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Video: Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Flips Out, Calls a Roadie a “Pathetic, Amateur Piece of S***” During Festival Set
Music festivals have a tight schedule. Given how often one act has to go on mere minutes after another one’s

DAVE MUSTAINE Flipped Out On A Roadie Midway Through MEGADETH’s Barcelona Rock Fest Performance
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine did not have the best of times at the Barcelona Rock Fest on July 2. According

MICHAEL JACKSON’S „Billie Jean“ In The Style Of BREAKING BENJAMIN Actually Rocks
YouTuber Anthony Vincent has taken Michael Jackson’s smash hit „Billie Jean“ and rewritten it in the style of Pennsylvania post-grunge outfit Breaking

EIGHTEEN VISIONS Streams Re-Recorded, Tuned Down Version Of 2002 Album Vanity
Eighteen Visions is now streaming their re-recorded version of the 2002 album Vanity. Eighteen Visions notes that the album is

New York Signs New Law Meant To Fight Back Against Hidden Fees And Scalper Bots
A new bill signed into law this week in New York will affect the consumer experience for ticket purchases to

The 25 Underground Metal Bands You Might’ve Missed In June
Looking for something new to listen to? Get acquainted with these tracks from some lesser-known bands that came out in

Happy 4th of July: Here are 12 American-Ass Songs By Non-American Bands
Real talk, America on July 4th is a little like Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. Sure, both holidays have importantly

An Interview With ORIGIN To Celebrate Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas Turning 20
Origin’s Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas (referred to as III from here on out) turned 20 years old a few weeks ago

GAEREA, BLOODBATH, GRIMA & More Added To The Commute Playlist
No matter if you’re commuting to work an hour away, or commuting from your bed to the home office, we

Ted Nugent: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Pink Want “to Kill Babies and Ban Guns and…Support a Government That Imports Fentanyl Chemical Warfare Against American Citizens”
Right now, right-wing crackpot and noted bigot Ted Nugent has found two new focuses for his impotent, poorly-researched rage: Green

These Are The 10 Best CHILDREN OF BODOM Deep Cuts
One of Finland’s greatest metal exports, Espoo’s Children of Bodom created a musical legacy that was built upon an instantly

Let BLEED Take You Back To The ’90s With Their Debut EP Somebody’s Closer
Texas four-piece Bleed released their ’90s-inspired debut EP Somebody’s Closer in 2021. The EP got picked up for re-release this

MASTODON’S BRANN DAILOR Says It’s „Silly“ To Give Awards For Art, But He’ll Take A GRAMMY Anyway
It’s generally accepted that industry awards, Halls of Fame, and other mediums of strained and staged appreciation are kind of

Drummer MIKKEY DEE (SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD) Performs The „Highest-Ever Drum Solo“ In The History Of Metal
Tommy Lee needs to heal up his ribs quick, because he’s longer the only drumming stunt man on the scene.

KING CRIMSON’s ROBERT FRIPP & TOYAH WILCOX Covered RAMMSTEIN’s „Keine Lust“
King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, pop star and actress Toyah Willcox, are back with a cover of

CAVE IN Stream Video For Haunting TOWNES VAN ZANDT Cover Off New Tribute LP
Cave In have just released a chilling new promo video for their cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “The Hole,” which

ROBERT TRUJILLO’s Son Provided Additional Guitar For METALLICA’s Stranger Things Appearance
Earlier this week we found out that the solo Joseph Quinn‘s zany metalhead character Eddie Munson was shredding in the

All Hail The Second Coming Of Doom Metal Cat
All hail the return of the one true lord and savior, doom metal cat. Mashup artist and overall talented dude

blink-182’s Travis Barker Recovering From “Severe Life-Threatening Pancreatitis”
Earlier this week, blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was rushed to the hospital, soon after which his daughter Alabama posted a

King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Rammstein’s “Keine Lust”
King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing

BRET MICHAELS To Return To The Stage With POISON Tonight
Poison missed their show on June 30 in Nashville, TN with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts due to

NILE Parts Ways With Bassist & Vocalist, Holds Auditions For The Position
Nile has parted ways with bassist and vocalist Brad Parris, who played in the band between 2015 and present day.

KIRK HAMMETT Says METALLICA Worked On A New Album Throughout The Pandemic
Kirk Hammett recently tipped the world off ot a potential new Metallica album in an interview with NME, saying he

POLYPHIA’s „Playing God“ On Bass Is Really Impressive
Polyphia’s music is as pleasing to the ear as it is hard as hell to actually perform. Polyphia’s latest single

DOLDRUM Explores The Darkness Of American Folklore Through Haunted Black Metal
Doldrum is described as „Haunted Black Metal rooted in American folklore and the occult,“ which is unarguably dead on the

Hardcore Powerhouse OFF! To Reissue Catalog On Fat Possum Records, New LP In The Works
Punk legend Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and his current group OFF! are back from hiatus, announcing their entire

Microsoft Is Preserving Music On Glass Slides Under A Mountain In Norway For A Post-Doomsday World
In Svalbard, Norway, the Global Seed Vault, also known as the Doomsday Vault, is located „deep inside [an] arctic mountain location.“

DEICIDE Played A PBS Fundraiser In 1988 And It’s Just Too Weird
When you think PBS, you think Deicide right? Of course not. Who the fuck would think that. Though somehow, the

MAX CAVALERA Names The Two Most Difficult Records He’s Ever Had To Make
Max Cavalera has made quite a few records between Sepultura, Soulfly, and Cavalera Conspiracy. In an interview with Blabbermouth, Cavalera

AUGUST BURNS RED Streams Alternate Re-Recordings Of Two Classic Songs
August Burns Red is now streaming their re-recordings of „White Washed“ from their 2009 album Constellations, and „Composure“ from their

THE CONTORTIONIST Streams Live Version Of „Primal Directive“
The Contortionist is now streaming a live version of their 2010 track „Primal Directive“ filmed during their recent Reimagined tour.

