjoyable” recording experience he’s had since Slipknot’s debut. And that’s understandable: he’s fully in control instead of having to take input from other strong personalities while worrying about the expectations of Slipknot (or Stone […]
- Watch Trivium Perform Power Trip’s “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)”
As part of Trivium’s “The Deepest Cuts” livestream event this past weekend, which saw the band perform a set of rarities from throughout their catalogue, the band paid tribute to late Power Trip frontman Riley Gale with a cover of the band’s flagship song, “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe).” A video of Trivium’s entire […]
- Six Feet Under Unveil New Track, “Amputator”
Coronavirus conspiracy theorist, Florida shooter “crisis actors” believer and Thy Art is Murder hater Chris Barnes has released a new song under his long-running Six Feet Under moniker. The guitar solo, which comes either via Jack Owen or Ray Suhy (probably Suhy, also ex-East of the Wall), is an absolute ripper, I’ll say that! Otherwise, well, […]
- DEEP PURPLE’s ROGER GLOVER Says RITCHIE BLACKMORE ‘Enjoys Putting People On Edge’
In a recent interview with SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover spoke about former PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore reputation for being moody and egotistical. Asked if he thinks Ritchie’s sullenness and even outright hostility is “somewhat of a put-on to create all this mystery around him” or if he thinks […]
- Mastodon Don’t Want to Release a New Album During Pandemic
Mastodon put out a new single last Friday, “Rufus Lives,” as part of the soundtrack for Bill & Ted 3. Predictably, it was pretty good… somewhat unpredictably, it’s one of the best things they’ve done in some time. When it comes to releasing a new album, though — which they’ve been working on in fits […]
- Metallica Working on Orchestra Piece for ‘Jungle Cruise’ Movie
Lars Ulrich was honored to work with Oscar-nominated composer James Newton Howard. Continue reading…
- Video Premiere: Meridian Dawn, “Luminescent”
Melodic death metal of the Scandinavian (or Scandinavian-inspired) variety has been going strong for over two decades now, so it’s a wonder bands continue to find ways to keep the genre fresh and interesting. Enter Meridian Dawn, who have been together for ten years but finally released their first full length earlier this summer. What […]
- Power Trip Have a #1 Album Following Riley Gale’s Death
As part of the tribute Fox News host Greg Gutfeld gave to Power Trip frontman Riley Gale on-air yesterday — a most unlikely friendship that blossomed after Gale objected to Gutfeld’s unauthorized use of the bands songs in 2017 — the conservative anchor and metalhead, wearing a Power Trip shirt, instructed his viewers to go […]
- Lars Ulrich’s All-Time Favorite Metallica Song is…
Now that we know which Metallica guitar solo Kirk Hammett is most proud of, and which Slipknot song our Lord and Savior Corey Taylor loves best of all, how about we turn to everyone’s favorite Danish expat, Lars Ulrich? The Metallica drummer recently spoke to GQ (!) about the band’s newly released S&M2 set, and […]
- Issues Fire Frontman Tyler Carter Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Issues have parted ways with frontman Tyler Carter following allegations of “grooming and sexual misconduct.” The band released a statement via social media just minutes ago, which reads in full: “Recently we have become aware of allegations of Tyler Carter of grooming and sexual misconduct. We, Josh, Sky and AJ, will no longer be working […]
- OZZY OSBOURNE’s Crazy Train’ And ‘Mr. Crowley’ Hit New U.S. Sales Milestones
Two classic songs from Ozzy Osbourne have reached new sales milestones in the U.S. “Crazy Train” has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) on September 1 for accumulating four million certified units. That same day, “Mr. Crowley” was certified gold for accumulating half a million units. According to the […]
- Today in Metallica: Jason Momoa Reacts to S&M², New Snake Species Named in James Hetfield’s Honor
Here are two pieces of fun news for fans of Metallica, the band that ostensibly splits my rent with Tool and Slipknot: METALLICA NEWS THE FIRST! Celebrity metalhead Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones, the upcoming Dune, etc.) has released a video of himself nerding out over S&M², which was released today. The boxed set […]
- Ex-AMON AMARTH Drummer FREDRIK ANDERSSON Accuses His Former Bandmates Of ‘Robbing’ Him Of His ‘Legacy’
Ex-AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson has blasted his former bandmates for allegedly going out of their way to “backstab and talk shit” about him while simultaneously “robbing” him of his “legacy” and his “chance of getting a decent pension for all that time and work” he put in. Andersson was fired from AMON AMARTH in […]
- Ihsahn and Leprous Frontman Release a-ha Cover
Ihsahn has released a new single and video, for a cover of the song “Manhattan Skyline,” which originally recorded by a-ha. Yes. The “Take On Me” people. And maybe that sounds weird, but this is Ihsahn we’re talking about; he’s not bound by the normal laws of metal, which is a big part of the […]
- Ex-Ghost Guitarist Who Sued Tobias Forge Releases Two New Songs
Former Ghost guitarist Henrik Palm played with the band during the Meliora era as the Nameless Ghoul known as Ether and was one of the four ex-members who subsequently brought a lawsuit against band leader Tobias Forge. Those four men eventually had the case dismissed by the Swedish courts and were ordered to cover Forge’s […]
- How Guns N’ Roses Have Impacted Pop Culture
Despite having one of the most obnoxious lead singers in music history (and there have been plenty), Guns N’ Roses have had a dramatic impact on pop culture. The hard rock band (or can we call them metal?) have been able to transcend the genre, reaching music fans of all kinds in every corner of […]
- Album Premiere: Listen to Radiant Knife’s Stunning New Prog Sludge Opus, The Body
We’ve been following the proggy sludge lords in Radiant Knife for some time now, and we’re all too happy to report that the duo are back with a brand new album, The Body, out today! So happy, in fact, that we’re premiering the entire record, as much as such a feature can accurately be called […]
- Ex-Issues Vocalist Addresses Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Details here. Continue reading…
- Chris Cornell’s Daughter Yearns Her Dad As She Shares Their Photo With Robert Plant
The Soundgarden legend Chris Cornell’s daughter, Toni Cornell, took to her official Instagram account to share a photo from her babyhood and remembered the legacy of her father. As you might remember, Chris Cornell was considered one of the best singers in the past. He did phenomenal songs and albums during his career. Unfortunately, he […]
