Have you signed up for our email list? Do it ’cause you love us! We promise not to spam you. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and on Twitter. Get the latest MetalSucks updates via email. Subscribe below. And now, a rundown of this week’s top stories: We spoke to Jamie Saint Merat from Ulcerate and [...] Read more...

Van Halen have abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New Orleans with no explanation Sleaze Roxx Music News Headlines Related HeadlinesVan Halen 2012 Tour DatesVan Halen Tour Dates AnnouncedVan Halen Reveal New Album TitleVan Halen Adds 18 More US DatesSleep’s 2011 Summer Tour Dates Read more...

Rock super-group Adrenaline Mob recently debuted their new music video for “Indifferent”. Adrenaline Mob features… Vocalist Russell Allen of Symphony X Guitarist Mike Orlando Drummer Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater Bassist John Moyer of Disturbed Adrenaline Mob recently released their debut album, Omertá. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCpfoWsU33k SMNnews.com Related HeadlinesAdrenaline Mob | ‘Undaunted’Adrenaline Mob | ‘Indifferent’Mike Portnoy’s Adrenaline [...] Read more...

Norwegian Black Metal band 1349 have announced that in addition to their upcoming dates on the Serpent Sermon Tour featuring Marduk and Withered. 1349 will be performing a one-off headlining show on June 18th at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA, where they will be supported by The Funeral Pyre. Tickets for this show are available here. [...] Read more...

His day job and passion is as a high school physics teacher, but Dave Schalek’s obsession is extreme and underground heavy metal.  Every Monday he holds class in the depths of his underground laboratory, bringing you brief reviews of the latest black, death, grind and other extreme releases.  And since he is a teacher, each [...] Read more...

For all you hardcore heads, This Is Hardcore festival seems like a no-brainer. It's a four day festival happening around Philly, from August 9th – 12th and features some serious headliners in Terror, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis and others. Here is the day by day breakdown in convenient graphic form: Tickets will go on sale starting [...] Read more...

I hate to say “I told you so” I love saying “I told you so,” so please allow me this opportunity to gloat! Last month, via deductive reasoning based on Heavt MTL and Heavy TO festival billing, I concluded that Gojira and Lamb of God would soon announce a summer tour together. And I was [...] Read more...

A lyric video for the TEXTURES track “Stoic Resignation” is now available for viewing on YouTube.  It was created by TEXTURES bass play Remko Tielemans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti9j_2J56k “Stoic Resignation” is a track off the Dutch progressive, technical metal band’s fourth studio album & Nuclear Blast debut Dualism, released in September, 2011. SMNnews.com Related HeadlinesTextures: footage from [...] Read more...

Mastodon: Atlanta's Most Ambitious Metalheads The Emory Wheel He also repeatedly expressed his disinterest in some of the common topics in metal music that critics debate over. For example, when asked if he feels that metal has too many sub-genres, Dailor stated his apathy flat-out: “I just don't even care ...

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For 'ACL' taping, guitar duo augmented by Cuban band Austin 360 Pre-show metal music also helped pump up the crowd. And in a move that had the crowd roaring, Rodrigo plugged in an electric guitar for a couple songs. Pouring all their energy onto the stage, it's impressive that the duo keep coming back with more to ...

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