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Last week, SpiritWorld dropped their long-awaited DEATHWESTERN album via Century Media. To get listeners pumped, they also released a video

It seems like we’ve had Type O Negative on the brain a lot lately, and honestly that’s not a bad

Babymetal made an announcement last week that when their headlining shows start back up in January, there will be what

What do you get if you combine the cosmic djent hookiness of TesseracT, mid-70s King Crimson, Vola, and Karnivool with

Corrosion Of Conformity has been there, done that and has gone through the proverbial buzzsaw, remaining one of heavy music’s

Power couple King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and vocalist Toyah Willcox are staying thrashy. Last week they tackled Metallica’s „Seek And Destroy,“ and this week

Dragonforce released their debut album Valley Of The Damned in 2003, but didn’t strike it huge until 2006 with Inhuman

Nickelback bassist Mike Kroeger pitched the idea of the band doing a Slayer covers album a few years back and

Last night, the WWE hosted its 36th annual Survivor Series pay-per-view and livestreaming event, dubbed WarGames and in order to

Stretching the definition of slow and heavy, as well as the crushingly despairing, Tchornobog and Abyssal dropped a split record

After 41 years of existence, legendary Japanese hardcore band Gauze has called it quits. The news comes from the band’s

This Friday, Finish doom metal band Saasta rolled out their debut full-length, Crucial to None. For fans of heavy European

We’ve been talking about it for months, but the first Pantera show kicks off on December 2 at the Hell

To celebrate the release of Born From Fire, out last Friday via Atomic Fire Records, Induction just dropped their video for “Embers,” a

So, how are we all feelin’ after a couple days of ritualistic engorgement and the capitalistic slaughter of our bank

If you’ve ever heard two or three records by Devin Townsend or any of his associated projects, you might be

Serbian guitarist and composer David Maxim Micic is now streaming his first new record in five years, Bilo IV. If

Mongolian metal act The Hu is now the first-ever metal band to be named the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

It seems like every record In Flames does draws some pretty strong opinions. Of course the major criticism of the

Tchornobog just released their new split with Abyssal and you’re going to need a pretty strong stomach for it. Tchornobog’s

If there’s two things Sleep practically forces you to do while listening to their music, it’s nod your head and

Bad Wolves is throwing their hat in the garland-lined ring for the Christmas season with a cover of the classic

Cultura Tres is back with their first new record in six years and a bassist you just might recognize. Cultura

Bleed From Within is now streaming the documentary looking at the recording process behind their latest record Shrine. The documentary

We caught up with French darksynth band We Are Magonia to discuss their influences and favorite metal-tinged electronica acts, and

Hardcore fans, prepare to lose it and start crowd killing in your living rooms. Why? Because Furnace Fest 2023 has

Furnace Fest 2023 has announced their first four artists and to the surprise of nobody, The Dillinger Escape Plan will

Rage Against The Machine bassist (and now vocalist) Tim Commerford, alongside Mathias Wakrat and Jonny Polonsky, has a new trio

Even though it’s more electronic in nature, some synthwave and dark wave can still be pretty metal. Case and point,

In the grand scheme of thrash metal, there are few individuals who are as simultaneously influential and controversial as Megadeth‘s

Earlier today, Mongolian folk metal act The Hu were formally recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Babymetal is set to play their two-day show called Babymetal Returns – The Other One on January 28 and January

Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, Black Veil Brides, and Atreyu brought their Trinity Of Terror tour to Place Bell

Currents is back with a brand new song „Vengeance“ that’s sure to open up the it wherever you are. Even

At the end of October, Hoaxed released their first full-length album Two Shadows via Relapse Records. While getting something written,

On a bitterly cold November day, Monday Night Raw, the flagship program of pro-wrestling juggernaut World Wrestling Entertainment, rolled through

Plini and Rabea Massaad are now streaming their collaborative new single „Giving 6.“ The single features both aforementioned virtuosos alongside

Things have gotten a little dicey for the ghouls behind Ticketmaster’s shitty practices in recent weeks, after a collective outcry

Celtic Frost went glam metal in 1988 with Cold Lake and frontman Tom G. Warrior has been talking shit about

Host is the new project of Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes and guitarist Greg Mackintosh. The band is now streaming

Caliban is back with a new single named „The Shadow“ alongside a video directed by Tom Brückner. „‚The Shadow‘ is

While you were busy stuffing your face with bird carcasses and butter, the Connecticut-based metalcore outfit Currents dropped a new

Some folks feel the need to get on stage while a band is performing, while others clearly just wanna fly

Stoort Neer, the project featuring Vildhjarta guitarist Calle Thomér and drummer Buster Odeholm alongside vocalist Max Francois, has announced their

Accidents happen, but when it comes to a life of being constantly on the road and tearing ass as one

A few late-year album of the year contenders this week. Listen to these while you try not to get trampled

Dave Mustaine had a pretty major role in development of thrash, apparently including drawing the crowds in to see Metallica.

This week’s new heavy metal releases include a lot of great EPs, nasty metal to fuel your Black Friday, and

Hatebreed are one of those bands that definitely feels like they’re always on the road. Constantly taking their music to

Rammstein is now streaming their music video for „Adieu“ directed by Specter Berlin and holy shit, it’s incredible. I mean

Earlier this week, we were hit with a sort of cryptic teaser from Rammstein. What we knew was we were

Listen to Ghost‘s discography and you’ll find that the sound and feel of each release is at least slightly different

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place last month, we in the metal community were

Last week, the US Department Of Justice announced they’d be investigating Ticketmaster over its alleged abuse of power within the

Musical prodigy Nandi Bushell and slayer of all instruments Shane Hawkins teamed up for a backstage jam prior to the

Lorna Shore, Aborted, Ingested, AngelMaker, and Ov Sulfur tore it all the way up at the Corona Theater in Quebec

After dropping news of their European stadium tour with Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe have announced the limited-edition box set, Crucial

Machine Gun Kelly made some pretty… pretty… pretty weird comments at the AMA’s this week, blasting critics who call him

