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Guitar maestro John 5 (Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth, ex-Marilyn Manson, etc.) has announced that he will no longer be participating in Yngwie Malmsteen’s upcoming U.S. tour “out of an abundance of caution” regarding the ongoing pandemic. Says the guitarist in a statement: “Due to unforeseen circumstances and out of an abundance of caution I

Insane Clown Posse have released a new song called “Wretched.” There’s a section where someone sings a deliberately-warped iteration of “Plowed” by Sponge. That’s just about the last thing I expected to hear in an ICP song, but they both came up in Detroit so maybe they’re buds? ANYWAY, the rest of the song is

Gore fueled death metallers Pathology recently announced their 11th studio album, The Everlasting Plague, to be released on November 19. Today, the band offers fans the third single, “Dirge for the Infected.” Pathology comments:  “We’re stoked to finally share another track from the new album! ‘Dirge for the Infected’ shows the full range of PATHOLOGY’s music, from brutally heavy to fast and complex along

Sad that you’re not gonna get to see Death Angel (or Testament or Exodus) live this year? Maybe this’ll help a bit: the distinguished thrash outfit will release a new live album, The Bastard Tracks, on Black Friday (November 26). As its name suggests, The Bastard Tracks will focus on rarely- and never-before-performed cuts. It

Electro-rock outfit Health are all about those collaborations lately, having teamed up on new tracks with both Nine Inch Nails and Deftones’ Chino Moreno this year alone, not to mention all the killer combos on last year’s full-length album. Now they’re back with another mix-and-match track, enlisting cross-genre star Poppy for a haunting new song

Atmospheric black metallers So Hideous have returned with a new album and single, their first since 2015. The band headlined the MetalSucks 10th anniversary bash we held at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus bar in early 2017. That seems like friggin’ FOREVER ago, and indeed, the band’s undergone a complete rhythm section swap in the ensuing down

Canadian ’80s heavy metal revivalists Striker punked their fanbase yesterday into thinking they’d broken up by posting an image of a tombstone that read “RIP 2007-2021.” Understandably, folks bought it. One MetalSucks reader even emailed our general tips inbox with a screen shot, lamenting the sad news: Thankfully the band was just goofing around, employing

There comes a time in every metalhead’s life when they decide it’s time to finally venture into the dangers of the pit. For you it may’ve happened early, perhaps even at your first show, no fucks given. Perhaps it came later once you worked up the courage. And for a few of you, never at

Wacken Metal Battle USA is proud to announce its return in 2022 after two years of missed battles across America due to the Covid pandemic. For its last three years (2017-2019), Wacken Metal Battle USA has hosted battles across the country to send one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air, in Wacken,

David Ellefson recently appeared on Aftershocks TV along with the other members of his new band, The Lucid. The appearance marked Ellefson’s first interview since he was fired from Megadeth this past May admist a sex scandal. Asked if The Lucid provided him with a newfound sense of creative freedom, Ellefson responded: “Well, look, [Megadeth is]

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil is “back home and resting” following an accident on Friday, October 15, which saw him fall from the stage during his performance at the Monsters on the Mountain Festival at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. A message posted to Mötley Crüe’s social media reads: “Vince is back home and resting after

System of a Down kicked off their series of West Coast dates with Korn last night, Saturday, October 15, the band’s first live appearance since July of 2019. Fan-filmed footage of the show has already been uploaded, including the band’s first ever performances of the two new songs they released last year, “Genocidal Humanoidz” and Protect

Sharon Burns, principal of Eden High School in St. Catherines, Ontario, has been allowed to keep her job after coming under fire from some of her students’ parents for being an Iron Maiden fan. The controversy began earlier this month when Burns posted a pair of photos on Instagram, including one of her throwing horns

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil fell from the stage during his performance at the Monsters on the Mountain Festival at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee last night (Friday, October 15). According to Metal Sludge, “the show was going fine, and in between songs, or vocal parts, Neil walked towards the back, or side of the stage and fell.”

Suffocation have released a live iteration of the title track from their 1995 classic, Pierced From Within. The track will appear on Live in North America, an upcoming collection of recordings from the death metal band’s 2019 tour. The trek marked iconic frontman Frank Mullen’s final tour before retiring from the band. Guitarist Terrance Hobbs

Judas Priest singer Rob Halford was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the singer has revealed. Halford dropped the bomb during an interview with Heavy Consequence to promote Judas Priest’s  50 Heavy Metal Years of Music anniversary box set, which was released today. Fortunately, he says he’s in remission: “I

Last we heard of the turbulent domestic battle between Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and his wife, The Distillers’ frontwoman Brody Dalle, Dalle had filed for restraining orders against Homme on behalf of the couple’s ten-year-old son Orrin and five-year-old son Wolf. The emergency requests for restraining orders were twice denied by judges in two separate

Korn drummer Ray Luzier is the latest member of the band to test positive for COVID-19 on their current tour, The PRP reports. Consequently, Aric Improta (Fever 333, Night Verses) will fill-in for Luzier at the band’s upcoming live dates. Luzier follows singer Jonathan Davis and guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer  in contracting the virus on this

The Agonist have released one last preview of their new EP, Days Before the World Wept, before its release tomorrow. The band’s new single, “Feast on the Living,” has a similarly potent blend of no-B.S. metal rage and symphonic elements as their last single, “Remnants in Time.” I said it before and I’ll say it

Look folks, it ain’t a secret: longtime readers of MetalSucks know that I’m a huge sucker for some feel-good rock vibes with giant-sized vocal hooks. See my recent love affair with dad rock extraordinaires The Night Flight Orchestra, or my ongoing infatuation of acts as disparate as Robyn and Bon Jovi: I can’t resist! Enter