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When Oscar Wilde said “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” he could have never imagined the sheer amount of

Do you like feeling grim and unsettled? Do you also want to somehow lose yourself in that mood, giving yourself

During his band’s set last night in Dallas, Texas, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy was suddenly forced to pull double duty

Municipal Waste will hit the UK and Ireland this October for a tour featuring Gel and Undeath. Get those dates

Last month, organizers at the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade decided to cancel a planned performance of “We’re Not Gonna

Biohazard recently united with original vocalist and bassist Evan Seinfeld, bringing them back to their classic-era lineup. Now according to

It’s been almost 10 years since the world lost GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus and his human slave Dave Brockie. The

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy had to dive off the stage mid-song to protect an incoming crowdsurfer that security completely missed.

Gwar has announced a reissue of their 2013 record Battle Maximus for September 1. The reissue is a tribute to

I’m just going to come out and say it: Municipal Waste shows must not be missed. Truth be told, the

Apparently extended range guitars are why modern metal sucks. At least that’s the case if you ask guitarist Bernth. Advertisement.

We’re all going to die some day. Some of us will go sooner than others, but we’re all going to

Tenacious D is back with a new round of US tour dates lined up for this summer. So if you’re

English purveyors of doom Green Lung will tour the UK this November and December, likely getting everyone high on the

Hardcore legends Biohazard reunited with their original lineup—guitarist/vocalist Billy Gradziadei, guitarist Bobby Hambel, drummer Danny Schuler and bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld—for

Modern touring sucks for everyone involved at this point. Everything is insanely expensive, merch cuts make the bottom lines for

In a rather unexpected move, Swedish metal outfit In Flames took to social media to announce that their bassist of

Diminishing, the duo featuring New York-based David Brenner (Gridfailure) and Texas-based Lane Oliver (Yatsu), will release their new album The

Things have been getting weird with a quickness in the Slipknot camp. Yesterday afternoon, Slipknot posted that keyboard Craig Jones

In Flames has parted ways with bassist Bryce Paul Newman, who joined the band in 2018. Joining In Flames is

It’s been a wild 24 hours for Slipknot. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. It all started when the band posted

Man Machine Industry is now streaming their blazing, heavy-metal-as-hell new single „R.I.P.“ featuring David White of Heathen. Advertisement. Scroll to

Hours before taking the stage at Nova Rock 2023 in Austria tonight, June 7, Slipknot announced they had parted ways

In a surprising turn of events, Slipknot took to social media just moments ago to announce that their sampler/keyboardist Craig

For reasons unknown, Slipknot has parted ways with keyboardist and man in charge of samples Craig Jones. Jones played in

Amon Amarth has a boatload of European tour dates and festival dates coming up, a lot of which feature Bleed

Movie obsessed grindcore outfit Graf Orlock have long been a favorite of the degenerates that run MetalSucks over the years,

I first heard Vulture Industries a number of years ago. I was in Norway in 2013 and everyone was telling

The unstoppable and undeniably metal duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — otherwise known as Tenacious D — are

Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne were two of Black Sabbath’s founding members, and were on-again off-again bandmates for the better

When he isn’t defending the work that he did on St. Anger, Bob Rock can often be found defending his

Imperial Triumphant is here to make Radiohead skronky as hell with their cover of „Paranoid Android“. Imperial Triumphant points out

Igloo has two new Slayer coolers just in time for summer, and one of ‚em can play music. Advertisement. Scroll

Gen Z, the group born between 1997 and 2012, is drinking way less at shows than the rest of us

Deathcore is getting very popular again, with bands like Lorna Shore leading the charge into arenas and bigger rooms. Fit

Let’s face it: a lot of bands and musicians out there today are into anime. And why not? Shows like

Even white hat cowboys have friends in low places, and that’s where the worlds of country and metal collide. Both

Semi-Rotted, the band headed up by former Five Finger Death Punch drummer Jeremy Spencer, is now streaming their new single

Phoenix-based death metal outfit Thra are having a big year. After crushing a tour with Conan, the sludgy death dealers

You know how it goes – you’re having a shitty day and you put on some metal to even things

Dripping Decay, the band featuring guitarist Neil Smith (Lord Gore, Frightmare, Blood Freak), vocalist Eric Stucke, bassist Jackson Jordan (Conducting

Promoting his biography in a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, former Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler said that he

James LaBrie has been fronting Dream Theater for over 30 years now, meaning he’s toured with and heard more bands

After weeks of being messy as fuck in public over their ongoing legal dispute with ex-guitarist Mick Mars, Mötley Crüe

Mastodon and Gojira recently announced two tours featuring Lorna Shore as the openers, and people were pretty surprised. Sure Lorna

In a statement posted to social media, Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn Crahan, best known to us as Clown, will miss

Founding Slipknot percussionist Shawn „Clown“ Crahan will miss the band’s upcoming shows due to his wife’s health. We wish the

There are few melodic/progressive death metal bands that balance softness, harshness, and theatricality better than Sweden’s Scar Symmetry. Their sixth

We all know it’s hard out there for a struggling band to make ends meet when they go out on

The days of pounding back beers at concerts could be fading into obscurity. Or rather, fewer people are buying less

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard promised a heavy new record, and they’re delivering big time! Fresh off the first

Touring is expensive as hell these days, and that includes days where nothing is happening. In an interview with The

Overkill will hit the road this July in support of their new record Scorched featuring Exhorder and Heathen as support.

It’s wild that we live in a time where people can conjure up anything they want in that brain case

Second Death was traveling from Georgia to Pennsylvania to prepare for a handful of shows with Bury Your Dead when

Thrash metal titans and one of the best New Jersey exports, Overkill, announced earlier today that they’re going on tour

Fever 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Butler played most of the band’s recent set at Rock im Park on stage, but

In just a few hours, the Georgia-based sonic bomb known as Dying Whale will be taking their aurally catastrophic style

The Darkness is hitting the road across the US for a 20th anniversary tour in support of Permission To Land.

