Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 2:00pm by Axl Rosenberg
The Black Dahlia Murder are one of those bands I will always go see live, under pretty much any circumstances, just because they’re so much fun. And now they’ve announced a U.S. headlining tour with pretty much the best support acts imaginable: death metal legends Nile and rising blackened deathrashers Skeletonwitch, plus Hour of Penance, an above-average deathcore act that I don’t love but HOLY SHIT BDM + NILE + SKELETONWITCH = I AM SO FUCKING THERE. This tour is gonna rule.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at 5:00pm by MetalSucks
FEATURING MEMBERS OF GOD FORBID, SKELETONWITCH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, MUNICIPAL WASTE, TODAY IS THE DAY, LANDMINE MARATHON, AND SHAI HULUD
Every year year, MetalSucks asks musicians from across the vast spectrum of the metalsphere (or, in a few cases, the almost-metalsphere) what their favorite albums of the year have been. Death metallers, thrash metallers, black metallers, stoners, grinders, and djenters alike have graciously contributed lists to MS, and we’ll be running them in groups of nine to ten musicians at a time two to three times a day for the whole week.
After the jump, check out the next group… we hope you enjoy seeing what some of metal’s heaviest hitters were into this year as much as we have!
Monday, October 31st, 2011 at 3:00pm by Axl Rosenberg
In case you somehow still don’t know, Skeletonwitch and Kvelertak co-headlined the totally awesome CMJ showcase we did with and a couple of weeks back with Metal Injection and 1000 Knives. Metal Injection has already provided you with footage of the three support bands — Barn Burner, Turbid North, and Battlecross — fucking shit up; now they have footage of Skeletonwitch making mince meat out of the crowd, too. Check out some clips below, and then head over to Metal Injection for even more!!!
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 12:30pm by Axl Rosenberg
Earlier this week, you got to check out some sweet live footage of the three support bands (Barn Burner, Turbid North, and Battlecross) from the CMJ showcase we did with Metal Injection and 1000 Knives last Friday night; the MI Junkies tell me they’ll have even sweeter footage of co-headliners Skeletonwitch and Kvelertak sometime in the not-too-distant future. And while you wait for that, we have a good, old-fashioned, not-at-all-glossy audio bootleg of the event from Mr. 1000 Knives himself, Rich Hall. I don’t think I even realized they played for damn near an hour until I saw the running time on this baby. Wow. It honestly felt like ten minutes. I mean, I could have watched them again almost right away. In fact, we did watch them again almost right away — they played at the nearby St. Vitus just a few hours later, and, yes, we did go to see them for the second time that night. Metal Injection has some footage of that gig, including a BRAND NEW SONG!!!, here.
Alas, we don’t have audio of Skeletonwitch, but I promise, they absolutely murdered the joint, too, and if they’d been playing again a few hours later, we surely would have spiked our booze with coffee and gone to see them, too. Lucky for all you cats, the MetalSucks-presented Skeletonwitch/Kvelertak headlining tour is still ongoing, so you, too, can snap your neck rocking out to both bands! Get remaining dates here. Support comes from Zoroaster.
And now, enjoy some livelertak…
1000 KNIVES PRESENTS KVELERTAK 10.21.2011 by 1000-KNIVES
Last week was a slow one for new releases, but don’t worry, this week’s slate is a bit more impressive so next week’s Soundscam column should be a bit more exciting. This week Suckanescence and Five Finger Death Suck grabbed the respective #1 and #2 spots on the Current Hard Music charts once again by a long shot, even with 69% and 68% Week 2 declines; it’s gonna be a while before those go anywhere, and this week’s #3 isn’t exactly going to please headbangers either. But Iced Earth’s first album with new vocalist Stu Block grabbed the #4 spot, while Cradle of Filth, Insomnium and Evile all made it into the top 100.
There’s a major dance party happening right now in the Vince Division of the MetalSucks Mansion! Yeah, it’s cool and all that Metal Injection posted video of the three opening bands from this past Friday’s CMJ showcase, but those motherfuckers interrupted the electro dance grooves of the brand new Justice album. Assholes. I know Rob knows what’s I’m talkin’ about — dude showed off his sick dance moves at the Chromeo jam this past SXSW!
