New Stuff 170 PANTERA’S “SANDBLASTED SKIN” UNEARTHED December 16th, 2009 at 11:30am Axl Rosenberg So those covers for the Metal Hammer Dimebag tribute album are starting to surface I guess. First one up is Unearth’s version of “Sandblasted Skin,” which they’re now streaming on…
Contests 730 BTBAM THE GREAT MISDIRECT CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCED December 16th, 2009 at 11:00am MetalSucks …but a few guys I know are actually in a band that covers Colors and don’t have a bass-player. I’ve wanted a five-string for years, just so I could learn…
Upcoming Bullsh*t 150 ZILTOID FAVES IRON THRONES ARE IN THE STUDIO December 10th, 2009 at 11:15am Vince Neilstein …follow Iron Thrones’ YouTube updates here. Also be sure to check out Visions of Light, which is available as a free stream or pay-what-you-like download here. Iron Thrones are looking…
Music Dorkery 340 SEE? CLASSICAL MUSIC IS METAL December 9th, 2009 at 5:02pm Vince Neilstein …why she believes they’re metal, and even includes sound samples in the form of mp3 and YouTube clips. Beethoven = doom metal? Fascinating. Check it out at Decibel’s website. -VN…
Viral Vomit 80 RANDY BLYTHE, JELLO WRESTLER December 8th, 2009 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein If you’ve ever wanted to see Randy Blythe in facepaint and tight black leggings covered in Jello and wrestling with a chick, now’s your chance. The YouTube user who posted…
Scraping Genius Off The Wheel 60 CHRIS CORNELL WINNING BACK FANS ONE GESTURE AT A TIME December 7th, 2009 at 2:00pm Gary Suarez …Thursday it hosted noneother than Chris Cornell for an “intimate” sold out performance. As expected, YouTube has amateur footage of songs from the setlist, which included “Euphoria Morning” and Audioslave’s…
Show Reviews 480 THE FACELESS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO BECOMING PROG METAL GREATS December 4th, 2009 at 3:00pm Vince Neilstein …pros, even at such a young age, and they’re absolutely at the top of the proggy tech-death pack. Here’s a video from the show that I found on YouTube of…
Interviews 130 SWALLOW THE SUN’S JUHA RAIVIO: THE METALSUCKS INTERVIEW December 4th, 2009 at 12:30pm MetalSucks …always seem to have awesome looking art too. Artwork is always really important for the album and we really try to get the right kind of atmosphere on the covers…
Editorials 940 THE AUSTERITY PROGRAM’S JUSTIN FOLEY RESPONDS TO THAT “ELOQUENT” VILLAGE VOICE WRITER December 2nd, 2009 at 4:30pm MetalSucks …do more than rehash Iron Maiden covers when they plug into big amps. If this means they have to suffer being the target of this sorry, empty whining it’s too…
Upcoming Bullsh*t 1140 RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT THE DIMEBAG TRIBUTE ALBUM December 2nd, 2009 at 1:00pm Axl Rosenberg …event, Metal Hammer have enlisted a bunch of well-known acts to record Pantera covers (but not Damageplan covers, because, y’know, let’s get real here) for a CD that will come…
Black Collar Workers 170 APPLE STILL TRYING TO MILK $$$ OUT OF WHAT’S LEFT OF THE RECORD-BUYING PUBLIC December 1st, 2009 at 3:30pm Vince Neilstein …have a physical copy anyway. Beyond that, why shell out for videos when they’ll end up on YouTube? Why shell out for lyrics when you have Google? Why shell out…
New Stuff 140 NORMA JEAN BOOTH GUITEAU CZOLGOSZ OSWALD November 30th, 2009 at 12:07pm Axl Rosenberg …being said… they’ve also been playing a new song, “Kill More Presidents,” on this tour, and while the usual YouTube bootlegs are all I have to go on, they’re of…
Haterade 510 WHAT LIES BENEATH? EXACTLY WHAT YOU’D EXPECT! November 24th, 2009 at 1:30pm Axl Rosenberg …YouTube vocal coverist (I know, I made up a word, eat me), Senor “Deathcore is Not Scene” Bivins, has his own band – What Lies Beneath. Yes, they named themselves…
Upcoming Bullsh*t 50 SOLUTION.45 ARE ABOUT TO OFFER UP A EURO-METAL EXPLOSION! November 23rd, 2009 at 3:30pm Vince Neilstein …the latest Immortal and The Faceless album covers. The album will also feature a few guest appearances, including a few vocal spots by Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity. Neat-o! Check…
The Webernets 480 INTERNET PEOPLE ARE MEANIES! November 23rd, 2009 at 1:30pm Vince Neilstein Contrary to the comments of dozens of YouTube haters (samples: “dude your realy suck . try when you have a man voice,” “instead of having your mom buy you metal…
Music Dorkery 110 ALICE IN CHAINS IPHONE APP: BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLAH November 20th, 2009 at 4:00pm Axl Rosenberg …which you probably already own; watch some videos, which you a) may have already seen or b) were capable of watching on your iPhone via YouTube anyway; read a bio…
Viral Vomit 330 HOW TO MAKE IT BIG AS A DEATHCORE YOUTUBE VOCAL COVER ARTIST November 20th, 2009 at 11:30am Vince Neilstein …highlights deathcore YouTube vocal covers (including our favorite, Señor Bivins) and mocks the differences between deathcore, death metal and metalcore. I’m pretty sure the guy in the video “gets” it…
Tiberian Vocalizations 440 TIBERIAN VOCALIZATIONS: ARTHUR VON NAGEL ON POST-BLACK METAL (AND BEING A SHAMELESS METAL NERD) November 19th, 2009 at 4:30pm MetalSucks …In The Woods…. – “Yearning the Seeds of a New Dimension” (1995) (first movement) (second movement) My favorite song of all time. I’m very frustrated YouTube had to split the…
Reunion Mania 40 I EXHORT YOU TO LOOK AT THESE EXHORDER REUNION PHOTOS November 19th, 2009 at 11:30am Axl Rosenberg …“firebaugh” at NolaUnderground.com. There are also a bunch more at Blabbermouth. Kind of amazingly, I can’t find any footage on YouTube – if anyone comes across any, please let us…
Devin Townsend Sucks 310 YOUTUBE HOBBYIST November 17th, 2009 at 2:00pm MetalSucks Ah, shit I know… but late at night, I love watching this type of stuff… Lame? Most definitely. But I never claim to be otherwise. “Farting Preacher” “Drinkin’ Out of…
