The MetalSucks Playlist – This Week’s Top Tracks, from July 9 to July 16 Did you get so caught up shitting on the Pantera “reunion” online that you forgot to read all of this week’s metal news? Don’t worry, we got you. Here’s what you need to know: Here are the 20 best thrash albums…
Guitarist Gary Holt recently gave an interview in the latest issue of Guitar World magazine—transcribed on Ultimate Guitar—where he discussed his time in Slayer and new music from his primary band, Exodus. When asked if he misses playing in Slayer, who called it quits for good in 2019, he replied that he does, for more…
While I’m a fan of art in all its many forms, the lowbrow will always be my home. Sophisticated art is beautiful and meaningful, but the minute someone tries to tell me about how sophisticated it is, I want out. Which is why I was stoked to learn that another Beavis and Butt-Head movie was…
French synth solo project Hørd, helmed by musician and producer Sebastien Carl, debuts a chilling new song, called “Ice”. While the music flirts with a darkwave aesthetic, it also incorporates EBM, shoegaze, and techno elements. Synth pads, ghostly reverbs, and echoing lyrics meld together in a haunting soundscape with the track, hypnotizing listeners with spacey…
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In a recent interview, Sepultura and Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera weighed in on the Pantera reunion, sharing his opinion on who he thinks should play guitar and drum in place of the deceased Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. “I would go with Chris [Ulsh] from Power Trip; that would be my drum choice. And then on…
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No matter how hardcore, blasphemous, or chaotic it sounds, every song has been the soundtrack to someone getting fingered. There is no song in all of creation that has not played in the background of one person pressing at least one finger into the willing hole of their lover. And while metalheads often seem oddly…
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I was already too old to get into Paramore by the time they blew up — I was a college student, and dismissed them as emo while listening to, fuck, Neutral Milk Hotel or Dragonforce or something else no better than Paramore — but man, they are fucking popular (and, due to their popularity, hated…
With their searing new single “Satellite”, gothic post-punk outfit The Sweet Kill divines the angst of the post-millennial age into a darkwave masterpiece full of romantic sorrow. Cold synths, atmospheric guitar, and melodic bass surround the passionate vocals of Pete Mills, creating an anthemic powerhouse channeling The Mission, Ultravox, Lords of the New Church, and…
Following a successful tour with Korine, Brooklyn’s own Johnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers have teased the release of their next LP with the blood-soaked video for “The Last Ones” Feeling like a lovelorn anthem from an 80s film soundtrack, the song is Johnny Dynamite’s best single yet. Setting its bedroom pop tone perfectly, “The Last…
Earlier this month, the circus rolled into the City of Saints and set it ablaze. Swedish freak-metallers Avatar took on Montreal with the help of metalcore skyscrapers Light the Torch and local death metallers Fall of Stasis. The entire clown ritual was captured by Mihaela Petrescu, and can be seen below. Check out how many…
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Industrial-metal legends Fear Factory will release Recoded in October, a remix album featuring new takes on songs from their most recent LP, 2021’s Aggressive Continuum. The record is Fear Factory’s first remix album in 25 years, with the last being 1997’s Remanufacture. The October 28 release marks the 32nd anniversary of Fear Factory’s founding nearly…
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Interpol explore “heartache and grief” with the release of “Gran Hotel”, the fourth single from the band’s seventh studio album The Other Side Of Make-Believe, which comes out tomorrow, July 15th. According to the band, The Other Side of Make-Believe explores the sinister undercurrents of modern times, exuding a deep, yearning vulnerability. Produced by Flood and…
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In just a few short weeks, Peter Hook & The Light are about to embark on their ninth tour of North America, once again paying tribute to Joy Division with their biggest and most extensive trek to date, The Joy Division: A Celebration tour will see Hooky and friends playing Unknown Pleasures and Closer in…
All this talk about the Rage Against the Machine reunion has been an important reminder that, because of expensive ticket prices, major concerts aren’t always accessible to fans who want to see a band. Not long ago, Guns N’ Roses were the hot reunion of the month and they’ve remained steadily on the road since…
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By December of 2020, things were finally starting to look up for Hanno Klänhard. During his last trip home to Germany to work with drummer Erinç Sakarya on the latest album by their band Mantar, the guitarist and vocalist had torn the meniscus in his knee, resulting in surgery and the financial strains that come…
Read More “Pain Is Forever: How Mantar’s Incredible New Album Nearly Killed Them” »
The term “Ghost in the Nursery” is a term used to explain how generational experience is encoded genetically in our DNA. You may personally never have experienced war or been made a refugee, but if your grandparents had, then your behavior and life choices are genetically informed by the intergenerational trauma of these ancestral experiences….