The MetalSucks / Metal Injection / 1000 Knives CMJ Showcase was a fucking blast, though: I headbanged so furiously during Skeletonwitch’s scorching set that I still have a bangover four days later, and I actually stepped up into the pit for Kvelertak, whose riffs are absolutely irresistible. Barn Burner, Turbid North and Battlecross rounded out the ridiculously good bill, and all three bands absolutely killed it. Today we’ve got multi-camera footage of all three, courtesy of Metal Injection. Check out Barn Burner below, and Turbid North and Battlecross after the jump.
Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 10:00am by MetalSucks
While we’re always game for a crazy Friday night of partying, we are ESPECIALLY excited for tonight. ‘Cause tonight we’re teaming up with our friends at Metal Injection and 1000 Knives for a totally kick-ass CMJ Music Marathon showcase, featuring Skeletonwitch, Kvelertak, Barn Burner, Turbid North, and Battle Cross. Not only is the show guaranteed to be beyond insane, but there’s gonna be FREE BEER between 6 and 7pm courtesy of our friends at eOne Entertainment. Which means we will be totally fershnickered by 7:01 pm.
News flash: radio rock still sells. While most readers of this site will probably be disappointed to see the HUGE numbers sold by this week’s #1 and #2 Current Hard Music chart-toppers, there’s better news elsewhere in the form of debuts from Skeletonwitch, Charred Walls of the Damned and a ton of other bands you see listed down below in the “tags” field. Click through to learn more.
Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 12:30pm by Axl Rosenberg
In case you somehow forgot, the totally kick-ass MetalSucks/ Metal Injection/1000 KnivesCMJ Music Marathon showcase at the always-fun Club Europa in Brooklyn will take place one week from tonight, on Friday, October 21. It’s being co-headlined by Kvelertak and Skeletonwitch, a duo whose presence should be more than enough to get you to buy a ticket, but there’s also three young, up-and-coming bands on the bill that are totally worth your time: Barn Burner, Battlecross, and Turbid North.
And in case you don’t believe us when we promise you that those bands may very well comprise a large portion of metal’s future, well, you should check out this awesome Turbid North live footage which recently popped up online. It’s so good it made me aroused and now I need to call my shrink and have some serious discussions about my sexuality.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at 11:00am by Vic Vaughn
We have a decent amount of new stuff this week, including quality releases from Skeletonwitch, Black Cobra, Hull, Fuck The Facts and more. This writer’s opinion on all of it after the jump.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 3:00pm by MetalSucks
MS reader Marcus Przyborowski went to see the MetalSucks-sponsored North American Khaos Tour with Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch and Chthonic in San Francisco earlier this fall and decided to wear his nifty Vertebrae 33-designed MetalSucks t-shirt to the show. And wouldn’t you know it, Marcus is now e-famous thanks to his good sense in fashion; that’s Marcus, above center, kickin’ it with Scott “Scunty D” Hedrick and Evan “Loosh” Linger from Skeletonwitch after the show; note the Arch Enemy drumstick that Marcus “had to fight and defend for from dozens of other sweaty men!”
For entering our ongoing Show Us Your MetalSucks contest, Marcus will be getting a big ol’ box of metal merch in the mail. You, too, can get a box of free stuff by sending fun pics of yourself wearing MS merch to news[at]metalsucks[dot]net. Not a bad deal at all if you ask us.
Skeletonwitch’s ripping new album Forever Abomination might just be their best yet. I’m not really sure what “best” ever means as all music tastes are subjective — and lord knows MetalSucks readers are most certainly really fucking fickle — but this album is without a doubt my favorite one the band has released yet. To date they’ve published a smattering of single tracks from the album for streaming, so hopefully you’ve gotten a chance to hear a few of those. But whether you’re really digging what you’ve already heard and can’t wait for more or you haven’t gotten around to checking out new Skeletonwitch yet, here’s your chance: Revolver Guitar World is streaming the entire album right now!
