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Venom Inc. is no longer down a man, having officially announced a replacement for Jeff “Mantas” Dunn who stepped back from the band earlier this month. The replacement shouldn’t come as a big surprise to anyone, however, as it’s former Nevermore and Annihilator guitarist Curran Murphy, who made his live debut with Venom Inc. back…
(Editor’s note: This year, we’re bringing back the individual ‘Top Albums’ lists. In previous years, we all kinda just lumped everyone’s picks into one article, but we got enough comments from you guys about wanting the individual lists, so here we are with MetalSucks reviewer C.C. DeLorean’s picks. Enjoy and happy holidays!) As tempting as…
What do you do when you’re an iconic 78-year-old writer, actor, artist, and filmmaker on the final Saturday night of 2024 in your hometown of Baltimore? For John Waters, director of Pink Flamingos and Multiple Maniacs, the answer is see hardcore act Trapped Under Ice throw down at Ottobar this past Saturday. Photos of Waters’…
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A couple days ago, we were excited to learn that there might be a return of the prog metal outfit Nevermore after both Jeff Loomis and Van Williams teased its potential return. I mean, they broke up back in 2011, so it’s been a minute. But if you were one of the many fans online…
(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2024, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s artists and get them to weigh in on their favorites. What follows is Baroness frontman John Baizley’s ‘Top Albums of 2024’.) I chose the following five records because I simply cannot stop listening to…
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The scent of home returns in my dreams There’s a lingering moment of reckoning when you step across a border, suitcase in hand, and exchange the comfort of your homeland for a shimmer of promised fortune. Is it a genuine Eldorado or merely a mirage, a mythic quest that erodes childhood Eden into distant memories?…
In 2019, a serendipitous encounter brought together two visionaries in the realm of dark sonic artistry. Brody Lowe, a visual artist whose talents span music videos and video game design, found creative synergy with Jeremiah J Gonzales, a producer with a sharp ear and a distinctive vision. From this meeting, Redder Moon emerged—a trio crafting…
Not gonna lie—this is somewhat of a surprising take considering how everyone in almost every industry has been shitting bullets about A.I. and how it will (and already sort of has) ruin everything. For whatever reason though, Pestilence‘s Patrizio “Patrick” Mameli is all about that A.I. life, which is funny considering the band totally ditched…
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How many of y’all remember Nevermore? They’re that one prog metal band who hailed from the grunge capital of Seattle in the early ’90s? Well, it seems like they’re returning. Maybe. Probably. Possibly? Van Williams and Jeff Loomis (who was also in Arch Enemy until last year) each shared a one-minute video on their socials…
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Grave has been busy lately. They’re somehow the only people who can get anything done in those two months after Halloween when no one does shit. The Swedish death metallers haven’t really been active since they last worked on new music back in 2015, and after canceling all their 2024 dates, but I guess they’re…
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Yes, you read that correctly. I did a double-take when I first read it, too. Nile‘s founding frontman Karl Sanders revealed a little secret of his recently. This fool loves pickleball, a little deeper than probably anyone else on Earth does. He went on Side Jams with Bryan Reesman to talk about his adoration for…
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Apparently, Five Finger Death Punch’s bassist Chris Kael is a funny guy. Not funny weird (probably) but funny haha. Kael did a stand-up comedy set on December 13 at Skinny Bar in Boulder City, Nevada. He shared a clip of it on his Facebook page, which you can see here because for some reason it…
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Polish black metal band Behemoth is God-fearing which, in 2024, is fucking strange to me. If God exists, he’s doing a pretty lame job. But I’m not here to argue the efficacy of God’s plan or whatever people want to refer to it as. I’m here to share something Behemoth themselves have shared—a teeny video…
Earlier this month, Venom Inc. guitarist Jeff ‘Mantas’ Dunn announced on his Facebook page that he was no longer coming back to the band. At the time, he cited some hardships that have hit him and his loved ones — including his personal health — as the main reason he was leaving the band. For…
(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2024, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s artists and get them to weigh in on their favorites. What follows is Revocation frontman Dave Davidson’s ‘Top Albums of 2024’.) Living Gate – Suffer As One This record is a complete…
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Last Friday, the world learned of the passing of Amen vocalist Casey Chaos (Karim George Chmielinski) at the far too young age of 59. When his death was announced in a social media post last week, his cause of death wasn’t revealed, but that detail — along with what’s going to happen with the final…
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California-based death metal outfit Vastum will soon be back on the road, terrorizing local venues and bringing Withered, Goetia, and No Pulse along as tour support. Set to kick off on March 27 in Tacoma, Washington and coming to a close on April 11 in Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way, the bands will hit a…
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New beginnings usually happen around this time of year, but for Lamb of God‘s Mark Morton, one of the biggest changes in his life happened around this time six years ago when he decided to get sober. Earlier today, the 52-year-old guitarist shared a moment of self-reflection on his social media pages as he reflected…
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Following up the release of this fall’s Cinderglow EP, Brooklyn dream pop quartet The Harrow have just issued a surprise holiday single – a cover of For Against‘s wintry “December,” the title track from the Nebraska band’s 1988 December LP. The track was recorded as a tribute to For Against’s singer and bassist Jeff Runnings,…
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It’s hard to believe that 2024 is at an end and 2025 is right around the corner! Looking back, there were a lot of awesome rock and metal albums to dive into over the last 12 months, including ones from Knocked Loose, Erra, High on Fire, Judas Priest, Pallbearer, Charlotte Wessels, Linkin Park, Dool, Devin…
