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I’m extremely pleased that Skunk Anansie have reunited. I wish they were making a new full-length album instead of just doing three songs for a greatest hits package (Smashes and Trashes, out November 9), but I also understand their desire to make money ASAP. So there’s that.

Here’s the video for the first of the new tracks, “Because of You.” I know a lot of you have expressed a dislike for this band; I invite you all to take over MetalSucks for a day and write about terrible they are. Anton OyVey and I will still be rockin’ out to Skunk over in the corner.

-AR

One of the problems with reunions is that there’s always the possibility that a band has lost that old special magic. This potential issue is, naturally, amplified when said reunited group decides to record material.

So I’m over the moon that the new Skunk Anasie song, “Tear the Place Up,” sounds pretty much like vintage Skunk – which is to say, it rocks. You can check out the video below; the song will appear on a greatest hits package sometime later this year.

-AR

I was very, very excited to learn that Skunk Anansie have reunited. But judging from the comments left below my post, the vast majority of you were not. Some of my favorite observations included “you’re a faggot,” “Axl=stroke,” and, my personal favorite, “you would love a band just because they have a black singer.” Which is totally true. It’s why I like Oceano so much.

ANYWAY, lucky for all of you, it’s our website and we can post whatever we want! And – BONUS! – you don’t have to read every post. You can pick and choose. It’s à la Carte here at MetalSucks.

So. Skunk played some small club shows in London last week, and Blabbermouth posted the below footage of a new song, apparently entitled “You Know.” The quality of the bootleg is pretty weak, but the idea of Skunk Anansie making new music gives me reason to grin.

See? It’s good. It’s good because they have a black singer. Stroke.

-Faggot

You bitched and moaned about daylight savings time, even though you were asleep when the clocks changed and you get an extra hour of daylight every day until November. You are all retards.

Here’s what else happened this week:

• Sigh’s Mirai Kawashima gave us another studio report (no naked Dr. Mikannibal pics, sorry), Early Man’s Mike Conte got his cheesesteak on, and Neuraxis’ Alexandre Leblanc gave us his final tour blog.
• We spoke with Darkane’s Christofer Malmstrom, Meshuggah’s Marten Hagstrom, Soilwork’s Peter Wichers and Ross the Boss (ex-Manowar)
• Our man-crush on Trent Reznor grew ever greater.
• You argued over who was the most important member of Metallica, past and present.
• We looked at new releases by Razor of Occam and Karl Sanders.
• It was a big week in the Norwegian courts… the Gorgoroth case was settled, and Varg was granted parole.
• Crazytown and Skunk Anansie are getting back together.

Next week Kip and I take off for Austin, TX on Wednesday. We’ll be live-blogging whenever possible. To everyone else, have fun not being there, suckazzz!!

-VN

HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS, how the fucking fuck did I manage to miss the news that Skunk Anansie have reunited?!?!

If you don’t know this band, fuck you. They were amazing. ARE amazing. I am now going to have pray ever night that they come tour the States. Preferably as support for Faith No More. Or Living Colour. No, not just because lead singer Skin is black. Because it would be awesome.

Now, for better or worse, I think SA’s biggest hit was “Selling Jesus,” from the soundtrack to the terrible movie, Strange Days. It’s a good song and pretty “metal” but there are a lot of awesome Skunk tunes.

Like “Cheap Honesty.” Here’s the band performing that track live. I’ll be sure to post lots and lots more Skunk Anansie videos in the coming days/weeks/months whatever as part of ongoing effort to convince you all that this band was, is, and always will be the shit.

-AR