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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

Death metal icons Cannibal Corpse will return to stages this Winter on a U.S. headlining tour with support from labelmates Whitechapel and Revocation. A celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records, the trek begins February 19th in Atlanta, Georgia and makes its way through over two dozen cities, closing on March 26th in Ft. Lauderdale,

Like the provocative cover of their new album, Your Time to Shine, Monolord’s latest single, “I’ll Be Damned,” is a paradoxical mix of the beautiful and the bleak. No one in their right mind would describe the track as “celebratory” or “uplifting,” but no with ears will be able to deny how gosh darn catchy

Lewis and Henry de Jong, the brothers behind Alien Weaponry, join us this week! We discuss the the band’s new album, Tangaroa, the record’s themes of environmental awareness and how everyone needs to do more, why they felt writing about their Maori heritage was extremely important, how touring has changed their perspective on major issues

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: New Jersey’s progressive metal masters, Symphony X, will kick off their “25th Anniversary North American tour 2022” on May 10th at Irving Plaza in New York City. The 27-date trek will make stops in Montreal, Chicago, and Portland before concluding in Montclair, NJ on June 12th. Today, the band is proud to welcome Haken as direct

Sharon Burns, principal of Eden High School in St. Catherines, Ontario, has come under fire from some of her students’ parents… ostensibly for being an Iron Maiden fan. The controversy began when Burns posted a pair of photos on Instagram. In the first (above), she’s throwning horns while standing in front of an Iron Maiden

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: It’s the End of Existence for The Browning — but not literally. The band has announced its new album, titled End of Existence, out December 3 via Spinefarm. Pre-order it here.  The band has also shared the video for the title track. Watch it below.  End of Existence was written, performed, recorded, engineered and mixed by The Browning’s impresario Jonny McBee. It’s