Skeletonwitch will embark upon a quick run of Northeast and Midwest tour dates later this month with Kvelertak and Zoroaster, sponsored by MetalSucks. One of those dates is the MetalSucks / Metal Injection / 1000 Knives CMJ Showcase in New York Fucking City on Friday, October 21st; Zoroaster can’t make the show, but Barn Burner, Turbid North and Battlecross will be there in their stead so it promises to be a helluva time. Also: FREE BEER FROM 6-7pm sponsored by E One Music! Don’t miss out; tickets are on-sale here.
Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 4:00pm by MetalSucks
For the second year in a row, MetalSucks is proud to be teaming up with our friends at Metal Injection and 1000 Knives for a totally kick-ass CMJ Music Marathon showcase at the always-fun Club Europa in Brooklyn. This year’s edition will take place on Friday, October 21, and will be co-headlined by the unfuckwithable one-two punch of Kvelertak and Skeletonwitch, as part of their MetalSucks-presented U.S. tour with Zoroaster (full itineraryhere, although Zoroaster will not appear at the CMJ showcase). Support will be provided by three up n’ coming bands that we absolutely love and think have big, big, big things in their future: Barn Burner, Turbid North, and Battlecross.
It is going to be a totally fucknuts crazy show and wild-ass party — and now you can win free tickets AND a silk-screened copy of the awesome show poster you see above. Pretty sweet, right?
Head over to the show’s official Facebook page for details on how to win. Of course, if you don’t wanna risk not winning and getting shut of this sure-to-be-unforgettable night, you can always buy tickets here.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 11:30am by Axl Rosenberg
We’re just a week away from the release of Skeletonwitch’s diabolical new offering, Forever Abomination, and now you have been blessed (cursed?) with a chance to check out yet another new song from the release: “Sink Beneath Insanity” is streaming here. It’s one of my favorite songs on the album, and the kind of tune that makes me wanna start a circle pit in my living room or, Satan help the poor people of the F train with me last weekend, on the subway. (My apologies to the pregnant lady I landed on while seat diving. I’m sure the baby will only be marginally more retarded than it would have been anyway.)
ANYWAY, headbang here, then let us know what you think of the song in our comments section below. Like I was sayin’, Forever Abomination comes out next Tuesday, October 11, on Prosthetic. The band plays at the Chicago House of Blues tonight for the final date on the MetalSucks/Full Metal Jackie-presented North American Khaos Tour with Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, and Chthonic; then, starting on October 19, they head out on their MetalSucks-presented co-headlining tour with Kvelertak (dates here, support from Zoroaster), including a stop in Brooklyn to play the 2011 MetalSucks/Metal Injection/1000 Knives CMJ showcase along with Barn Burner, Turbid North, and Battlecross (but no Zoroaster); and THEN, in case you somehow still haven’t had a chance to check them out live or just love their shows as much as we do, they’ll begin a support stint on Chimaira and Unearth’s co-headlining tour (dates here, additional support from Molotov Solution), which, hey, we actually have nothing to do with, other than being fans!
Friday, September 30th, 2011 at 1:30pm by MetalSucks
MetalSucks photographer extraordinaire Miikka Skaffari has done it again! This time he braved the pits of the Regency Center in San Francisco to bring you some totally awesome shots from The North American Khaos Tour, which we are very proudly co-presenting with Full Metal Jackie. Miikka was able to capture some totally killer photos of headliners Arch Enemy along with support acts DevilDriver and Chthonic. (For reasons beyond his control, he wasn’t able to get any pics of Skeletonwitch. We’re as bummed as you are. But we’re sure we’ll be able to get you some awesome SW shots during the band’s upcoming co-headlining tour with Kvelertak, which we are also proudly presenting.)
And don’t forget, there are still four dates left on the tour! They are…
Sept. 30 – Albuquerque, NM – The Sunshine
Oct. 01 – Denver, CO – The Gothic
Oct. 03 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Oct. 04 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Definitely check the tour out if you can, ’cause it rips.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 12:30pm by Axl Rosenberg
The North American Khaos Tour, which we are very proudly co-presenting with Full Metal Jackie, is winding down — there are only five dates left! Hopefully you caught a show, or live in a city/town where you will be able to catch one of these last few shows, ’cause the line-up is killer, and the concerts have been a total blast.