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It appears that Maynard James Keenan-fronted weirdo rock act Puscifer have no plans of stopping their campaign of global domination. The band have announced a continuation of their trek from earlier this year, to kick off this October in San Francisco and head through the U.S. and a couple of stops in Canada. Not only…
UK metalcore kingpins Architects have announced their tenth studio album, The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit, for an October 21 release via Epitaph and shared the latest single, “tear gas.” According to NME, The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit was produced by Architects members Dan Searle and Josh Middleton, with additional contributions from…
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“I wish it were differentIt all ends the sameYour savage heartHas stolen my name” The Cult have released the video for their lead single “Give Me Mercy” from the upcoming album Under The Midnight Sun, via Black Hill Records. “Give Me Mercy” is a crooning lament that shows The Cult returning to the same mystical cistern…
Greek musicians Thodoris Koutsogiannis and Alexios Othon Theodoridis met in 2016 and decided to join forces. After a long period of experimentation and rotating members, they have perfected their unique atmospheric post-punk sound with their project Boxes of Blow. Now, they announce their second album Dystopia, out now via Wave Records. With it, they explore…
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The following editorial is solely the opinion of MetalSucks writer and editor Chris Krovatin, AKA Emperor Rhombus. It reflects his views and his views alone. The other day, after a band described their vocalist as their “frontperson” in a press release, I decided to poll our readers on how they felt about the use of gendered terms…
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Doom rock is alive and well with The Black Cheetahs, a trio from Berlin. Blending dark soulful vocals with searing ambient electronics and dirty bass synths, the band announces the release of their debut album, Slow Doomed Fever. A study in cartharsis, we hear elements of garage rock and doom with a fully-formed blues soul….
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We all know that System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan is very vocal about his political beliefs, from saying he’d vote for Trump again despite the January 6th hearings to claiming he’d figured out the cause of COVID while brushing off the invasion of Ukraine. Now, however, Dolmayan has taken a moment to explain…
“It’s lost to time, and you’ll recite those words before they’re mine”. Darkwave project Harsh Symmetry has announced the release of its full-length debut Display Model on Fabrika Records. Display Model as a whole is a vulnerable work earnest in tearing down the ornate walls we decorate with personas constructed with consumerism and social media….
