Exclusive 30 NEURAXIS TOUR BLOG #4: VOCALIST ALEXANDRE LEBLANC ON THE FINAL DAYS OF THE TOUR March 10th, 2009 at 3:15pm MetalSucks …yellow cabs. We’re in New York, it’s official. It’s my first time there and it’s everything like the movies. After hell for parking we finally get to chill at the…
Cinemetal 330 WATCHMEN‘S RORSCHACH: BORN OF TERRIBLE METAL March 5th, 2009 at 4:00pm Axl Rosenberg …Gazes Also.” Disturbed, “Down with the Sickness” – “Some nice flowers.” Green Day, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” – “You quit.” Incubus, “Out from Under” – “Never!” Linkin Park, “No More…
Show Reviews 90 KRALLICE IN WONDERLAND: VINCE’S POST-SCION FEST WRAPUP March 3rd, 2009 at 3:12pm Vince Neilstein …music took. Most of the time there weren’t any vocals, which placed the emphasis squarely on the epic, monstrous, riveting compositions. All I could do was stand and watch as…
Admin 240 MEET US IN ATLANTER February 27th, 2009 at 4:00pm Vince Neilstein …I were a betting man I’d say Axl will be wearing a black one. We look very Jewish, and strikingly similar to our South Park avatars (+ beard for me)….
Reviews 140 SHOULD YOU BUY THIS ALBUM? ABSU-F*CKING-LUTELY. February 27th, 2009 at 2:00pm Satan Rosenbloom …with clear, harmonically rich rhythm lashings. What Absu sacrifice in heaviness, they make up for in the clarity of their inventive riffs. Magic(K) Square Cipher” turns ever-shifting rhythms into a…
Reviews 120 NASHVILLE PUSSY: THEY NEVER SAID DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME February 27th, 2009 at 12:00pm Anso DF …of themselves; after all, isn’t the idea to shun straight morals and remain alive merely to discomfit squares (“Drunk-Driving Man”), be a nuisance to authority (“Ain’t Your Business”), and get…
Cinemetal 80 RED HOT CHILI PEPPER MEETS ART HOUSE FILMMAKER February 23rd, 2009 at 2:37pm Axl Rosenberg …Park IV that was about, I shit you not, genetically modified super dinosaurs that the government uses to combat drug lords). But his true calling is being a director of…
Black Collar Workers 220 JOSH FREESE MAY BE EVEN COOLER THAN TRENT REZNOR February 23rd, 2009 at 11:00am Axl Rosenberg …with Josh aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif. Get drunk and cut each other’s hair in the parking lot of the Long Beach courthouse (filmed and posted on…
\m/ 140 JOEY BELLADONNA’S GENITALIA WAS USED AS A MOLD FOR A BEST-SELLING DILDO February 18th, 2009 at 5:28pm Vince Neilstein …bedrooms, was built in 1990, and has 2600 square feet of living space. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the house is that it has no central air conditioning. I…
Interviews 120 CHIMAIRA VOCALIST MARK HUNTER: THE METALSUCKS INTERVIEW February 12th, 2009 at 12:00pm Axl Rosenberg …hours on every touring wandering parking lots? No, now he sits by himself in the back lounge reading bodybuilding magazines. Multiple choice question. We think the song “Six” is a…
Reviews 100 SCALE THE SUMMIT LEAP WAY OVER DESERT CANYONS ON PROSTHETIC DEBUT February 11th, 2009 at 11:00am Vince Neilstein …from Carving Desert Canyons. The emphasis remains squarely on the composition, telling the story through musical nuance rather than words, whether that means pounding you over the head with deep…
Br00tal-lists 560 METAL HAMMER’S LIST OF THE BEST DEATH METAL SONGS EVER IS SUSPECT February 5th, 2009 at 12:01pm Axl Rosenberg …(8%) Opeth – ‘The Drapery Falls’ (BLACKWATER PARK, 2001) (7%) Children Of Bodom – ‘Deadnight Warrior’ (SOMETHING WILD, 1997) (7%) Nile – ‘Black Seeds Of Vengeance’ (BLACK SEEDS OF VENGEANCE,…
Reviews 70 TINNITUS SANCTUS FINDS EDGUY BEING EDGUY January 29th, 2009 at 4:00pm Vince Neilstein …Square Garden — ’cause no one else I knew gave two shits about metal — with a rolled joint ready to rock in my wallet. Needless to say, it was…
Tour de Force 170 THE FACELESS TRANSITION FROM ONE MIND BLOWING TOUR TO ANOTHER January 22nd, 2009 at 11:10am Axl Rosenberg …@ Java Jazz 3/01-Austin, TX @ Emo’s 3/02-Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock 3/03-Abilene, TX @ Rose Park 3/04-El Paso, TX @ Chic’s 3/06-Lancaster, CA @ Palmdale Vets Hall…
Reviews 180 CATTLE DECAPITATION’S THE HARVEST FLOOR: A BEEFY NEW OFFERING FROM DUDES THAT DON’T EAT BEEF January 20th, 2009 at 1:00pm Sammy O'Hagar …sweat. Making sense of the ridiculous speed grind requires a level of admirable expertise; Cattle Decapitation have the sort of skills that put them squarely at the head of grind’s…
Contests 70 ANTICHRIST CHRISTMAS WINNERS ANNOUNCED! January 16th, 2009 at 1:00pm MetalSucks …and wish them a “Merry Christmas!” back.And us Jews feel left out when everyone is comparing Christmas gifts, recipes, and dinners. Do you see parking lots filled with menorahs for…
Tour de Force 480 LAMB OF GOD ANNOUNCE THEIR MOST AWESOMEST TOUR EVER January 15th, 2009 at 11:43am Axl Rosenberg …Ballroom – New York, NY May 9, 2009 – Convention Center – Asbury Park, NJ May 11, 2009 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD May 12, 2009 – House…
Tour de Force 420 AT LEAST YOU CAN LEAVE BEFORE DISTURBED GO ON January 15th, 2009 at 11:08am Axl Rosenberg …Draiman’s pocket. But look at this way: when you leave early, you’ll totally beat the post-show parking lot traffic. Now, if Disturbed really wanna make headlines, they should invite The…
Interviews 130 ALL SHALL PERISH’S HERNAN “EDDIE” HERMIDA & MIKE TINER: OUR WACKIEST INTERVIEW EVER? January 8th, 2009 at 2:30pm Sammy O'Hagar …in the Park.” You have to make sacrifices. EH: Yeah. I mean, you can’t plagiarize. MT: You can’t be Chicago right away. EH: You got to work up to Saturday….
Interviews 550 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE ACACIA STRAIN’S VINCENT BENNETT December 30th, 2008 at 11:00am MetalSucks …for new songs live. It’s awesome. How’s Australia? Have you toured Australia before? Australia is amazing. I just want to thank Graham at Resist Records and Parkway Drive for giving…