Australian outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have their 24th album, PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An

Jeff Hanneman went on hiatus from Slayer in 2011 during a serious battle with necrotizing fasciitis and sadly never returned.

Gaekeeping—or the act of attempting to control who accesses or participates in a scene or community at large—is a hot-button

Agalloch is playing their first US show since 2015 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR on September 23 with

It was only a matter of time after unveiling their upcoming album In Times New Roman…, but Queens of the

Queens Of The Stone Age will release their new record In Times New Roman… on June 16 and they’ve got

After headlining performances at Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple last month (with more festivals already confirmed), Tool have announced

Nita Strauss is now streaming her new track „Victorious“ featuring vocalist Dorothy. Better yet, the single also features a music

Tool is hitting the road across North America this October and November for a massive tour after their appearances at

Color me surprised, but ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson said he would “take the call” if Megadeth were looking for a

Nothing,Nowhere, the project headed up by singer and guitarist Joe Mulherin, will hit the road this September and October with

After 11 years, Saturnus is about to unleash a gorgeous new offering. The Storm Within marks the fifth full-length album by

Not only would Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo like for Slayer to get back together, he’d love it if they’d cover

In what promises to be a wild show, the Japanese trio known as Boris will be hitting the road with

Tom Morello revisited his work with Audioslave over the weekend at the Best Of Blues And Rock festival in São

It’s Pride Month and while far-right extremists are maulding over that fact, a number of Republican-led states around the country

Halestorm and Black Veil Brides will hit the road in Europe this November and December. Get the dates below and

A new exhibition focusing on black and death metal titled “Der harte Norden — Heavy Metal aus den Nordischen Ländern”

The following list was written by bassist Colin Edwin, whose extensive resume includes O.R.k., Porcupine Tree, Metallic Taste of Blood,

Fear Factory is plotting their first new record since Aggression Continuum in 2021, and first with vocalist Milo Silvestro, for

Danish band Volbeat are experiencing a pretty huge lineup change, as they’ve announced that long-time guitarist Rob Caggiano is leaving

Volbeat and guitarist Rob Caggiano have parted ways after 10 years. Caggiano joined Volbeat in 2013 after spending over a

If there’s one thing you can take away from nearly their entire body of work, it’s that the four Frenchmen

Get ready for a lot more Corey Taylor thoughts, because the Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman is preparing to spending

Suicide Silence guitarist Mark Heylmun doesn’t mind gatekeeping in metal, but not for the reasons you might think. Advertisement. Scroll

It’s been roughly 26 years since he was a member of Mötley Crüe, but vocalist John Corabi still gets asked

Melvins will hit the road this August for their 40th anniversary tour alongside Japanese purveyors of sludge Boris. Melvins will

As part of the promotion for new album 72 Seasons, Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo spoke to Mexican radio station Alfa

Photo: sgcdesignco Back in October we reported that there were over 100,000 songs being uploaded to streaming services like Spotify

Zombiekrig is here to make you part of the pavement with their latest single „Dödförklarad“. If you’re looking for a

Fates Warning frontman Ray Alder is our guest for this week’s edition of The MetalSucks Podcast! He’s here to discuss

Italian goth metal icons Lacuna Coil just released a new single, “Never Dawn.” The track was initially premiered as a

Old school death metal aficionados, rejoice! Dismember are dropping a massive box-set featuring… well, almost everything from their career. [embedded

We reported last month that vocalist Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch has a hernia, and that’s why they

Longtime Slipknot percussionist Chris Fehn parted ways the band in 2019 after suing them over financials. The band tried to

Rhino is reissuing Pantera’s discography from 1990’s Cowboys From Hell to 2000’s Reinventing The Steel as a picture disc vinyl

Chat Pile is breaking their „we’re not touring“ rule to hit the road this September with Nerver as their opener.

Evanescence scored one of their biggest hits right off the bat with „Bring Me To Life“. The song was Evanescence’s

Devin Townsend will release his third live album Devolution #3 – Empath Live In America on August 4. The tour

Guitar overlord Steve Vai has announced his Inviolate North American tour for this July. If you’re down for some serious

If Nekrogoblikon ever needs a fill-in vocalist, they might as well call this kid. Watch as the young vocalist gets

Cult Of Luna is now streaming Full Moon featuring live performances and interviews from throughout their European tour this past

Rammstein vocalist Till Lindemann’s book publisher dropped him following allegations made earlier this week by a woman who claims she

Clutch made everyone happy last week when the announced a new seven-inch box set of their latest album featuring some

Two bands you might not want or expect to think about at the same time are Nickelback and Pantera, but

Happy Saturday, everyone! Thanks to the holiday on Monday, this week went by crazy fast and man, are we thankful

In major bummer news, Suffocation had to cancel their entire European summer tour due to injuries sustained at past shows.

It all started earlier this week when Rammstein (specifically frontman Till Lindemann) was accused of misconduct after a show in

Five Finger Death Punch has unfortunately cancelled the remainder of their European shows due to vocalist Ivan Moody recovering from

Sleep Token is slowly becoming one of those bands that folks on the Internet claim to „hate,“ yet only seem

Watching Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande is always a joy. Dude looks like he’s having a blast constantly, though I’m still

Ringworm is back with a new record Seeing Through Fire due out August 18 and a crushing new single „No

Violinist Phillip Bowen hit the stage on America’s Got Talent to treat everyone to his rendition of System Of A

Tomb Mold will make their triumphant return to the stage on June 10 at The Baby G in Toronto, ON.

