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“Time is dysphoric. The dream breaks down. Everyone’s beginning to panic, but in the end, something will come from it.” From the scorching desert of Arizona, synthpop duo Body of Light return with the announcement of a brand new album Bitter Reflection, and the record’s captivating and melodic first single, “Never Ever.” With fervor and…
At the tail end of last week and over the weekend, eagle-eyed Spiritbox fans noticed that the Canadian alt-metal band had deleted all social media posts mentioning their upcoming tour with Falling In Reverse. Speculation swirled that their backing out of the dates stemmed from Falling In Reverse vocalist Ronnie Radke‘s alleged exploitative actions, violent…
A tour with Killswitch Engage and Currents was already great news, but add in today’s announcement that Capra are joining the lineup and baby, you’ve got a stew going. Earlier today, the Louisiana-based metallic hardcore outfit announced they were hopping on for five shows with the two bands just a couple weeks after their current…
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Now let’s get one thing straight from the rip — Phil Anselmo is not going anywhere as it relates to the Pantera reunion/tribute shows are concerned. He’s one half of the surviving members of the band and it would be absolutely crazy to have him get replaced (though not entirely unwarranted). Still, during a recent…
In a move that combines two of the fastest growing things in metal right now, Lorna Shore frontman Will Ramos recently posted a YouTube video showcasing his cover of Sleep Token‘s massive hit “Chokehold.” According to Ramos, who’s probably either busy gearing up for Lorna Shore’s upcoming headlining tour (and their tour with Gojira and…
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This Wednesday, yet another former Megadeth member is going to hop on stage with Kings of Thrash and spend an entire night playing nothing but Megadeth tunes. Shawn Drover, who reportedly managed along with his brother Glen “pressured” Dave Mustaine into reuniting with David Ellefson back in 2010 will join the ousted bassist and ex-Megadeth…
Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne made a memorable appearance at the Oscars on Sunday night, performing “This Is a Life” with Son Lux and Stephanie Hsu. However, it wasn’t just his musical talent that caught people’s attention – Byrne also wore Everything Everywhere All At Once hot dog fingers during the performance. Byrne co-wrote…
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Last week, 2000trees fest released their full lineup, including a headlining slot from Bullet For My Valentine. 2000trees will take place at Upcote Farm in Cheltenham, England between July 5-8. Bullet For My Valentine will be headlining Friday, and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are Saturday’s final band. Bullet For My Valentine vocalist Matt Tuck…
Europe, get stoked—Primitive Man and Full Of Hell just announced summer tour dates on the other side of the pond from their home in the U.S. The run is in support of their collaborative record Suffocating Hallucination, out now via Closed Casket Activities. Tour dates can be found below. 6/16 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest Open…
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Spotify has a new scheme to get you even more exposure. Unfortunately it will come at the expense of lower royalties—and their royalties are already pretty low. According to Billboard, the app’s new Discover Mode will give artists the chance to come up more for users via Spotify Radio and autoplay if the artists are…
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Cold Waves Festival XI has officially announced their lineup for 2023, featuring some of the biggest names in industrial and darkwave. The festival is set to take place from September 23-28 at Metro, Smart Bar, and Gman Tavern in Chicago. The legendary Godflesh will headline the festival, bringing their groundbreaking industrial metal sound to the…
Fit For An Autopsy, Thy Art Is Murder, and Malevolence just announced that they will be dropping a three-way split titled The Aggression Sessions on April 7 via Nuclear Blast Records. To get a taste of the brutality they will bring, check out Fit For An Autopsy’s track, “Hellions,” below: The full breakdown of tracks…
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VOSH unleashed their debut album Vessel on March 3 via Trash Casual and just wrapped a tour with Clan of Xymox and Bellwether. if you’re craving some synth-heavy, industrial influenced metal with influences across the board, this record will deliver. The band features Chris Moore (Repulsion, Coke Bust, The Rememberables) and Josephine Olivia (Blacksage). They…
