Metal

The small island nation of Singapore is a modern day utopia with a cornucopia of nationalities, religions and culture living side by side amidst the city’s glistening skyscrapers. But on the ground level, below all the glitz and glamour, lies the Merlion, a formidable looking beast which spits out water from its mouth. And it’s

If you’re not listening to Filth is Eternal’s Love is a Lie, Filth is Eternal, you’re doing it wrong. I sang the album’s praises prior to its release last month, and I’m here to remind you just what a goddamn ripper it is. True to its name, Love is a Lie, Filth is Eternal is

Fuck Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Poison — my dream glam tour right now would feature Crazy Lixx and Girish and the Chronicles. Neither of those bands are American, though, and there’s still this wacky pandemic thing going on, so that’s not likely to happen anytime soon. At least we have a new Crazy Lixx

Mudvayne fans hoping to see the band at one of four highly anticipated reunion shows this fall will have to wait a bit longer: the band has been forced to drop off the upcoming Louder Than Life festival, scheduled to be held this weekend in Louisville, KY, because frontman Chad Gray has tested positive for

Mike Stringer of Spiritbox is our guest this week! We discuss their new album, Eternal Blue, the strategy of releasing standalone singles to introduce the project to fans, spending three years promoting music while unable to tour, the cancelation of their recent run with Limp Bizkit, how the FACTOR program from the Canadian government helped

GWAR and Fanaply have announced digital collectibles partnership for the iconic heavy metal band’s very first NFTs.  Fanaply, one of the industry leading NFT developers in music, sports and entertainment, will mint and distribute the GWAR Official NFT Collection. The limited edition collection will be available for purchase beginning September 20, 2021 at 12pm EST at www.fanaply.com/gwar, and in the GWAR merch store.   The GWAR Official NFT Collection

Guitarist Marc Rizzo, who was let go from Soulfly earlier this summer under dramatic circumstances after an 18-year stint in the band, has release his first solo song, “Rotation,” and instrumental number, along with a playthrough music video. No information is available on whether or not an album from Rizzo is on the way; for

Killswitch Engage performed without their longtime bassist Mike D’Antonio last Saturday, September 10, at the Inkcarceration festival in Mansfield, OH. It has since come out that D’Antonio tested positive for Covid-19 the day before, but he is said to be in good health. It isn’t known publicly whether he was vaccinated or not. The band’s

Official press release: The masters of melodic-hardcore are finally back! Today US-hardcore band Ignite from Orange County, CA released their brand-new digital EP Anti-Complicity Anthem on all digital platforms. Including the incredible title track as well as the exclusive B-side “Turn XXI” that will be only available on this EP the band makes an impressive

Official press release: Celebrating its 45 anniversary, Destroyer was originally released in 1976 and is considered to be one of the quintessential KISS albums. It is the band’s first album to sell one million copies in its first year and holds the title of being their all-time best selling studio album. Packed with concert staples and KISS

Perhaps all those metal shirts the Kardashian clan has been wearing lately have rubbed off on North, the eight-year-old daughter of Kim and rapper Kanye West, whose mother described her in a recent interview as a “full goth girl” who listens to Black Sabbath. From Kim wearing a Morbid Angel shirt (which resulted in a run on the

Pig Destroyer have released a cover of Perturbator’s recent single, “Excess.” As you can probably guess, it doesn’t sound much like the original track… but it does fucking rule. The recording is PxDx’s contribution to an upcoming EP, also called Excess, which will see Author & Punisher, Health, INVSN, and others all offer their own

Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke recently lost his shit during a show after spotting some dude in a “Fuck Ronnie Radke” shirt. The PRP has helpfully transcribed the entire rant. Keep in mind that a 37-year-old man said this: “Where’s the guy with the ‘Fuck Ronnie Radke’ shirt? I noticed that he saw me

Bring Me the Horizon have released a new single, “DiE4u.” It is, alas, not a secret cover of Garbage’s “#1 Crush.” The music video — a riff on the vampire club scenes from Blade and Blade II —  was shot in Kiev and directed by renaissance man Oli Sykes. Discussing the track in a press

Following the announcement that Faith No More (and Mr. Bungle) have canceled all of their upcoming performances due to mental health issues frontman Mike Patton is currently struggling with, System of a Down have tapped Korn to fill in on a series of five upcoming West Coast shows in October. Russian Circles will stay on

Spirit Adrift frontman and chief songwriter Nate Garrett recently joined us for an episode of The MetalSucks Podcast to discuss the band’s new EP, Forge Your Future, the compliment that he got from Fenriz of Darkthrone, how he turned a Donald Trump phrase into a line on the track “Invisible Enemy,” and more. Among the topics

Enterprise Earth have announced that their vocalist, Dan Watson, will not be joining them for their myriad of upcoming tour dates “due to unforeseen circumstances.” No additional info was offered. Filling in for Watson will be Travis Worland from The Willow and Aethere. Says the band in a statement: “Due to unforeseen circumstances Dan Watson

Did Clutch write a song about a much-maligned guitar pedal? I can’t make out what Neil Fallon is singing in the below fan-filmed footage of the band performing a new song, “Boss Metal Zone,” but the title is surely no coincidence. In case you’re wondering, a 2018 rig rundown of guitarist Tim Sult’s gear did

System of a Down have a handful of live dates scheduled for this fall, and joining them for all five shows will be influential fusion-metal legends Faith No More and spacey instrumentalists Russian Circles. The first of those takes place on October 15 in Las Vegas, and while the other four follow shortly thereafter in

Björn “Speed” Strid of The Night Flight Orchestra and Soilwork is back on the show! We start out by discussing the brand new album from The Night Flight Orchestra, Aeromantic II; why they released standalone singles that are not on the record, the entire band catching Covid-19 after their last tour in March of 2020,