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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Zakk Wylde on The MetalSucks Podcast #224
This week we chat with legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde. We talk about Black Label Society's newest record Grimmest Hits, , the humor he brings to his Twitter account, his thoughts on retirement, his coffee endeavor with the Death Wish Coffee...
63 min
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The Atlas Moth's Stavros Giannopoulos on The Me...
This week we talked to Stavros Giannopoulos of The Atlas Moth. We discuss Coma Noir, their first first record in four years, which comes out February 9th via Prosthetic (). We also talk about how Joe Duplantier from Gojira almost produced...
82 min
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John 5 on The MetalSucks Podcast #222
John tells us about his new live record It’s Alive (out January 25th; pre-order here), how he and his bandmates challenge each other during live shows, how much improvisation happens when recording, how he names instrumental tracks,
62 min
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Tribulation Guitarist Jonathan Hultén on The Me...
We discuss the band's new album World Down, his passion for classic horror films, going on tour for three weeks after breaking his ribs on stage, his solo project and how some of those songs become Tribulation songs,
61 min
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Exmortus Guitarist Conan Gonzalez on The MetalS...
We discuss what fans can expect from the band's new album, the absence of Mario and David from this recording cycle, finding the groove with new musicians in the studio, his thoughts on clean singing, what makes a guitar solo truly special,
68 min
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Morbid Angel’s Steve Tucker on The MetalSucks P...
We discuss how he came to return to the band, the creativity of Trey’s riffs, the importance of his era with the band in the grand scheme of their legacy, the message of the lyrics on Kingdoms Disdained, why the band separated during the Heretic era,
65 min
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The Best of 2017 on The MetalSucks Podcast #218...
This week is our special best of 2017 episode! We break down our top fifteen metal albums of the year and why we feel these albums were the best released in 2017, counting them down all the way to our number one.
91 min
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Legend of the Seagullmen’s Jimmy Hayward and Da...
We talk about the inspiration that led to the band's formation, the costumes and themes of each band member, their upcoming New Year's Eve gig opening for Primus, and yes, of course, we had to ask Danny about a new Tool album (and he gave us a juicy qu...
20 min
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Entheos Drummer Navene Koperweis on The MetalSu...
We discuss why bassist Evan Brewer is not on their current tour with Whitechapel, playing as a three piece, the change in direction and sound on new album Dark Future, the appeal of living in a small town as opposed to city life,
79 min
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Woody Weatherman of Corrosion of Conformity on ...
We discuss how their new record No Cross, No Crown is their first as a four piece in 12 years, the difference between the writing process with Pepper Keenan as opposed to as a three piece, the loyal fa base that allows them to write the material they w...
64 min
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Rita Haney on The MetalSucks Podcast #215
We speak about the latest entry in the Dimevision series, her feelings on a potential Dimebag hologram tour, how much she is involved in the Ride for Dime and Dimebash organizations after the negative press from the last few outings,
72 min
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Robb Flynn of Machine Head Sits Down with Axl R...
We talk about Trump's America, Charlottesville, race relations in America, NFL players taking a knee, Flynn's stand against Phil Anselmo's racist outburst, how Dimebag Darrell's death affected him, the rape allegations against Decapitated,
66 min
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Max Cavalera on The MetalSucks Podcast #214
We discuss the current Soulfly tour on which the band is performing Nailbomb’s Point Blank in its entirety, the influence younger bands had on Cavalera Conspiracy's new album Psychosis, his favorite underground metal bands,
62 min
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Wes Borland (Big Dumb Face, Limp Bizkit) on The...
We talk about the origins of Big Dumb Face, how he keeps his different projects from crossing lines, his stint with Marilyn Manson, being isolated in Detroit, the lessons he learned from the Black Light Burns records,
73 min
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Cannibal Corpse’s George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher...
We talk about riding out Hurricane Irma in an elementary school shelter, his take on NFL players taking a knee during the anthem and the impact the discovery of CTE will have on the game, how the band's new record Red Before Black compares to the last ...
76 min
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Gwar’s Blothar on The MetalSucks Podcast #211
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’
63 min
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Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan on The...
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 pr...
74 min
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Matt Heafy of Trivium on The MetalSucks Podcast...
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,
70 min
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Simone Simons of Epica on The MetalSucks Podcas...
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,
70 min
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Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost on The MetalSucks ...
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 "Hellrais...
68 min
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Satyricon’s Satyr on The MetalSucks Podcast #206
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,
71 min
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The Contortionist Vocalist Michael Lessard on T...
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,
70 min
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Dave Lombardo (Dead Cross, Suicidal Tendencies,...
Legendary drummer Dave Lombardo  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...
62 min
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Slipknot's Clown (Shawn Crahan) on The MetalSuc...
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...
81 min
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Brendon Small (Metalocalypse/Dethklok/Galaktiko...
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...
68 min