Municipal Waste’s Dave Witte Takes Over Our Beer Metal Playlist with His Favorite Drinking Tracks
MetalSucks and Municipal Waste Present Beer Metal Updated July 2nd, 2022 WOOOOO, JULY 4TH WEEKEND! We here at MetalSucks observe

Axl Sounds Like Herbert from Family Guy, Metal Songs That’ll Make You Cry, and More Tops Stories of the Week
The MetalSucks Playlist – This Week’s Top Tracks, from June 26 to July 2 Is the heat finally liquefying your

Video: Producer ‘Pimps’ Meshuggah’s “Bleed” Into a Symphonic Metal Track
Have you ever listened to Meshuggah and wondered what it would be like if someone, you know, pimped it up?

We Finally Know What Song EDDIE MUNSON Was Playing In Stranger Things
Last month, the Internet began speculating what solo Joseph Quinn‘s zany metalhead character Eddie Munson was shredding in the Stranger

Alice Cooper Says His Current Band Is “the Best I’ve Ever Worked With…[Nita Strauss] Can Shred With the Best of Them”
It’s sort of metal’s worst-kept secret, but Alice Cooper? Nicest fucking guy. Though his onstage persona is that of a

Watch: Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” Is In the Stranger Things Finale
It looks like the creators of Stranger Things took my commentary on metalhead character Billy from Season 2 to heart,

DISTURBED Begins Teasing New Album
Disturbed was filming a new music video around the middle of June, and now it looks like the band is

Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack to Narrate Edgar Allan Poe In New Audiobook, Streams “The Tell-Tale Heart” Teaser
There may be no greater American horror author than Edgar Allan Poe (known to many by his goth name, ‘Night

MESHUGGAH’s „Bleed“ As A Symphonic Metal Song Sounds Massive
Producer Misstiq is taking a shot at reimagining Meshuggah’s classic track „Bleed,“ though not in the usual meme-based sort of

JAMEY JASTA Buys Milwaukee Metalfest, Will Bring It Back In 2023
Milwaukee Metalfest originally took place between 1987 and 2004 before going defunct. Now Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta has bought the

MEGADETH’S DAVE MUSTAINE Calls Out Bands Who Use Pre-Recorded Tracks Live: „You’re Being F*cking Lazy“
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine weighed in on what seems to be an ongoing saga: the use of pre-recorded tracks during live

PUSCIFER Streams A PERFECT CIRCLE Remixes Of Two Songs
Puscifer is now streaming two remixes of their tracks „Bullet Train To Iowa“ and „The Underwhelming.“ The new mixes come

Mastodon’ Brann Dailor Thinks Music Awards Are “A Popularity Contest…But Hey, I’ll Take a Grammy, That’s Cool”
It’s pretty widely accepted by the metal community that accolades and awards are bullshit, even if they’re useful. On the

Sh*t That Comes Out Today – July 1, 2022
Ho boy, it’s exactly halfway through the year! That’s terrifying. Here’s some new music to counter your existential dread… Municipal

Watch LIMP BIZKIT Play A Record Store Parking Lot In 1997
Limp Bizkit released their debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y’all$ on July 1, 1997. The band would begin touring in

Former GHOUL & IMPALED Guitarist ANDREW LABARRE Has Died At 43
Former Ghoul and Impaled guitarist Andrew LaBarre has passed away at 43 years old due to Lou Gehrig’s disease (also

BAD WOLVES Streams Funkier New Single „The Body“
Bad Wolves is back with a new single and it’s a little funkier than you might think. „The Body“ brings
COLOUR DESIGN Streams „Oblivion“ Featuring PALLBEARER & TERMINAL NATION Members
There is something a little different brewing out of Arkansas. Something fuzzy, heavy, and post hardcore but with a different

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Is Demoing An Energetic, Live-Sounding New Record
Killswitch Engage is working on the follow-up to their 2019 record Atonement. In an interview with Heavy, Killswitch Engage vocalist

DEMON HUNTER Recruits EVERGREY’s Vocalist For New Single „Silence The World“
Demon Hunter is now streaming their new single „Silence The World“ from the coming record Exile. The single features Evergrey

Surprise! BLEEDING THROUGH Releases New Rage EP
Bleeding Through recently released their first new single in four years „Rage.“ Now the band is streaming an entire new

THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From MUNICIPAL WASTE, GREG PUCIATO & More Out Today 7/1
This week’s new heavy metal releases include that one jamband I always write about, throw back metal from some OG’s,

BRET MICHAELS Hospitalized, POISON Misses Last Night’s Show
Poison unfortunately missed their show last night in Nashville, TN with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts due to

Former Impaled Guitarist Andrew LaBarre Dead at 43
Sad news for the metal world today, as Andrew LaBarre, former guitarist for Oakland gore metallers Impaled, has died. He

Demon Hunter Drop Melancholy New Single “Silence the World” Featuring Evergrey’s Tom Englund
In early June, Christian metalcore act Demon Hunter dropped the single “Freedom Is Dead,” the first from their upcoming new
NORTHLESS Unleash New Sludgy Cold Misery On „Forbidden World Of Light“
Milwaukee, WI’s Northless began in 2007 and has since punched out heavy, melancholy soaked doom/sludge in the vein of bands

Poison’s Bret Michaels Hospitalized, Band Cancel Tonight’s Set In Nashville
Man, the current Stadium Tour featuring Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison, and Joan Jett feels somewhat ill-fated. After multiple reschedulings,

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY Announces Additional Headlining Shows
Fit For An Autopsy has announced a handful of headlining dates surrounding their tours with In Flames and Lamb Of

Watch METALLICA Play „Metal Militia“ For The First Time Since 2016
Metallica played at Pinkpop in Landgraaf, Netherlands on June 17 and kicked off their encore with a performance of „Metal

METALLICA Played „Metal Militia“ For The First Time Since 2016
Metallica played at Pinkpop in Landgraaf, Netherlands on June 17 and kicked off their encore with a performance of „Metal

DAYLIGHT DIES & Ex-THE FORESHADOWING Members Form MMXX, Streams New Single
MMXX is the new band featuring Andrea Chiodetti (ex-The Foreshadowing) on guitars and keys, Jesse Haff on drums (Daylight Dies,

Album Review: HUSH The Pornography of Ruin
Like many bands in the metal genre, New York’s Hush have preferred to explore darkness in a more roundabout way.

Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta Is Bringing Back Milwaukee Metalfest in 2023
Way back in the dark era that occurred around the turn of the millennium, Milwaukee Metalfest was one of THE

Hells Angels Founder Sonny Barger Dead at 83
Sad news for the biker community today, as Sonny Barger, founder of the notorious Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels,

DEE SNIDER’s 1985 Fight Against The PMRC Is Getting Its Own Comic Book
The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was a committee formed in 1985 with the goal of forcing the Recording Industry

JAMEY JASTA’s Next Album To Feature ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT & EXODUS Members
Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta is working on his new Jasta record featuring a handful of thrash legends. Among the lineup

DESTRAGE Announces European & U.K. Tour
Destrage recently announced their first new record in three years SO MUCH. too much due out September 16 via Periphery’s

10 Metal Things You Might Not Know About Puerto Rico, by San Juan’s Moths
Listen to Moths‘ riveting new album Space Force, and one might assume the progressive stoner-death band call Brooklyn or Portland

FALLUJAH & PSYCROPTIC Announce North American Tour
Fallujah, Psycroptic, Interloper, and Cognitive will hit the road across North America beginning this September. „This Fall, Fallujah will return

Spotify Will Create Your Stranger Things ‘Upside Down Playlist’ to Find Songs That’ll Save You From Vecna
For those of you who haven’t watched it, or haven’t been on the Internet in the past year, the new

GHOST’s TOBIAS FORGE Names The Things He Thinks Metal Is Missing In 2022
Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge recently sat down with Metal Hammer for a variety of fan-submitted questions. One fan asked Forge

Watch This Killer Performance From PORCUPINE TREE Live At AIR Studios
We imagine this weekend must have felt like Christmas in June for fans of British prog-metal colossus Porcupine Tree. The

GENE SIMMONS Says ACE FREHLEY and PETER CRISS Aren’t In Good Enough Shape To Play A Complete KISS Show
Last week, we reported that Kiss manager Doc McGhee believes that founding members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss should be

CONJURER’s CONOR MARHSALL Talks Páthos, U.K. Metal Underground & Discovering METALLICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD
Rising British metal heavyweights Conjurer were faced with an unenviable choice at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit one

AVANTASIA Drops Polished New Single, „The Wicked Rule The Night,“ New Album Arrives In October
Edguy’s Tobias Sammet and his group Avantasia project will be releasing their ninth album, A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower

Watch Deicide Play a PBS Fundraiser in 1988
We all had to start somewhere, especially those of us who have given our souls to Satan (I mean, usually

Poll: Which Band in the New Wave of Death Metal Is Your Favorite?
Right now, as a music journalist, all I hear about is death metal. What was once seen as extreme metal’s

Watch SYSTEM OF A DOWN Tear It Up In St. Louis At This 1998 Show
System Of A Down released their debut self-titled album 24 years ago today. To celebrate, we’re throwing it back to

Watch: Here’s Kevin Bacon Dancing In an Immolation Shirt
You’d be surprised who’s a metalhead. We like to think of the genre as inky and impenetrable to the outside

DAVE MUSTAINE On Re-Recording New Album’s Bass Parts: „All I Wanted To Do Was Just Move On“
Megadeth’s new album The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! originally featured bassist David Ellefson up until he was fired

Ex-ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Joins OMNIUM GATHERUM
After two years of being their live fill-in guitarist, Nick Cordle has joined Omnium Gatherum. You might know Cordle from

Canadian Radio Station Plays RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE On Loop For About 24 Hours After Two DJs Are Laid Off
Vancouver’s KISS-FM radio station 104.9 laid off two DJs, Sonia Sidhu and Kevin Lim, on June 29 and the rest

A Pop Radio Station Has Played RATM’s “Killing In The Name” for 24 Hours Straight to Protest Layoffs
Anyone here a fan of 1994 heavy metal comedy Airheads? Well, in the movie, hard rock radio station Rebel Radio

GHAST’s New Single „Lawless“ Has Blackened Grooves For Days
Ghast is now streaming their blackened, groovy new single „Lawless.“ The single moves at a breakneck pace between blasting fury
KRISIUN, HULDER, MORIBUND DAWN & More Among Gimme Metal’s Top Tracks of the Week
Gimme Metal Program Director Brian Turner delivers the week’s top 5 office buzz-worthy tracks. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Krisiun –

Watch This Death Metal Choir Perform „O Fortuna“ On America’s Got Talent
The Dremeka Choir took the crowd by surprise on last night’s episode of American’s Got Talent with an all-growled version

Watch: “Death Metal Choir” Freaks Out America’s Got Talent Judges with Britney Spears Cover
It seems like America’s Got Talent are going hard on the whole, ‘Look how much death metal freaks out your

Italian Zombie-Metallers Fulci Announce East Coast U.S. Tour
If you’re not a fan of Fulci, you better get into ’em, dude. The Italian three-piece make creepy-crawly death metal

TENACIOUS D Is Working On A New Album
Tenacious D is working on the follow-up to their 2018 album Post-Apocalypto. In an interview with Carlota of Audacy Check

Ted Nugent Thinks “Abortion Should Be Safe, Legal, and Rare,” Says Green Day Frontman Has “Lost His Soul”
For those of you who don’t remember, Ted Nugent is a transphobe who thinks schools should be guarded by “commandos.”

