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Progressive metal fans across North America had a hell of a time all throughout June and July, as Cynic and Atheist co-headlined and toured together on the Focus and Presence Tour. It was an opportunity to see the two acts commemorate some seriously special moments in their discography, with Cynic performing the entirety of Focus…
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Earlier this year, Swedish extreme metal outfit Meshuggah dropped a celebratory remaster of their classic album ObZen for its 15th anniversary. With each song getting another pass in the studio and a crisper version of the 2008 album being the result, it’s only natural that the band would look to the rest of their discography…
Read More “Meshuggah’s Chaosphere to Be Remastered for 25th Anniversary” »
Like a fine wine as the years roll on, Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz believes he’s only getting better behind the kit. Having been with the band since 1988, Mazurkiewicz has been featured on numerous albums and toured the world, without ever looking like he’s missing a step. Basically, look up the term “locked in”…
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Twenty-five years ago today, Fear Factory released the brilliant record Obsolete. Based on a idea written by then lead vocalist Burton C. Bell, it tells the story of a far flung future set in the year 2076 where machines have taken over humanity. At the time, it was feared that humanity had become too reliant…
Read More “Twenty-Five Years Later, Fear Factory’s Obsolete is Anything But” »
“Instead of a diamond, I turn to dust.” From the pulsing heartland of Ohio, where life burns like a fiery Roman candle until it eventuallytturns to ash, emerges SUMMORE. This duo manifests the duality of shadowy synthpop, like an alchemist transforming melancholy into a captivating musical narrative. Julie’s voice is the ghostly wind whispering through…
In a mysterious world where dreamlike croon resonates through the atmosphere, a ghostly presence of rich guitars and dark melodies coalesce, crafting a picture that is strikingly similar to post-punk revival acts such as Interpol and Franz Ferdinand laced with spectral echoes of Joy Division. The outcome of this captivating mix is a brand new…
Read More “Border Goth Trio The Slashes Debut Haunting Post-Punk Single “Dead Majesty”” »
The details don’t matter – too complex The audience just wants to be entertained (Don’t pay attention) The Meteor Police of New Jersey are an auditory entity that embodies many contradictions. Their soundscapes are intricately woven with progressive narrative threads and pop influences, firmly grounded on a foundation of punk sass, classic DC hardcore, and…
Read More “Meteor Police Crash Land With Old-School Punk Fury in “NEW TYPE DESTROYER”” »
Ever listen to metal and think “oh shit, this is dark” or feel like the music was particularly serious? Probably when you were a younger metalhead, right? Well Whitechapel frontman Phil Bozeman, who’s definitely not unfamiliar with writing killer metal that treads some dark themes, feels like today’s metal is missing that edge. And he’s…
Read More “Whitechapel’s Phil Bozeman Wishes Metal Was More Serious: “I Want to Feel Intimidated”” »
When it comes to biting social commentary and wise insights into what ails our late stage capitalist hellhole, maybe the last person we should be looking to is Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke. The internet lightning rod of shitstorms and bad takes has once again popped off on some wild nonsense and you just…
Read More “Ronnie Radke Says Some Out of Pocket Sh*t About Reparations and Transphobia” »
New-jack death metal outfit Frozen Soul have been taking over the heavy music scene over the last few years and they’re looking to continue that takeover with the 2023 edition of Wrecking Ball Metal Madness on October 27-29. The festival, which is presented by Frozen Soul, takes place in Dallas and features a wild lineup…
Read More “The Wrecking Ball Metal Madness Lineup is a Wild Halloween Party” »
Addiction is one hell of a disease and sadly, it’s claimed a lot of prominent and influential figures in the metal world. One such individual whose loss we’re still reeling from is the late, great Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho, whose alcohol abuse led to his death at 41 years old back in December…
Have you ever wanted to teabag Five Finger Death Punch‘s Zoltan Bathory but didn’t want to get slapped with a restraining order or an epic beat down from security? Then boy, do I have great news for you. When the fifth season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone kicks…
I feel like I’m losing my mind Born from the fertile creative womb of New York City, CG8 emerged, flaunting an unfiltered, audacious style that harks back to the raw tenacity of old-school post-punk. This indomitable quartet of women have been methodically etching fissures into the imposing edifice of the music scene since their inception….