Now headliners Arch Enemy have posted a behind-the-scenes video from the tour, which you can watch below. Support, in case you didn’t know, comes from DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch, and Chthonic.
Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 4:00pm by MetalSucks
That’s right, kids! For the second year in a row, MetalSucks is proud to be teaming up with our friends at Metal Injection and 1000 Knives for a totally kick-ass CMJ Music Marathon showcase at the always-fun Club Europa in Brooklyn. This year’s edition will take place on Friday, October 21, and will be co-headlined by the unfuckwithable one-two punch of Kvelertak and Skeletonwitch, as part of their MetalSucks-presented U.S. tour with Zoroaster (full itinerary here, although Zoroaster will not appear at the CMJ showcase). Support will be provided by three up n’ coming bands that we absolutely love and think have big, big, big things in their future: Barn Burner, Turbid North, and Battlecross. It is going to be a totally fucknuts crazy show and wild-ass party, so if you live within walking, driving, or swimming distance, please join us!!!
Again, the concert is on Friday, October 21, at Club Europa in Brooklyn, and you can get more details on the show via its Facebook page. Tickets are on sale now for the so-cheap-it’s-silly price of fifteen bucks. Buy ‘em here!
Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 10:30am by Axl Rosenberg
A week and a half ago, I totally fucked up and said that Unearth would be one of the support bands on the second leg of Chimaira’s upcoming “The Age of Hell” tour. I repeated this mistake last week, too, ’cause I’m a big dummy. In fact, while Chimaira will, obviously, still be touring in support of The Age of Hell, Unearth are NOT support — they’re co-headliners. Which makes total sense.
My apologies to Unearth, a band I love and respect, for my most grievous error.
Get the full set of dates for this awesome, awesome tour after the jump. Actual support will come from Skeletonwitch and Molotov Solution.
Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, and the only metal magazine we still get excited about reading every month isDecibel. Here’s managing editor Andrew Bonazelli…
I’m digging the Skeletonwitch cover this month, but Chance Garnette looks like a younger version of this guy. THERE IS NO FUCKIN’ PUMPKIN ICE CREAM IN YOUR FUCKIN’ FUTURE.
Luckily, House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects never come up in J. Bennett’s comprehensive and revealing cover story on Athens, Ohio’s premier metal outfit (although Appalachian Death Ride sound promising—thanks, Wikipedia!). The blackened thrash quintet has been refining their (witch)craft over the last half-decade while dealing with annoying member turnover. Now Forever Abomination is poised to be their breakthrough; we’re obviously in their corner either way, seeing as how SW made their stamp on the Flexi Series just a month earlier.
The ’Witch headline a Halloween rogues’ gallery in November, including a Call & Response with Alice Cooper, an amusingly acrimonious HOF on Ministry’s The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, features on Goreaphobia and Exhumed, and a new Flexi with Anaal Nathrakh dressing up to deconstruct the Specials’ “Man at C&A.” And as always there’s plenty more razor blades embedded within. Subscribers will have the issue within the next three weeks, the rest of you can order it here now.
-AB
Yeah, you could just order Decibel’s November 2011 issue, which also features Machine Head, Chimaira, and Brutal Truth — but why not justget a full subscription to ensure that you never miss an issue?
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 at 12:00pm by Axl Rosenberg
Kvelertak’s rise has been the very definition of “meteoric.” In 2009, no one knew who they were; then they released what was, in my opinion, the best album of 2010, and suddenly they were the topic of a million water cooler conversations, and now they’re friggin’ headliners. And you know what? They 110% deserve all their success, ’cause they really are that good.
And now, I’m thrilled to say, they have a video deserving of the music therein. The animation in the clip for “Blodtorst” feel unique in its style, and is certainly entertaining. It’s also chock-full of imagery that might best be described with the old adage, “metal as fuck.” And, of course, it never hurts that the song is great.
In case you missed the news yesterday, MetalSucks is proudly presenting Kvelertak’s upcoming co-headlining U.S. tour with Skeletonwitch, another band we totally love who are currently enjoying the well-earned fruits of its labors. And as though you needed another excuse to buy a ticket, Zoroaster is playing support! Get dates here.