This Shortened Version Of METALLICA’s St. Anger Is Pretty Clever
The very innovative YouTuber Music Dungeon has reimagined Metallica’s other very divisive album, St. Anger—snipping a near 25 minutes off

GAEREA Stays Blackened With New Single „Salve,“ Announces New Album
Gaerea is back with a pummeling new single „Salve“ and a new record Mirage due out September 23. The band

EP Review: HULDER The Eternal Fanfare
In a metal world dominated by niche scenes and a slowly eroding core of legacy acts, a band like Hulder

DANNY ELFMAN Announces Remix Album Featuring TRENT REZNOR, HEALTH & More
Danny Elfman has announced his new album Bigger. Messier. for August 12. Bigger. Messier features remixed and reimagined versions of

14 Bands Your Older Sibling Got You Into
Heavy music will always be generational. Because it’s a culture that’s survived primarily due to word-of-mouth promotion and unkillable curiosity,

Tommy Lee Played His First Full Set of Mötley Crüe’s Reunion Tour Last Night
Right now, Mötley Crüe‘s big reunion tour, the Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett, is well underway.

Here’s Actor KEVIN BACON Doing Footloose Choreography In An IMMOLATION Shirt
Kevin Bacon being into metal isn’t exactly shocking. His son Travis Bacon plays in bands like Contracult Collective, Black Anvil,

Bloodbath Announce New Album, Release First Single Via Gloriously Trashy Video
At times when it feels like the world is being boiled by God on the stove of Hell in a

Choice Cuts: UNDEATH Vocalist Examines The Madness Of INTESTINE BAALISM’s An Anatomy Of The Beast
Considering that this is the first installment of whatever this column is going to end up being, I’d like to

BLOODBATH Streams „Zombie Inferno,“ Announces New Album Feat. NAPALM DEATH & GORGUTS Members
It’s time for a new Bloodbath song to rise from the murky depths and fuck your day up big time.

MISS MAY I Streams Frantic New Single „Earth Shaker“
Miss May I is now streaming their new single „Earth Shaker“ alongside a brand new visualizer. The single is off

Judas Priest, Jinjer, and More Drop Off Aftershock Fest 2022; Danzig, In Flames, Prong Replace Them
If you were planning on catching Judas Priest, Bullet For My Valentine, Jinjer, Nita Strauss, or If I Die First

KREATOR’s MILLE PETROZZA Isn’t A Fan Of Bands Making Albums Just To Tour: „It Should Be A Piece Of Art“
Kreator’s Mille Petrozza is not a fan of bands making records simply to justify touring. In a recent interview with

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Decries Overturn of Roe v. Wade: “We Will Fight Back. We Will Not Be Quiet. We Will Not Behave.”
Last week, the Supreme Court officially voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark court case which protects a woman’s

Iggor Cavalera Thinks His Recent Tour With Max Is The Only Sepultura Reunion Anyone Needs
Earlier this year, Max and Iggor Cavalera, the fraternal duo who helped found legendary Brazilian metal act Sepultura, hit the

IGOR CAVALERA On A SEPULTURA Reunion: „It Would Be Amazing“
Sepultura split with frontman Max Cavalera in 1996, and then with drummer Igor Cavalera about a decade later in 2006.

BRUTUS Streams New Single „Dust,“ Announces U.K. Tour
Brutus has returned to us all with a new single called „Dust“ and a U.K. tour for this November. The

blink-182’s Travis Barker Rushed to Hospital, Daughter Asks for Fans’ Prayers
Scary news for the punk and rock communities, as blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was hospitalized yesterday for undisclosed reasons. According

Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta on The MetalSucks Podcast #444
This week, Municipal Waste frontman Tony Foresta is back on the show! We discuss the concept of ‘Municipal High’ that

JUDAS PRIEST, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, JINJER & More Drop Off Aftershock Festival 2022
Judas Priest, Bullet For My Valentine, Jinjer, If I Die First, and Nita Strauss have all unfortunately dropped off Aftershock

KING CRIMSON’s ROBERT FRIPP & TOYAH WILCOX Will Tour Together In 2023
King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, pop star and actress Toyah Willcox, have been doing their Sunday Lunch

The Original ALICE COOPER BAND’s 2015 Reunion Will Be Released As Live Set
The reunion of the original Alice Cooper Group from 2015 will be released on September 30 as part of a

Moshu Picchu: 15 Peruvian Metal Bands You Need to Know
With one of the longest histories of any civilized country, there is a lot to both unpack and be inspired

PRIMUS Cancels European Tour Due To „Unavoidable Logistical Challenges“
Primus has unfortunately had to cancel their fall European and U.K. tour due to what they’re calling „unavoidable logistical challenges.“

THE LOCUST Launches Shirt To Benefit GABE SERBIAN’s Family
Gabe Serbian sadly passed away at 44 years old this April. You likely know Serbian as the drummer for The

Finally: Fripp and Toyah Are Going on Tour
For weeks and weeks now, we’ve been chronicling the racy, insane cover songs posted to YouTube by King Crimson guitarist

The Locust Release Gabe Serbian Tribute Shirt to Benefit Late Drummer’s Family
Last month, we were heartbroken to learn that Gabe Serbian, drummer for noise rock act The Locust, had died at

KERRY KING Explains Why His Time In MEGADETH Was Short-Lived
In a recently resurfaced interview with Loudwire, Slayer’s Kerry King talked about his brief tenure as a guitarist in Megadeth

OBSIDIOUS (Ex-OBSCURA) Streams Spanish Language Version Of „Sense Of Lust“
Obsidious is the new band featuring ex-Obscura members guitarist Rafael Trujillo, bassist Linus Klausenitzer, and drummer Sebastian Lanser alongside vocalist

VOLBEAT, SKINDRED, BAD WOLVES & NAPALM DEATH Announce European Tour
Danish metal maestros Volbeat will be heading out on tour with Skindred this fall through Europe and the UK, with

Photos: Puscifer in Austin, Texas, June 15, 2022
Earlier this month, the inimitable Maynard James Keenan stretched his fourth leg in the Lone Star State. Alien-sympathizing weirdos Puscifer

Jackass Star Bam Margera Returning to Rehab After Bailing on Treatment and Intervention from His Parents
Last month, we congratulated skate icon and Jackass star Bam Margera on completing one year of drug and alcohol treatment.