Anyone who regularly buys concert tickets knows how steep the fees are when buying from Ticketmaster or Live Nation—as well as how customers feel about those fees. Ever since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged in 2010, folks have been claiming that the conglomerate holds an unfair monopoly over the industry. Now, Ticketmaster is hoping to…
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A lot of shit happened this week in the metal world, from Dave Mustaine admitting he was apparently pressured into bringing Dave Ellefson back into the band in 2010 to Chris Barnes reminding everyone that he thinks new death metal sucks and only the old shit matters. Oh and some other stuff of major importance…
Josua Madsen, former drummer of Danish thrash band Artillery, was killed in an accident this past Thursday. He was 45 years old. Madsen was apparently on the road between Copenhagen and Roskilde when he was hit. He was in the band from 2012 to this year, when he left the band. He was coming home…
Washington, DC darkwave band VOSH have unleashed a searing new single and video for “Bleed As One” off their album “Vessel” via Trash Casual. Vocalist, lyricist, and frontperson Josephine Olivia (Blacksage) is the musical centerpiece for VOSH, mixing the dreamy and ethereal approach of Hope Sandoval or Alison Shaw (Cranes), the versatility of David Bowie, and the commanding…
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Long-running British post-punk band Killing Joke is set to perform its first two albums in concert on Sunday night at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Ahead of the highly anticipated show, the band has released a new single called “Full Spectrum Dominance.” You can listen to the song and a remix by bassist Youth below. The…
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Jenna Ortega, the breakout star of Tim Burton’s Netflix series Wednesday, is reportedly in talks to star in the sequel to Burton’s 1988 classic, Beetlejuice. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ortega is being considered to portray the daughter of Lydia Deetz, the iconic character played by Winona Ryder in the original film. Although sources suggest that…
Robert Smith of The Cure has made it clear that he wants fans to have access to affordable tickets for each of the 30 dates of the band’s much-anticipated North American tour. In a social media statement, Smith confirmed that The Cure would not use dynamic pricing, a strategy borrowed from ride-sharing companies like Uber…
Lewis Largent, a pivotal figure in the world of alternative music, passed away on February 20, 2023, at the age of 58, following a long illness. He began his career in the mid-1980s as an intern at KROQ, a Los Angeles alternative-radio powerhouse, where he quickly rose through the ranks to become a DJ and…
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According to a Facebook post made by his wife, Annie, Dark Angel guitarist Jim Durkin died on Wednesday, March 8. “With a broken and heavy heart, I want to share that the love of my life, my best friend and husband, Jimmy, passed away Wednesday morning. He was not alone as I was with him along…
Ex-Megadeth and current Dieth/Kings Of Thrash/Ellefson-Soto bassist David Ellefson may no longer be in the seminal thrash metal band, but it’s not the first time he’s been on the outside looking in. According to a new interview with Australia’s Heavy, frontman Dave Mustaine wishes he kept Ellefson out of the band, rather than bring him…
It’s been 26 months since the metal community was shocked to learn of guitar master and Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho’s untimely death. In the time that’s passed the surviving members of the band have worked to honor their fallen bandmate’s legacy, as well as the band’s legacy, through various actions in and around…
When it comes to metal subgenres, black metal’s got to be one of the most serious. But what happens when they step out of their comfort zone and cover a song that’s not quite as dark or brutal? We at MetalSucks would like to think that sort of thing results in an unexpected, yet excellent…
Read More “16 Times Black Metal Bands Covered Songs That Were Less Than Kvlt” »
We’ve known for a while that Swedish extreme metal outliers Meshuggah were going to release a remastered version of their seminal album ObZen, but today’s drop of the title track from that version has us almost unreasonably excited for its release on March 31. Celebrating the album’s 15th anniversary, the album’s been given another pass…
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Fusing their love of noise with DIY electronics, Softswitch, a trio from Winnipeg, announces a single release: “Memoriam,” off their full EP due out on May 5th, 2023. The band describes the single as a “nihilist agenda in tune with bleak ‘90s post-punk.” Recorded by Rob/Riley Hill and Drew Riekman, mixed by Jace Lasek and…