For a place that is generally a desert and hot year round, the Arizona Department of Transportation has 200 snow

Death metal was either invented by Possessed in 1985 with their Seven Churches album or by Death in 1987 with

Never let it be said that thrash metal is dead. In a genre dominated by four large bands and many

It took 14 years, but we finally got the follow-up to the 2008 King’s X album XV this year and

Circle Of Contempt is a tragically unsung djenty metalcore band, for those unaware. The band was signed to Sumerian Records

It’s time for the week’s top 5 office buzz-worthy tracks over at Gimme Metal! Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Egor

South African titan of metal Chaos Doctrine is now „Martyr“ and it’s not quite the industrial banger you’d expect from

We’ve got an exclusive gold vinyl variant of Machine Head’s classic Burn My Eyes album available right here! The varian

In the early ’90s, Spread Eagle was, in many ways, the east coast’s answer to Guns N’ Roses. Sure, you

With the holidays right around the corner, you’re probably wondering what to get your friends and loved ones that shows

Classic thrash metal giants Exodus have been on a tear lately, touring the world and kicking ass along the way.

Comebacks and reunions continue to surface as the nostalgia for the ’90s continues to grow. One such comeback is a

The Death estate and Knucklebonz have teamed up for statues of both the late and great Death frontman Chuck Schuldiner,

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you probably know that the 2022 FIFA World Cup is currently under

Lorna Shore debuted their new vocalist Will Ramos in 2021 with the EP …And I Return To Nothingness. The EP

Motionless In White covered Metallica’s „My Friend Of Misery“ way back in 2012 for the Kerrang! compilation Kerrang! Presents Metallica

A mostly forgotten era of Black Sabbath‘s history is finally getting its due next year, as the Tony Martin-era of

I don’t know about you, but a title of “Intercontinental Champions” has a totally different meaning to me as an

The legend of the Black Sabbath box set with all the Tony Martin-era records lives on! The box set was

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is now streaming his single „Bouncy Castle“ featuring a music video by smearballs and it’s

Vocalist Alexander Jones from Undeath takes over as host of Metal Injection to interview his fellow tour mates in 200

We had some good news last week when Nightwish singer Floor Jansen announced that she’s officially cancer free and the

Pantera kick off their reunion/tribute/whatever tour in the next two weeks, which means the focus is now even more on

If you’re looking for something heavy, groovy, and a little trippy with the fuzz turned up to 11, then boy

Cannibal Corpse has never shied away from incredibly graphic lyrics and song titles, all of which might be a little

Blindead 23 is the new project headed up by Mateusz „Havoc“ Śmierzchalski, whose name you might recognize from the Thelema.6

If you were planning on ringing in the New Year with some classic Misfits tunes out in Las Vegas, prepare

A 22-year old gunman took the lives of five people – Daniel Aston, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, Derrick Rump, and

Firstborne, the band featuring ex-Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler, bassist James LoMenzo (Megadeth, ex-Black Label Society), guitarist Myrone, and

Misfits has unfortunately had to cancel their December 31 show in Las Vegas due to an „unexpected personal matter.“ We

What is it with creepy dudes in metal and trying to make their case or complaining about the way people

The Last Ten Seconds Of Life parted ways with vocalist John Robert Centorrino, drummer Steven Sanchez, and bassist Mike Menocker earlier this year,

90s alt-rockers Failure have announced a brand new concert film, We Are Hallucinations, which will be available to stream on

Up-and-coming young musician Nandi Bushell is keeping it in the family on her latest cover, this one being the Rage

Bamboozle has announced its first festival since 2012 for May 5 through 7 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ.

Helloween and Hammerfall will hit the road for a North American tour in 2023, and now Hammerfall has a handful of solo headlining

The early 2000s were a pretty fucked up time, when you think about it. Metal was in a crazy weird

Along with being the biggest metal act on the planet and the proverbial head of the table when it comes

Any Nightwish fan watching The Simpsons recently must’ve been shocked when the band’s 2015 track „Yours Is An Empty Hope“

Blackwülf is here to bring the doomed heavy metal to your home with their new single „Shadow.“ The single is

There haven’t been many performers with Pelle Ohlin’s singularity of vision: The late Mayhem vocalist has been described as black

CKY is working on the follow-up to their 2017 record The Phoenix. The new record will be the band’s first

Metallica will play their Helping Hands show benefitting the All Within My Hands foundation at the Microsoft Theater in Los

Prog rock band Polyphia have been making waves in recent months, as their brand of instrumental music turns heads and

Writing a follow up to any record can be difficult. Do you stick with what made the last record so

If you’re looking for a symphonic metal earworm today, look no further than Ad Infinitum’s latest single „Somewhere Better.“ There’s

The metal monsters of Lordi announced a major change yesterday, as they officially joined Atomic Fire Records. The band, currently

Ticketing giant Ticketmaster has been under scrutiny—and a legal investigation—stemming from issues relating to the on-sale of the latest Taylor

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson recently made headlines for giving a fan in the front row a talking-to as they

Fresh off release seven new albums in 2021 under the name Lordiversity, Lordi has left AFM records and joined Atomic

With every passing week, this Pantera tribute/reunion tour looks more like a full tour. Earlier today, the band added nine

I don’t know about you, but there are two things that come to mind when I think of Canadians: they’re

Pantera’s live appearances for 2023 just took a massive leap forward with nine new European dates. The dates are a

Sigh, here we go again – another moron decided they’d make a show all about themselves by running on stage

My vote is in: Djevel’s Naa skrider natten sort is the best album of 2022. If you don’t believe the

Eight-year old Caleb had the time of his life drumming for Evanescence tonight and there’s video to prove it! Caleb

Two extremely exciting performances by the prog masters Cynic were announced earlier today that should be an absolute must-see for

Looks like John 5 is starting to get warmed up to tour with Mötley Crüe in 2023! John 5 has

Cynic will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1993 debut album Focus by playing it in full at both the

Last week, we ran a story in which Dave Mustaine said he was close to collaborating with James Hetfield again,