RAMMSTEIN Played So Loud In The U.K. That People Heard It 11 Miles Away
Rammstein shows aren’t exactly what you’d call tame – there’s fire, there’s an entire structure behind the band, and everything

KISS Thank Austrian Fans By Displaying the Australian Flag
Right now, KISS are on a European leg of their farewell tour, and have been dealing with a few snafus

BRIDGE CITY SINNERS Drops Fölked-Up Cover of MOTÖRHEAD’s „Go To Hell“
If you were rolling around Portland, Oregon a way back, you might have caught Bridge City Sinners vocalist Libby Lux

EXHUMED Reissues „Abort The Court“ Shirt To Benefit Women’s Reproductive Rights Organization
Exhumed is re-releasing their Abort The Court shirt, with all proceeds being donated to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project

Album Review: CONJURER Pathós
Even after signing with Nuclear Blast, Conjurer remains underrated relative to their immense talent. It’s been four years since the

Exhumed Re-Release ‘Abort The Court’ Shirt With All Sales Benefiting Reproductive Rights Protection
If you’ve heard the phrase ‘Abort the Court’ going around lately in response to the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of

KISS Thanks Austrian Fans With Photo Of The Australian Flag
When you’re in a touring band playing across the world, mistakes are bound to happen. You might thank the wrong

Zeal & Ardor Announce North American Tour with Sylvaine and Imperial Triumphant
Last we wrote about genre-bending black metallers Zeal & Ardor was when we checked out frontman Manuel Gagneux’s yacht-rock side-project

STEVEN WILSON Says PORCUPINE TREE Might Do Another Record
Porcupine Tree released their first new record in 13 years Closure/Continuation last Friday and will soon hit the road for

NEBULA Streams Sunbaked New Single „The Four Horseman“
Nebula is now streaming their cosmic, sunbaked new single „The Four Horseman.“ In true Nebula fashion, the song is equal

Ozzy Installs Bat Conservation Boxes at UK Home, Bats Understandably Cautious
There are many things for which heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is known, but one of the major ones is

BAM MARGERA Found, Headed Back To Rehab
Bam Margera has fortunately been found after being reported missing on Saturday, and is headed back to rehab. According to

STEEL PANTHER, HO99O9, MUSHROOMHEAD & More Set To Rock Gathering Of The Juggalos 2022
The 22nd annual Gathering of The Juggalos festival is set for August 3 to 6 at Legend Valley in Thornville,

MATT HEAFY Streams Acoustic Cover Of DEPECHE MODE’s „Sweetest Perfection“
Matt Heafy (Trivium, Ibaraki) is now streaming his acoustic cover of Depeche Mode’s 1990 track „Sweetest Perfection“ from the Violator

Destrage Drop Frantic New Single “Everything Sucks and I Think I Am a Big Part of It”
Last week, we reported that Italian metal weirdos Destrage had just signed to Periphery’s 3DOT Recordings, and were preparing their

Tommy Lee’s Wife Reveals How He Broke His Ribs
Ever since Mötley Crüe‘s troublesome first set of their Stadium Tour, everyone’s been wondering how Tommy Lee broke the four

We Finally Know How TOMMY LEE Broke His Ribs
The Mötley Crüe stadium tour kicked off with the revelation that drummer Tommy Lee had broken four ribs. Lee is

Photos: Cannibal Corpse, Nuclear Assault, The Red Chord, Full of Hell, Sanguisugabogg, Deathevokation at Decibel‘s Metal & Beer Fest Day 2
The kick-off for the concluding night of Decibel’s Metal & Beer Festival has a line outside spanning about 400 heads

ZEAL & ARDOR Announces Summer Tour With SYLVAINE & IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT
Zeal & Ardor will hit the road this September with Sylvaine and Imperial Triumphant as openers. The tour leads up

MIKE PATTON’s Cover Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song Is All You Need Today
Back in March of 2021, it was reported that Faith No More and Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton did a remake

ROB ZOMBIE Streams NSFW Animated Video For „Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass“
Rob Zombie is now streaming his new music video for „Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass,“ animated by Balazs Grof. In

DANCE GAVIN DANCE Recruits Ex-Vocalist & VEIL OF MAYA Guitarist For Upcoming Tour
Dance Gavin Dance recently announced vocalist Tilian Pearson would be stepping away from the band (for a currently-unknown period of

SOILWORK Made Some Grill-Themed Stabbing The Drama Merch For Summer
Soilwork is ready for summer all thanks to their new Grilling The Drama line of barbecue merch. The line is

11 Metal Songs That’ll Make You Cry
While they play at being super tough and desensitized all the time, we all know deep down that metalheads are

Video: Axl Rose Sounds Like Family Guy‘s Herbert During Awful Festival Performance
We’ll always love Axl Rose, even though we give him a monumental amount of shit. However, during Guns N’ Roses‘s

TOOL Announces Regular Version Of Fear Inoculum Vinyl
Tool originally sold their personal allotment of signed Fear Inoculum vinyl box sets on tour for a whopping $810 each.

SEVENDUST Has Completed Writing „Magical“ New Album, Eyeing 2023 Release
Hard rock mainstays Sevendust have completed writing their remarkable fourteenth studio release, with plans to release the follow up to

CRYPTOPSY Is Recording New Music
Cryptopsy is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2018 EP The Book of Suffering – Tome II

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There’s a scene in Phil Tippet’s epic stop-motion movie Mad God where main character The Assassin is thrown into a

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Ozzy Osbourne announced his new album Patient Number 9 last week alongside a stream of the title track. Patient Number

VOMIT FORTH Will Wreck You With Their New Single „Carnivorous Incantation“
Vomit Forth is now streaming their new single „Carnivorous Incantation“ off their coming Century Media debut Seething Malevolence, due out

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No matter if you’re commuting to work an hour away, or commuting from your bed to the home office, we

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: “I’ll Forgive [David Ellefson] a Thousand Times…I Just Won’t Play Music With Him Anymore”
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MAMMOTHOR Streams Straightforward New Single „Bury The Motive“
Boston rock group Mammothor is now streaming their straightforward new single „Bury The Motive.“ If you’re looking for rock riffs

DAVID SILVERIA Quits BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE
Breaking In A Sequence is now the band formerly known as the one that features ex-Korn drummer David Silveria. In

BAM MARGERA Reported Missing For A Second Time
Bam Margera has unfortunately been reported missing for a second time this month from the Lifeskills South Florida rehabilitation facility.

