The MetalSucks Podcast
The official podcast of MetalSucks, featuring Petar Spajic, Brandon Hahn and Jozalyn Sharp. One featured interview each week with a prominent metal musician, and discussion of the latest headlines in metal news. New episodes every Monday morning.
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#253: Revocation's Dave Davidson
Our guest this week is Revocation mastermind David Davidson. We discuss the band's new record The Outer Ones (which Dave describes as the band's "most death metal album" to date), how the world of H.P. Lovecraft influenced the album, studying the...
70 min
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#252: Mike Portnoy
Our guest this week is legendary drummer Mike Portnoy. We discuss Metal Allegiance and the massive amount of input that goes into a supergroup collaboration, getting Andreas Kisser and Max Cavalera on the same record again, the various vocalists on...
63 min
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#251.5: Jill Janus (Huntress)
On this special "half" episode of The MetalSucks Podcast we share a never-before-heard interview with Huntress frontwoman Jill Janus, who . The interview was conducted by MetalSucks Podcast host Petar Spajic a few years back at a Huntress headlining...
37 min
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#251: Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
Roy Mayorga is our guest this week! Join us as we discuss the special edition of Stone Sour's Hyrdograd (out August 31), their new single “Burn One Turn One” not making the cut on the original release, the challenge of covering Rage...
65 min
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#250: Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (Ozzy Osbourne, A ...
Rob "Blasko" Nicholson -- Ozzy's longtime bassist, successful artist manager and founder/host of the podcast -- is our guest this week. We start out by talking about his latest endeavor and the preparation his guests go through prior to recording the...
68 min
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#249: Dee Snider
The legendary Dee Snider is our guest this week. We discuss his new solo record For the Love of Metal (which was written and produced by Jamey Jasta), his fears he wouldn't be able to deliver on a contemporary metal record, the inspiration Game of...
65 min
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#248: Jake Bowen (Periphery, Four Seconds Ago)
Jake Bowen is our guest this week. The guitarist and multi-instrumental tells us all about Four Seconds Ago, his new electronic project with Periphery bandmate Misha Mansoor, from its formation to the differences in the creative process from his day...
69 min
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#247: Otep Shamaya
Otep Shamaya returns to the podcast this week. We discuss her upcoming record Kult 45, the intent behind its lead single “" and a whole lot of politics: how important it is not to accept lies from our leaders, how to argue politics with people who...
71 min
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#246: Obscura's Steffen Kummerer
This week we talk to Obscura mastermind Steffen Kummerer about the band's new record, Dilvium, why it took four chapters to tell the narrative behind it, the meaning of the title, his approach to making the record sound three dimensional, the...
63 min
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#245: Devin Townsend
This week we talk with Devin Townsend about his latest release Ocean Machine - Live at the Ancient Roman Theater Plovdiv. We discuss Devin's decision to disband the "Devin Townsend Project" moniker, the various albums he's writing now and the 100...
78 min
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#244: Dez Fafara of DevilDriver
Dez Fafara from DevilDriver is our guest this week. We discuss his new country covers album Outlaws Til The End Vol. 1, how he handled people who told him it was a bad idea to mix metal and country, why this is a "Volume 1," his trip to Johnny...
70 min
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#243: Code Orange's Jami Morgan
Jami Morgan of Code Orange is our guest this week. We discuss the band's latest standalone single “," the ways he sees the band releasing songs, albums and other content in the future, his fondness for MMA and wrestling, the importance of validation...
70 min
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#242: Orange Goblin's Ben Ward
Ben Ward of Orange Goblin is our guest this week. We discuss the immediacy and sound of the band's latest record The Wolf Bites Back, the reason Ward believes no rock band has captured a generation like in the past, how popular artists rest on their...
72 min
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#241: Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley
This week we talk to Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley about . We also discuss his first novel Scale, the authors that influenced him, the importance of writing what you know, the risks he took on the new book, the difference between turning in...
71 min
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#240: Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, ex-God Forbid)
Doc Coyle of Bad Wolves (ex-God Forbid, Vagus Nerve) joins the podcast this week. We talk about Bad Wolves' recent rise to success, the difference between metal and hard rock, the disparity between fans of those genres, how quickly change occurs in...
71 min
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#239: Nick Holmes of Bloodbath and Paradise Lost
Bloodbath vocalist Nick Holmes (also of Paradise Lost) is our guest this week. We discuss Bloodbath are about the embark on, his passion for Florida death metal and horror films, his fear of checking Twitter after a night of drinking, the challenge...
68 min
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#238: Lamb of God Guitarist Mark Morton
This week we talk with Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton about the band's new covers album Legion: XX, released under the band's original moniker Burn the Priest. We discuss how the band selected which songs to cover, which ones were the most...
70 min
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#237: Mike Scheidt of Yob
Mike Scheidt from Yob joins us this week. We talk about the trials and tribulations caused by his near-fatal diagnosis of diverticulitis, his near-death experience prior to surgery, the power of being mentally strong when dealing with health issues,...
76 min
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#236: TesseracT Guitarist James Monteith
TesseracT guitarist James Monteith is our guest this week. We talk about the meaning behind the title of the band's new album Sonder, the dark storytelling process for their music video “," how shorter records make more sense these days, the...
77 min
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#235: Dimmu Borgir Guitarist Silenoz
Dimmu Borgir guitarist and founder Silenoz is our guest this week. We discuss the writing process of the band's new record Eonian and the motivations behind it, how after eight years a new record becomes an event for fans, Dimmu Borgir's 20-plus...
69 min
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#234: John Bush (Armored Saint, ex-Anthrax)
Legendary frontman John Bush (Armored Saint, ex-Anthrax) joins us this week to discuss the early days of Armored Saint, their goal of getting signed prior to playing 50 shows, Mike Piazza’s favorite track by the band, the writing process for classic...
81 min
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#233: Skindred Frontman Benji Webbe
We talk to Benji Webbe of Skindred about their new record Big Tings, the change in sound on this record, surviving getting stabbed in the neck and how close he came to dying, how gun control works in the UK, the importance of listening to the...
63 min
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#232.5: Anthrax Drummer Charlie Benante
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and MS co-founder Vince Neilstein go one-on-one in a debate about how technology has affected the music industry. We discuss Benante's assertion that "Apple had a big hand in destroying music," his preference for...
44 min
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#232: Underoath's Spencer Chamberlain
Underoath vocalist Spencer Chamberlain is our guest. We discuss the band's new record Erase Me (out April 6th), the decision to make a new record after reuniting to tour, the reason the band decided to call it quits in 2013, the importance of the...
70 min
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#231 Ihsahn (Emperor)
Emperor guitarist Ihsahn returns to the podcast this week to discuss his latest solo record Amr. He also tells us why a new Emperor album doesn’t make sense, how money and fame dictated peoples' views in the early days of black metal, his views on...
75 min