MetalSucks Podcast Episode #14

This week’s guest is Dez Fafara of DevilDriver; we talk about the upcoming album Winter Kills, the departure from the band’s longtime label home at Roadrunner, his return to off-tour regular life, how to maintain an ego-less lifestyle, passing on music to his kids, and whether or not there is a future for Coal Chamber.

We also explore the breakup of God Forbid, whether God demanded The Chariot to stop, another blog reading from The Varg, and the recent Facebook spat between The Ocean Collective and Ash Avildsen over restrictive policies at Summer Slaughter shows.

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MetalSucks Podcast Episode #12

This week Chuck sits down with Cory Brandan of Norma Jean on the Summer Slaughter tour and talks Christian Metal, having kids, and getting into the Beastie Boys as a kid. Chuck shares his miserable, sweltering experience from the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and wonders whether that festival’s low ticket sales (as well as the poor sales of Gigantour) signal the end of the era of the American touring metal festival. David Draiman screamed at the rain much like our old buddy Dave Mustaine and backpedals from calling out Lemmy but doesn’t shy away from criticizing Roger Waters and Dallas Coyle. The Lemmy deathwatch goes on high alert with Motorhead cutting the Wacken Open Air performance short due to his health problems, plus we make jokes about Slayer, which is always fun.

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MetalSucks Podcast #9

This week Axl finishes off his Luc Lemay interview with details about the new album Colored Sands (check Part 1 of the interview here), we examine the first rounds of the “Most Needlessly Shat Upon Bands” bracket, we talk about our missed interview with Chris Barnes, Ben Weiman’s superhuman return to Dillinger just in time for the Summer Slaughter tour and whether Banjo should be a metal instrument. Of course we couldn't skip the empty amp cabinet controversy either.

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MetalSucks Podcast Episode #7

This week’s guest comes straight from planet Venus: Valient Thorr’s Valient Himself. We chat over tea, about growing up nerdy, metal concerts, the new record and how he is a sexy bitch. We also discuss the importance — or lack there of — of album covers in the modern age, the best albums of 2013 so far, and jam new tracks by DevilDriver and Norma Jean!

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MetalSucks Podcast #6

This week Godless and Chuck talk about the recent flurry of old metal dudes getting ill, Lamb of God bankrupting themselves for Randy, whether Howard Jones is doing it right post Killswitch Engage, and Warped Tour letting parents in for free! Action packed I tell you!

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Chuck and Godless Recruited for Metalsucks Podcast

I have been a little lacking in the blog area the past few weeks, and it has mainly been due to getting my crap together for all kinds of new stuff coming up in the metal world. I have been constantly working to expand my empire of metal, and slowly but surely it is coming along nicely. 

I am about to start writing for Metal Injection, which gives me an outlet to do music reviews to start, and hopefully someday get more commentary and stuff rolling, but announced today, our little show Visions From the Darkside will transform itself into the METAL SUCKS PODCAST! That's right, the biggest metal website on the planet has taken a love to all things snarky and seen fit to add Me and Godless to their arsenal of stupidity!

We even had a few quotes:

“We are proud to take on The MetalSucks Podcast. It has been a dream of mine since I was a little baby boy to talk smack about people who could care less about my opinion, to people who hate everything I say. Now that dream has become a reality, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring you our nihilistic world view of metal, and poop. We do talk about poop a lot. MetalSucks readers will finally get what they deserve, a couple of middle-aged metal dudes with opinions about stuff they are too old to understand. Did I just tweet?” – Chuck

“While I was originally offended we were asked to audition, I have to admit that listening to the other try-out shows was hugely entertaining. It was kind of like being the sane one in an asylum filled with mental defectives, loners, ugly nurses, and self-immolating freaks. Now those inmates can listen to a real show and jerk off to what they think I look like, which is for the best. I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating — our show is not only the best extreme metal talk show in the history of metal, and the history of talk — it’s lately become the greatest talk show of any genre ever and we won’t stop until our conversation has risen to the greatest in recorded or unrecorded history. MetalSucks readers can now expect and demand the best extreme talk possible, and we’re the only assholes on earth who can deliver. So ok. We’ll do it.” – Godless

So kiss my ass now, because my head is getting HUGE! Actually, it humbles me to have been selected and since we are the first, i hope we can do those dudes at the Metal Mansion right...wish us luck, and tune in Monday the 20th to hear the first one! 