All you are is what you see, All you see is what you are And all you are is what you’ll get We are nothing. Ars Moriendi (The Art of Dying) is a poetic waltz with death; its tune penned in the twilight of the Middle Ages. This lyrical dance manual for mortality twirls around…
Read More “Portugal’s Dreamweapon Debuts Video for Droning Industrial Soundscape “Danse Macabre”” »
Last year, a product called The Real Thing cropped up on Kickstarter that could only be described as a weird little tabletop roleplaying game that was loosely based on — and endorsed by — Faith No More and their releases. Earlier this week, the company behind the RPG came back to fans with their hat…
Read More “That Faith No More Tabletop RPG is Expanding with Angel Dust and King For A Day Books” »
Someone better check the temperature down in Hell, because it’s late July 2023 and I’m writing a MetalSucks post about Vince Neil actually sounding half decent during a recent show. While the rest of Mötley Crüe are ostensibly working on new material or trying to find new ways to drag Mick Mars through the mud,…
There’s a common conception that health care outside of the US is all sunshine and rainbows, but as it turns out that’s just not the case all the time. Such is the realization that ex-Cradle of Filth/ex-Brujeria/current Shining drummer Nick Barker and his family have recently gotten when he started getting treatment for liver failure….
Metalcore outfit Dying Wish are back and they’ve got some new music on the horizon. Just before midnight last night, the band revealed that they have a new album on the way titled Symptoms of Survival slated for release on November 3, via SharpStone Records. Not only that, but they’ve also dropped the album’s first…
Read More “Dying Wish Have a New Album Coming This November, Drop Single “Watch My Promise Die”” »
Some people just can’t help themselves, huh? Something triggers ’em and BAM. Their mouth opens and some out of pocket stuff just tumbles right out. It happens on both sides of the political spectrum, with people of all colors, races, and creeds. It’s honestly the most American thing going on these days. So it naturally…
Read More “Ted Nugent Drums Up Satanic Panic with Some Casual Racism on the Side” »
We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of the ferocious, brilliant Sinéad O’Connor at 56, just eighteen months after the loss of her son Shane. In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have…
Go face your problems, the problems you have You’re part of the problem, the problem you are So what’s the problem, the only problem you have Now I’m the problem, the only problem you have Hello Pity, the enigmatic dark quartet hailing from Berlin, is about to unveil their highly-anticipated debut album “Naked” on Friday,…
Is this what freedom feels like? Will there be more to come? In these hauntingly poignant lyrics from Hallows’ new song from their upcoming album A Quieter Life, entitled “I Am Destroyed,” we delve into the essence of a soul yearning for liberation, but burdened by the weight of existential questions. The search for freedom…
Kris Baha’s newest meta venture with Ghosts In The Machine is set for a futuristic rave. Part cyborg and part metallic-coated dystopia, the concept of the project focuses on a world where AI controls all systems. “Our flesh and code are trapped in networks encrypting our ghosts. The merging of our consciousness in the digital…
Read More “Kris Baha and Ghosts In The Machine Tap Into a Cyberpunk Dystopia with “Flesh & Code”” »
The details surrounding it may be kinda nebulous at the moment, but it’s pretty common knowledge that Judas Priest have a new album in the works. As things progress and the recording process gets further and further along, people like Richie Faulkner have been out there chatting a lot about it. During a recent interview…
Read More “Richie Faulkner Wants Judas Priest’s Next Album to Hit the Top of Billboard’s Charts” »
When they’re not offering their heavy metal “hot takes,” apparently Rivers of Nihil have been quietly preparing for a new addition to their extended family, as vocalist/bassist Adam Biggs and his significant other are expecting a baby very, very soon. So soon, in fact, that he’s stepping down from the band’s tour with Between The…
With a new album on the way and tons of millennials apparently looking to reconnect with their (misguided) youths, it seems like Aaron Lewis and the rest of Staind are reaping the benefits. At least when it comes to the Active Rock chart over on MediaBase. The news was announced yesterday on the band’s official…
Read More “Nostalgia Fuels Staind’s “Lowest In Me” to Top Spot on Active Rock Single Charts” »
Man, the dudes in Polish doom metal band Dopelord are just begging the Polish authorities to slap them with a criminal charge of blasphemy of something, as they recently announced that their fifth studio effort will be titled “Songs For Satan.” With other artists like Behemoth’s Nergal regularly getting legally slapped in Poland for making…
