Anthrax have released the final episode of their Anthrax 40 for 40 video series, which celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary by taking a look at each individual ‘Thrax album over the course of the coming weeks. That all lead up to a special career-spanning livestream performance on July 16 (the band’s actual 40th anniversary). You can watch the last episode below. The
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The unceasingly-divisive Deafheaven have done the most divisive thing a band can do: they’ve changed their sound. Specifically, on their forthcoming album Infinite Granite, they’ve ditched most of the screaming and generally-metal elements of their music in favor of elements sure to appeal to what Vince wittily dubbed “the Pitchfork / Stereogum demographic.” Personally, I,
On August 15, Backbeat Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield) will release Metallica: The $24.95 Book by longtime friend of MetalSucks, Ben Apatoff. The tome looks at Metallica’s cultural significance, with chapters devoted to each member, each album, touring, fashion, books, film, influences, fandom, history, and more, exploring the band’s ideologies along the way. It’s
So far, everything we’ve heard from The Metallica Blacklist — the upcoming album on which eight-trillion famous artists cover tracks from The Black Album to celebrate that record’s thirtieth anniversary — has suggested that the participants really took the material and made it their own. Love it or hate, there’s no denying that these musicians
Light up that celebratory bonfire: death metal legends Immolation are in the studio working on their eleventh full-length studio album. We know this because the band recently shared a pair of studio photos on social media, along with this message: “It has begun…🔥” You can view the post below. The pictures tell you nothing about
A Day to Remember have announced what they’ve appropriately dubbed “The Re-Entry Tour.” Set to kick off at the end of September, the trek will feature support from Asking Alexandria and Point North. Dates are below. Tickets go one sale Friday, August 6 at 10 a.m. local time. 9/28 – Rochester, NY – Main Street
Metallica have released a trailer for the A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes DVD. The DVD, which, as its title suggests, includes unused footage from the band’s fan favorite 1992 documentary chronicling the making The Black Album and the subsequent tour to support it. You can watch the trailer below. The
Official press release: Rock icons Danko Jones have announced two livestream performances in celebration of the release of their tenth studio album Power Trio, out August 27th via Sonic Unyon Records. The livestreams are set for Saturday, August 28th at 8:00PM ET / 5:00PM PT and at 8:00PM CET. These shows will be streamed live from Bridgeworks in Hamilton, Ontario. To add to the
Metal Church have clarified the statement they released yesterday (July 30) regarding the passing of their singer, Mike Howe. Howe died by suicide on Monday, July 26 at the age of 55. The band subsequently issued a statement in which they asserted that the vocalist was “victimized by a failing health-care system and subsequently poisoned by
Firstborne, the project featuring drummer Chris Adler (ex-Lamb of God), bassist James LoMenzo (ex-Megadeth, ex-Black Label Society, ex-White Lion, etc.), guitarist Myrone, and singer Girish Pradhan (Girish and the Chronicles), have released new song, “The Bidding.” In an accompanying statement, the band promises that they will have a “new album soon.” You can listen to “The
Slipknot have released an eight-and-a-half-minute tribute to their former drummer, Joey Jordison, who died this week at the age of 46. Says the band in an accompanying statement: “Our hearts go out to Joey’s family and loved ones at this time of tremendous loss. Joey Jordison’s art, talent, and spirit could not be contained or be
Periphery guitarist Jake Bowen’s first solo album, Isometric, which came out back in 2015, was fantastic, a maelstrom of chilled out electronic vibes ala Tycho or Massive Attack. Even more fantastic: seeing him perform the songs live in a well-filled but not packed Saint Vitus Bar one steamy summer night a couple of years later
Unlike its “good twin” to the south, North Korea is not known as a musical force in pop culture, but that doesn’t mean that its citizens don’t enjoy or perform music. There have been groups within the country such as Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, Wangjaesan Light Music Band, and various orchestras who perform a load of patriotic, communist themed
Illustration by Matt Smith Beavis and Butt-Head Starring Odin and Thor: Freyja Meets the Great Thor-nholio is part two in a series. Catch up on part one here! [SCENE—Valaskjálf, ODIN’s majestic hall where he and THOR often hang out, watch TV, and drink cheap beer. The two gods are seated upon Hliðskjálf, ODIN’s magical throne,
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill (born Joseph Michael Hill) has died. He was 72 years old. No cause of death has been publicly revealed, but we do know that he passed away in his sleep. The band revealed the news themselves on social media about an hour ago. Their statement reads in full: “We are
As the metal community continues to reel from yesterday’s news that Joey Jordison has died at the age of 46, prominent musicians have begun to post tributes to the former Slipknot drummer across the web. These include both musicians who collaborated with Jordison in bands like Murderdolls, Sinsaenum, Scar the Martyr, and Otep, as well
Slipknot co-founders Corey Taylor and M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan have both posted black squares on their social media accounts in honor of Joey Jordison, who died yesterday at just 46 years old. The band’s official channels also went completely black after the news broke earlier today: Jordison was the third member to join Slipknot in
How baked is Signs of the Swarm frontman David Simonich in the band’s current promo photo (above, far right)? I’m not even judging — of course I’m not! — I’m just laughing. Dude looks so blazed he could start a forest fire. Speaking of Signs of the Swarm and baking, the band has released a
Mudvayne have released a new video teasing their upcoming reunion. The clip consists of footage of the band rehearsing, although I don’t think that’s live audio. You can watch the video below. Mudvayne’s currently scheduled reunion shows are as follows: 09/11 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration [tickets]09/26 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life [tickets]10/09 Sacramento, CA
Despite Load, Reload, St. Anger and Lulu (and, to a lesser degree, Death Magnetic and Hardwired… To Self-Destruct), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett insists that the band has not yet peaked. Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to San Francisco Giants broadcaster George Kontos about the band’s upcoming 40th-anniversary celebrations — Metallica are proud Bay Area natives and often run promotions with the