Polaris will hit the road in Australia this September in support of their coming record Fatalism. Support comes from August

Dez Fafara the lead vocalist for DevilDriver and Coal Chamber announced that he will be releasing his first autobiography titled

Nekrogoblikon are already known as the wholesome, weird, goofy uncle types in the metal world, and now, they’ve truly solidified

Publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch has dropped Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann as a client. The publisher cites allegations against Lindemann after

Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has been given the boot by his publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch, as more allegations surface following

Sometimes, getting into a band that’s been a blind spot of yours can be a daunting task. It’s even more

This week’s top tracks include a few new Clutch tracks (but just one on this playlist), one of the two

Cleveland’s quintet of badass motherfuckers known as Ringworm have a new album on the horizon titled Seeing Through Fire and

California hard rockers Rival Sons moved to the so-called “next level” in the U.S. with 2019’s Feral Roots, their sixth

Dave Ellefson is candid about what his latest musical venture Dieth – a supergroup-esque trio featuring the seasoned ex-Megadeth bassist alongside

What happens when you take the likes of Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly and combine

Suffocation has sadly cancelled their summer European tour due to injuries sustained during previous shows. Suffocation also notes they’re still

Guns N‘ Roses played their first show of 2023 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on June 1 and

Canadian noise rock quartet KEN Mode are back and they’ve got a slate of new songs to hit you over

Eye Am, the band featuring Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly alongside current Crowbar frontman Kirk

It’s no secret that the Nickelback dudes were close friends with Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. The two parties

Bring Me The Horizon recently dropped their very My Chemical Romance-influenced single „LosT“, though they promised that heavier new material

If you’ve ever wanted to own everything Dismember has ever done on vinyl, here’s your chance! Dismember has just released

We’re only one month out since the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic “over,” but it feels like

They may be joining Chat Pile for a special show New York City show later this year, but Empire State

Ozzy Osbourne will keep listening to his old records, thank you very much. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. In a

Clutch has just released their new Sunrise On Slaughter Beach 7″ box set featuring three new singles – „Arts &

It’s June, so it’s time for the corporations to turn you gay for profit! Listen to these new releases in

Lacuna Coil is back with a brand new single „Never Dawn“ which you might recognize from the Zombicide: White Death

This week’s new heavy metal releases include the return of two of the biggest names in rock, a couple proggy

Bombay-based heavy metal trio Midhaven is now streaming a performance of their track „Zhitro“ recorded live at Island City Studios

Norway’s Shining is back with another party-flavored rager in the form of „Us Against The World“. If you’ve been digging

The long festival weekend had passed in the blink of an eye, because just as soon as Bastardane had opened

Godsmack and Staind have announced Nothing More as the openers for the majority of their upcoming summer tour. Nothing More

In the pantheon of rock stars that are no longer with us, there are few more unadulterated, few more real

Noise rock quartet Chat Pile are heading back out on the road later this year and not only will they

Kittie originally reunited in 2022 for two reunion shows at When We Were Young and Blue Ridge Rock Festival. Then

Norwegian outfit Shining have long been the kind of dudes to buck trends, having started as an acoustic jazz group

Sludgy noise rock legends Whores have a good chunk of dates lined up for down south, and then Europe, throughout

Just when you thought it might be safe to enjoy some 80s hits from British arena rock from Def Leppard,

Clutch will release a new 7″ box set of their latest record Sunrise On Slaughter Beach on June 2. The

German powerhouse Thulcandra are back with a new album, Hail the Abyss, out now via Napalm Records. It carries on

Metallica released their legendary demo No Life ‚Til Leather in 1982. The demo features former guitarist Dave Mustaine, as well

It’s been three years since their last studio release, but Sylosis are back again with a new album titled A

Looking for something new to listen to? Get acquainted with these tracks from some lesser-known bands released in May 2023

Bongzilla will release their new record Dab City on June 2, but why wait to get high? Why not eat

If you’ve had ears since 2003, you’ve definitely heard the song “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence. Back in February

Avenged Sevenfold kicked off teasing their new album Life Is But A Dream with a fake festival cancellation announcement. The

Like a sledgehammer to the temple, Pittsburgh’s own metalcore titans Code Orange have dropped a pair of jawbreakers in the

Code Orange is back with two new singles „Grooming My Replacement“ and „The Game“, which lean a lot harder into

Josh Middleton just quit Architects to focus more on Sylosis, and now it’s pretty evident why. Sylosis has just announced

London-based outfit Ithaca will hit the United States for the first time later this year on the “Y’all Fear Us”

Pantera played the Barba Negra Csepel in Budapest, Hungary and they had a pretty unexpected guest join them! Mayhem vocalist

Disturbed vocalist David Draiman had a tumor removed from his right forearm earlier this week to be biopsied. Fortunately Draiman

Josh Homme and the guys in Queens of the Stone Age are no strangers to the dark. Their music has

Back in the middle of last year, a new supergroup dubbed Dieth of sorts dropped a single, seemingly out of

Soen will release their new record Memorial on September 1 and is now streaming the new single „Unbreakable“. If you’ve

Paradise Lost is celebrating 30 years of Icon with a completely re-recorded version of the album and two UK shows

Like ‚em or not, Sleep Token is insanely popular. Sleep Token has just announced a gargantuan headlining show at the

It’s been roughly a month since we last heard from Empire State Bastard, the extreme metal brainchild of Biffy Clyro’s

Fires In The Distance and Dawn Of Ouroboros have announced a handful of US tour dates for this October. Which

I guess all it takes to get your name added to some cool new music is to write an unforgettably

Shane Embury the legendary bassist from Napalm Death recently announced that he will be releasing his autobiography Life?… And Napalm

Slayer’s 1983 classic „Black Magic“ is plenty crushing, but Death took it to a new level in 1993. Death covered

We always love turning folks on to new metal here at MetalSucks and there’s been enough great music coming out

Although ostensibly in line with the atmospheric black metal scene, Botanist constantly rejects convention. The San Francisco project’s entire concept

Cradle Of Filth is in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2021 album Existence Is Futile. The new record

Back in February, iconic rock band Guns N’ Roses announced that they’d be embarking on a world tour this year,

Urban Dictionary defines „guitar porn“ as „an exhibition of salacious guitar virtuosity.“ Thank you for that entry, Bobby Skinstad. We

Fever 333 is has finally debuted their new lineup in the studio with a brand new single called „$wing“. Equal

