Tool vs. Taylor Swift, The Agonist vs. Arch Enemy, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of September 2-6, 2019

Did you miss some of this week’s top stories in the world of metal? Catch up below:

• The Agonist’s Vicky Psarakis claims former vocalist Alissa White-Gluz “has been trying to kill this band ever since she was fired.”
• Tool’s new album, Fear Inoculum, is selling like crack, and is on track to unseat Taylor Swift for the No. 1 spot on the charts.
• Jay Weinberg and his dad, Max, recreated the first time Jay met Slipknot when he was a kid.
• Necrophagist fans are planning to storm Muhammed Suiçmez’s house.
• The Fanatic, Fred Durst’s new movie starring John Travolta, tanked at the box office.
• Rings of Saturn’s Lucas Mann has been accused of riff plagiarism.
• Can you identify these famous metal albums based solely on their cover art?
• Sabaton was in a bad car crash. Luckily, everyone is going to be okay.
• Vital Remains parted ways with longtime frontman Brian Werner.
• Michael Denner, original guitarist for Mercyful Fate, says he wasn’t invited to participate in next year’s reunion.

See ya next week, everyone.