16 Powerful Metal Songs About Struggling With Addiction
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GHOST’s TOBIAS FORGE Doesn’t Use Social Media, Says It’s Dangerous
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Devin Townsend provided vocals on Steve Vai’s classic 1993 album Sex & Religion, and reconnected with Vai for the first

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What Would METALLICA’s „Harvester of Sorrow“ Sound Like If It Was On The Black Album?
Metallica’s self-titled 1991 LP, aka The Black Album, catapulted the heavy metal titans from underground darlings to international sensations. And

Watch WINDHAND’s Completely Crushing Levitation Sessions Performance
Back in November, Richmond, Virigina’s servants of sludge Windhand live streamed a set for the Levitation Sessions series, and now that

BATUSHKA Announces North American Tour With HATE & HIDEOUS DIVINITY
Batushka will hit the road this September and October with Hate and Hideous Divinity in North America. The tour will

COHEED & CAMBRIA To Donate Oklahoma Ticket Sales To The Center For Reproductive Rights
Coheed & Cambria has announced they’re donating all ticket sales for their Oklahoma City show, with a minimum of $25,000,

King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Foo Fighters’ “All My Life”
King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing

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DAVE MUSTAINE On DAVID ELLEFSON: „I’ll Forgive Him A Thousand Times. I Just Won’t Play Music With Him“
In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Dave Mustaine opens up about the dismissal of long-time Megadeth bassist, David Ellefson.

DESTRAGE Remains Weird With New Single „Everything Sucks And I Think I Am A Big Part Of It“
I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a Destrage single and didn’t think „what the hell is going on?“ at least

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METALLICA Donates 130,000 Euros To German Flood Disaster Victims
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KING’S X Announce First New Album In 14 Years, Streams „Let It Rain“
King’s X is back for the first time in 14 years with a brand new record Three Sides of One

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A great band name only gets you so far, but it certainly gets you in the door. There’s nothing more

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The mountains glow red with the fires of metal! Wyoming’s Fire In The Mountains festival has grown from word-of-mouth gem

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There’s a chicken-and-egg issue when it comes to loving metal and getting fucked up. An idea that’s being constantly promoted

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At this point, being a band influenced by the nu-metal era comes with a list of must-hit qualities (you know,

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Death metal will always pride itself on filling up the space around it, especially in its most technical incarnations. The

OZZY OSBOURNE Announces New Album Patient Number 9, Streams Title Track
Ozzy Osbourne has announced his new album Patient Number 9 for September 9, and is now streaming the title track

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WOYOTE Cruises Along In New Single „Atlas Shrugged“
My initial instinct is to call Woyote a metal version of The Police with rock radio sensibilities. I’m not sure

Charlatan Are Making a Freakish, Catchy-As-Hell Racket In Salt Lake City
It’s funny when people are surprised to discover that Utah has spawned some of the gnarliest metal and hardcore bands

As Promised, Today We’re Showcasing Underground Bands Picked By You
We get a lot of the same complaints over and over again here at MetalSucks. Plenty of them are about

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Puscifer mixes Johnny Mnemonic with Men In Black during their stop in Austin, TX. Complete with Secret Agents that appeared

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The Mars Volta recently returned the world after 10 years with a new single „Blacklight Shine“ and a reunion tour.

MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Threw Ribs Into The Crowd To Remind Everyone He Broke His Ribs
Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee had some fun with the crowd at at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. last night.

This Restaurant’s List Of Banned Music Includes Death Metal Bands That Sell Skate Decks, All CHRIS BARNES & More
If you’re headed to the Baldwin Street Grille in Madison, WI, you better watch what you play. Well, unless you

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Insane Clown Posse is one of those very not-metal bands that will always hold a place within the metal world.

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If we’re being honest, our 3 Insane Questions series is some real Internet-ass bullshit. Our mission, to ask important figures

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Watch as Frank Godla sits down with Scott Ian and Pearl Aday of the supergroup Motor Sister, alongside their son

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As we all know, French groove metal geniuses Gojira have always been armed with three powerful tools: incredible songwriting skills,

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Dorothea Taylor originally turned heads when she posted a video of her doing a drum cover of Disturbed‚s „Down With

KISS Manager Thinks ACE FREHLEY & PETER CRISS Should Participate In The Band’s Final Show
Kiss will eventually wind down their End Of The Road tour and play their final-ever show in New York City.

Album Review: BELPHEGOR The Devils
It’s hard to believe that Belphegor is now releasing their twelfth studio record, but here we are. The Devils is

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Katatonia has signed to Napalm Records for what they’re dubbing the a „new chapter“ of the band. Presumably this means

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Nile frontman Karl Sanders will release his new solo album Saurian Apocalypse on July 22, and is now streaming the

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Jackass superstar Steve-O checked in with Iron Mike Tyson for an episode of Hotboxin‘ with Mike Tyson, and had some

KRISIUN Streams New Single „Sworn Enemies“
Krisiun is now streaming their new single (and furious album opener) „Sworn Enemies“ alongside a lyric video created by Alcides

Poison’s Rikki Rockett Stands Up for Tourmate Tommy Lee: “He’s Taking a Lot of Heat…I Don’t Think He Should”
A few dates into their long-awaited reunion tour, Mötley Crüe have been the subject of much talk and controversy. A

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Testament vocalist Chuck Billy turns 60 years old today, though you’d never know it dude looks great and still brings

OBITUARY Announces Latin American Tour Dates
Obituary has announced a handful of Latin American tour dates happening this September and October. Hopefully these dates are right

