Hesher Keenan

5 days ago | metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan

For half a century, Pentagram and its frontman Bobby Liebling have been doing their thing. As doom metal pioneers, they’ve garnered nice success, gaining fans over the years, and creating controversies along the way. Yet earlier this year, a clip of Liebling looking zonked out as all hell during a show (he wasn’t) made the rounds on social media.

5 days ago | metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan

A buncha artists in the metal scene — some big and some not so big — have joined forces to contribute exclusive tracks to a compilation to help raise money for a no-kill animal shelter in rural Alabama. Featuring the likes of Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, Killswitch Engage, Lybica, and Enforced, this is sure to be something to pick up for a good cause.

5 days ago | metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan

A couple weeks out from the release of Christian metalcore outfit Wolves At The Gate‘s forthcoming album Wasteland and they’ve dropped another single and accompanying music video. Now, I know what you’re thinking — “Christian metalcore? Lame.”Yet if you give them a chance, you might enjoy them? I dunno. The video looks like it cost a lot, so it might be worth sharing?

5 days ago | metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan

Fantasy heavy metal outfit Castle Rat have busted down the doors on their future plans, as they not only announced the release date for their sophomore album The Bestiary, but they also unveiled a long run of tour dates in the U.S. and U.K/Europe. For those that don’t know, this New York-based act plays really cool, fuzzy medieval fantasy doom metal. Helmed by The Rat Queen (aka Riley Pinkerton), they play with a sexy swagger while talking about rogues and daggers.

5 days ago | metalsucks.net | Hesher Keenan

Ever since Brent Hinds quit Mastodon back in March, there’s been a big question mark hanging over the band. Who’s going to take the spot for good? They tapped YouTuber and musician Ben Eller to fill in for ‘Tool Live In The Sand’, but that was never announced a permanent solution. So when Mastodon hit the stage last night for their headlining gig in Chesterfield, Missouri, fans were left wondering who would be in Hinds’ place.