Metal

Man, COVID may not have been a creatively or financially fruitful for many musicians, but one thing it definitely inspired is donkey-brained schemes to make money. From Jasta Pasta to sock collaborations, this era really drove home the bizarre ways in which bands fight to pay for their new muffler. But this plan by Avenged

German alt-death metal act Obscura have been forced to cancel the planned Quebec dates of their upcoming North American tour due to COVID-19 limitations. The band also stated that their gig in Oklahoma City, OK has been canceled, but that they are looking for a substitute location. Additionally, the Louisville, KY performance has been relocated

Last month, groove metal superstars Machine Head released a video chronicling the making of their upcoming album. Now, in a new interview, bassist Jared MacEachern has revealed that the band’s new record is complete and awaiting post-production. Speaking to Primordial Radio about the album’s process, his own contributions, and the general tone, Jared said the following [as

Remember back during the dawn of the pandemic, when Life of Agony vocalist Mina Caputo said she wasn’t “buying into the fear” surrounding COVID, and compared the virus to the pesticides her dog sometimes might inhale? Wll, that comment has unfortunately not aged well, especially now that Life of Agony have announced that they’ll have

Fans of death metal Egyptologists Nile have a good-news-bad-news-good-news situation coming their way. Good news: guitarist-vocalist Brian Kingsland just had a son! Congrats, Brian! Bad news: that means he’ll be sitting out of the band’s upcoming tour! Boo, bummer! But, good news: the band have found a replacement in Vital Remains frontman Scott Eames! Hooray!

Sad news for the rock and metal community today, as Jon Zazula, AKA Jonny Z, the co-founder of Megaforce Records who discovered Metallica and helped them record and release their earliest albums, has died. He was 69 years old. The news was confirmed by Variety, who said that Jon died at his home in Florida,

It was only November that alt-rockers Failure announced their new album and dropped its first single. But now, you’ll only be able to find that album on their Bandcamp, as it looks like Failure are joining the ranks of artists who are removing their music from streaming service Spotify. For those of you who haven’t

Last we heard about alleged serial abuser Marilyn Manson was when he was accused of raping his then-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood on the set of his video for “Heart Shapes Glasses,” a claim that Manson’s attorney has since denied. But according to Digital Nas, producer for rapper and Manson collaborator Kanye West, Manson is just

Hard rockers Sixx:AM did pretty damn well for themselves, all things considered. Five studio albums, several huge tours, worldwide renown, and a Billboard top ten cracker? That’s a solid life as a band, no matter how many times you slice it. But it’s now looking like Sixx:AM is calling it, as a new interview reveals

We’re definitely skeptical of what Netflix are doing with this upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. The take seems like a bit of a gamble, trying an Old Man Logan with Leatherface. That said, the streaming service just revealed the killer’s new mask via a new poster, and we gotta admit, it’s pretty fucked up. As

Man, we don’t know what hair got up founding Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes, but that dude has decided to throw some hard-ass shade at his old bandmates in public. First, the dude claimed that he was made “physically ill” by watching a YouTube roundtable featuring his replacement, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, and that he “despises

Making a ton of money all at once is a surefire way to act like a total dickhead. We’d like to think that a massive seven-figure payout would erase our debts and support our families, but we might also find ourselves eyeing some pricey diamond-encrusted Motörhead watch or something equally stupid. Now, former Metallica bassist

Girl, Corey Taylor is maaad. The Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman apparently hasn’t forgotten his feud with rapper-turned-pop-punker Machine Gun Kelly, even though he essentially won it be posting proof that he shot down the opportunity to appear on MGK’s album. So on this year’s Shiprocked, when he was asked about Machine Gun Kelly, Corey decided to

Hard rockers Halestorm have had a rough year of it. In 2021, the band headed out on a bigass co-headlining tour with Evanescence, only to have to postpone certain dates due to outbreaks of COVID within their camps. Now, it looks like the band’s ‘An Evening With…’ tour in Europe this spring has been outright

Sad news for the metal community today, as Fredrik Johansson, rhythm guitarist for Dark Tranquility from 1993 to 1999, has died. He was 47 years old. The band confirmed the news via a lengthy statement from frontman Mikael Stanne, which can be read below. According to the statement, Johansson died on January 25th. Johansson played

Girish Pradhan is no stranger to classic metal. Just like your MetalSucks editors, he was attracted equally to the glitz and glam of the Hollywood scene in the ’80s, the thrash bands a few hundred miles to the north and the NWOBHM bands from overseas. Despite growing up in Bangalore, India, far away from any

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: On July 29th, extreme metal masters Arch Enemy will release their 11th studio album, Deceivers, via Century Media Records. A collection of 11 tracks that are ruthlessly catchy and mercilessly violent, Deceivers stands toe-to-toe with the highlights of the band’s storied catalogue. Fans can expect the new single – “Handshake with Hell” – to drop next week

Skunk Anansie songs really only come in two categories — angry and sad. Their new single, “Piggy,” falls squarely in the former category. And, no shock here, it’s friggin’ excellent. Like, it makes me wish I had a pair of steel-toed Doc Martens. I don’t know what I’d do with them, but that’s what the

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Marking the legendary guitarist’s 19th studio album in his 35+ year career in music, Joe Satriani is kicking off the new year with a brand-new single and newly announced release; “Sahara” is available now, and lands ahead of The Elephants of Mars — set to land April 8th, 2022.  With “Sahara”s video

I’ve been re-watching the original Lord of the Rings trilogy over the past few weeks (I can only handle about an hour per sitting!), and so much of it still holds up 20 years later. That’s certainly true of the score, which has a handful of iconic themes that have become synonymous with the franchise.