Electric Callboy is now streaming their music video for „Mindreader.“ The video leans much harder into the darker side of

Elder was never meant to stick with stoner metal, though their early material nailed that style. The quartet’s 16-year career

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but classic thrash/crossover act Nuclear Assault have broken up. Earlier today, the band

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine might have a reputation as being a control freak, but he certainly doesn’t see it that

Actor Vera Farmiga has one hell of a résumé, as she’s played everyone from Eleanor Bishop in Hawkeye to Lorraine

German industrial metal icons Rammstein switched up their social media presence earlier today to tease a new music video for

On December 15, Mayhem will return to Leipzig to celebrate their most iconic gig. Although it won’t be their first

Northwest Terror Fest 2023 will take place between May 25 and 27 at both the Neumos and Barboza venues in

Rammstein is up to something but it’s not entirely clear what. As of right now, we know four things –

By this point, it shouldn’t really shock anyone that Ghost, one of the biggest bands on the planet right now,

Much like America having its Big Four of thrash, so does Germany. The Teutonic Big Four includes Sodom, Destruction, Kreator,

The career of Serj Tankian has been as varied as it has been prolific. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. From political

Cave In is now streaming their new documentary Days Of Nothing. The documentary looks at Cave In’s October 19 show

With the first Pantera reunion/tribute/whatever you want to call it show scheduled for next Friday, time is running out for

You’ve probably noticed that a number of tours over the last couple of months have been canceled due to unexpected

The metal art has always shared a unique kinship with Halloween. Something about the aggressive nature of the genre just

Well, looks like that’s the end of Nuclear Assault. While the band hasn’t made any official statement just yet, they

Northwest Terror Fest will return with a stacked lineup in 2023. Organizers announced the full roster of artists performing earlier

Mondays suck. Death metal doesn’t. So let’s start the week off by checking out a recently-released death metal album. And

Pantera will kick off their reunion (or celebration) appearances on December 2 at the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in

Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria joins us this week to talk about his latest project L.S. Dunes. Thoughout the

The Elon Musk takeover of Twitter has certainly been interesting so far. Recent highlights include a mass exodus of employees,

Ghost has taken home the first-ever American Music Award in the Favorite Rock Album category. Ghost’s competitors in the category

Aaron Dudgeon & Josh Poer (Phobophilic) Aaron Turner (Sumac) Adam De Micco & Andrew O’Connor (Lorna Shore) Anders Nyström &

In addition to dropping a record last week, HUMAN. :II: NATURE. (Tour edition), Nightwish also dropped a video for “Last

Alan Niven managed Guns N‘ Roses from 1986 through 1991, before he was fired in acrimonious fashion by Axl Rose.

Original member of the Jackass, Viva La Bam and CKY crew, the one and only Chris „Raab Himself“ Raab drops

Dunking on Nickelback is a time-honored tradition of being a music fan, even though the band really isn’t bad and

Nine Inch Nails is now streaming their soundtrack for the new Luca Guadagnino-directed movie Bones And All. The soundtrack sways

Tribunal is the new duo featuring classically trained cellist, bassist, and vocalist Soren Mourne alongside guitarist and vocalist Etienne Flinn.

Venomous Concept, the band featuring bassist Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Lock Up, Tronos), guitarist John Cooke (Corrupt Moral Altar), vocalist Kevin Sharp

Power couple King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and vocalist Toyah Willcox are ready to get generally thrashy this Sunday with their cover of the Metallica

What would it sound like if you took James Hetfield’s vocals from Metallica’s 1988 track „One“ and put ‚em overtop

Ozzy Osbourne is now streaming the storyboard version of his „Patient Number 9“ music video. The storyboard version features art

French technical, progressive death powerhouse Catalyst just dropped a video for the title track to their new record, A Different

Classic thrashers, get stoked. Last week, it was officially announced that Sadus of thrash metal fame and 80’s veteran notoriety

Looks like Cynic is about to hit the road for the first time since 2014. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

This January, get the body bags ready: Defeated Sanity and Malignancy are slated to go out on tour in the

When it comes to anime-themed metal, China is pushing the envelope with what it means to be labeled “anime-grind” with

When I first took up this gig, my overlords told me two things: don’t microwave fish in the break room

Ticketmaster is now under investigation by the US Department Of Justice over its alleged abuse of power within the entertainment

Ross „The Boss“ Friedman recently relfected on his time in Manowar during an interview on The Mike Nelson Show. Friedman,

Opeth, 1992. The band was still solidifying its lineup with now-frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt taking the mic from David Isberg, and

Even the most casual of rock fans know Disturbed, thanks to their 2000 hit „Down With The Sickness“ from their

Traitors vocalist Tyler Shelton and Dickie Allen of Infant Annihilator and Scumfuck are here to beat your ass into another

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jared James Nichols has announced his third full length LP will be available on January 13

As the fateful day draws nearer and the world gets a glimpse of what Pantera sounds like with Zakk Wylde

Progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved have summoned the bifröst and are returning with their 16th studio album, Heimdal. Set for

Remember earlier this year when Ghost‘s “Mary On A Cross” was everywhere on social media — especially on TikTok? It

Earlier today, ††† (Crosses) released the fourth track and accompanying music video for “Sensation” in anticipation of the December 9

Dialing in with dUg Pinnick is always an adventure. With his heart on his sleeve and a propensity to say

What better way to kick off your 2023 than by getting pummeled into the ground at a show? Specifically by

Legendary thrash unit Sadus is back with their first single in 15 years „It’s The Sickness“ and a brand new

The problem with reviewing veteran metal artists is that undeniable urge to create a comparison to the past. Mostly to

Less than a month after announcing she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Nightwish singer Floor Jansen took to social media

When New Jersey metalcore legends God Forbid hit the stage at Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Virginia this September, it

Stöner, the group featuring desert rock alumni from Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, have released a new single—a

You’ve likely not heard of the Boston-based post-hardcore outfit HYEENA just yet, but after hearing their first single “Bring On

Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen announced back in October that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Jansen underwent tumor removal surgery a

It’s genuinely hard not to get excited when Threshold announces new material. That might give the game away when it

Dutch folk metal unit Heidevolk is back with a brand new single „Klauwen Vooruit“ and a new record Wederkeer due

When it comes to Type O Negative and their album covers from back in the day, they all typically follow

Things have been pretty rough for Brian Warner, a.k.a. Marilyn Manson, ever since multiple sexual abuse and rape allegations began

Disturbed’s first new album in four years Divisive is out now, but don’t expect that to correlate with an ongoing

Crosses is back with another slow-motion banger. The band is now streaming „Sensation“ from their upcoming EP PERMANENT.RADIANT due out

Type O Negative recently announced their reissue of Dead Again, which may have gotten some of you wondering – why

Enslaved is back once again with their particular brand of psychedelic Norwegian black metal, this time in the form of

Check out this list of new releases while I rehearse my Pantera riffs. If you like vinyl, you can score

This week’s new heavy metal releases include OG doom, some divisive inclusions to my column, and more! You can also

Hardcore punk outfit Venomous Concept have announced that their fifth album, The Good Ship Lollipop, will be released on February

Der Weg Einer Freiheit recently began playing their 2015 song „Eiswanderer“ live, and now they’re streaming a recent performance of

Scott Dachroeden, longtime guitar technician and photographer for Alice In Chains, as well as technician for Rob Zombie and Tool,

Ever since its release in 1987, Anthrax‘s “Indians” off the seminal record Among the Living remains one of the best

Just yesterday, fans of Armored Saint learned vocalist John Bush would not be on stage at a couple of the

Outbreak Fest 2023 will take place between June 23 and 25, 2023 at the Depot Mayfield in Manchester, UK. Tickets

Not content to only get into the pet supplies business, nu-metal legends Korn are looking to spice things up in

When it comes to desert rock, there are few names that really stand out among the cacti and oppressive heat

Doom legends Candlemass are primed and ready to release their latest tome of moody-riff-filled metal Sweet Evil Sun, on November

Maceration is releasing their first new record in 30 years on November 25 titled It Never Ends, and it’s a

Every time we think we’ve seen it all, something like Tallah comes along and throws our entire high school record

It’s been a little over a month since Japanese pop metal duo Babymetal announced their return and since then we’ve

Metallica frontman James Hetfield and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine were planning on getting back together for the first time

From Pantera to Twisted Sister, from Iron Maiden to Dio, figurine manufacturer Funko! is bringing the ruckus this holiday season,

There could have been a world in which we would have seen Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield come together for

Ghost released their Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic 7″ in September 2019, which featured „Mary On A Cross“ and „Kiss

Trivium is now streaming their sprawling, cinematic music video for „The Shadow Of The Abattoir.“ The video was directed by

Back in August, we reported that Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell were forced to cancel their North American tour due

You ever find a new thrash band that takes no prisoners and demands your attention from the moment you hit

DOOM Eternal composer Mick Gordon and id Software Studio Director Marty Stratton have been having a fairly public feud over the aforementioned game’s

Babymetal is back with their second single of 2022, „Monochrome“ from their forthcoming LP The Other One due out March

Stormo is now streaming their new single „Sorte“ and it’s pretty nuts. The single rages through its runtime with punk-infused

Thrash metal pioneers Megadeth earned their 13th Grammy nod this year for the single “We’ll Be Back” from their latest

Hearing loss of any kind is horrendous and pretty avoidable, as long as you’re listening to music reasonably. Though according

Beyond the Gates: Chapter XI will take place in Bergen, Norway between August 2 and 5, 2023 with the following

Sleepsculptor will release their new record Divine Recalibration on April 28 and is now streaming the all-out chaos of „Venerate.“

Next August may feel like a long time from now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t begin planning a trip

Is it cheating for a professional rockstar to be on The Masked Singer? Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho was revealed on

Black Sabbath reunited with Ronnie James Dio in 1990 and, after a string of mishaps and internal struggles, managed to

Korn is here to burn a hole right through your stomach with their new hot sauce called Here To Slay.

Living Wreckage, a project that includes members from Shadows Fall and Anthrax, released a new single and accompanying music video

Dream Theater is kicking off their 2023 with a handful of European and UK tour dates, which is very much

Death metal quartet Bonecarver have dropped a sick-ass claymation video for the single „The Reckoning,“ while also releasing their latest

If you’re looking for a unique addition to your doom/stoner metal vinyl collection, you’re in luck. Through our ongoing collaboration

Black metal band Batushka (not the one with Bartłomiej Krysiuk) announced a major milestone earlier today, as the band now

Iron Maiden and Marvel seem to have a thing about November and teaming up for new merch. Last November the

As we approach the 10 year mark of Yob’s 2014 classic Clearing the Path to Ascend, we’ve got an exclusively

Just days before the release of their latest studio effort Sweet Evil Sun, Swedish doom metal outfit Candlemass released the

Jennifer Batten isn’t exactly a household name, but she found her way into millions of households, especially via TV, as

Hermano, the band fronted by former Kyuss vocalist John Garcia and featuring Dandy Brown, David Angstrom, Chris Leathers (Supafuzz) and

When the Swedish progressive metal band Soen formed more than a decade ago, the marquee names in their lineup were

(Editor’s note: Let’s face it — most metalheads are a buncha nerds. To that end, Hallowed Be Thy Game is

2009 just called in the form of an email informing MetalSucks staff that the Saw VI soundtrack is now officially

Ripped To Shreds has been touring in support of their brand new record 劇變 (Jubian). If you haven’t made it

UK metalcore group Architects sadly lost their guitarist Tom Searle in 2016 to cancer. The group carried on and naturally

Ten years is a long time for anything, but for the original lineup of hardcore pioneers Biohazard, that’s how long

Polish black metal unit Batushka has signed with Napalm Records and will have a new record out sometime in 2023,

UK purveyors of riffs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs is back with a new single „Mr. Medicine“ and

