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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
Earlier this morning, progressive metal outfit Haken released a music video for “Puzzle Box” that had been recorded during their ‘An Evening With’ run throughout the world. And that means you can almost live vicariously through the folks that didn’t miss the shows. Speaking of the track and music video, the band said they always had a blast playing “Puzzle Box” live.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
Legendary death metal juggernauts Vader have dropped a music video “Unbending”, a track off their forthcoming EP Humanihility. And even though they’ve been in the game since 1983, they sound just as tight and punchy as many bands half their age. The track will be the official anthem for Poland’s Mystic Festival, as well as the closing track for Humanihility.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
Weeks after they were supposed to embark on their first tour as a group that they ultimately had to cancel, heavy metal super group Category 7 recently announced the band’s live debut will finally take place in Los Angeles this June. For the uninitiated, Category 7 is a supergroup that’s comprised of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill).
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
With their new album Xenotaph set for release this June, progressive tech death metal outfit Fallujah have dropped another badass and sonically interesting tune titled “Labyrinth of Stone” and its accompanying music video. And while the title of that song would make move people envision a nerdy song about explorers or something, the video is anything but. Instead, you’ve got the band playing on the whole “wealth” angle you see in modern music videos in other genres.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
You may not think of progressive metal when you think of Puerto Rico, but MOTHS are out here to make a believer out of you. Earlier today, the band announced the upcoming release of their fourth full-length album, Septem, along with its first single “Gluttony”.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
What do you get when you combine current and former members of Exodus, Heathen, Hirax, Blind Illusion, and Death Angel? Well, you get a supergroup named Nefarious and an album apparently coming out on July 18 titled Addicted To Power. Comprised of vocalist Katon W.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
Ever wanted to time-travel back to the 90s to experience the dawn of Floridian death metal? Well you’re in luck, because Gruesome has continued to harness that sound and they’ve got a new album coming out on June 6 titled Silent Echoes. Packed full of eight new death metal tunes, the forthcoming album is the band’s first full-length effort in seven years. The album’s first single “A Darkened Window” is out right now and it’s a fucking ripper.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
There’s an old adage that goes “like father, like son” and if there was ever a story on this site that really fits that saying, it’s this one. If you’re a fan of black metal, odds are pretty good you know of the legendary Ihsahn thanks to his work in both Emperor and his solo career, but now his progeny is in the game and their band just dropped an EP. Angell Solberg Tveitan, the aforementioned son of Ihsahn, celebrated the release of his band Angell’s debut EP, Veiled By Woe.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
This summer, a pretty kick ass tour will be streaking across North America, as Judas Priest and Alice Cooper will join forces to co-headline a pretty sizeable run of dates. Not only that, but they’ve got the indomitable Corrosion of Conformity — who should at least have some new music out around that time — opening at each gig. Set to kick off on September 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi and coming to an end in The Woodlands, Texas.
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1 week ago | 
metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan
Attention, lowly bohabs! Our lords and masters GWAR have returned to celebrate their 40th anniversary on this godforsaken rock. As such, they’ve announced a multi-media event that should get fans excited as fuck — The Return of Gor-Gor. Not only are they bringing back their crack-addled three-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex named Gor-Gor for a new EP and 32-page comic book. Both will be released on July 25 via Pit Records and Z2 Comics.
