News 0 Nightwish, Amorphis, Delain and More Fire Booking Agent John Finberg September 29th, 2020 at 9:21am MetalSucks Some of the agent’s highest profile clients have cut ties with him following allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying, racism and threats of violence.
News 0 Sexual Harassment and Bullying: Booking Titan John Finberg’s Accusers Speak Out September 28th, 2020 at 12:30pm MetalSucks Finberg has served as the booking agent for bands such as Nightwish, Epica, Amorphis, Warbringer, Suffocation, Immolation, Sonata Arctica, Overkill, and The Agonist, to name but a few.
Apocalyptic Anniversaries 0 John Bush Considering “Bushthrax” Solo Tour for 2023 September 22nd, 2020 at 9:31am Axl Rosenberg It would be both the thirtieth anniversary of his first album with the band, Sound of White Noise, and the twentieth anniversary of his last album with the band, We’ve Come for You All.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 John Petrucci Talks Touring with Mike Portnoy, New Dream Theater Album Update September 16th, 2020 at 9:24am Vince Neilstein Petrucci is open to touring solo material with Portnoy on drums + Dream Theater may write and record this year!
Quarantinecast 0 Baroness Mastermind John Baizley on The Quarantinecast #23 September 9th, 2020 at 9:42am Vince Neilstein Baizley discusses the band’s first-ever livestream concert and working on new Baroness material under quarantine. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/quarantinechat/baizley_pod.mp3Podcast (quarantinecast): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | RSS
Everyone's Replaceable 0 John Petrucci Explains Why Mike Portnoy Isn’t Re-Joining Dream Theater August 11th, 2020 at 9:38am Vince Neilstein Portnoy’s presence on Petrucci’s solo album doesn’t mean a Dream Theater reunion is in the cards.
New Stuff 0 Check Out the Title Track From John Petrucci’s Terminal Velocity (Featuring Mike Portnoy) August 7th, 2020 at 10:12am MetalSucks It’s the first time Petrucci and Portnoy have recorded together in over a decade.
Worst Week Ever 0 Popular Nu-Metal Bands’ Album Sales Ranked, Ex-Manowar Guitarist Faces 25 Years in Prison, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week July 31st, 2020 at 4:05pm Axl Rosenberg Also includes Metallica, Ozzy, Korn, Static-X, and more.
Pummeling Politics 0 System of a Down’s John Dolmayan: “The Black Lives Matter Movement Could Care Less About Black People” July 25th, 2020 at 11:47am MetalSucks He also mocked athletes for kneeling during the national anthem.
New Stuff 0 Clutch Post New-ish Song, “Run, John Barleycorn, Run” July 10th, 2020 at 12:38pm MetalSucks The song was previously only available on a 2014 split 7″ with Lionize.
Coronavirus 0 150+ Notable Metal Musicians Participate in Decibel’s “Get Behind the Mask” Gallery July 10th, 2020 at 12:05pm Axl Rosenberg Includes members of Metallica, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Anthrax, GWAR, and pretty much every other band ever.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 John Petrucci Explains How Reunion with Mike Portnoy for Solo Album Came to Be July 9th, 2020 at 11:08am Vince Neilstein He explains why the follow-up to Suspended Animation is finally coming out 15 years later.
Pummeling Politics 0 System of a Down’s John Dolmayan: “There Is No Systemic Racism in the United States” July 7th, 2020 at 11:14am Axl Rosenberg The drummer calls the Black Lives Matter movement “a Democratic Party fundraiser and propaganda tool” that “never had legitimacy.”
Coronavirus 0 U.K. Government Passes £1.57 Billion Relief Package for Arts and Entertainment Industries July 6th, 2020 at 12:19pm Vince Neilstein Where’s the bailout for live music venues and promoters in the U.S.?
F-F-F-Feudin' 0 Serj Tankian Says He Respects John Dolmayan Despite “Extremely Polarised Political Commentary” June 24th, 2020 at 10:38am Vince Neilstein The statement follows weeks of not-so-subtle sparring in the public eye.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Dream Theater’s John Petrucci Announces Second Solo Album, Terminal Velocity June 18th, 2020 at 8:59am Vince Neilstein The guitarist’s first solo album, Suspended Animation, came out all the way back in 2005.
Pummeling Politics 0 System of a Down’s John Dolmayan Tells Liberals to Stop “Demonizing Trump and Blaming Him for Everything Under the Sun” June 17th, 2020 at 2:38pm Axl Rosenberg Dolmayan responds to since-debunked allegations that Shake Shack employees deliberately poisoned members of the NYPD.
Pummeling Politics 0 Video: Winds of Plague Dressed in Blackface at Halloween Show in 2005 June 11th, 2020 at 11:54am Vince Neilstein The band were dressed up as Wu-Tang Clan for a Halloween show.
Pummeling Politics 0 System of a Down’s John Dolmayan Calls Movement to Defund the Police “The Stupidest Thing I’ve Ever Heard” June 8th, 2020 at 2:24pm Axl Rosenberg Hot take!
Pummeling Politics 0 System of Down’s John Dolmayan Says It “Shouldn’t Be a Shock to Anybody” That He and Serj Tankian Have Differing Political Views June 6th, 2020 at 12:40pm MetalSucks In a new 14-minute video, the drummer explains how he and Tankian get along despite not always seeing eye-to-eye politically.