Eddie Van Halen Dies, Mastodon Go on Unemployment, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of October 3 – October 9, 2020

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

• Eddie Van Halen lost his battle with cancer at the age of 65. For all coverage, including retrospectives and tributes, go here and work backwards.
• Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher revealed the band is now collecting unemployment.
• Here are 8 singers we believe could replace Burton Seabell in Fear Factory.
• We finally solved the mystery of whether or not Mitch Harris was involved in Napalm Death’s new album.
• One of the dudes who wanted to kidnap the governor of Michigan is a fan of bands like Hate Eternal, Periphery, and Nails.
• This is why you won’t find the new Sumac album on Spotify.
• Basically every band has now fired booking agent John Finberg.
• Metal musicians reacted to Donald Trump catching COVID-19.
• If Lady Gaga fronted Linkin Park, it would sound like this.
• Rob Zombie’s new album will arrive “very soon.”

That’s all for now. We’ll check in periodically over the weekend as usual and be right back at it full-bore next week.