MetalSucks Podcast Episode #76

This week, the hosts of one of Godless’ favorite podcasts to troll — the Bad Christian Podcast — are our guests. Podcast hosts Matt and Toby also play in a Christian Rock band called Emery. They stopped by the studio to get grilled about all things Christianity, the topic of Christian Metal and whether or not it’s legit, if the guys making it are believers, or if it’s just another cash cow people use to further their influence. Half of our discussion appears in our episide this week, then we’ll dive into the fallacy of religion on the newest episode of their show later this week.

Chuck and Godless also talk about the latest news: the passing of our friend Athon from Black Tusk, why Black Sabbath shouldn’t have been named the #1 Best Metal band of All Time in the MetalSucks countdown, and why that awesome metalhead scientist wore that stupid shirt to a press conference. We also take a reader call-in and discuss some small but beloved bands people may not know about.

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Songs:
Toothgrinder – “Relic of My Youth”
Psycroptic – “Echoes to Come”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #75

Michael Lessard, vocalist of The Contortionist, is our guest this week. We go in depth about his home planet of Maine, his transition from his role in Last Chance to Reason as the new vocalist for this band and whether backing tracks are acceptable in a live show, among other topics.

Chuck and Godless also pontificate about the final five bands in the 25 Best Metal Bands of All Time countdown and, spurred by your calls, speculate if there were any misses, forgotten bands or glaring absences. They also gush just a bit over the cheesy but awesome new Scar Symmetry song.

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Songs:
The Contortionist – “Language I: Intuition”
Scar Symmetry – “Limits to Infinity”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #74

Richie Faulkner, guitarist for the almighty Judas Priest, is our guest this week. We talk to him about his relatively new gig with JP (seeing as their history dates back to before he was even born), which band member’s daughter he might be dating, what it’s like filling the shoes of the great K.K. Downing and breaking the news to Glenn Tipton that he’s playing a song incorrectly.

Chuck and Godless offer some words about our friend Corey Mitchell’s passing last week, they discuss Miss Fortune’s dismall from the Sumerian roster due to the lead singer’s run-in with the law, and they take a listener-suggested topic on whether a band’s live performance is any better than watching a recorded performance of theirs online (after all, over five million people streamed Knotfest last week).

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Songs:
Judas Priest – “Redeemer of Souls” (remix)
Ken Nardi – “Fragile”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #72

Our guest this week is Nick Schendzielos, bass player for deathcore heavyweights Job For a Cowboy. We talk about his new found work-out regimen, the songwriting process as a newer member of a band, how JFAC operates internally, his music listening styles and Ancient Aliens.

MetalSucks co-head-honcho Vince Neilstein drops in to add his two cents about the recent report from Billboard which found that no album released in 2014 has gone platinum, as well as other interesting data about record sales this year. He’ll be writing on the topic more extensively later this week, so he gives us a preview and things to think about as you steal the latest albums off the internet.

Stavros Giannopoulos also adds his latest installment of “Storytime” with a harrowing tale of “eagle-man” and debauchery in the fine southern front of NOLA.

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Songs:

Job For A Cowboy – “Sun of Nihility”
At the Gates – “Death and the Labyrinth”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #70

Tomas Lindberg, frontman for the reactivated At The Gates, guests this week on the podcast. He tells us about the new album At War with Reality, why the band dissolved after such a seminal album, growing up in Sweden and his other career as… well, you’ll have to listen to find that one out.

We take another listener call about why Slipknot smells like shit, or at least wants you to smell burning camel dung as part of your musical experience.

Doc Coyle returns for his monthly segment “Rejecting the Sickness” with the original band that sparked the idea, Avenged Sevenfold. Did they jump the shark with Hail to the King? Do they rip too much from the Metallica and GnR tab books, or are they the only thing keeping metal alive?d

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Songs:
At The Gates – “At War With Reality”
Rigor Mortis – “Rain of Ruin”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #69

For episode #69 we thought it would be appropriate to talk about porn. Pornhub started a record label so Chuck and Godless discuss what that might mean in the New World Order of the music industry. Will it change the game? Has the game already been changed by Apple and U2? How, if at all, could this effect a niche genre like metal?

Chuck and Godless gush over the new Devin Townsend record and take another question from a listener about whether or not it is appropriate for fans of a band to criticize them to their face and be surprised if their reaction is not nuanced and measured.

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Songs:
Machine Head – “Now We Die”
Devin Townsend Project – “Universal Flame”

MetalSucks Podcast Ep #66

Paul Mazurkiewicz, drummer of the legendary Cannibal Corpse, is our featured guest this week. We chat about how they stay active to remain on their game, the difficulties of changing things up when you are set in your ways, and how shifting lineups has effected the band. Godless almost asks him to reunite with Chris Barnes… almost.