Brazilian death metal quartet Crypta are dragging a new slate of tunes out of the rainforests and jamming it straight

Later this week, Avenged Sevenfold will release new album Life Is But a Dream… and, if the early singles are

Crypta is back with a new record Shades Of Sorrow due out August 4, and a new single „Lord Of

Archspire recently hit the road with Whitechapel and it got pretty expensive, pretty quickly. Archspire guitarist Dean Lamb broke it

The folks over at Decibel know how to put on a show and their latest run of bands is an

Ghost recently released their cover of Iron Maiden’s 1980 track „Phantom Of The Opera“ and former vocalist Paul Di’Anno isn’t

Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno let us know how he felt about Ghost‘s cover of the Maiden classic, “Phantom

Queens Of The Stone Age is back with a second new single „Carnavoyeur“ and it’s just as dark, possibly even

Guns N‘ Roses has expanded their North American tour with a handful of new dates, as well as announced openers

Dieth, the band featuring bassist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), guitarist and vocalist Guilherme Miranda (ex-Entombed A.D.), and drummer Michał Łysejko (ex-Decapitated),

There was a time back in the early 80s when Metallica weren’t a household name like they are now. In

Proggy sludge metal titans Baroness have been away for a while. After the release of the superlative 2019 release Gold

Looks like the wait for new Baroness is almost over. The band has posted a cryptic teaser featuring what might

Day Three of Sonic Temple gave festival-goers a million and one reasons to smile throughout Ohio’s temperate Saturday afternoon. Afternoon

Devourment guitarist Chris Andrews is battling brain cancer and could use your help. Andrews originally had a brain tumor removed

Dååth is back with yet another single to remind us all why they ruled, and clearly continue to rule. Dååth

The return of alt-metal favorites Kittie has been a fun ride to witness. From their first show back in five

Royal Blood played the BBC Radio 1 festival Big Weekend over the weekend and it got pretty cringey, pretty quickly.

They may not have released a new studio effort since 2010 and they may not have announced a new album

Yes, AC/DC is still being fronted vocalist Brian Johnson. We’ll explain the confusion. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Brian Johnson

As a member of Megadeth for roughly three decades, David Ellefson handled backup vocals along with his main post of

Black Veil Brides, Ville Valo, and Dark Divine have announced a North American tour for September and October. Advertisement. Scroll

Chevelle and Three Days Grace have announced a US tour for this September and October with Loathe as the opener.

German industrial metal act Rammstein are facing allegations of potential misconduct following the kick off of their European tour in

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the duo behind Nine Inch Nails and boatloads of movie soundtracks, have been called upon

Legends collided when Metal Hammer let Tenacious D interview Ozzy Osbourne, with the trio talking about a variety of topics

Foo Fighters is now streaming their 10-minute new song „The Teacher“ from their highly-anticipated new record But Here We Are

Speaking to French publication GDP.fr, Ghost frontman Tobias Forge discussed the band’s songwriting process and explained that it hasn’t gotten

Rammstein has denied allegations surrounding a post-show party in Vilnius, Lithuania. Rammstein posted a brief statement to their Twitter account,

Glam (or glam-adjacent, as singer Michael Monroe might prefer) rockers Hanoi Rocks have often been surrounded by controversy and drama,

Death metal titans Obituary and Immolation proved why they’re two of the most unstoppable forces in death metal over the

We’ve got another video installment of Rapid Fire Questions to quench your insatiable thirst for knowledge about your favorite bands.

Guitarist Josh Middleton, who joined Architects in 2016 as a touring member following the death of late guitarist Tom Searle

Despite the fact that Metallica take their sweet time recording and releasing music these days, they go through a lot

Pantera hasn’t been shy about using the Confederate flag in their merch, on stage, in the layout to 1996’s The

Iron Maiden kicked off their Future Past Tour, which showcases the band playing songs from their most recent album Senjutsu and 1986

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is now streaming their massive 10 minute performance of the song „Gaia“ live at

Drummer Esben Willems of Monolord, synth player Marcus Lilja of Eyemouth, and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Mann of Here Lies Man have

TakaLaiton is here to kick your ass right into next weekend with their groovy-as-hell new single „Rip N‘ Burn“. Check

Groove metal legends Pantera have rarely been shy about their usage of the Confederate flag on merch and in other

Last week, Bob Rock talked about the new Mötley Crüe recording sessions he’d recently been a part of. In that

On this, the Memorial Day episode of The MetalSucks Podcast, we’ve got Leprous frontman Einar Solberg on the horn! In

The word of the day is “sunburn.” Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. There wasn’t so much as a cloud in

Architects and guitarist Josh Middleton (Sylosis) have parted ways. Middleton played in Architects as a live member in 2016 after

Ghost has teamed up with Knucklebonz for a 3D statue of their 2013 record Infestissumam. The statue stands 12″ tall

Atreyu has been added to Iron Maiden’s trio of Canadian tour dates this September and October. As of right now,

Slayer was fast as hell throughout their career, and it sounds like we have former drummer Dave Lombardo to thank.

This is the message that greeted Sonic Temple festival-goers on Thursday, May 25th, as they flocked in droves to the

Savatage frontman Jon Oliva recently went down memory lane with Sakis Fragos of Greece’s Rock Hard Magazine in a new

Armstrong MetalFest will take place between July 14 and 15 in the Okanagan Valley at the Hassen Arena in Armstrong,

Pacific Northwest solo-outfit Mizmor is back with a miserably blackened new record Prosaic due out July 21, and a single

Cult of Luna just released a live film called Full Moon and announced a tour of Europe and the U.K.