As their tour begins to wind down, Napalm Death showed now sign of relenting as they tore shit up at

Today marks the end of Mercyful Fate‘s first trek through the U.S. in 20 years, so naturally people are left

Death metal heroes Deicide have officially began work on what will be their lucky-number thirteenth studio LP. Both founder Glen

Biohazard’s original lineup of guitarist and vocalist Billy Gradziadei, guitarist Bobby Hambel, drummer Danny Schuler, and bassist and vocalist Evan

The demise of Every Time I Die sucked. The once-great metalcore outfit exploded in a fiery ball of drama, but

Nü-metal has finally come full circle after nearly 30 years. The genre got its start around 1993 with the birth

Te ever-prolific King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is coming back to the United States next June for a residency

The 2023 edition of the Homesick Festival will take place at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA between January 20

Every Time I Die broke up in January after the band parted ways with vocalist Keith Buckley. At the time,

I’m a firm believer that if we don’t reign in our advancement in artificial technology, then we’ll be choking on

It’s been nearly seven years since progressive death metallers Lamentations unleashed their brutal yet beautiful debut LP, 2016’s Echoes in

Extreme death metal outfit Sanguisugabogg are returning to the forefront of in-your-face insanity, as they announced earlier today that they’ve

Meshuggah and visual artist Wizardhead have teamed up with an AI-generated music video for the massive, nearly-10 minute track „They

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Another year, another instance of feigning interest in the GRAMMY Awards now that the nominees have been announced. This year’s

While tearing it up in Las Vegas this past Friday, Cattle Decapitation vocalist Travis Ryan let it slip that the

The GRAMMY Awards will be held on February 5, 2023 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA and as

Cattle Decapitation is out on the road with Amon Amarth, Carcass, Obituary and they’re playing a brand new song from their

As a spiritual continuation to the 25 Stoner Bands of Canada list released last month, we now step out of

The fabled Neil Peart of Rush will be honored with two statues at Lakeside Park, in the city of St.

Björn Gelotte of In Flames is a huge comic and graphic novel fan. Watch as he explores Forbidden Planet in

Metallica is now streaming „Call Of Ktulu“ from the Zazula tribute show on November 6 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &

In 2022, there’s no reason why an online concert in a digital space should look like it’s a slideshow running

The future of Slipknot seems to be going in a lot of different directions in terms of releasing new material.

Deathcore unit Spite is now streaming their performance of both „Lord Of The Upside Down“ and „Crumble“ live at Rapture

I’m not sure if Ted Nugent has taken a look at the members of Pantera, Motörhead and the Ramones but

It’s been a little over a year since they released their debut studio effort, but Spiritbox has been one of

We already knew Metal Blade’s plan for 2023 was to get the new King Diamond record out into the world,

After a successful run with Ghost this year, Spiritbox is turning their attention toward 2023 with a North American tour

Not even two years out from their debut album, Sanguisugabogg has announced their sophomore effort Homicidal Ecstasy for February 3

There are things in this world that we all simply know to be true. The sky is blue, grass is

In the late aughts, Midwest mathcore weirdos See You Next Tuesday released a pair of off-the-wall albums—Parasite and Intervals—via the

The Tool hype train is slowly revving up, though toward what is currently unclear. All we’ve got so far is

Ozzfest 2022 took place for free in the Decentraland Metaverse Music Festival online between November 10 and 13. The show

Chat Pile made some massive waves in the music world with their latest record God’s Country, but they’re not done

Living Wreckage, the new band featuring vocalist Jeff Gard (Death Ray Vision), guitarists Jon Donais (Anthrax, Shadows Fall) and Matt

Michigan grindcore band See You Next Tuesday is back for the first time in 14 years and they’re going to

Not very bands make it to the two decade mark, so when one does meet that milestone, it’s cause for

Dust off your Canadian tuxedos and put some Molson on ice — one of the biggest Canadian exports is getting

Vinny Appice’s drum carousel rarely stops spinning. Be it with Drums Wars, Last in Line, Screamtaker, or the myriad of

As one the last big guitar groups to pack out stadiums and dominate worldwide charts, Rammstein have become a fire-obsessed enigma.

Lineup changes are hard, but it seems like Fear Factory‘s hunt for Burton C. Bell‘s replacement has been especially time-consuming.

August Burns Red will hit the road for their 20th anniversary tour starting next February with The Devil Wears Prada

How do you follow up a Grammy-nominated scorcher of a doom record that tips a hat to your iconic past

There are far too many amazing black metal bands whose careers ended too soon. Yet the number of groups that

-(16)- – Into Dust 96 Bitter Beings – Synergy Restored A Wake In Providence – Eternity A-Z – A-Z Abbath

Trying to keep up with social media trends and how to stay relevant on any platform is damn near impossible,

Cannibal Corpse will hit the road in Europe next March and April with Dark Funeral, Ingested, and Stormruler. No word

In a recent interview with Joe Rogan, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan discussed TikTok and its growing popularity and necessity

Fear Factory is gonna have a pretty big 2023. The band is planning to reveal their highly-anticipated new singer before

It’s no secret that metal, no matter which genre you favor, is loud as fuck. If you’ve ever been to

Twenty years is a long fucking time to be denied Mercyful Fate and the legendary King Diamond himself. Yet prior

Slipknot founding member, percussionist, and dude in charge of the band’s visual aspect M. Shawn „Clown“ Crahan is pretty interested

Bring Me The Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish has made it clear the band is working on more „emo and screamo“-type

With less than a month to go until the inaugural Pantera shows with the band’s new lineup featuring original members

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis took the stage on November 5 with a 17-string bass and the Internet took notice

Mondays suck. Death metal doesn’t. So let’s start the week off by checking out a recently-released death metal album. And

There is so much death metal out there nowadays. The sheer amount of new old-school death metal that’s proliferated over

This week, we have Corrosion of Conformity bassist Mike Dean on the show! During our chat, we discuss their North

This past Thursday, Corrosion of Conformity headed out on the road for a 14-date string of shows in a bid