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You motherfuckers know Cognitive from New Jersey? Killer band. Ultra-heavy live band who play crushing tech-death with some powerful moments of atmosphere throughout. Well, guess what, they’re about to head out on tour! Oh, also these bands you might have heard of, Fallujah and Psycroptic? I guess they’re the co-headliners or something. Also, Interloper will…
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Toronto-based songwriter Cory Gorski delves into the world of dark pop with a new single and self-directed video, “The Math Between Us”, a song from his project A Perfect Error’s new album Midnight Wire. The minimalist track has shades of early Human League and Kraftwerk mixed with the pleading vocals of Nine Inch Nails, weaving the…
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As a metal writer, you use ‘epic’ a lot, and usually that just means ‘cinematic’ or ‘impressive.’ But Mongolian folk metallers The Hu are most certainly epic proper, believably channeling themes of ancient Mongolia in with gut-punching tracks. Now, the band have announced their new album, and have released the first single via a music…
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The devil never comes if you don’t believe himThe curse relinquishedScepter come, incarcerateWhere I’m captive, I am safe After a long pandemic pause, Brooklyn post-punk act Spirits of Leo returned last February with a new lineup, and signed with à La Carte Records. They announce the debut their ethereal new single “Asylum”, taken from their…
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You might not expect Colour Design when you go to Little Rock, Arkansas. Country music, sure; harrowing sludge, of course — but soaring, shimmering post-hardcore fueled by divine personal energy? Not so much. And yet the five-piece have become a local staple, offering fans a beautiful tidal wave of emotional sound in which to let…
Last month, former Death drummer Kam Lee publicly stated that Death mastermind Chuck Schuldiner ripped off Bay Area band Possessed, officially cementing the latter act as the first death metal band. Lee also went on to say that he was kept from being part of the documentary on Chuck’s life because people didn’t want him…
Seems like the world’s terribly dark Feels like no one hears their voice or hearts They wait, They stay, They won’t run Waiting for a wolf to appear, to come Romantic deathrock outfit Johnathan/Christian, consisting of Stockholm-based Christian Granquist and American Johnathan Mooney, announces a new single. All sales for the track, Talkin’ ‘Bout The…
If there’s any real star from the latest season of Stranger Things, it’s undoubtedly…well, it’s Sadie Sink, who plays Max. But a close second, and easily the first for the metal community, is Joseph Quinn as good-natured metalhead Eddie Munson. However, in a recent interview, Quinn was asked what song would pull him out of…
If it hasn’t become incredibly apparent by now, we’re huge fans of gnarly vampire thrash act Spiter, which features members of Devil Master and Shitfucker. Now, it’s been revealed that Spiter will be bringing their bloodthirsty campaign on the road, as the band have announced a North American tour! The trek kicks off in September,…
Now, look, I’m a great big Halloweeny horror nerd, so when I tell you that I’m ultra-stoked for Rob Zombie‘s remake of The Munsters, it should be understood that I’m not speaking from a place of austere music journalism, but from the part of me that’s wondering why the hell it isn’t October already. And…
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For those who still believe, thank Christ the sax solo has been resurrected. Vincent Christ, that is. The London-based artist, formerly a hip hop producer, has descended into the underworld towards a darker, more gothic flavoured post-punk sound with “Heart On A Chain”, the seventh single and video from his debut album Truant. ‘It’s pure…
Italian darkwave outfit Geometric Vision returns come back with “Luna”, a brand new single along with its moonlit nocturnal video. Lingering somewhere between future and tradition, the track is an immersive journey into the culture and atmosphere of their hometown, exploring the lay of the land. The subject touches upon “dark” houses where the light…
This week, Mudvayne and Hellyeah frontman Chad Gray is our guest! We discuss his early touring days with Slipknot before Mudvayne broke out, the trek that ended a 26-month touring cycle, Mudvayne’s motivation for wearing make-up in their early days, and the importance of mystique to the success of the band. Chad also talks about…
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Man, it seems like right now, all of the trashy, ultraviolent video games from my youth are getting their big spotlight moments. First, we find out that Peacock is making a Twisted Metal show with Will Arnett playing Sweet Tooth. Then we learn that there’s a Duke Nukem movie in the works from the people…
Last year, rap-rocker Kid Rock called a fan in Tennessee a homophobic slur midway through a performance. He later defended the comment by saying that he has a lot of gay friends. Now, it appears that Kid Rock decided to celebrate our country’s independence by posting a pro-gun meme that’s an insult to the LGBTQ+…
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Denver-based project Shhadows, the brainchild of producer Jason Timothy, marries his love of dark 80’s synth music with modern electronic production. Their latest offering, a concept album called Bloodwork, reflects upon the journey of isolation, depression, and longing while also inducing an intense sense of power and hope. Timothy, who has been spending the last…
