The MetalSucks Podcast

We discuss the band's new album The Blood of Gods, the benefit they saw from doing the Warped Tour this year, the current climate and culture and how Gwar fits in, the public’s response to the negative Linkin Park comment following Chester Bennington’s suicide, Kathy Griffin's publicist calling them out, their upcoming tour and much more! The post Gwar’s Blothar on The MetalSucks Podcast #211 appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the band's final shows ever this coming December, his memory of being on Soundgarden's last tour, his label Party Smasher Inc, meeting fans' expectations for Dillinger's unhinged live shows, the meet and greet debate for a band that stays private, how to make our kids like good music and some dad talk, including how he felt when his first daughter was born. The post Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan on The MetalSucks Podcast #210 appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the creation of Trivium's new record The Sin and The Sentence, Matt ranks his favorite Trivium records in order, shares his experience riding out Hurricane Irma, talks about writing the foreword for the new book Hellraisers, names his picks for the Big Four of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and looks ahead to the band's upcoming tour with Arch Enemy. The post Matt Heafy of Trivium on The MetalSucks Podcast #209 appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the band's new EP The Solace System, how they amassed so much material in such a short amount of time, the jobs she had prior to joining Epica, the choice of not bringing her children on the road, the seven-year anniversary of her blog and her passion for photography. The post Simone Simons of Epica on The MetalSucks Podcast #208, with Special Guests Axl Rosenberg and Emperor Rhombus! appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about the band's new record "Medusa," the challenge of assembling a live set list after 15 records, the addition of a 23-year-old drummer to such an established act and more. Axl Rosenberg and Emperor Rhombus talk about their new book "Hellraisers." The post Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost on The MetalSucks Podcast #207, with Special Guests Axl Rosenberg and Emperor Rhombus! appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat about how he's maintained a 25 year friendship with his bandmate Frost, an update on his brain tumor and how it's affected his life and music, the band's new album Deep Calleth Upon Deep, the expectations of following a #1 record in Norway, which black metal performers may own mansions and more. The post Satyricon’s Satyr on The MetalSucks Podcast #206 appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the band's new record Clairvoyant and the pressure of following up their critically acclaimed previous album Language, the role producer Jamie King plays in helping to craft the band's music, negativity from the band's fans on Facebook, his passions for video work and MMA, and much more. The post The Contortionist Vocalist Michael Lessard on The MetalSucks Podcast #205 appeared first on MetalSucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Legendary drummer Dave Lombardo returns to the MetalSucks Podcast this week to discuss Dead Cross, his new collaboration with Mike Patton. Lombardo waxes ecstatic about Bill Ward’s inclusion of Dead Cross's debut as one of the best albums of all time, talks about performing and recording with Fantomas, which recordings throughout his career he is the most and least happy with, his opinion of the reunited Misfits, how the timing for Suicidal Tendencies worked out and more. Petar and Brandon tackle Devin Townsend’s proposed 10 million dollar symphony about dicks and vaginas, tackle their feelings about the reactivated Carnivore A.D., and much more! Songs: Dead Cross - "Shillelagh" Dead Cross - "Seizure and Desist" Spotlights - "Learn to Breathe" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with Slipknot founder Clown to discuss the theatrical release of Day of the Gusano, an upcoming documentary about Slipknot fans in Mexico. We also talk about the importance of the visual artistry behind Slipknot, the difficulty of editing a live show with nine guys in the band, the roar a foreign crowd brings and how American audiences compare, the way he would like to present a double concept album with Slipknot, his experiences as a director with Officer Down, and a little trip down memory lane with One Minute Silence. Brandon and Pete dissects the last four months of metal and give you their five choices for albums you need to hear before the summer is over. With only four months to go and the top 15 albums of 2017 on the horizon, the boys help you out with some gold you may have overlooked. Songs:  Loviatar - "Discordant (Stygian Wyrm Part 2)" Goatwhore - "Mankind Will Have No Mercy" Beastmaker - "Of God’s Creation" Dead Cross - "Obedience School" Decapitated - "Kill The Cult" Byzantine - "Vile Maxim" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we talk with Metalocalypse/Dethklok/Galaktikon creator Brendon Small. He tells us about the process of creating entire conceptual worlds to go along with albums, trademarking your own character's voices, his youth and how it influenced his art, the accidental origin of Galaktikon and the importance of South Park. Meanwhile Petar and Brandon get into a discussion about race in the metal scene, discuss the confluence of a Juggalo march and pro-Trump rally in September, Mike Patton going bowling during a Dead Cross performance and much more. Songs: Galaktikon - “My Name is Murder” Loviator - “Nascent (Stygian Wyrm Part 1) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices