Eyal Levi of Dååth is our guest on The MetalSucks Podcast this week! He's here to chat about the band's first album in over a decade, The Deceivers, out May 3. In our chat, Eyal describes how his exercise regimen during the pandemic was a direct impact on returning to playing guitar and how he felt about his guitar playing after not playing for eight years. He also reflected on making the decision to create new music and revive the dormant Dååth, the team that was assembled around the...

This week, we've got Wolf Hoffman of Accept back on The MetalSucks Podcast! During our discussion, we take a walk down memory lane to learn how he initially felt about the band's name, the trend of modern bands having hard to pronounce names, if he feels every new record is a discovery record for new fans or if adding to the legacy of Accept is the focus, and why releasing singles has very little merit in our genre. We also talk about Andy Sneap’s opinion and important direction on modern...

J.T. Cavey of ERRA is joining us this week to celebrate the new album Cure and the headlining North American tour the band's going to embark on starting April 23. We also discuss our current daily caffeine intake, why mixing it with water is a must, and what he feels is the energy drink of choice for metalcore bands these days. We also chat about the positive vibe he's noticed from making the bed everyday, releasing songs in a calculated way in modern times, the addition of guitarist Clint...

We have heavy metal legend Buck Dharma of Blue Öyster Cult on the show! We discuss the latest studio album Ghost Stories coming out April 12, as well as how many of the songs have a long history with the band, if having so many demoes of the tracks through the years changed the new recordings, and how they play legacy songs differently throughout the years for the fans to keep things interesting. He also discusses what it's like to perform newer material at this stage in the band's career,...

Anders Fridén is back on the show! We're celebrating their upcoming North American tour with Gatecreeper and Creeping Death, so naturally we discuss Fridén's involvement in selecting the opening acts for the tour, how playing live means so much more after the pandemic, the importance of a scene for heavy music to rise, and how In Flames rehearses with members living in different countries. We also discuss the importance of artwork for heavy metal, what he considers the 30th anniversary of In...

This week, we've got Steve Moore of Zombi joining us on The MetalSucks Podcast. In our chat, we discuss the band's latest album Direct Inject out this Friday, March 22. We discuss 2024 being the 20th anniversary of Zombi, if he thought that milestone would have happened when the band started as a side project, and how important their label Relapse has been in keeping the band alive. We also discuss some of the approaches Zombi take to make new fans, his experience as a touring musician during...

Dragonforce’s Herman Li is joining us for this week's MetalSucks Podcast! The band’s latest album Warp Speed Warriors is coming out this Friday, March 15, so Li tells us how Dragonforce landed the Despicable Me 4 trailer, how we have noticed metal is getting its due in the advertising world, his physical music collection being across the pond, and how his London home is a bit of a time machine. Naturally, we also discuss the last video game he remembers beating in the arcade, the album...

Don't look now, but Kittie's very own Morgan Lander is back on the show! We are here to discuss Kittiepig, the only non-alcoholic beverage with the Canadian band's name and stamp of approval. In our chat, we talk about the idea and origin story behind the collaboration, some of the notes she gave after doing a taste testing, what a Saskatoon berry tastes like, and if there will be any available at the merch both when the band tours your city. We also celebrate their first single in 13 years...

Øystein Brun of Borknagar is on the show this week! During our chat, we discuss the latest album from the Norwegian black metal legends Fall. We also chat about we discuss Øystein's childhood in Norway, the concept of nature’s connection with man on the new record, music truly being something created from nothing, touring Borknagar more the last 10 years and the perspective that has given him.  Petar and Brandon discuss all the thoughts and emotions that surround Slayer's return, how this...

This week's guest is none other than John Henry of Darkest Hour! He's here to celebrate the band's first full length record in six years, Perpetual/Terminal coming out February 23. Additionally, we discuss the challenges of following up on Godless Prophets and The Migrant Flora, how Ozzfest shaped the band's professionalism, the brotherhood that bands had when doing traveling festival packages, and at what point in his career that he was comfortable doing stage banter. In a bit of fun sports...

Ihsahn is joining the podcast this week to celebrate his new self-titled album coming out Feb. 16. In this episode, we discuss his passion for film composition, some of the names that he's followed over the years, his drive to always have an orchestral element to his music, the rock artists that transition into doing full time film work, and how he created a world based on the orchestral release of the self titled album. In addition to all that, we chat about what perimeters would need to be...

Ross Jennings and Peter Jones of Haken join the podcast! We are here to discuss their upcoming North American tour starting February 10, the anticipation of playing the latest album Fauna will be played in its entirety, Peter Jones releasing a keyboard guide of his work on the album, playing Japan for the first time in the band’s history after the North American tour, the positive experience when albums make year end lists, saving a cat’s life last time they toured America, the team building...

