Axl Rose Confronts Jim Jeffries, Pantera Sound Guy Arrested, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of January 6 – January 10, 2020

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

• Comedian Jim Jeffries recounted the time Axl Rose confronted him… while he was on mushrooms.
• The Agonist’s bassist has been banned from entering the U.S.
• The perpetually-ailing Ozzy Osbourne remains seated for the entirety of his new music video, “Straight to Hell.”
• System of a Down’s Serj Tankian denounced Donald Trump’s attack on Iran.
• Metallica’s James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett gave High on Fire’s Matt Pike advice on sobriety.
• Multiple former members of Alterbeast have slammed guitarist Andrew Lamb.
• Pantera’s former sound engineer was arrested for child pornography and possession of meth.
• If Metallica’s “Battery” had been on The Black Album, it might have sounded like this.
• Find out when you can see Danzig’s notoriously terrible new movie, Verotika.
• We pondered Tool’s chances of winning a Grammy.

See ya next week, everyone.