Chuck and Godless also discuss the arrest of a man for posting lyrics of an Exodus song on his Facebook page. Was he jailed for eight days for committing no crime, or did he make a veiled terroristic threat?

Our new voice message system lends us a few topics to talk about: Century Media vs. Blake Judd, and why old bands who go out to pasture don’t stay there.

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Songs:
Cannibal Corpse – “Sadistic Embodiment”
Black Crown Initiate – “Great Mistake”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #63

Jason McMaster — formerly of Watchtower and Dangerous Toys, and current lead screamer for Evil United — is our guest this week. We talk about about Watchtower’s status as possibly the first-ever prog metal band, his experience with major labels as a hit-maker in the ’80s with Dangerous Toys, and working with Gene Hoglan on the new Evil United album.

Fresh from his trip to Heavy Montreal, Chuck and Godless invited MS Senior Editor Anso DF to fill us in on his experience. We talk about what Babymetal are doing step up the metal game, what one of the biggest metal festivals in North America looks like and whether Canadian metal fans have a different way of treating the festival environment.

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Songs:
Evil United – “Ghostcrushed”
Origin – “Retribution of Filth”

Metalsucks Podcast Episode #61

Phil “Landphil” Hall (Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan, Municipal Waste) is our guest this week. The new Cannabis Corpse album is out now and features some great guest appearances from Chris Barnes and Trevor Strnad. We talk about the record, how he is able to keep three touring bands organized, and Godless tries to figure out how pot works all at the same time.

Chuck and Godless also talk about the Wintersun vs. Nuclear Blast controversy and how we’ve all become trained to have thicker skins thanks to anonymous trash-talking on the Internet. Ex-God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle debuts in a new segment we call “Rejecting the Sickness” in which he defends some of the bands we take issue with; in this episode he tackles Godless’ disdain for the band Ghost.

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Songs:
Cannabis Corpse – “Individual Pot Patterns”
Fallujah – “Carved In Stone”

MetalSucks Podcast #60

Mark Kloeppel, guitarist and vocalist for Misery Index, guests this week. We discuss how a metal band can make a living these days, whether or not low level bands are touring too much (and if that’s ruining things for everyone else), and their new record The Killing Gods, the record Kloeppel claims they really wanted to make all along.

Chuck makes the claim that Motley Crue need to retire after seeing Vince Neil butcher their set last week (even with his teleprompter), and we hear a new song from In Flames that has some really… different… production choices.

Songs:
Misery Index – “Gallows Humor”
In Flames – “Through Oblivion”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #59

Bass wunderkind Dan Briggs of Between the Buried and Me, Trioscapes and Orbs guests this week on the podcast. We discuss the foundations of his writing techniques, playing with two bands on the same tour, and why the members of BTBAM choose not to interact with their fans at shows.

Chuck and Godless discuss the recent fascination with Babymetal, Unlocking the Truth and metal “youngsters” in general. Do we not have enough young blood making music, or are we setting the bar too high for these up-and-comers? We also discuss whether $25K is a good salary for a touring musician in light of the revealing statement released by ex-Testament bass player Greg Christian.

Songs:
Trioscapes – “Stab Wounds”
Monuments – “Origin of Excape”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #58

Josh Scogin, ex-lead singer for The Chariot and current frontman for ’68, is our guest this week. We talk about the demise of The Chariot, leaving Norma Jean, Christianity, labeling metal as “Christian,” and Godless takes him to task about curing a woman’s cancer with prayer and believing the Earth is only 6,000 years old.

Chuck and Godless also discuss the biggest news story of last week, Upon A Burning Body’s publicity stunt. In the most real genre of music is it right for a band to pull a hoax on their fans and those of us who try to keep up with real information?

Songs:
’68 – “Track One”
Cannibal Corpse – “Sadistic Embodiment”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #57

Every Time I Die screamer Keith Buckley guests this week on the podcast! We find out about his favorite karaoke song, his cover band, the gauntlet of summer tours, and why ETID’s new album, From Parts Unknown, is their best yet. Chuck and Godless also discuss the recent onslaught of ex-singers returning to bands, and whether or not TesseracT and Exodus can benefit from these reunions the way Iron Maiden and Judas Priest have. Plus, if you are in a band and your record gets a bad review, do you a) be a dick to the guy who wrote the review b) STFU about it and just be satisfied that people are talking about your record at all, or c) find a happy medium?