Earlier this month, Gutter Christ Productions put on a show chock full of death metal brutality in north New Jersey. More than half a dozen bands descended upon Dingbatz to ply their trade and throw down for the metal masses. Luckily, our photog Jess Ripper was free to head on over there and take some…
Two months out from the start of Aborted‘s ‘Terrifying North America’ tour, the lineup’s forced to make a change as Stabbing dropped off the run. In their place, Belarusian slam/death metal act Extermination Dismemberment will take their place. Stabbing’s self-removal from the tour was announced via social media. Their statement is as follows: “Unfortunately we…
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(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2024, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s artists and get them to weigh in on their favorites. What follows is Devin Townsend’s favorite pieces of media for 2024.) The music I do and my squirrely brain tends to make…
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I’ve said before that I think it’s a miracle that Mayhem has made it to their 40th anniversary as a band. I mean, they’re a great band, but I just assume the band dynamics are kind of toxic when the band’s bassist murders the guitarist. People love to tell you about Fleetwood Mac being the…
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The concept of a “Christmas miracle” might raise eyebrows amongst those more accustomed to receiving lumps of coal this time of year, yet somehow, London’s resident agitator Mark Hex has found it in his festive heart to deliver precisely that. His new record, Edge Lore Of The Land Of Nihilists, emerges like a half-lit sparkler…
Death, in literature and myth, has always danced a waltz with romance. It swept Eurydice away from Orpheus’s desperate arms and cast a cold shadow over the ill-fated love of Romeo and Juliet. In these tales, a broken heart can echo the pang of real grief, yet the mere ability to dream—like Orpheus’s tragic songs—offers…
This coming spring looks like a hell of a time for European concert goers, as yet another trek featuring an incredibly popular act was recently announced. This time around, Swedish melodic death metal act Dark Tranquillity revealed a long list of dates throughout Europe with Moonspell and Hiraes in tow. Set to kick off on…
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In a tragic turn of events just months after his band released their fourth full-length release Be and Exist, Lucifer’s Hammer frontman Andrés “Hades” Adasme was killed “by a criminal” at 38 years old. Having been a member of the band since its formation in 2012, Hades can be heard providing his vocals on all…
Next year’s going to have a lot of new releases to get hyped about, but one thing that could potentially be on the horizon is Megadeth‘s follow up to 2022’s The Sick…The Dying…and the Dead!” With general concensus being that we could see a new release from the iconic thrash band in the future, guitarist…
Read More “Teemu Mäntysaari Says Megadeth Has “So Many Good Ideas” for the Next Album” »
(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2024, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s artists and get them to weigh in on their favorites. What follows is Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair’s ‘Top Albums of 2024’.) Brian Fair from Shadows Fall here. Man, 2024 was a…
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For the first time since the 2021 release of their previous album The Thirteen Years of Nero, Ex Deo has announced that they’ll be releasing a new EP in a couple weeks. Not only that, but the first single, “Vespasian”, is now available. Set for release on January 10, the EP titled Year of the…
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He paints on a smile, the pleasure is mutual Attack of denial, be still, it’s only for the wild Bands often operate in a space where persona and reality blur—what the audience sees under stage lights can feel like a carefully crafted performance, yet offstage, there’s a raw humanity that seeps through. It’s in the…
Earlier this month, Shadows Fall released their first new song in a dozen years with “In The Grey” and it got a lot of attention from fans everywhere. To think that happened in the year of our lord 2024 is just wild to a lot of people — myself included. Over the weekend, the band…
As we get ready for the new year, bands continue to put out more and more tour dates for the beginning of 2025. One more band that’s gone that route is American sludge metal Thou, announcing dates from January all the way out to April across the U.S. and Europe. Coming along with them will…
(Editor’s note: This year, we’re bringing back the individual ‘Top Albums’ lists. In previous years, we all kinda just lumped everyone’s picks into one article, but we got enough comments from you guys about wanting the individual lists, so here we are. Enjoy and happy holidays!) Looking back on the year that was, 2024 had…
Hope you didn’t have a big breakfast, because story’s liable to make your stomach do gymnastics. In an interview on Kailtyn Bristowe’s Off The Vine podcast, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee‘s wife Brittany Furlan revealed the kind of information about the rocker that changes the complexion about those unwanted dick pics he thrust onto all…
For the last five years, German industrial metal titans Rammstein have been on the road, with their most recent stadium tours being in support of their most recent album Zeit. Normally that would be the end of the discussion, but there were some allegations, an investigation by German authorities, a dropped case, and now a…
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if I could change things I would but it still was your choice hiding making your love look absent as you silence your voice Sex Park, a Portland-born trio, channels the cold pulse of synthpop and the brooding energy of darkwave into a sound both restless and electric. Founded in 2016 by Daniel Blumenthal and…
Fancy yourself a lover of Norwegian melodic, progressive, and doom metal, perhaps all rolled into one? Well, this might be your lucky fuckin day because it seems that one of the classics is coming back in one of its best forms. The 3rd and the Mortal just announced that they’ll be reuniting with singer Kari…
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I guess we should be okay with this…? Even though Slayer is on a reunion tour currently, it doesn’t seem like they’ll ever tour again, or even release another fuckin album. At least, that’s what the band’s guitarist Kerry King said in a recent interview with Metal Roos. Watch it below. “We’re never gonna tour…
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