The ever-talented Lena Scissorhands of Infected Rain is our guest on this week's episode of The MetalSucks Podcast! During our time together, we discuss the band's latest album Time out February 9. Other, totally not super heady topics also get discussed, such as the journey we all take to ensure we're not wasting time, the realization of how a toxic element in your life can affect you, and how singing the new songs live will take an emotional toll on her. We also chat about the music videos...

Don't look now, but Gabe Mangold of Enterprise Earth is on this week's episode of The MetalSucks Podcast! Naturally during our chat we discuss the latest album Death: An Anthology and how parts of it were written in a parking lot. We also learn all about the story behind  the featured guests that helped out, the process of completing five music videos at the same time being less stressful then past music videos, and the changes that occurred in the Enterprise Earth camp since the previous...

Sam Vallen of Caligula’s Horse joins the podcast this week! We discuss the latest album Charcoal Grace coming out January 26 and how this is the end of the band's longest gap between albums. We also chatted about how they worked through writer’s block, how they stayed genuine to the thematic presence in the new album, and the excitement behind their upcoming North American tour. Well, that and a whole lot more. Petar and Brandon discuss Cannibal Corpse going into the dog collar business,...

It's the first MetalSucks Podcast episode of 2024 and we've got the voice of the mighty Lucifer, Johanna Platow Andersson, back on the show! In this episode, we discuss the band's recent tour in the United States with Coven, the cost associated with touring internationally in the current world, and how things may change for US bands touring Europe. We also get down to talking about the writing formula that's worked for Lucifer, how it's been working together with the same lineup over the last...

It's finally here. The final episode of 2023. As such, we share our top five albums of the year and chat with some of the artists that made them. Misha Manor of Periphery, James McBain of Hellripper, and Him from Sermon all join the podcast. So come on and join us as we countdown what we feel are the five best albums of the year and play some of 2023's most memorable songs in heavy music. Song: Periphery “Atropos” Song: Periphery “Wildfire” Song: Green Lung “Mountain Throne” Song:...

This week we start our two part episode on our favorite 15 albums of 2023, a year that truly delivered the goods when it comes to our favorite genres of music. The episode features in depth interviews with the artists on the albums that moved us like no other, six artists join the podcast this week, and tracks off every record as we count down from number 15 all the way to our number one. Listen and find out what made the cut and maybe even find something amazing you may have missed this...

Before we unleash our 15 favorite albums of the year in a two-part episode featuring interviews and music galore, we decided to reach out to the most important part of this show — its fans! Handpicked from email correspondence throughout 2023, our guests this week have a unique and great passion for the music of the year and the scene.  First we have the reason that I decided to get the fan’s involved in the show and his name is Chad Pabianek. His email was asking me how I select my...

Tool bassist Justin Chancellor and Peter Mohamed of Sweet Noise join our show this week to discuss the second album from their project MTVoid, we discuss returning to the project, the joy of creating music through file sharing, the conceptual team that create the music video for “MaBeLu,” all the collaborators that mad contributions to the songs on the album, the lyrical technique that was used on the record, and why a project like MTVoid is helps Chancellor grow as a bass player. Petar...

Dying Wish vocalist Emma Foster is our guest this week on The MetalSucks Podcast. In our chat, we discuss her band’s current North American tour and their second album Symptoms of Survival. Emma also lets us know how the new songs are going over in a live setting, the importance of booking the tour to land at home for Thanksgiving, the challenge of staying healthy while traveling through extreme weather, and some of the challenges of keeping healthy routines on the road. Aside from our music...

The great Devin Townsend returns to The MetalSucks Podcast this week, as he celebrates the 25th anniversary re-release of Infinity. In this episode, we discuss topics like how he feels looking back on his music catalog, the science behind releasing singles to the masses, how he defines compromise when it comes to his art, and the conversation he would have with himself 25 years ago. Naturally, the conversation also covers his thoughts and defense of the limits of AI, and some thoughts about...

Our guest for The MetalSucks Podcast is none other than Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation! During our chat, we discuss the band’s latest album Bleed Out, as well as their decision to release a majority of it in a single format, starting their own label, and some of the roles they’re taking on by releasing the album independently. Sharon also shares details about the time she met Peter Steele of Type O Negative, what it was like releasing the NSFW video for the track “Ritual,” Iron...

This week, Doc Coyle is back on the show! During our chat, we discuss all his projects, including the latest opus from Bad Wolves Die About It. We also chat about the vinyl reissue of the classic God Forbid album IV: Constitution of Treason and his voice in the scene with The Ex-Man Podcast. Other topics of discussion include escapism through entertainment and how that can be detrimental if not checked on occasion, our thoughts on having to be more than human as an entertainer to get noticed,...