Review: Poser Is a Harrowing, Desperate Tale of Wanting to Be Somebody
In Poser, one wonders if protagonist Lennon Gates knows what she’s doing as she slowly takes in, absorbs, and assimilates

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Throw Down With DEAD BY WEDNESDAY’s New Single „Here Comes The Dead“
Dead By Wednesday just released their heavy-as-hell new album Capital Conspiracy, and is streaming the new video for the single

Megadeth Reveal New Album Details, Drop First Single via Cinematic Music Video
Last we heard from the Megadeth camp was the announcement that James LoMenzo would be joining the band as their

MEGADETH Streaming Thrashy-As-Hell New Single „We’ll Be Back,“ Announces New Album For September
It’s finally here! Megadeth is now streaming their new single „We’ll Be Back“ alongside the official announcement of their new

Spiritbox Just Surprise-Released a New Three-Song EP
These days, Spiritbox are one of the bands to beat with their thick, soaring metalcore jams. And now, the band

SPIRITBOX Surprise Releases New EP Rotoscope
Spiritbox is back with three brand new songs, their first since releasing the critically-acclaimed Eternal Blue in September of last

Destrage Sign to Periphery’s 3DOT Recordings, Will Premiere New Single With Amazing Title This Friday
It’s been a hot second since we heard from Italian weirdo-metallers Destrage, though “Purania” remains on steady rotation at the

Heilung Announce New Album, Drop First Single via Eerie Music Video
For those of you unfamiliar with them, Heilung are a European experimental music collective that look like they should make

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Launches T-Shirt For Funeral Expenses & Charity
The world is still reeling from the sudden and tragic loss of The Black Dahlia Murder vocalist Trevor Strnad earlier

Photos: Primitive Man, Horrendous, Mortiferum, Jarhead Fertilizer, Collapsed Skull, Berator at the Decibel Metal & Beer Pre-Fest
Watching as organizers bide their time to kill out their inboxes in a tucked away corner, I see the bartenders

EXTOL Might Be Teasing A Comeback
Extol originally existed between 1993 and 2007. The band then reunited in 2012 and released what is currently their final

JON BON JOVI Wanted „Livin‘ On A Prayer“ To Rock A Lot More, Almost Cut It From The Album
Nobody really argues with Desmond Child when he knows he’s got a hit on his hands. And you don’t need

EXODUS Taps THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Guitarist To Fill In For LEE ALTUS Live
Exodus guitarist Lee Altus will sit out the band’s European tour due to „family concerns.“ Filling in for Altus is

The Black Dahlia Murder Release Official Trevor Strnad Memorial Shirt Benefiting Funeral Expenses and Charity
Last month, we were all dumbstruck to learn that Trevor Strnad, vocalist for Michigan death metallers The Black Dahlia Murder,

Watch This Drummer Bang Out SLIPKNOT’s „Eyeless“ With One Hand
We’re all friends here, so I’m going to be blunt: There is some crazy shit on the internet. Wanna see

Album Review: SAOR Origins
Lying between the otherworldly bliss of Alcest and the Nordic Fables of early Ulver, Scotland’s Saor have spent nine years

11 Songs That Remind Us What a Beast Vinnie Paul Was Behind the Kit
Sometimes, amidst all the party stories and larger-than-life interviews, we lose sight of how great a drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott

OZZY OSBOURNE Begins Teasing A New Single For This Friday
Ozzy Osbourne is teasing a new single „Patient Number 9“ for this Friday, which means we’re also probably getting an

Ozzy to Drop New Single “Patient Number 9” on Friday
Only last week, we were writing about how metal’s Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne was recovering well from surgery. Now,

Exclusive: A Good Rogering Release Creepy Animated Lyric Video for “Hands of the Conqueror”
Back in April, we premiered Systematic Paralysis, the new album by Austin-based alt-metal crew A Good Rogering. Now, the band

LORNA SHORE Streams Crushing New Single „Into The Earth“
Lorna Shore is now streaming their absolutely destructive new single „Into The Earth.“ Which if you’ve ever heard Lorna Shore
WAILIN‘ STORMS‘ Siren Call Of Doomed Rock Howls Over The „Carolina Moon“
There is a storm coming. The skies are bleeding dark gray and the sounds of thunder are slowly roaring in.

THE CONTORTIONIST To Play Two Albums In Full On Upcoming Tour, Confirms New Music
The Contortionist is back! The band has just announced an extensive North American tour where they’ll be playing their debut

THE ARMED Will Release Ultrapop: Live At The Masonic Temple, Shares Video For „An Iteration“
Nearly a year after their live stream event, post-hardcore experimentalists The Armed will release Ultrapop: Live At The Masonic Temple

Lorna Shore’s New Single Sounds Like a Cathedral Being Summoned Out of the F***ing Ground
In the words of disgraced fashion designer Mugatu, Lorna Shore are so hot right now. The New Jersey deathcore crew

JEN MAJURA Details Her Split With EVANESCENCE, Thought It Was A Bad Joke At First
Evanescence announced roughly one month ago that they had parted ways with guitarist Jen Majura, who played with the band

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Pineid is the band featuring guitarist Jamie Kime (The Zappa Band, Dr. John), bassist Pete Griffin (Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Dethklok,

Guitarist Jen Majura Recalls Getting Fired From Evanescence: “I Was Two Weeks from Going Out on the Road Until The End of the Year…”
Last month, it was revealed that Little Rock goth-metal chart-toppers Evanescence had parted ways with guitarist Jen Majura. At the

PERTURBATOR’s JAMES KENT & CULT OF LUNA’s JOHANNES PERSSON Talk FINAL LIGHT, Roadburn & Future Projects
„One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at Roadburn,“ echoed words of high praise for the debut – and

PETER IWERS Says There’s No Rivalry Between THE HALO EFFECT & Modern IN FLAMES
The Halo Effect consists entirely of former In Flames members. The band is guitarists Jesper Strömblad and Niclas Engelin, bassist