Nita Strauss, who got famous playing guitar for Alice Cooper, just released a video of her collaboration with Anrdes Fridén

If you’ve been worried about Alice Cooper stepping back from the stage, don’t be. He has reiterated multiple times that

Ghost covered the recently deceased Tina Turner on their latest album, and Ghost’s Tobias Forge opened up about the singer

It’s a long ass weekend and as such, it’s the perfect time to kick back, crack open a cold one,

It’s always a reason to celebrate when there’s new music from Bongzilla, and this particular song is about everyone’s favorite

Folks might wonder if Dave Lombardo regrets not being able to join Slayer on their final tour. Apparently, the answer

May is going out with a bang. In one of our biggest stories of the year, Bret Michaels is too

It’s well-known at this point that Myles and Layne Ulrich, the sons of Lars Ulrich, have a band, Taipei Houston,

Born from Pittsburgh, PA, Code Orange have morphed from a chaotic power-violence/punk-inspired high-school group to a dark, industrial, sludgy –

If there’s one thing Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger isn’t, it’s lazy. Dude has been cranking out massive radio hits for

Jonathan „Sugarfoot“ Moffett has drummed for everyone from Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, to Elton John and Madonna, and beyond.

It’s no secret that El Estepario Siberiano is talented as hell, but this drum cover of System Of A Down’s

Ripplefest Texas will return from September 21 to 24 at The Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush in Austin, TX. The

Inhuman Condition, the band featuring bassist Terry Butler (Obituary, ex-Death) and The Absence guitarist Taylor Nordberg (also of Deicide) and

Over the last year one of the biggest talks in rock has been about an All-Star Van Halen tribute concert.

Signs Of The Swarm is back with a new single „Tower Of Torsos“ and a new record Amongst The Low

The bassist of emo-punk band Cliffdiver was almost killed in an accident while driving to a gig. Thankfully, he survived,

Funeral doom luminary Mizmor—the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist A.L.N.—has confirmed that new abum Prosaic will see release on July 21 via

Pop musician Ed Sheeran was recently in court after being accused of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On”

Good news if you were hoping to see a Danzig self-titled album tour this fall (and bad news if you

This week’s top tracks include Immortal’s last single from their new album, Signs Of The Swarm’s crushing new track, the

Deathcore bruisers Signs of the Swarm announced today that their new album, Amongst the Low & Empty, will be released

Get in the car, we’re headed for a road trip. Not to the Fjords of Norway, the rainforests of Brazil,

Drummers from bands like Whitechapel, Divine Heresy, Aegaeon, Ophidian I, and way more have collectively teamed up to cover the

Legendary producer Bob Rock—the guy from Some Kind of Monster, among a lot of more notable achievements—recently appeared on the

Judas Priest will hi the road next March and April with Saxon and Uriah Heep as openers. Get those dates

Bassist Mark Adams, best known for his long tenure with doom metal legends Saint Vitus, died on May 23 following

Rob Zombie is turning his attention back to music and working on his first new record since The Lunar Injection

Johnny Booth is back with a brand new single „Full Tilt“ and a new record Moments Elsewhere due out this

Each band in the Big Four brought their own style to the then-nascent thrash genre. In the case of Slayer,

If you’re a progressive metal fan, you’re undoubtedly familiar with most of the subgenre’s biggest names. We’re talking about groups

The New Zealand extreme metal scene is vibrant and diverse but often feels like a whole different world to us

Yob recently parted ways with drummer Travis Foster and has now announced touring drummer Dave French as his replacement. French has ben

Immortal, now just Demonaz, has just released their new record War Against All. If you’re looking for a good place

Shock rock and horror icon Rob Zombie has enjoyed plenty of success over the decades, from White Zombie to his

Prince Midnight, the guy responsible for the Lars Ulrich toilet and the guitar made out of his real actual dead

Charismatic Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta has always been vocal about his love for metal, from taking Hatebreed on the road

Late and great founding Avenged Sevenfold drummer James „The Rev“ Sullivan may have passed away in 2009, but his memory

Jasta, the project headed up by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta, is back with a new single „Assimilation Agenda“ featuring Exodus

I think the universe heard me bitching about the slow release schedule in the first half of the year, because

This week’s new heavy metal releases include a death obsessed metal, Depeche Mode covers, doooooooooooooooooooom, and more! To the metals…

Last night, at the final stop of The Geek Show tour with Spotlights, the Melvins, and Mr. Bungle, fans got

I’m not sure how anyone could defend Mötley Crüe‘s recent performances, especially as more and more footage comes out to

Looks like Danzig is breaking his „no tours anymore“ rule for a pretty special reason. Danzig has announced a US

Hey look, Fantômas came back for a minute! Fantômas reunited on stage during Mr. Bungle’s May 24 show at the

Barbarians, wizards, necromancers, demons… they’re all pretty fucking metal if done right. Hell, those dark fantasy elements are the backbone

Bob Rock was producing Mötley Crüe’s 1989 record Dr. Feelgood when he ran into a pretty shocking revelation – bassist

It’s been a long time since the world got any new Shadows Fall tunes, but there’s a distinct possibility that

In the pantheon of classic metal albums, Dio’s Holy Diver is on the shortlist of most widely beloved and revered.

Frank sits down with Jenny Douglas of 5B Artist Management to discuss her 17 year career and amazing adventure going

If there’s one thing Nickelback and their frontman Chad Kroeger can be known for, it’s their ability to write songs

Foo Fighters recently introduced their new drummer Josh Freese during a livestream event. Then on May 24, Foo Fighters hit

If you’ve ever taken a look at Metallica‘s M72 World Tour schedule, you may be curious why they have so

Shadows Fall reunited for one show in December 2021 and it’s been snowballing from there. Shadows Fall has since played

Earlier this week, the madcap tour known as The Geek Show, featuring the wild musical antics of the Melvins and

Static-X was formed in 1994 and got pretty popular with their 1999 debut album Wisconsin Death Trip. Unfortunately this was

After announcing drummer Josh Freese as the newest member of the Foo Fighters lineup, the band have dropped another new

Metallica played the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on December 9, 1986 and it might’ve been their fastest show ever.

Familial responsibilities are going to keep Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick from playing in some of the band’s upcoming European tour.

