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Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher was our guest on a recent episode of The MetalSucks Podcast to discuss the band’s new album, Typhoons, which came out last month, among other topics. At one point in the chat, podcast host Petar Spajic asked Thatcher what he thinks of the “rock is dead” rhetoric that’s been bandied about lately,

At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests that swept through America last summer, Rage Against the Machine guitarist and political activist Tom Morello made headlines by publicly schooling a fan of his band who had expressed disappointment at their “political opinions” on Twitter. The internet had a hearty laugh about it and then

The kids of The O’Keefe Music Foundation, which has become known over the years for its endearing videos of young music students covering hard rock and metal tunes — including Danzig, Slipknot, Clutch, Tool and plenty of others — are back with a rousing rendition of the Rammstein classic “Du Hast,” complete with pandemic-appropriate hazmat suits while they perform inside

Pop megastar, actress, and noted metal fan Lady Gaga has been photographed wearing a Biohazard shirt in Rome, Italy. The pictures were captured while the Oscar winner was enjoying a day off from filming House of Gucci, the new biopic directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator) and co-starring Adam Driver (the Star Wars

Founding Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have taken to social media to express outrage over Iron Maiden being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame yet again. Writes Simmons: “RR Hall of Fame is a sham not to include Maiden. Disgusting!” Simmons’ sentiments echo those of Stanley, who last month wrote:

The weekend is here! Which means it’s time for more of… fondly reminiscing about a time when we could all go out and headbang shoulder to shoulder with our closest strangers … while we live vicariously by watching our favorite bands perform online instead! MetalSucks has got you covered with our continuously updated livestream calendar, powered by eOne,

A year after rescheduling their highly anticipated “Stadium Tour” to 2021 on account of the pandemic, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard have again moved the run, this time to 2022. The tour had been slated to kick off next month. Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts are also on the run. A statement from

Illustration by Matt Smith [SCENE—Valaskjálf, a great hall roofed in pure silver located in Asgard, the home of the gods. Shields and spears adorn the walls and majestic tapestries hang from the rafters. The interior of the room is sparsely furnished; a single, extravagantly-carved wooden throne sits near the middle of the room. Opposite the throne

Did you enjoy playing video games in the 80s and/or early 90s? Do you miss the “good old days” of side-scrollers and 8-bit soundtracks? Do you love Kvelertak? Are you looking for a way to squander precious minutes of your life glued to your phone (no judgments, we all do it)? Well, then this is

Congrats to reader Sean Langdon! Sean correctly identified last week’s logo as belonging to the band Universally Estranged. For his troubles, Sean wins a grab bag of metal goodies from the MetalSucks Mansion Archives. Mazel tov, Sean! But don’t be too sad if you lost, ’cause this week I have another killer grab bag of metal goodies

This morning’s announcement that Iron Maiden were spurned by voters for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was met by metalheads the same way similar news is greeted every year: the Hall must hate metal! Not so, according to Rock Hall CEO/President Greg Harris, who continually finds himself on the defensive, forced to explain

At this point, it’s safe to say that everyone is assuming we’ll be able to move full-speed-ahead with shows again by the end of the summer. While there are bands like Sevendust, Byzantine, and Carnifex who are gonna roll the dice on hitting the road a little earlier in the season, August seems to be

Sumo Cyco are currently causing quite a stir in the metal world. While the band are not without some detractors, the massive streaming numbers the singles from their new album, Initiation, are putting up are proof that the band are catching on in a big way. That success also backs up the assertion that great

Ben Thatcher of power duo Royal Blood is our guest this week! We discuss the band’s new album, Typhoons, the emotional clash of the lyrics and music, the importance of dedicating the record to Ben’s mother who recently passed away, using his DJ mind when it comes to sequencing an album, and the lasting mental

Nine Inch Nails are among the bands preparing to venture back into the world of live concerts this coming fall with a pair of headline performances in Cleveland slated for September. The concerts will take place at the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on September 21 and 23. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 14 at

Less than a month ago, Queensryche singer Todd La Torre said in an interview that he has no clue what estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield has been up to for the past four years (“I have no idea what he’s doing” were his exact words). Rockenfield went on paternity leave in 2017 and has hardly communicated

Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has responded to allegations that he groomed an underage female fan after “private, adult interactions” with said fan leaked over the weekend. The controversy began when an Instagram user, identified only as ‘woahworst,’ started sharing the accusations over the weekend, including what appeared to be damning text exchanges and an explicit

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson joined Foo Fighters for a special performance of “Back in Black” at Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World, which was filmed on May 2 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and aired on Saturday night, May 8, on multiple TV networks. Hosted by Selena Gomez, the hour-long special and vaccination

Many Slipknot and/or Stone Sour fans likely think of Stone Sour as a “side project” for Corey Taylor, and indeed, that’s effectively what it’s become, with Taylor bringing Stone Sour to life whenever Slipknot lay dormant. But the history of both acts is just the opposite: Corey was in Stone Sour years before he was

KK’s Priest, the kinda-sad attempt from former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing to re-start the band that won’t let him back into its line-up, have announced that they’ll release their debut album later this year via Explorer1 Music Group. It’s gonna be called Sermons of the Sinner. You can check out a sample of the