Read More “Dopelord Announce New Album Songs For Satan, “Night of the Witch” Streaming Now” »
Death metal stalwarts Incantation are just a month out from the release of their upcoming album Unholy Deification and they’re making a case for you to pick the damn thing up with the lyric video for its second single, “Homunculus (Spirit Made Flesh) IX.” Featuring creepy AI art and the grinding, doomy death metal you’d…
Millions of emotions on a string Moving along, stellar overdrive Soft Riot, a retro-infused multidisciplinary artistic and imaginative synthesizer music venture, is set to release its tenth album No. on August 11th. The album can be acquired through Possession Records and Wave Tension Records (NL). One of the forthcoming new album’s standout pieces is “Linked…
Straight from the heart of Vancouver, Total Chroma presents their sizzling new single called “Starvation.” This single serves as a third leading up to the release of their forthcoming new album, L A P L A N D — an exciting collection of scorching electronic music tracks is scheduled for release on October 14th, 2023…
Read More “Vancouver EBM Project Total Chroma Serves up Sizzling New Single “Starvation”” »
Bearing the pseudonym My Violence, Viennese songbird Silvia Ryder, once part of the ethereal pop twosome, Sugarplum Fairies, steps into her newfound persona. Ryder has unveiled the maiden track from her eponymous first album under this new guise, named “Harlot.” The LP is set to drop on October 6th. Brought to life through the production…
“We’re tough out here but the love goes crazy!” If you’ve been waiting for an absolute dance-infused summer banger, this is it. Sextile’s delightful “New York” is a jubilant, joyful love letter to The Big Apple. Singer Mel Scaduto pays homage to the ‘warm steeliness’ of her birthplace with this frenzy of fun. Opening with…
“It’s been 8 long years since we’ve toured and there is no better way to end our run as a group than with a tour celebrating our 40th anniversary.” Industrial music pioneers Skinny Puppy have unveiled the second act of their North American farewell journey. They plan to resurface on the touring circuit this November,…
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose is notoriously selective about when he gets his photo taken. Sure, when he’s on stage he doesn’t really have a say in the matter and sometimes he’ll wave to a gathered crowd outside a hotel room every once in a while, but he’s also known to want his privacy….
Read More “Joe Rogan Crashed Axl Rose’s Dinner in Greece and Only One of Them Looks Thrilled” »
It’s been a couple years since the world got new Testament tunes, but that’s not going to be the case forever, as guitarist Eric Peterson and newly minted drummer Chris Dovas have apparently begun hashing out ideas for the next release. Over the weekend, Peterson posted a few pictures on his Instagram account highlighting some…
Read More “Testament Has “Seven New Jam Ideas” for Their Next Record” »
Some awesome fucking news recently came out of the Ice Nine Kills camp, as guitarist Dan Sugarman recently announced that he is cancer-free. The dude has been stuck at home battling thyroid cancer while his bandmates are out on tour, but a new email update to his Patreon subscribers revealed that a recent procedure he…
Read More “Ice Nine Kills Guitarist Dan Sugarman Beat Thyroid Cancer: “100% Healthy and C-Free!”” »
There are fewer things more exciting as a metal fan than setting out to catch a show. You’ve waited weeks or months for the day to arrive and now all you have to worry about is getting there and securing the ideal spot to take it all in. Yet for so many of us with…
Read More “Metal Hurts: What It Can Be Like Going to Concerts with Disabilities” »
Fans of alternative/industrial metal from the early 2000s rejoice. Though you may already have two kids and a mortgage, that doesn’t mean your days in (or let’s be real, to the side of) the pit are over. You can always catch Italian outfit Lacuna Coil and industrial titans Fear Factory on one of their 12…
Read More “Lacuna Coil and Fear Factory Announce October Tour” »
Los Angeles-based band FEARING is a riveting embodiment of the dark post-punk aesthetic. The brainchild of James Rogers and Brian Vega, two multifaceted producers, the band’s roots trace back to their early friendship forged amidst the raucous energy of hardcore shows in Reno, Nevada. Years later, after a decade steeped in touring with various bands,…
Debdepan, a rising duo from Kent’s rich music scene, has released their latest offering, “The Goat,” as part of their forthcoming new release: the OMEN EP. Comprised of two talented women, debdepan utilizes their avant-garde harmonies and a grounded spirit to create a unique and otherworldly sound. Long-standing allies from childhood, Chelsea Tolhurst (the voice…
Read More “Kent Duo debdepan Cook Up Whimsy in Their Video for “The Goat”” »
