The splendidly worded (and completely, 100% grammatically correct) phrase above came from one of the Blabberbrats who was commenting on Soilwork’s new video for “20 More Miles.” And y’know what? I’m inclined to agree! Sure, this clip is the kind of slo-mo behind-the-scenes of a tour-type thing we’ve seen a million times before, but it still works, ’cause it’s fuckin’ Soilwork!

Don’t forget that Soilwork’s MetalSucks sponsored tour with Darkane, Swallow the Sun, and, depending on which date you attend, either Daylight Dies or Warbringer, kicks off this Friday. It’s gonna be a helluva time; get complete tour dates at Soilwork’s MySpace page.

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If you were as endlessly entertained by the David Lee Roth soundboard as we were, then be prepared to say goodbye to productivity for the rest of your day thanks to the Diamond Dave Edition of Assteroidz [via MS reader Bill W., metalgf, Idolator and a million other sites]. In this Jumpilicious version of the classic video game, pilot a mid-split David Lee Roth as he attempts to fend off malicious Sammy Hagar and Eddie heads, VH logos and giant hamburgers.

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Here’s Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster talking about his band in the January 2009 issue of Decibel:

“We’ve gotten a little more musical though the years and I think it’s a gradual and natural progression. We’ve always been trying to improve ourselves as players and songwriters. If you compare out first record and this one, the difference is enormous; but fromalbum one to album to 11, it’s been a slow progression.”

I wouldn’t blame you if you thought that maybe Mr. Webster was talking some bullshit hype, as musicians are prone to do when promoting a new release. But not only does Webster speak the truth – he could just as easily be talking about his peers in Napalm Death.

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‘Cause lord knows, her band sure blows donkey balls. Check out Marta’s recent appearance on the Shockhound show “Stella Can’t Cook,” in which the not-as-hot-as-everyone-makes-her-out-to-be Bleeding Through keyboardist shows metalhead men with boners worldwide how to cook a Norwegian pastry.

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As many of you have already noticed, The Gauntlet is now reporting that Killswitch Engage have been added to the main stage of this summer’s Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, which is good news for metal fans but bad news for the organizers of Ozzfest.

Just as importantly, though, Lambgoat has revealed that Blood Has Been Shed – a.k.a. the band Howard Jones and Justin Foley were in prior to joining KsE – are on the verge of making their (hopefully) glorious comeback.

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The countdown to Earthsblood continues!

Back in December, I commented that Vince Neilstein must be some kind of psychic, because he pretty much predicted that “War of Attrition” would be the first song off the album that the band released for public consumption; the flipside of that assertion was my own prediction that song “Walk Alone” would be the first song released, since it’s one of the more easily palatable tracks off the disc. I don’t mean that as a put down – it’s an awesome song. But it’s melodic, has some great clean vox by Dallas Coyle, a strong hook and catchy chorus, and is not, by the standards of some of the other songs on the album, the heaviest number in the world. In other words: from a commercial standpoint, it’s kind of a perfect single.

Well, now the band has released “Walk Alone,” which you can stream on the below widget (along with the already released “The Rain” and some non-Earthsblood tracks). Like I said, it’s a pretty melodic song, but it’ll also rock your face off. Check it out, then let us know what you think in the comments section.

Earthsblood drops on Century on February 24. You can pre-order it right now.

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Mark Gormley’s smash hit was so popular amongst the MS faithful that we’ve decided to delve deeper into the libraries of the world famous YouTube Channel The Uncharted Zone. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Vomit Gun.

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Sorry there was no logo last week, everyone. Those technical issues made doing one seem kinda pointless.

ANYWAY, congratulations to Sara Glass, Craig Gellman, Josh Dechter, Jonah Siller and Pete Vasquez. They all correctly identified the last logo as belonging to the band Goremonger. Each of these lucky men (and lady) win an autographed New York Dolls One Day it Will Please Us to Remember Even This CD booklet. That’s pretty bad-assed.

Didn’t win last time? Don’t cry – we’ve got five more booklets to give away this week. Please note that we’re not giving away any copies of the actual One Day it Will Please Us… CD. Still, that shouldn’t bother you ’cause a) it’s been out for awhile and hopefully you already own it and b) this prize is so fucking cool in and of itself.

All you have to do to win is identify the name of the band whose logo appears below, then shoot me an e-mail with your answer, your name and address at axl [at] metalsucks.net. We’ll randomly select five winners from everyone who gets it right, and announce his or her names next week.

Good luck, everyone…

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At least according to this, erm, “press conference” video for the set of recently announced Puscifer shows in Las Vegas.

The best thing about this video is the personification of the d-bag, frat boy Tool fan at 2:45. Nailed it, right down to the long-sleeve-under-a-short-sleeve T. You all know we love Tool ’round the MS Mansion, but that set of d-bag fans needs to go.

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The good news is, Century released a clip from the David Brodsky-directed concert film that will be on the DVD! Yippee!

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The more I listen to Evisceration Plague, the most I wanna have Cannibal Corpse’s abortion (And it’s streaming on their MySpace page right now!).

The album just rocks so fucking hard, and it makes me so happy to listen to, I really can’t even begin to tell you.