The water receives me as I descend to my grave Ooh another fall from grace Another day I barely remember my name Vancouver Atmospheric industrial project Delerium has announced the release of their new album entitled “Signs,” which includes a lovely – if melancholy – new single and video for “In The Deep” (featuring Kanga),…
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When a man believes that any stick will do, he at once picks up a boomerang. – GK Chesterton Bicoastal masterminds Collapsing Scenery embrace the joyous, carnivalesque aspects of outsider art and political protest. Together they straddle the gaps between music, art, film, and politics; seamlessly moving between each with the same ease at which…
Greek darkwave band Reflection Black, the studio project of mastermind Elis Alex (Ravencult, Nigredo) has announced the release of their new full-length album: Last Stop to Nowhere, in collaboration with Swiss Dark Nights. Originating from the urban landscapes of Athens, Greece. Reflection Black updates the goth genre into the dark, mystical atmosphere of the 21st…
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Latvian outit ANAIT, a post-punk band from Riga, announces the debut of their striking, atmospheric song “Tears In My Blood,” which the group hails as “an unofficial anthem of all the doomers.” Mixing a melancholy motive with a compelling dance rhythm makes the composition ambiguous, engaging – and even ironic. The gorgeous female vocals and…
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The world may be getting some new music from Converge, according to a recent Instagram post by drummer Ben Koller. It turns out that as they get ready for an upcoming headlining spring tour, the metalcore four-piece from Massachusetts may be putting together the beginnings of their followup to 2017’s The Dusk In Us. In…
Read More “Converge Have ‘New Songs in the Slow Cooker’ as They Gear Up for Spring Tour” »
Whether you love his vocals, hate them, or simply tolerate them long enough to enjoy the rest of the music, Dave Mustaine‘s vocals on every Megadeth record have been….unique, to put it lightly. It’s hard to imagine anyone putting the redheaded frontman of one of the world’s biggest thrash bands at the top of any…
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Sometimes, you want metal to rip you apart and blast you into the stratosphere with insanely fast, technical precision and apocalyptically demonic vocals, It’s only natural. But what about those times when you want to just want to lay back, turn on the tunes, and melt into your sofa? Well, that’s where doom, sludge, and…
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Craving a dose of thrashy heavy metal with a shot of power to jumpstart your afternoon? Look no further than “Spectral Attack,” the latest volley from Tulsa defenders of the faith Blind Oath. After dropping their demo in 2018, Blind Oath are all set to release their eponymous first album next week but the band…
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Late last month, our friends across the northern border were treated to a special performance from German power metal band Powerwolf. With this being their first stint in North America, it was the first time fans and potential newcomers alike got to get a first-hand look at why they’re one of the biggest bands in…
Read More “Photos: Powerwolf and Seven Kingdoms at Montreal’s MTELUS on February 24, 2023” »
Depeche Mode has emerged from the shadows with a haunting new single, “My Cosmos Is Mine,” a glimpse into their upcoming album, Memento Mori. Reminiscent of their Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra eras, this plodding track is dripping with emotion and angst, a sign of the times with Gahan’s plea for justice and universal…
Seattle’s Ghost Fetish is a synth-fueled post-punk trio, whose dance-inducing live performances pull from new wave, synth-pop and goth. Their chill debut offering, “Lipstick,” is a hypnotic chant, channeling the nervous energy of Suicide’s vocals, with Kraftwerkian nuance and New Order sparkles. Its playful echoes and skips mimic the imagination. It’s gentle, catchy, and rife with…
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Cult 80s German post-punk outfit Days of Sorrow split decades ago, but a recent chance meeting led two of the band’s original members to reform and see where their creative path led next. Andre Schreiber (guitar, bass) and William Lennox (vox, keys) invited their old friend Frank Junge to join in on keyboards. They started…
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Los Angeles synth songstress Madeline Goldstein announces the release of a ghostly, lurching ballad: “Other World,” the enchanting title track from her forthcoming EP (out May 11th via à La Carte Records). “Other World” is a continued exploration of the artist’s marriage of synth-drenched dark wave and spacious new wave iconography with its weaving, segmented…
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