Visions From the Darkside 5/13/13

This week we make an attempt to make sense of the weird crap going on in metal right now, Allen West making meth, Tim Lambesis hiring hitmen and should Slayer continue like nothing ever happened, all these answers and more insanity on this week's Visions From the Darkside.

Visions From the Darkside 5/5/13

It was hard to be snarky when such a huge tragedy strikes. We talk about the passing of the legendary Jeff Hanneman of Slayer, but find it in us to talk smack about the Golden God awards, the other podcasts trying to invade our turf, cover the headlines and much more this week on Visions From the Darkside, Sundays at 10p only on NO CONTROL Radio www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 4/14/13

This week we dissect the brand new metal feud between The Atlas Moth and Emmure, Metal merchandise, what is the best thing your band can make to reach your audience, and Godless hates Volbeat, and will tell you why their new album sucks. Plus headlines, and our typical depravity of insanity, Visions From the Darkside Sundays at 10p on www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 4/7/13

Godless and Chuck breakdown the new Manchester law protecting Metalheads, Punks and Goths from violence, the reunited Infectious Grooves, and the latest Clutch release, plus Headlines and the average stupidity you have come to know and love every week. Listen to VFTD live Sunday nights at 10p only on www.nocontrolradio.com

Vision From the Darkside 3/31/13 - Easter Sunday!!

Happy Easter Everyone! This week we have a special episode for you, Headlines of course, and whether you should advertise for your band members online, but we asked Metalmaster Steve from Christian metal show 'Faster for the Master' to come and debate the validity of supplanting God into metal, and things get a little heated...check it out and throw in your two cents. Listen live on Sunday nightswww.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 3/24/13

WE'RE Back! After a couple weeks off, Godless and Chuck rejoin the fray with coverage of SXSW, talk about the Summer tour announcements, and whether the Kvelertak album 'Meir' is the perfect metal album, plus headlines and more stupidity you can sing along with. Every Sunday night at 10p on NO CONTROL Radio HD2 www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside - 3/3/13

This week Chuck tries to explain Ghost to Godless, Susan Thieme from Metal Storm guests as the Metal Storm Awards are announced, and the SXSW discussion begins. Plus headlines, and more stupid commentary by a couple of dumb asses who love metal, Visions From the Darkside, every Sunday at 10p only on NO CONTROL Radiowww.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 2/24/13

We cover the news stories, and discuss the Dave Lombardo controversy, what the best drama of last year was for the Metalstorm Awards, and the worst thing you have ever seen in a most pit, which could be a giant flare? The best metal talk show on the planet Visions From the Darkside every Sunday at 10p only on NO CONTROL Radio www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 2-17-13

This week Godless and Chuck roll through the latest headlines, grammy winners, whether or not bands should stick with members, crowd funding and another installment of local band advice. The best damn metal talk show ever Visions From the Darkside Sundays at 10p only on NO CONTROL Radio www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 2-10-13

This week Godless and Chuck take on the complicated issue of Randy Blythe's trial and the issues surrounding it. We tapped the help of Jason Fisher President and Editor in Chief of TheGauntlet.com to help make sense of the details. Their coverage has been great, and we need help figuring things out...plus of course headlines and more this week. Sundays at 10p www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 2/3/13

This week get the headlines, of course, and we discuss the Brutal 5, we destroy the Revolver Golden God awards, Metal Storm Awards, The best music to work out with, and more metal topics... your weekly dose of metal perspective, Visions From the Darkside, Sundays at 10p only on NO CONTROL Radio www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 1/27/13

This week Godless and Chuck peel back the layers of grime that make up the record industry, well at least parts of it, with the addition of a Metallizer app to Spotify, Scott Ian's rant about labels. All that coupled with this week's metal headlines makes for another excellent episode of Visions From the Darkside, Sunday nights at 10p only on  NO CONTROL Radio HD2 www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From the Darkside 1-13-13

Godless and Chuck are still recovering from the flu, and they suck at it, but damn it there is metal to be talked about. Black Sabbath announce studio drummer, Anthrax replace Rob Caggiano, that For Today dude is an asshole and plenty of other topics randomly pop up this week as we explore the depths of metal on Visions From the Darkside, Sundays at 10p CST on www.nocontrolradio.com

Visions From The Darkside: Primer

So Godless was out sick this week, and I can't hold my own for an hour just talking about metal without straying into porn and completely losing focus. So I decided to link you up to all the VFTD shows up on Soundcloud. Take some of that much needed downtime at work and catch up on what some dumb metal guys have to say about things. Cuz were better than those douches who pretend to actually know something about something, we just talk out of our collective asses.