So. By June of 2009 – not even a full half way through the year – The Faceless will have toured with Cynic, Meshuggah, Arsis, Misery Index, The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravanganza, and, now CANNIBAL FUCKING CORPSE.

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It’s not hypocritical that the sternest hater of metalcore can guiltlessly enjoy its European cousin, melodic death metal, where prime metal thump veers into catchy hooks and harmony. Sonically, there’s not a lot of real estate separating the two genres, though metalcore is riddled with vague machoisms and boring-ass riffs. Not that melodic death metal is especially adventurous; represented here by one of the several European bands called Deadlock – this one a metal quintet distinguished by their straight-edge vegan politics – MDM is actually conservative to the point of being as intrinsically pop as it is metal.

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Even if you hate Trivium, I defy you watch their video for “In the Throes of Perdition” with the sound off and not think it’s pretty awesome.

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An e-mail from some dude named Ross:

“INSTEAD OF MAKING POSTS ABOUT FAGGOTS IN STATIC X, HOW ABOUT YOU POST SOMETHING OF REAL MERIT LIKE THE NEW MASTODON COVER ART, FOR FUCK’S SAKE.”

Ross then included not one, not two, but five links to this image…

…which even the faggots in Static-X could tell you is not the new Mastodon album cover but is, in fact, the cover of the most recent Harvey Milk release.

ANYWAY, check out the ACTUAL Mastodon album cover after the jump.

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As promised, MetalSucks has 10 pairs of tickets to give away for the cumgasm inducing Scion Rock Fest set to take place on February 28th at The Masquerade in Atlanta. As usual, we prefer to leave the selection of the winners up to skill and not to fate, so here’s what you’ve got to do to win: tell us which of the bands on the bill you’d be most excited to see and why. In case you need a refresher about which bands are on the bill, you can take a look at the full list of confirmed bands after the jump or squint at the pint-sized version of the official poster at right.

Remember, this is MetalSucks: in other words, the funnier/wittier/crazier your entry is, the better the chance that we’ll like it. Email all entries to news AT metalsucks DOT net with the subject “SCION ROCK FEST,” and be sure to include your full name and address. Winners will be announced and contacted on Monday, February 16th and will receive their tickets in the mail shortly thereafter. It is important to note that a ticket does not ensure entry; the event organizers are giving away approximately twice as many tickets as the venue can hold. HOWEVER, all MetalSucks winners will be guaranteed entry via a list at the door (details TBD).

Those who prefer not to leave their ticket chances up to the illogical writing tastes of the MS staff can register at the official Scion Rock Fest website starting on January 28th.

And the confirmed bands so far are…

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: We’ve Come for You All is the best Anthrax album. Belladonnanthrax had a lot (I mean, a LOT) of classic tunes, but Belladonna was kind of a tool. Was that group anyone’s favorite thrash band?* They grew as musicians and songwriters when they started to introduce more classic hard rock elements into their music, and they certainly got heavier. And WCFYA was the ultimate representation of theses facts.

So. I’d almost forgotten that Anthrax have a new album coming out, because it seems like it’s been so long since there’s been much movement on them. But now the album has a name, Worship Music, and a tentative June release date. Here are some random preliminary thoughts:

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It was fun to speculate last about with whom Slayer might spend the summer touring, but now we have an official answer: as rumored, they’ll be co-headlining the Rockstar Energey Mayhem Festival with their ’07 tourmates, Marilyn Manson.

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Duuuuuuude. I feel like I’ve been waiting for-ev-er for a new Buried Inside album. Their last, 2005′s Chronoclast, was nothing short of a masterpiece, but its release was nearly four years ago, and since then, there’s been zip, zilch, zero, nuthin’, nada, bupkas.

Well, the band FINALLY has a new album coming out, Spoils of Failure, and have posted a new song, “V,” on their MySpace page. And it strikes me as totally worth the wait: few bands combine dirty, blindingly mad rabid dog viciousness with epic, introspective beauty as well as these dudes do. Check it out NOW – it is easily one of my most anticipated albums of the new year.

Relapse will release the Kurt Ballou-produced Spoils of Failure on March 3 here in the U.S. and March 9 everywhere else.

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Tripp Eisen, who has at one time or another been the guitar player for such illustrious acts as Static-X, Dope and The Murderdolls, is apparently back in prison.

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When Sigh mainman Mirai Kawashima offered to do a series of blogs from the studio where the band is recording their new album, Scenes from Hell, it was an opportunity too cool for us to pass up. Below find Mirai’s first entry; more will follow in coming days and weeks. Enjoy!

OK, before we start the actual studio report, we’d like to begin this blog by talking a bit about our 8th album, Scenes from Hell.

Yes, now it’s simply entitled Scenes from Hell, instead of Scenes from Hell/Tempore Belli/Vanitas. There are several reasons that we cut the title short, but the biggest one is that the length was pretty much annoying! There are going to be eight tracks on the album, with titles such as “The Sould Grave,” “The Red Funeral,” and “L’art de Mourir.” The musical direction is not that far from that off from Hangman’s Hymn, but the songs are longer, more sinister and a bit more varied, and they all are about hell, war and death! This will be the perfect score to old war movies or Godzilla (The first one, of course!).

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