SONGS:
Goatwhore – “Cold Earth Consumed in Dying Flesh”
Every Time I Die – “If There Is Room to Move, Things Move”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #56

This week, guitarist Nick Hipa goes on the record about Tim Lambesis, the demise of As I Lay Dying, and the rise of Wovenwar, his new band with the other former members of AILD. The chat went so long, this episode is pretty much dedicated solely to the interview!

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #55

This week, guest Michael Amott discusses the new Arch Enemy record War Eternal, the transition from vocalist Angela Gossow to Alissa White-Gluz, and his decision not to continue with Carcass after their reunion tour a few years back.

Chuck and Godless also discuss the arrest of Roadrunner Records signees King 810 and BTBAM’s statement that they’ll never play their pre-Colors material again.

Songs:
Arch Enemy – “Never Forgive, Never Forget”
Septicflesh – “Order of Dracul”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #54

Ice T is our special guest this week: Axl gets to chat with the actor, rapper and frontman for Bodycount, the latter of whom has their first album in eight years coming out soon. Ice and Axl talk about making the new record, the state of race in metal, working with Jamey Jasta and more.

Chuck and Godless invite MetalSucks Senior Editor Anso DF to talk about upcoming changes to the site including a new feature called “Friday Five” that will debut on June 20th. We also discuss the toxicology report on Dave Brockie’s death and how it made us all disappointed and sad.

Songs:
Body Count – “Talk Shit, Get Shot”
Opeth – “Cusp of Eternity”

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MetalSucks Podcast Episode #53

Herman “Eddie” Hermida, the new lead singer of Suicide Silence, guests this week on the podcast. He talks about the difficulties of coming into the band after the death of Mitch Lucker, his role in taking over the helm, why leaving All Shall Perish was not as easy as just saying goodbye, and his experiences with both bands.

Chuck and Godless ponder what the GwarBar will look like, if they’re going far enough with the idea (how about a Gwar Theme Park??), whether or not you can have a restaurant with broad appeal when considering some of the extreme imagery of the band, and what other bands might be able to pull off a similar thing. Chuck also remixes the new Judas Priest song into something more Priest-y.

Songs:
Suicide Silence – “Cease to Exist”
Judas Priest – “Redeemer of Souls”

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MetalSucks Podcast Episode #52

We mark a year of podcasting with a double episode! Vince and Axl jump in to tell Chuck and Godless if they get to keep their jobs and discuss a recent post Vince made about bands taking risks. Should a band who has a signature sound experiment? Everyone’s got a different opinion on the issue, and there’s nothing like a bunch of metal snobs to tell dudes how to make music.

We also interview Matt Heafy of Trivium, right on the heels of canceling some tour dates and exchanging personnel. We get the scoop about the news, talk about the metal scene and why the brotherhood between metalheads has changed over the last few years.

Journalist Ryan Downey guests to talk about his recent, incredibly in-depth interview with Tim Lambesis. Ryan and Tim have been friends for years, and Ryan spent quite a bit of time putting together the piece prior to Lambesis’ sentencing.

Songs: 

Trivium – “No Way to Heal”
Austrian Death Machine – “Get Your Story Straight”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #51

Sam Dunn, director, producer, anthropologist and co-owner of Banger Films is our guest this week. He has become the de facto record-keeper for heavy metal, having produced Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, Metal Evolution, Global Metal and more focused documentaries about Iron Maiden, Rush and now Super Duper Alice Cooper. Sam tells us the history of a legend who so many of us know little to nothing about, and we pick his brain to find out who might be next, how he became a metal filmmaker and more.

We discuss the fascinating story of Vik Guitars founder Vik Kuletski, hating on gay people and headless guitars, whether a niche businessman can come out against an idea and lifestyle that is now in the mainstream, and whether those consequences are just. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but when you’re selling $5,000 guitars can you afford to lose even one customer? We also hear the new Wovenwar and avoid talking about the sentencing of Lambesis, instead focusing on the damn catchy song the other members made without him.

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Songs: 

Gwar – “School’s Out”
Wovenwar – “Rise Up”

MetalSucks Podcast Episode #50

Stavros Giannopoulos of The Atlas Moth guests on this week’s episode… and so does his girlfriend, at least for a little bit. Stavros points out the flaws with dating ladies who are into metal, explains how measuring his metal dick is a pain, what it means to be a true Cubs fan, and yeah, he talks about the new record a little bit too.

Chuck and Godless weigh in on the chart success of Whitechapel’s latest album; is this one of the heaviest releases to ever make the Top 10 in its first week? They aren't sure, but they definitely have an opinion about it.

Songs:
The Atlas Moth – “Collider”
Black Anvil – “Still Reborn”



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