When I think of Alaska, I think of metal dudes 36 Crazyfists. I’ve been a fan of the band since 2002’s Bitterness the Star. Given the name — something, I understand, that has plagued the band for some time — I probably wouldn’t have listened to the disc had it not been for my ex-wife, Read More
Fuck. Yes. Richmond, Virginia’s kings of American metal Lamb of God have revealed in a new interview that after they do some tour dates with Metallica in South America, they’ll spend some time trying to reconnect with their families, and then — then, they’ll start working on the next LOG record. News of a fresh-baked Read More
It’s the end to a very long day, and I need to get my ass to Mars…I mean, New York City. But here are a few items I just didn’t get around to today, which are nonetheless newsworthy. So here we go: It’s another round of Odds & Ends. First, Armed For Apocalypse have started Read More
They think they are. But they aren’t. In a new video that’s supposed to — I guess — make them look tough, they target metal’s red-headed stepchild, Attack Attack! Its so easy to make fun of that band, and yet…Upon A Burning Body fail pretty miserably. These douches are sitting around a table in one Read More
Some call me a power dyke, some call me a new age Betty — but at the end of the day, seeing a woman rock out fearlessly is ammo for my feminist arsenal. Making a career out of being a musician — difficult. Finding a husband, especially one who will understand you as a female Read More
MetalSucks is an awesome Web site. But you probably already knew that. Today, the site may have broken some huge fucking news. One of the site’s longtime readers was at last night’s Megadeth/ Slayer show, and claims that Dave Mustaine confirmed — before the entire audience — that the Big Four tour is going down. He Read More
When I worked at MTV News, I covered the Video Music Awards every year. One year, I was even in Las Vegas for the show, and got to hang with Lemmy Kilmister, Mastodon, Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age. It was fucking rad. I even hit on Jessica Biel, to no avail. That Read More
Chad Smith — drummer extraordinaire — will soon be leaving one ridiculously-named band to return to his first ridiculously-named band because…well, the latter actually pays the bills. Yes, Chad Smith is writing new material with the Red Hot Chili Peppers which has Sammy Hagar supremely bummed. See, Chad hooked up with Sammy, former Van Halen Read More
Well, no shit. How many times can these dudes be asked the same question and give the same answer? Yes, yes — Slipknot will one day return in some fashion, just as Joey Jordison and Corey Taylor have been saying…and one of the other 53 members of the band who I can’t remember. But now, Read More
I don’t know…if you ask me, this tour just got better. For reasons unknown and reasons that will perhaps remain unknown, thrash outfit Sepultura have pulled out of a European trek called “Persistence Tour 2010,” which is set to kick off in Belgium on December 3 and runs through December 12 in The Netherlands. In Read More