Hair Metal Happy Hour 470 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN LENNON October 9th, 2009 at 3:12pm Axl Rosenberg He would have been 69 years old today. I did an informal poll on Twitter to find good metal covers of Beatles songs, and while a number of people made…
New Stuff 150 TESSERACT HAVE A NEW SONG, BUT STILL NO ALBUM October 8th, 2009 at 4:00pm Vince Neilstein …ended up on YouTube. Have a listen below, and if you’re lucky enough to live in the UK go see them live (dates on their MySpace page) and let us…
Interviews 80 WHITE WIZZARD’S ERIK KLUIBER TALKS FIRST TASTE OF SUCCESS IN METALSUCKS INTERVIEW October 5th, 2009 at 3:30pm Vince Neilstein …balls to go for it.” I figured that they had somebody because it had been about 2 months. Fortunately for me, they hadn’t. So I did a YouTube audition, and…
This Sucks 860 DOC COYLE: NOT TO BE F*CKED WITH October 5th, 2009 at 3:00pm Axl Rosenberg …hundreds, of fan-filmed videos of Attack Attack! all over YouTube, all of which, theoretically, violate Rise’s copyright claim. This video was clearly taken down because it’s embarrassing to Attack Attack!…
Haterade 110 MORE FUN WITH “ST. ANGER” COVERS October 5th, 2009 at 12:30pm Vince Neilstein Because knocking on St. Anger never loses its appeal… even this techno re-imagining of Metallica’s “St. Anger” is better than the original. See also: the cover version by Theocracy’s Matt…
The Webernets 320 IF ONLY DANI FILTH COULD SEE THIS October 2nd, 2009 at 1:00pm Vince Neilstein More than any other band, Cradle of Filth seem to attract the attention of YouTube vocal covers done by bedroom-dwelling, suburban goth teens (see also: this cover of “Nymphetamine” starring…
Tiberian Vocalizations 820 Tiberian Vocalizations: Cormorant’s Arthur Von Nagel Gives You The Anatomy of a Record Contract October 1st, 2009 at 5:00pm MetalSucks …fans, you score the covers of Time, Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone and Home & Garden, you’re given the master key to the Playboy mansion, and, of course, you get to…
What the...?? 590 MORE FUN WITH WEBERNETARDS September 29th, 2009 at 10:30am Axl Rosenberg Wow. Just… wow. Idiots of the world: please keep posting videos of yourselves singing on YouTube. It makes my life. -AR Thanks to Es-meister for the tip!…
Interviews 190 EVERY TIME I DIE’S ANDY WILLIAMS: “WITH NEW JUNK AESTHETIC, I’M FINALLY HAPPY.” September 24th, 2009 at 2:00pm Sammy O'Hagar …about the recording. That made me curious about how that band was live. I checked out the band on YouTube, and it was a wreck. It just sounded awful. We…
Cinemetal 320 MIDGETS OF BODOM September 18th, 2009 at 4:30pm Axl Rosenberg This is my third Children of Bodom post in as many days. And while I’m sure you’re all sick of hearing about Bodom’s new covers disc, Skeletons in the Closet,…
New Stuff 440 WITH A REBEL YELL, THERE’S WAR INSIDE CHILDREN OF BODOM’S HEAD September 16th, 2009 at 1:30pm Axl Rosenberg …Queen of Pop had never even existed. And can you think of another melodeathrash band more suited to do hair metal covers of Poison and W.A.S.P.? So. Skeletons in the…
Cinemetal 120 EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: FOOTAGE FROM LIONSGATE/GHOST HOUSE UNDERGROUND’S THE THAW September 16th, 2009 at 1:00pm MetalSucks …Hell, which was easily one of the most fun movies of 2009. The Thaw stars Val Kilmer stars as a renowned environmental advocate, Dr. David Kruipen. When Dr. Kruipen discovers…
The Webernets 300 YOUTUBE VOCAL COVERS: THE LIMP BIZKIT COLLECTION September 15th, 2009 at 4:30pm Vince Neilstein I love YouTube vocal covers. LOVE THEM! There’s something about teenagers bearing their souls (awfully) for all the world to see that just hits me in that special place. So…
Upcoming Bullsh*t 350 COVER ART FOR WORLD PAINTED BLOOD IS SLAYERIFFIC September 15th, 2009 at 11:45am Axl Rosenberg …Recordings), will initially ship with four special collector’s edition CD covers. Each of the four covers will display one-fourth of a provocative continental map illustrated with human skulls and bones;…
Jumping Darkness Parade 900 JUMPING DARKNESS PARADE: EYAL ON F-F-F-FEUDIN’ September 11th, 2009 at 4:00pm MetalSucks …do you guys remember Axl Rose vs. Vince Neil, or Axl Rose vs. Metallica? For those of you that don’t remember, look up some YouTube videos or check out A…
Interviews 250 FALL IN LOVE AGAIN WITH PAUL GILBERT: THE METALSUCKS INTERVIEW September 11th, 2009 at 3:00pm Anso DF …guitar people know him. His name is Guthrie Govan. He’s all over Youtube. He’s just a stunning guitar player. Can we talk about Mr. Big, which is back on the…
Readers' Choice 560 SUMATRA, FROM RUSSIA September 9th, 2009 at 4:00pm Vince Neilstein MS Maniac Steve G. sent in a link to the Russian band Sumatra. Says Steve: So I’m surfing around youtube watching stupid covers (it’s addicting), and there’s this one dude…
Music Dorkery 740 SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT THE USE OF THE TERM “CORE” September 8th, 2009 at 12:30pm Axl Rosenberg …point, saying a metal band was influenced by hardcore is like saying a metal band was influenced by Slayer – it’s kind of a given (Slayer’s 1996 covers album, Undisputed…
Jumping Darkness Parade 2780 Jumping Darkness Parade: Eyal on Bands That Can’t Duplicate Their Album Live September 3rd, 2009 at 5:00pm MetalSucks …is a band that could pull off everything they recorded. If you want examples go check some of their live videos on YouTube and tell me what current bands can…
Haterade 760 STICK STICKLY IN THIS KID’S VAGINA September 3rd, 2009 at 3:30pm Vince Neilstein …be ashamed of this ridiculous piece of YouTube detritus and he’ll probably delete it to avoid embarrassment amongst his new college chums. Then, 5-10 years after that when he’s all…