Fires in the Distance just dropped a new album (well, technically a live version of an old album), Live at

This week, the news was confirmed that Nik Turner of Hawkwind fame passed away at the age of 82. No

I’m sure if you’ve ever heard Nickelback songs like the eternally-memeable „Photograph“ or „Figured You Out,“ you’ve probably wondered „these

Slipknot, 1997. Anders Colsefni wouldn’t make it to the end of the year as the band’s vocalist and would be

Polyphia has come a long way as a band – from their start as a more shred-oriented band to making

Blaze Bayley fronted Iron Maiden between 1994 and 1999 in the absence of Bruce Dickinson. Bayley recorded The X Factor

Former Exodus guitarist Rick Hunolt recently sat down for a chat with For The Passion Not The Fashion, and spoke

Dutch death metal unit Bodyfarm is back with a new single „Torment“ and a new record Ultimate Abomination out February

Origin, Monstrosity, Reject The Sickness, and Intrepid will hit the road in Europe starting early next January to offer only

Autopsy members Greg Wilkinson and Chris Reifert are busy dudes. The duo formed Static Abyss earlier this year and released their debut album Labyrinth

If you’ve ever wanted to score a severed face from revered dealers of death themselves, Cannibal Corpse, you’re in luck.

Thy Art is Murder are heading out from down under to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with a seriously heavy lineup

If you’re looking for some high-quality death doom, then you’re going to love the upcoming split between Gosudar and Malignant

Legendary German thrash band Sodom is still going strong after over 40 years as a band and clearly has no

From the absolutely wild “Prism of Doubt” music video that Jerry Cantrell put out to the fuckable Cuttlefish of Cthulhu,

Gwar making sex toys is probably one of the most logical things to happen in the realm of metal merch.

If you’ve ever wanted some insight into Meshuggah’s recording process for a handful of their earlier releases, here’s your chance!

Little known fact! While Cannibal Corpse’s 1992 album Tomb Of The Mutilated is widely credited to be produced, mixed, and

Metal in video games was certainly cropping up in the ’90s. A few examples include Bobby Prince writing Alice In

Southern rock lords Corrosion Of Conformity are hitting the road for a U.S. headline tour this month, trekking across the

Ghost Bath will hit the road with Harakiri For The Sky and Unreqvited next April, just in time to depress

Devin Townsend has released the new video for the track „Heartbreaker“ from his just-released LP, Lightwork. The video is a

In Mourning is now streaming a new version of their track „Blood In The Furrows“ from their album The Bleeding

World’s richest man and life-long poster boy for “failing upwards” Elon Musk is headed back into the legal hot seat

Metallica is now streaming their performance of „Blitzkrieg“ from the Zazula tribute show on November 6 at the Seminole Hard

It’s no secret that artists regularly find inspiration from one another. Game respect game and all that. And while it’s

One of death metal’s fastest rising bands has joined one of the most influential metal record labels of all time,

Cannibal Corpse is out on the road with Immolation, Dark Funeral, and Black Anvil, and they’ve got a fucking terrifying piece of

Rising titans of death metal 200 Stab Wounds have signed with Metal Blade Records and is now streaming their devastating

Whether it was through regular lineup changes or the tragic death of Randy Rhodes, Ozzy went through a number of

Things are going really well for new Twitter owner Elon Musk. From trying to roll out a paid service that

Nik Turner, original vocalist, saxophonist, flautist for Hawkwind, has died at 82 years old. Turner was part of Hawkwind’s original

What the hell was in Florida’s water during the ’90s that gave the world such fantastic bands as Death, Morbid

A lot of the time, when evaluating a record and contrasting it from others, it comes down to mood. Each

Finally! After six years of waiting since their fantastic 2016 album Voice Of The Void, Anciients has begun pre-production on

Our lords and masters GWAR are no strangers to fucking the humans and creatures of this planet, from their experience

In a new episode of Kyle Meredith with…, vocalist Sammy Hagar revealed that an infamous lost Van Halen cut—“Between Us

Hammerhedd is back with their second single of 2022 „Fruition“ and it’s a real slow burner. The single kicks off with

Reunions seem to be all the rage in metal these days, ever since Pantera announced they were getting a second

Type O Negative sadly died with vocalist and bassist Peter Steele, making the 2007 album Dead Again their final effort.

Ahab is back for the first time in eight years and they’re as slow as they’ve ever been. Ahab is

At The Gates is now streaming both „The Burning Darkness“ and „The Scar“ recorded live at Roadburn Festival in Tilburg,

Friday is here again and the only thing I feel is an uncomfortable sense of dread about global warming. Oh

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons has sported some extremely interesting guitars over the years, but now bassist Elwood Francis is

Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth is one hell of a vocalist… but whose vocalist does he listen to in awe?

Royal Thunder is back for the first time in five years and they sound fantastic! Royal Thunder is now streaming

This week’s new heavy metal releases include livestream physical releases, epic collaborations, Southern-fried experimentation, and more! To the metals… Advertisement.

For years Opeth has been asked to play their 20+ minute epic „Black Rose Immortal“ live, but never have. Then

Dance Gavin Dance parted ways with vocalist Tilian Pearson earlier this year after allegations of sexual misconduct. According to a new statement published

When it comes to becoming a super rich and famous musician, the odds of making it are so astronomically small

Looking back at the thrash metal scene of the 80s, it’s easy to imagine a time when bands rose to

In 2017 Metal Injection called Philadelphia’s Heavy Temple „the best doom band in Philly“ a description that still very much

After nearly a decade away, funeral doom outfit AHAB announced their return to the scene with a new album titled

The chances of getting a Black Sabbath reunion is essentially zero at this point, but hey – they’ll still give

It’s true that the individual chances of making it in the music industry as a performer are slim to none.