JOHN LAMACCHIA Streams Downtrodden New Single „Put You Down“
John LaMacchia’s career in music spans everything from Candiria and Spylacopa to his recent, self-titled solo project. LaMacchia just released

We Came As Romans Announce First New Album Since the Death of Vocalist Kyle Pavone in 2018
In August of 2018, the metal and hardcore world were heartbroken to learn that Kyle Pavone, vocalist for Michigan metalcore

WE CAME AS ROMANS Announces First Album In Five Years, Streams „Plagued“
We Came As Romans has announced their first new album in five years, Darkbloom. The album is out on October

JUNGLE ROT Cancels Summer Tour
Jungle Rot has unfortunately cancelled their coming summer tour with Incite. The band stated that they’re not happy with the

SAOR Streams New Album Inspired By The Scottish Highlands
Caledonian blackened folk metal band Saor, the project headed up by Andy Marshall, is now streaming their new record Origins

JINJER & VENDED Added To SLIPKNOT’s European Tour
Slipknot has added Jinjer and Vended to their upcoming European tour. The addition of Jinjer to the tour is particularly

SHADOW ACADEMY Streams Perfectly Progressive New Single „The Other Side“
Shadow Academy is the new duo of Emmy Award-winning record producer and songwriter Jim Roach and Dan Avidan, co-host of

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In the past, former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno has not always been very nice to his ex-bandmates. However, the

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Locrian is back for the first time in seven years with a new record called New Catastrophism and a new

GUNS N‘ ROSES Dusted Off A Chinese Democracy Deep Cut In Prague
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In This Moment will hit the road for their Blood 1983 tour this summer and they’re taking Nothing More with

Judas Priest Announce Fall U.S. Tour With Queensryche
You can’t go wrong with a Judas Priest live show. Whether you’re a death metal chud or a blackgaze hipster,

STEEL PANTHER Isn’t Sure They’ll Ever Find A New Bassist
Steel Panther parted ways with original bassist Lexxi Foxx about a year ago. The band has since had numerous live

Album Review: COHEED & CAMBRIA Vaxis – Act II: A Window Of The Waking Mind
Following the release of 2015’s non-conceptual The Color Before the Sun, Coheed & Cambria continued their magnificent Amory Wars saga

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“I think that heavy metal music in Cuba will always be a style of music with lots of attitude, rebelliousness

JUDAS PRIEST Announces Fall Tour With QUEENSRŸCHE
Judas Priest has announced another leg of their 50 Heavy Metal Years tour to kick off this October. The tour

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Yesterday, we posted about how this year’s Hellfest Open Air festival features a giant metal statue of Motörhead frontman Lemmy

TURNSTILE Announces North American Tour With SNAIL MAIL & JPEGMAFIA
Turnstile has announced a new iteration of their Turnstile Love Connection Tour for this October and November. The upcoming dates

IRON MAIDEN Is Helping Cover Medical Bills Of Ex-Vocalist PAUL DI’ANNO
Former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno is currently awaiting three major knee surgeries. Part of Di’Anno’s surgeries will be covered

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This week, Mille Petrozza of thrash legends Kreator is our guest! We discuss his love of coffee and how Kreator

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Originally released in 1980 on Motörhead’s monolithic record, Ace of Spades, „Dirty Love“ was also released as the B-side for
Producer STEVE ALBINI Just Won A Lot Of Money At The World Series of Poker
Producer Steve Albini is a rare bird. At the height of Nirvana‚s popularity, Albini helmed the production of the band’s

MUSE Did A Pretty Good Job Covering SLIPKNOT’s „Duality“ Live
Muse broke out one of their new singles „Will Of The People“ during the Isle Of Wight festival, and then

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It’s been heavily reported that since starting the band’s current reunion tour, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has been bowing

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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and his son (and Honeybee drummer) Revel Young Ian are back with a second Slayer cover,

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In April, groove metal legends Machine Head announced their new concept album, Øf Kingdøm and Crøwn, complete with those slashed

The Mars Volta Drop Their First New Song In a Decade
I never really got The Mars Volta, but man, the people who got them got them like cultists get a

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After discussing it quite a bit on social media, Devin Townsend has officially announced his new album Lightwork for October

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Machine Head will release their long-awaited new record Of Kingdom And Crown on August 26. The band is now streaming

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In case you’ve missed it, long-standing metal record label Nuclear Blast recently unveiled a new logo, which features a skull

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Been a hot second since we had anything from Swedish melodic death metallers In Flames. But now, the band have

IN FLAMES Streams Aggressive New Single, Announces Tour With FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY & ORBIT CULTURE
In Flames is having themselves one hell of a day today. The band has announced they’ve re-signed with Nuclear Blast,

SLIPKNOT Announces Fall Tour With ICE NINE KILLS & CROWN THE EMPIRE
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PHILOSOPHOBIA (KAMELOT, Ex-PAIN OF SALVATION) Stays Somber With „Between The Pines“
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A Duke Nukem Feature Film Is On The Way
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Watch: Jinjer Play Their First Show Since the Invasion of Ukraine
2022 has been one hell of a year for Ukrainian rock act Jinjer. Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of their homeland,

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LINKIN PARK And Funko! Pop Team Up For Reanimation Cover Figurine
Linkin Park will be teaming up again with Funko for an upcoming release for the toy conglomerate’s Pop! Albums series.

What If LIMP BIZKIT Wrote The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Theme Song?
Moonic Productions has taken Will Smith’s classic theme song to The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and given it a

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Any successful band, especially if they become really successful over a long period of time, has likely experienced more than

Prog-Metal Supergroup SIX BY SIX (SAXON, SAGA, 3) Release New Single „Yearning to Fly“
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DREAM THEATER Streaming Their 2002 Cover Of IRON MAIDEN’s The Number Of The Beast In Full
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King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing

Alestorm Accused of Telling Palestinian Activist Urging Them to Cancel Tel Aviv Gig to “Come and Drink Rum”
We are big fans of pirate party metallers Alestorm. However, a story has been sent to us on multiple social

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Mark Zonder has been teasing something new for the last few years