also: members of Anthrax, Lamb of God, Megadeth, Van Halen, Hatebreed, Overkill, Testament, Type O Negative, Obituary, Alice Cooper, Life of Agony, Dokken Poison, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Skid Row, Alice in Chains, Blink 182 and many others (including the Iron Sheik!)
Vincent Paul Abbott was 54 years old.
Marvel's Black Panther movie is huge (so huge, in fact, that it's officially a $1 billion hit), and with a major Marvel movie comes lots of merch. Some of the merch for this particular movie was inspired by a couple metal band logos...
UK rock mag Kerrang says so. ”Behold, our definitive, objective, indisputable list of the single best heavy metal band from every U.S. state,” they write.
Also: watch Anselmo revisit Pantera's "Strength Beyond Strength" at Scour's recent Saint Vitus show.
Last year, Rolling Stone published a list of the 40 greatest punk albums of all time, and today, they ranked the 100 greatest metal albums of all time. The list is all over the metal spectrum, from black and death to hair and nu...
Like many of us, Machine Head guitarist and frontman Robb Flynn has a complicated relationship with Pantera. As a fellow '90s metal staple, Machine Head ran in many of the same circles as Pantera, were similarly regulars of Headbanger's Ball, and while they may not have aged as well for some, they're clearly part of the same family. Back in 1997, Robb was gifted a guitar by the late great Dimebag Darrell. The iconic "Dimebolt" guitar was in Robb's possession until it was stolen in 2010...
On January 22, former Pantera frontman and always prolific metal musician Phil Anselmo stirred up considerable controversy as he hosted the annual Dimebash show...
Metal collective Metal Allegiance is led by core members David Ellefson (Megadeth), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), Alex Skolnick (Testament) and Mark Menghi (of no famous band), and their new album (out today on Nuclear Blast) is loaded with stars, including Phil Anselmo (ex-Pantera), Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Randy Blythe (Lamb of God), members of Exodus, Anthrax, Guns N Roses, Dillinger Escape Plan, Death Angel and still many m...
Iron Maiden in Austin in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
MetalSucks has been spending the past month releasing a list of the 25 greatest metal bands of all time, counting down to number 1 with a new band each day...