We ask members of Amon Amarth, Lorna Shore, Revocation, Lacuna Coil, Heilung, Nita Stauss, and At The Gates about underrated

Since 2012, Hammerhedd has taken the internet by storm as that one band from Kansas City whose members have been

It can’t be easy being a late addition to a classic band, especially when you have to follow in the

Death metal is inherently horrifying, but Casket Robbery is really leaning into the creepy aspect hard with their brand new

There are some obvious choices for your exercise playlist like Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” Judas Priest’s “Running Wild,” and Pantera’s

Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos‚ voice is such an anomaly that doctors put a camera down his throat to see

Mysterious atmospheric death metal unit Jade is now streaming their new single „Dragged Fears & Drowned Bones.“ Equal parts pulverizing

For some brave rock soldiers, a lifetime of making music can be likened to a spiritual journey. And as I

Team Ozzy and Team Iron Maiden have a few issues stemming back to Ozzfest 2005, namely Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson.

It all started at the final day of Ozzfest 2005 in Devore, CA when Iron Maiden’s power was cut intermittently

After five years of waiting, legendary Floridian death metal unit Obituary has announced their new record Dying Of Everything for

It’s not very often that death metal titans like Obituary put out a new record, but Dying of Everything is

We are beyond stoked to present Djevel’s latest single, „I daudens dimme natt.“ This epic 9+-minute masterpiece hails from Djevel’s

Ahead of the release of an era-spanning box set for extreme metal ground-breakers Celtic Frost, famed frontman Tom G. Warrior

Undeath is now streaming their surprise live album Live… From The Grave. The album was recorded at Pop’s in Sauget,

Next year, Queensrÿche‘s third studio album, the progressive metal masterpiece Operation: Mindcrime, turns 35 years old. To commemorate the milestone,

On May 5, 2020, id Software Studio Director Marty Stratton published an open letter on Reddit accusing DOOM Eternal composer

The epic doom pioneers Candlemass have returned with their 13th record, Sweet Evil Sun. This spellbinding effort marks Candlemass‚ first

Nailed To Obscurity is now streaming their new single „Clouded Frame,“ which is sure to please anyone looking for that

Gimme Metal Program Director Brian Turner delivers the week’s top 5 office buzz-worthy tracks. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Hammers Of

Before they became the international juggernauts, a multi-million dollar business machine, and the largest band on the planet, Metallica were

(Editor’s note: Let’s face it — most metalheads are a buncha nerds. To that end, Hallowed Be Thy Game is

Typically, one you think of the Papa Roach smash hit last resort, your mind likely travels back the glossy and

Metallica is now streaming their performance of „Phantom Lord“ from the Zazula tribute show on November 6 at the Seminole

Linkin Park reissued their smash hit 2000 album Hybrid Theory for its 20th anniversary in 2020. The reissue featured the

Listen, I know. This is probably the billionth time we’ve shared someone’s opinion about the upcoming Pantera reunion/tribute/whatever you want

What does Gen Z think about Slipknot? Long story short, they’re not exactly into it. Watch as a handful of

All Out War is now streaming their latest single „Wrath/Plague“ from the upcoming record Celestial Rot due out February 3.

It’s already a feat of science magic or whatever that a huge boat that weights hundreds of thousands of tons

If you’ve ever wondered what Mick Gordon’s track „The Only Thing They Fear Is You“ from Doom would sound like

It’s been a little more than a year since Brighten was released, but that isn’t stopping Jerry Cantrell from getting

No one truly knows when Stranger Things Season 5 will be released, although a recent photo of the first episode’s

Jerry Cantrell is taking his latest solo album Brighten out on the road once again starting in late February. All

He Is Legend is the perfect example of a cult band. Whenever they make a move, a small but dedicated

If you don’t know much about Palmer Luckey, you would be forgiven. These days, Luckey, a 30-year-old filthy rich entrepreneur,

Danish death metal band Strychnos just released their debut full-length album A Mother’s Curse and they’re being back by a

Ded’s set at the Louder Than Life festival was solid all by itself, though things got even more interesting when

The heavy music world was worse off when SubRosa went into a state of hiatus, citing the desire to put

Thy Art Is Murder will hit the road in North America next February for their Decade Of Hate tour and

When he left Anthrax in January 2013 to join Volbeat, Rob Caggiano was jumping from one successful band to another.

Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne seem to be in agreement that their two collaborations on Osbourne’s Patient Number 9 record

Some bands may want to keep the dream alive and reunite after they play their final show or release their

Brand Of Sacrifice is back with a brand new single named „Exodus“ and it’ll completely destroy you. The single pairs

Australian hardcore punk band Deez Nuts will hit Europe next January with The Acacia Strain, UnityTX, and Brothers Till We

Nidare is now streaming their furious new single „Unwesen.“ Sure, the single sounds furious in all its blackened rage, but

Stryper played their set at the Whisky A Go Go club in West Hollywood, CA on November 5 without any

If you haven’t seen the new „Weird“ Al Yankovic biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story yet, then you need to

After months of insane rhetoric from both sides of the aisle, it’s finally election day. With scores of Americans heading

Gridlink is about to have themselves one hell of a 2023. The band will release their first album in nine

It’s been a minute since we last heard a new studio release from Scar Symmetry, given the first part of

Lamb Of God recently announced their inaugural Headbangers Boat cruise to take place between October 31 and November 4, 2023.

The world lost yet another amazing talent earlier today, as Narareth bassist Pete Agnew took to social media to announce

Celtic Frost fans have been salivating over the brand new box set spanning the key years for the extreme metal

Heavy metal good guy and Anthrax bassist Frank Bello released his solo album Then I’m Gone on November 4 and

Scar Symmetry released The Singularity (Phase I: Neohumanity) in 2014, which was meant to be the first album of a

Longtime Nazareth vocalist Dan McCafferty has died at 76 years old. McCafferty was one of the band’s co-founders in 1968

You’ve all heard the tired cyberpunk trope – “if you die in the game/The Matrix/the simulation, you die in real

Fortune recently published an interesting article about how expensive it is to be a collector, and to be a fan

At The Gates guitarist Martin Larsson is here to count down five great bands from Gothenburg, Sweden that you should

Coal Chamber is one of the many bands announced for the upcoming nü-metal festival Sick New Days, making it their

