According to a new statement released by Aerosmtih, frontman Steven Tyler has voluntarily entered rehab. Because of this, the band will have to cancel their first set of Las Vegas residency dates, and have released a formal statement on the matter. Here’s what the band told everyone on social media: “As many of you know,
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It’s interesting that Ice Nine Kills are such a polarizing band, with a huge legion of fans who’d commit seppuku for them and a massive number of metalheads who seem furious any time they’re mentioned (us? We just think that frontman Spencer Charnas is missing a big opportunity by not writing horror musicals for Broadway).
Their bassist, Tim McCord! So, wait, who’s their bassist now? Turns out it’s Emma Aznai, of Sick Puppies! After yesterday’s announcement that guitarist Jen Majura was no longer in the band, Evanescence announced the line-up shake-up via their Instagram: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have some very big news to share.Introducing our new guitarist…TIM MCCORD!! “After
Goth-metal hitmakers Evanescence will tour with Korn later this summer, but they’ll apparently be doing so with an altered line-up, as guitarist Jen Majura has departed from the ranks. The band posted the following statement to their Facebook: “It has been a very special chapter in the band with our dear friend Jen Majura, but
As someone who doesn’t play the instrument and never will, the relationship between a guitarist and their favorite ax is a bit of a mystery to me. But a lifetime of loving guitar-centric music has taught me that the bond is strong, and that the history a performer has with their guitars is nothing to
If you’re a pothead, as we are, you or at least one of your friends has watched this Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers reboot on Disney+. The movie’s got it all for a stoner — an all-star cast, constant references to cartoons you’ve seen before, and of course, varying animation styles that feel incredibly self-aware
MetalSucks and Napalm Records Present Beer Metal Updated May 21st, 2022 Right now, Napalm Records is one of the labels leading the way in terms of putting out music by bands who are fun to drink to. Between pirate metal acts like Alestorm and insane party metal crews like Trollfest, their roster’s output is tailor-made
How to describe the beauty that is Witchery? Okay, so: as nu-metal and eventually metalcore were enamoring most of the scene, thrash was coming back in an AWESOME way in Sweden. Bands who mostly played melodic death metal were taking those chops and applying them to their love of Dark Angel and Testament, and the
In their long and storied career, Metallica have two big instrumental tracks. “The Call of Ktulu,” from 1984’s Ride the Lightning, is a towering piece of metal magic that evokes images of the Lovecraftian god after which it’s named. “Orion,” off of 1986’s Master of Puppets, is a bluesy, progressive-leaning chugger that is more far-out
In the past, Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie and former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy haven’t always seen eye to eye (as Metal Injection notes, Portnoy once called James’ vocals “annoying,” which is a little rough). But lately, the two seem to have squashed the beef, with James offering Mike a shout-out when the drummer caught
When it comes to metalcore, you can’t go wrong with Darkest Hour. The band have time and time again delivered the kind of raging anguish that makes us want to stick our tongues out atop a pile of burning America. But now, it’s Europe that’s going to get squatted over in ruins, as the band
There are two kinds of heavy metal bands in classic 1980s Satanic Panic-era movies. One is made by broad-pectoraled outlaws whose love of metal is the product of a broken home which has left them either charmingly guarded or ruined and psychotic. The other is a bunch of black-clad facepainted satanic footsoldiers hellbent on making
About a year ago, we learned that Adult Swim was finally listening to its hordes of annoying metalhead fans and making more Metalocalypse in the form of a movie. Now, the network has revealed that Dethklok, the live version of the fictional band in the show, will be performing at their 2022 Adult Swim Festival
Last we heard from Dream Theater keyboard player Jordan Rudess was when we included his benefit EP on our list of artist-driven initiatives to help people in the Ukraine. Now, however, Jordan has announced a U.S. solo tour, to kick off this June. According to the video teaser that he posted on his YouTube, Jordan
It’s been a hot second since we heard from Australian death metallers Psycroptic; our last news about them was when they released their two-song The Watcher of All EP in November of the dreaded 2020. But now, the band are back with a new album and a crunchy-ass first single to boot. and by “crunchy,”
Earlier this month, grand symphonic nightfall came to Montreal. The City of Saints hosted Italian goth-metallers Lacuna Coil and Finnish cello-mongers Apocalyptica, much to the delight of melodramatic headbangers all over town. This dark theater ritual was capture in glorious color by Mihaela Petrescu, and can be witnessed below. Behold darkness ecstatic below: Apocalyptica Lacuna
Earlier this year, Vince Neil took part in a $150 million deal selling Mötley Crüe’s entire catalog to BMG. Later this year, he’ll be fronting the Crüe on a massive stadium tour with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett. And yet somehow, Vince is strapped enough for cash that he did an ad for Dollar
It appears that Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi is having pretty significant vocal issues at this point. Last month, we posted a video of him performing the Bon Jovi classic “Wanted Dead or Alive” in which the singer struggled to hit any of the song’s notes. This led other rock stars to be worried
So far, right-wing crackpot, insensitive asshole, and Putin sympathizer Ted Nugent has been smart about keeping his hardcore political blathering relatively bloodless. The dude is the king of the ‘just my opinion’ defense — which, hey, is valid, and is what MetalSucks is based on. But at a Trump rally last night, Ted took the
I wish I could inject our younger readers with a drug that allows them to feel and understand what it was like when Soilwork‘s Natural Born Chaos came out. It’s a beautiful thing when you’re present during the release of a truly perfect album. That said, though that will always be the band’s shining moment