W.A.S.P. have announced U.S. dates for their fortieth anniversary tour. Just as a friendly reminder, Blackie Lawless is the only original member of the band left. In what I can only assume is a cruel joke perpetrated by a vengeful booking agent, support will come from Armored Saint, who I can 127,000,000% guarantee you will
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Sevendust will celebrate the 21st anniversary of one of their most popular albums, Animosity, with a headline tour of the U.S., The PRP reports. It’s not clear if the band will be performing the entire record as part of the tour or not. Support will come from Tetrarch and Dead Poet Society. Tickets go on on Friday
Rolo Tomassi continue to throw fans a variety of sounds in preview of their next album, Where Myth Becomes Memory. My pal Axl described the band’s previous two singles as “Arch Enemy by way of Chvrches,” as on-point a description as it gets. Their latest, “Closer,” is sharply more upbeat in mood, a sun-drenched, beachy
As of December 26, MetalSucks is fifteen years old. More than twelve of those years, the site has done well enough to be our full-time jobs. More importantly, today is my fortieth birthday. Which means the myriad of death threats we’ve received since starting this site in our twenties haven’t manifested. Time to pop the
Megadeth and Lamb of God have announced The Metal Tour of the Year 2022, which, you’re likely aware/can deduce, is a follow up to The Metal Tour of the Year 2021. Like that initial trek, these new dates will feature support from Trivium. Additional support comes from In Flames, who were supposed to be part
The Chaos & Carnage tour has announced their 2022 return to the road after two previous successful runs in 2018 and 2019. Co-Headlined by deathcore titans Suicide Silence and Carnifex, the tour will also feature a selection of the very best bands from the world of modern metal with Lorna Shore, Upon a Burning Body, AngelMaker and Distant rounding out the line-up. Suicide Silence guitarist and
Disturbed frontman David Draiman, whose ALL CAPS TWITTER TIRADES were the stuff of legends for years, has emerged from a nearly seven-year-long social media draught to share his opinions on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness with the world once again. And he’s revved up! His return to Twitter in particular is so noteworthy
Estranged founding Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield will not perform on the album the band is currently getting ready to record. The news comes via drummer Casey Grillo (ex-Kamelot) who has been performing live with the group since Rockenfield’s extended absence began in 2017. Rockenfield has been absent from Queensryche (and the public eye) since going
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster look to be plotting a return after more than five years away. Notably, the activity would seem to indicate that frontman Dallas Taylor’s health has improved. A 2016 ATV accident left him with several life-changing injuries, including the complete loss of sight in his left eye, blurred vision in
Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Testament’s Chuck Billy have teamed up for a new song, “Behold Our Power.” Listen below. The track is the official anthem for the Mystic Festival, which will take place from June 2 – 4 at the Gdansk Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. Acts scheduled to perform at the fest include Judas Priest, Opeth,
Battle Beast have released a new song, “Where Angels Fear to Fly.” The track will appear on the group’s new album, Circus of Doom, out January 21. Keyboardist Janne Björkroth comments: “‘Where Angels Fear to Fly’ was born of gratitude to those who have had the courage to change the world. With the song we want to
Millions of pop-punk and straight up pop fans — 6.3 million at the present moment, to be exact — just got a taste of classic English grindcore via Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has shared a rocked up drum cover of Adele’s “Easy on Me” while wearing a Napalm Death t-shirt. Sure, the vast majority
Korn have released a 27-second audio clip of Ray Luzier drumming. Current fan speculation is that the sample comes from a new Korn song. The file name for the clip is “Now,” which has lead some to postulate this to be the title of the new song. That’s almost certainly not the case, however; Korn
Ted Nugent, partner to Caitlyn Jenner and grocery store headliner, has called former United States President George W. Bush a “scam artist.” And while that may initially sound like the most sensible thing The Nuge has ever said in his life, he actually failed to clear that extremely low bar — ’cause he made the
Avenged Sevenfold are currently putting the finishing touches on their next album, their first since The Stage came out in 2016. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, vocalist M. Shadows claims the band channeled rapper Kanye West as a big influence on their music this time around. Shadows explained: “There are so many influences…
Hulu has released a new trailer for Pam & Tommy, their upcoming limited series about Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and Baywatch star Pamela Anderson’s infamous leaked sex tape. You can watch the new trailer below. The first trailer was released in November. Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Devil All the Time) and Lily James
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: The self-proclaimed “Best Goblin Metal on the Planet” known as Nekrogoblikon have announced their new album The Fundamental Slimes and Humours. The album will arrive April 1. Pre-order it here. The band has shared the video for the new song “This Is It.” Watch it below. “We’re excited to finally release ‘This Is It,’ the second single from
The lawsuit brought against Nirvana and their camp by the now-grown baby from the iconic cover of the band’s 1991 album, Nevermind, has been dismissed. Spencer Elden, age 30, filed a suit in August claiming that neither he nor his legal guardians consented to the photo, which was taken when he was four-months-old; that the band failed to
New footage has surfaced of late Children of Bodom mainman Alexi Laiho recording vocals for his new outfit, Bodom After Midnight, just weeks before he died in December 2020. The videos come via Ykä Järvinen, who directed, edited and produced the music video for “Paint The Sky With Blood.” They were shot during the recording sessions of
Guitarist Ted Nugent has shocked the world by announcing that he’s in a sexual relationship with transgender icon Caitlyn Jenner. Nugent, known for both having his finger firmly on the pulse of modern culture and never holding a grudge, made the admission on December 30, 2021, while railing against Rolling Stone editor David Fricke’s 2010