Hexvessel is now streaming their frosty new single and video „Older Than The Gods“ featuring Okoi from Bölzer on guest

Oklahoma punk band Cliffdiver was headed to a show in Las Vegas when the absolutely unthinkable happened. According to a

In case you weren’t aware, Kings of Thrash is a new band led by former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and

Ghost will end their North American tour with two massive solo shows in Los Angeles, CA at the Kia Forum.

Fir the first time in five years, Horrendous have come out with a brand new song to assault your senses

Rising rock band Scowl is hitting the road for a pretty lengthy North American tour this September and October. The

Canadian technical death metal outfit TEETH are planning a run through their home country later this year, and they’re taking

Crabcore has made its way to Destiny 2 as an emote! For those who didn’t grow up in the mid-to-late-2000s,

The Zenith Passage will join fellow technical death metal bands Fallujah and Enterprise Earth for their North American tour this

This is a great metal record. It’s also the most fun metal record of 2023. There’s a few key reasons

When it comes to modern frontmen, there are few that seem just physically sturdier than Rammstein‘s Till Lindemann. At 60

Original Saint Vitus bassist Mark Adams has died at 64 years old. Adams played with Saint Vitus from their founding

He may have quit the band back in 2020 and no longer feels the need to be associated with Fear

Atlanta, Georgia-based blackened melodic death metal band Cloak are dropping their third full-length studio album Black Flame Eternal this Friday through Season

Mr. Bungle’s show on May 21 at the at the McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR featured a pretty special

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick will sit out the band’s upcoming European tour due to a family emergency. Filling in for

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

Amon Amarth will be heading out with Ghost this August, but the Viking metal stalwarts have added two dates to

Back in March, a war of words sparked out of control between drummer Carmine Appice and Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki

Artificial intelligence is slowly but surely creeping into the music world. From AI-generated music videos to AI-generated voices from beyond

Horrendous is back for the first time since 2018 with a new single „Ontological Mysterium“ and a new album of

Stray From The Path drummer Craig Reynolds is pretty sick of bands using pre-recorded kick drums during live shows, and

Opinions on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are relatively split among artists that could be eligible for induction,

Amon Amarth has announced two headlining dates around their upcoming tour with Ghost, and they’re pretty killer. The August date

Comedian Lewis Black recently posted his entire new special named Tragically, I Need You to YouTube, and Metallica fans are

You may have seen the recent influx of artificial intelligence being used to write music and clone artists’ voices. Some

Longtime Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell quit the band in 2020, later saying that he has zero interest in

Sumac, the band consisting of drummer Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists), bassist Brian Cook (Russian Circles, Botch, ex-These Arms Are Snakes) and

Marduk recently parted ways with bassist Joel Lindholm after Lindholm blatantly threw a Nazi salute during a set at Incineration

A couple of years ago, we learned that ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was co-producing a documentary on the late drummer

Fear Factory has announced a pretty extensive European tour for this October through December. All dates will be supported by

After roughly 17 years behind the kit for Yob, drummer Travis Foster is no longer with the band. That news

How? How is this even possible? I just reviewed a full-length album from this guy in January. And sure, I

YouTuber Bradley Hall sat down to write and record an entire fake Megadeth album in one day and it’s pretty

Last week, we reported on an incident during Incineration Fest where Marduk‘s now former bassist Joel Lindholm was filmed throwing

Pantera and Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul’s former home in Arlington, TX hit the market for $750,000 in February 2022 and

Over the weekend, Welcome To Rockville featured some killer performances from some of today’s bigger acts, but it was the

Kostnatění is here to usher in the warmer weather with their new record Úpal (Slovak for „heatstroke“). Equal parts black

When you think „black metal“ you probably don’t think about Atlanta, Georgia but Cloak is trying to change that. For

It may not seem like it while they’re killing it on stage, but our favorite artists aren’t larger than life

In Flames has announced the 2023 edition of their Dalhalla Brinner festival for August 25 and 26. The festival will

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan donned a wig and prosthetic breasts for the band’s performance at Welcome To Rockville in

I know we shit on Mötley Crüe a helluva lot here on MetalSucks, but I’d like to think it’s with

Of all the extreme music subgenres out there, deathcore has historically been the most maligned. Since its beginnings, old heads

Despite losing the fan vote, Rage Against The Machine will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s

Former Metal Church drummer Kirk Arrington has died, aged 61, according to a post from his ex-band on their Facebook

A pretty solid chunk of Ghost’s discography has made it to the stage. Well, except for these originals and cover

Terror is back in the news cycle for yet another silly reason. First it was all about one security guard

For two special nights in Sweden, the country’s own In Flames will headline the annual Dalhalla Brinner this August, with

Former Metal Church drummer Kirk Arrington has died at 61 years old. Arrington drummed for Metal Church for most of

Yob has parted ways with drummer Travis Foster. According to a statement from Yob, they and Foster have reached a

Ghost played their first show of 2023 at the Zénith de Rouen in Le Grand-Quevilly, France on May 22 where

Things have been rough for Exodus guitarist Gary Holt and his loved ones as of late, and the problem has

For the last three decades, Metallica has included a „snake pit“ section at every show they play. The snake pit

This Friday when Immortal’s tenth studio album War Against All is released to the masses, the first thing you might

All good things come to an end, if for no other reason than that the human body can only take

While Abbath was able to leave Immortal after the famously way-too-long-and-drawn-out dissolution of the band to quickly find success on

Exodus has cancelled their upcoming European tour as guitarist Gary Holt tends to his injured brother. Holt’s brother Charles Holt

Founded in 2020, RUÏM is the groundbreaking new project of the legendary Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen and the stellar French drummer

Like it or not, more bands are using artificial intelligence to generate new content, including music videos. And while that

Iron Maiden and Slipknot will make appearances in the long-running survival horror game Dead By Daylight. The game’s developer Behaviour

Rammstein played their first show of 2023 at the Vingio Parkas in Vilnius, Lithuania on May 20 and they had

Metal Injection has teamed up with our friends at ESP Guitars to offer a pretty sweet sweepstakes, because one strum

