Aaron Lewis Drunkenly Performs Same Song Twice, Family of Late Cinderella Guitarist Speaks, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of July 17 – July 23, 2021

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

• Aaron Lewis drunkenly performed Staind’s “It’s Been a While” twice at the same show without realizing it.
• The family of late Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar issued a statement on his passing.
• Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D. discussed the Big 4 of early ’00s New Wave of American Heavy Metal bands.
• Stu Block returned to Into Eternity after quitting Iced Earth earlier this year.
• Ex-Cro-Mags vocalist John Joseph called out Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl for holding vaccinated-only shows.
• Volbeat announced a fall U.S. tour.
• KK’s Priest, the new band featuring ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, released a new song, “Brothers of the Road.”
• Ted Nugent claimed America doesn’t have a gun problem.
• King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and his wife, Toyah Willcox, covered The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me.”
• Former Necrophagist drummer Hanness Grossmann said the band shouldn’t release a new album at this point.

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.