Industrial titans Fear Factory will begin recording their new album in 2023, guitarist Dino Cazares told Sonic Perspectives in a

Corrosion Of Conformity is currently working on the follow-up to 2018’s No Cross No Crown, which of course kicked up

Nostalgia’s a hell of a drug and in certain corners of the rock and metal world, there are full-blown addicts

Former Hellhammer/Celtic Frost and current Triptykon frontman Tom Gabriel Warrior discussed the upcoming Pantera shows in a new interview with

UK metal rastas Skindred have dropped their latest single and accompanying video „Gimme That Boom,“ and it’s loaded to the

Ozzy Osbourne seems to have a pretty complication relationship with America these days. Ozzy and Sharon announced earlier this year

If you’re unfamiliar with the tales of Túrin Turambar, or you’re just in the mood for some crunchy black metal,

Fans of hardcore, metal, sludge, and everything in between rejoice; Corrosion of Conformity is hitting the road this week. This

For a brief few moments yesterday, the metal world nearly collectively shit itself when it looked like mathcore titans Dillinger

Yesterday,  The Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Billy Rymer posted what appeared to be a potential setlist for a Dillinger reunion at

Desert rock trio Karma Vulture is now streaming their new single „Do The Twitch“ from their forthcoming record Something Better

Covet will kick off their coming tour on November 11, or at least they were until some asshole stole their

It’s beginning to look like next year’s European festival circuit is going to be absolutely monstrous, as the folks behind

Download Festival 2023 will take place between June 8 and 11 at Donington Park, Leicestershire. The festival will be headlined

Okay, you assholes. Who dosed my afternoon whiskey with high grade psychedelics?! I’m still on the clock and I was

Jerry Cantrell has teamed up with Zoe Katz for an apocalyptic music video for his single „Prism Of Doubt.“ The

The last few years have been a potent breeding ground for unrest and angst in music and art. Political turmoil

Gothic black metallers Tribulation are fresh off the road, terrorizing Europe on the mighty Chariots of Fire Tour alongside Watain,

Coheed & Cambria will embark on their S.S. Neverender cruise on October 23, 2023 from Miami, FL. The festival will

Ukraine has always been a world leader in the arts. The country is known for its classical musicians, composers, painters,

Earlier today, former Dillinger Escape Plan and current Thoughtcrimes drummer Billy Rymer stirred up a ton of speculation on the

A cavalcade of black metal and death metal descended upon the city of Quebec over the weekend, bringing with it

Last month, we learned that Ozzfest would be going to the Metaverse as part of the Metaverse Music Festival, which

Ozzfest is going all digital this week with the first-ever metaverse version of the classic festival. This year’s lineup includes

The French band Nocturnal Depression believes that there are “Four Seasons of Depression.” Yet, for many, autumn in particular triggers

Mick Mars recently announced his retirement from touring with Mötley Crüe due to his worsening Ankylosing Spondylitis, and has been

Fvnerals is now streaming their glacially slow new single „For Horror Eats The Light“ off their coming new album Let

All you grown up mallrats and nü-metal kiddies may want dust the mothballs off your old JNCO pipes and start

The State of Unrest tour featuring Kreator and Lamb of God was postponed yet again, this time until 2023. Originally

Lamb Of God and Kreator have postponed their State Of Unrest tour to February and March 2023. Lamb Of God

Furnace Fest 2023 will take place at the Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL between September 23 and 24. No artists

In a new interview with Consequence, Sharon Osbourne—the wife and manager of Ozzy Osbourne—said that she and her husband are

In Flames is now four singles deep into their upcoming record Foregone and I think it’s safe to say this

Looks like 2023 will see the return of Queens Of The Stone Age. Eagles Of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes recently let

Ministry, Black Veil Brides, Lamb Of God, and several other bands have all teamed up to donate some gear for

The metal world lost a key figure in February with the passing of Jon “Jonny Z” Zazula, the co-founder of

Animal Tracks, a non-profit animal shelter in Agua Dulce, California, is in dire need of assistance. It’s looking grim but

Looks like the nü-metal revival is rolling on in 2023 with a new (nü) festival called Sick New World. All

Mondays suck. Death metal doesn’t. So let’s start the week off by checking out a recently-released death metal album. And

Over the weekend, a wrong was finally righted and Judas Priest ascended to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This week on The MetalSucks Podcast, we’ve got the one and only Devin Townsend back on the show! This time

Hella heavy Australian punishers To The Grave announced last week that they are unleashing a new album, Director’s Cuts, out

Black Metal Rainbows, the group that brought us the book by the same name, have now released a compilation benefitting

Low drummer and vocalist Mimi Parker has passed away after a battle with ovarian cancer. Parker was one half of

Former Candlemass vocalist Messiah Marcolin and current Candlemass guitarist Mats „Mappe“ Björkman joined Anvil on stage at Slaktkyrkan in Stockholm,

This past week, there was news that John Bush wanted to possibly take his Anthrax era material out on the

Hatebreed played Oklahoma City on November 5, which saw the band kicking ass as usual and Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta

Judas Priest was joined by guitarist K.K. Downing and drummer Les Binks for their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Let’s just say that it was good to be a concert promoter in the summer of 2022, as the ticket

The bid is on right now at eBay for slots on one of two celebrity bowling teams, captained respectively by

The upcoming Pantera shows will be performed by vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown alongside Black Label Society guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. The shows, slated

Diehumane is the latest avant-garde alt-metal act to set sail, featuring former members of Exodus, Type O Negative and Life

In a new interview with MetalSucks, Lacuna Coil’s Andrea Ferro was asked about the band’s plans for a new studio LP, and what

A lot of people will tell you that you have to master the rules before you start to break them.

The insanely talented Moonic Productions is back with the slowest possible version of Toto’s classic „Africa.“ I mean really, if

Joe Biden is promising to crack down on hidden ticket fees for concertgoers, but who knows if he will actually

If you’re a nerd for old-school, Swiss proggy thrash, it’s your lucky day. Coroner haven’t made an album in 30