While performing at Welcome to Rockville this weekend, Tool singer Maynard James Keenan took the stage dressed in drag, protesting

Type O Negative is now streaming their AI-heavy music video for „Halloween In Heaven“. The video was created by Corrine

German thrash metal band Kreator have been going at this thing for a long time, having formed back in 1982

Over the weekend, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted hit the stage as the frontman for his solo metal project, aptly

Jason Newsted brought his Newsted project back to the stage for the first time in seven years on May 20,

Slipknot has played over 1,300 shows over the course of their two-plus decades as a band. Though according to percussionist

Following months of speculation after the tragic death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, the band announced drummer Josh Freese

The first Gatecreeper full-length since 2019’s Deserted is coming, and it’s gonna be real heavy. Gatecreeper has revealed they were

Legendary thrash metal bassist David Ellefson is our guest this week on The MetalSucks Podcast! In our chat, we discussed

After months of speculation, Foo Fighters has announced Josh Freese as their new drummer. Freese has played with bands like

Converge just announced tour dates in the U.K. and Europe with Dying Fetus, Archspire, Gatecreeper, Frozen Soul, Frontierer, and Terror. The

If one could liken the massive assortment of bands that have assembled for the 2023 Welcome To Rockville Festival in

Static-X often get lumped in with the nu metal movement of the early 2000s, but they claim they fit in

There’s a new track from Beltfed Weapon, titled “Eternal Fire,” and it features a host of impressive guests. [embedded content]

Corey Taylor couldn’t say enough good things about Sleep Token, whose record released last week. Taylor, of Slipknot and Stone

German melodic black metal practitioners Dark Fortress have officially called it quits after almost three decades as a band. Fortunately,

Kirk Hammett has been getting flak for his use of a wah pedal for decades at this point, and it’s

Just under a decade ago, Korn took the stage at Monsters of Rock Brazil 2013 with Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser

David Draiman of Disturbed recently opened up about mental illness struggles. He received a wave of support in response. In

Following a day of booming hard rock and metallic mania that all but run the entire gamut of stylistic expressions

In a recent interview, Jason Newsted talked up the authenticity he feels he puts into his pet project, Newsted. Specifically

You know, it’s almost like there are repercussions for your action. I’m not saying Marduk is a band full of

A weatherman has gone viral for his use of metal references in his recurring forecasts. Chris Michaels of WSLS 10

Rock videographer Brad Nolan reached out to us here at Metal Injection with something pretty damn cool – an Avenged

Jason Newsted and his former Metallica bandmates are on better terms these days following Newsted’s departure from the band in

Kiss‚ Gene Simmons recently gave an interview to Classic Rock where discusses the early days of Van Halen and how

Man, some killer music came out this week and as such, we’ve updated The MetalSucks Playlist with some bangers. New

Upon A Burning Body are bummed to announce that they will not be able to finish out their tour with

Earlier today, Ghost released their covers EP Phantomime to equal measures of fanfare and derision, as fans who enjoy the

Voivod will soon release its latest album, Morgöth Tales, on July 21. The 10-song release features one new song—the title

Earlier today, Canadian death metal outfit Kataklysm announced that not only do they have a brand new album titled Goliath

A cavalcade of cannabis-friendly and adjacent acts will be bringing the fuzz to two major American cities this November, as

Long-running North American death metal outfit Kataklysm announced that its fifth album, Goliath, is set for an August 11 release

Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast turned 40 years old this March and NECA Toys is celebrating with a

One of Canada’s biggest heavy metal exports, Voivod, are approaching their 40th anniversary this year and they’re putting out a

Bad Wolves have canceled its upcoming tour with For The Fallen Dreams and Inimical Drive, citing health issues with singer

Native American black metal firebrand Blackbraid has been tearing shit up since his debut self-titled album came out last year.

You never had to sign a waiver or kiss your relatives goodbye before listening to the Dethklok‘s albums, so it’s

For over a decade the Welcome To Rockville festival has been a staple of springtime in Florida, starting as a

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich spoke with Japanese music critic and radio star Masa Ito of TVK’s Rock City in regards

Steffen Kummerer fronts two successful and respected German extreme metal bands. Both Obscura and Thulcandra were started in the early

Igor and Max Cavalera are on a quest to make their old Sepultura days once the re-recorded versions of Sepultura’s

New York City-based progressive/melodic death dealers Solemn Vision signed to Black Lion Records for the release of their forthcoming album,

Last weekend, scores of nu-metal fans got to relive their high school days, as an absolutely ginomous festival aimed at

You could be forgiven for being unaware that Orgy are still around. The Candyass band hasn’t done a whole lot

Your YouTube algorithm may have finally recovered from all the strangely kinda sexy rock covers by Toyah Willcox and King

Former Sepultura members, brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, are currently in the process of re-recording and releasing updated versions of

This week’s new heavy metal releases include a prog icon settling in with a normal amount of collaborators, lots of

Nazis, King Gizzards, lizard wizards and a surprise record I never thought we would get. What a life! Blindfolded and

Few bands have ever achieved what Khanate have, creating music so unsettling and discomforting that it could be a soundtrack

In this special half episode of The MetalSucks Podcast, we get a quick chat with M. Shadows and Synyster Gates

The concept of progression is nothing new to metal; in fact, one could rightly argue that the genre was partly

After nearly 40 years kicking ass around the world as Napalm Death‘s bassist, Shane Embury is releasing a tell-all autobiography

Earlier this month, we told you about a virtual band called The Shredderz, which is kind of like if you

We’ve known that Mutoid Man—featuring members of Converge, Cave In and High on Fire—was working on new music recently, with

Earlier this month, a new virtual metal band known as The Shredderz was unveiled to the masses. Described as a

Swedish black metal outfit Marduk has parted ways with bassist Joel Lindholm after a video showing the musician performing a

Earlier today, we reported on a video that surfaced out of last weekend’s Incineration Fest in London that shows Marduk

Ruïm’s brutal yet majestic debut, Black Royal Spiritism – I – O Sino da Igreja, speaks with the authority of

Don’t be surprised if this Friday, no matter where in the world you are, a killing frost settles over everything.

Western Australian band Remission is here to plow through your headphones like a dumptruck full of anvils, thanks to their

Pennsylvania death dealers Outer Heaven have announced their sophomore album, Infinite Psychic Depths, for a July 21 release on Relapse.

When it comes to video games, there are few games more brutal, more gorey, more just absolutely fucking metal than

It’s the greatest animated show in TV history, and they’ve paid tribute to metal and rock legends for over three

British thrash metal stalwarts Evile have been going full speed for years. But as you can hear in the first

German progressive metal ensemble The Ocean have always stood out from their genre brethren. For one thing, they strike a

During their headlining performance at London’s Incineration Fest this past Sunday, the Swedish black metal band Marduk once again did

In March 2021, progressive black/death dealers Damim performed as part of Metal Injection’s Slay at Home, ripping through a killer

Foo Fighters have faced a number of challenge as a band the last few years, the largest being the untimely

With the recent announcement that Corey Taylor‘s second solo album CMF2 is coming out this September, we’re bound to hear

American weirdo metal group Mutoid Man have announced Mutants, their third album, for a July 28 release. To get you

Ghost unveiled their cover of Genesis‚ 1992 track „Jesus He Knows Me“ on Easter Sunday, which I’m sure any church-going

Touring is hard on the body in any situation, let alone when you’re working injured, which is the case for

Back in 2020 things looked a little different. As we were all stuck inside our walls, both literally and figuratively,

The thrash metal world was dealt a heavy blow back in March when we all learned that founding member and

Sick horror freaks rejoice—metalcore superstars Ice Nine Kills have just announced the „Fear the Premiere“ tour and they’re bringing along

Guitarist Nita Strauss has had quite the year, leaving Alice Cooper’s band to play with Demi Lovato before rejoining Cooper

Starting today in Iron Maiden‘s free-to-play mobile game Legacy of the Beast, the legendary band of Brits’ mascot Eddie will

With an upcoming tour with Amon Amarth coming later this summer, Ghost gives us a five song EP to whet

The meteoric rise of Scowl is set to continue throughout the year, as they just announced a full headlining tour

The topic of merch cuts – when a venue takes a percentage of a band’s income from sale of their

Back in February, ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman joined his former band on stage at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. It

Jason Newsted has played for more bands than just Flotsam and Jetsam and Metallica. Aside from Echobrain (which was one

Canadian progressive metal royalty Voivod reunited with former bassist Jason Newsted, also of Metallica fame, when the band brought the

East Of The Wall is back with a sludgy new banger called „Hegemony’s Dilemma“. Equal parts headbang-worthy and rhythmic fuckery

Twenty-one years have elapsed since Yob, Oregon’s premiere stoner doom band, burst forth with their debut release Elaboration of Carbon.

These days, Oregon’s Yob are best known for pushing the stoner doom genre forward with their deliberate, intense songwriting. With

Things have not been great for the touring musician as of late. From rising costs to venues looking to take

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has extensively discussed his tenure with the thrash trailblazers and his relationship with bandleader Dave

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a controversial institution, drawing accolades and praise from some musicians like Rage

As The Ocean has expanded on their combination of prog, sludge and post-metal, the German collective has revealed a sonic

Hard rock kings Foo Fighters will soon make their triumphant return following the tragic and untimely passing of drummer Taylor

As one of the world’s biggest rock bands active today, Foo Fighters have gone through an emotional gauntlet in recent

It should go without saying, but the guys in Ice Nine Kills have been busy. Having released 2021’s The Silver

Robert Trujillo has a pretty unique perspective on Metallica, as he’s the only member of the band that hasn’t played

A few months ago, Godsmack announced that their latest album Light Up the Sky was going to be their last

Thrash metal legends Megadeth have settled their lawsuit with The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! album designer Brent Elliott

Back in February, a New York-based artist Brent Elliot White filed a lawsuit against Megadeth, Universal Music Group, and other

When we reported on it last week, all we knew was the title of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard‘s

It has been a tumultuous few years for Marilyn Manson. Manson (real name Brian Warner) has been involved in a

Long Island’s hardcore mainstays Incendiary kick down the sonic doorway with their first album in six years, Change The Way

Previously only known for his work fronting tech-death crew Cult of Lilith, vocalist Mario Infantes is branching out into the

Chicago will once again play host to the 2023 edition of Riot Fest, which features an impressively-large lineup. As usual,

This may come as a surprise to you, but Metallica‘s written some pretty big stinkers in their time. But while

Dennis Lyxzén knows a thing or two about touring. Lyxzén has been on the road with bands like Refused, The

It’s been a minute since we heard anything even remotely close to what Corey Taylor’s thought about anything, but with

England’s Sleep Token have had a somewhat meteoric rise since forming in 2016, with their cryptic costumes and identities—alongside their

Whether you think it’s good, bad or just plain weird, the latest Avenged Sevenfold output has been showing off a

Bummer news for those hoping to see Five Finger Death Punch with Metallica: the groove metal heavyweights have announced more

Just yesterday, we reported that Epica was going to be taking Five Finger Death Punch‘s spot at the Paris and

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson—who swears he’s over his firing from Megadeth despite talking about it more than his current

We’ve known that there’s new Corey Taylor in the pipes for a while now—new album CMFT2 is expected later this

The meteoric rise of Sleep Token may be one of the best success stories in modern heavy music. Besides the

When Ghost announced their upcoming covers EP Phantomime, the only track that really caught my attention — and likely caught

Swedish rock sensation Ghost are due to drop their excellently-titled covers EP, Phantomime, later this week (May 19) and they’ve

For the 10th anniversary of The Dillinger Escape Plan’s One Of Us Is The Killer, we look back on 10

Legal proceedings and a lack of official representation in the music industry be damned, Marilyn Manson is teasing something on