MetalSucks is a
heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands develope ...
-themed
news website. The site features reviews, interviews, information on latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.
History
The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg who use the
pen name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
A pen na ...
s Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.
In April 2009, MetalSucks was awarded
Metal Hammer
''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...
's Web of Death Award for "Best Reviews" for its "honest, insightful, unpretentious – and fun – reviews."
On October 4, 2009, one of the writers for MetalSucks was accused of leaking the album ''
Axe to Fall ''Axe to Fall'' is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Converge, released on October 20, 2009, by Epitaph Records. It is the band's most collaborative album, featuring a number of guest musicians, including members of Cave In and G ...
'' by
Converge onto the internet prior to its official release. The site formally apologized for the leak.
On April 12, 2011,
F.Y.E. released the MetalSucks Fan Pack, a CD compilation that included 20 bands and a T-shirt. The item was exclusive only to F.Y.E. stores.
On August 15, 2011, MetalSucks announced The Metal Suckfest, a two-day
music festival to take place in Manhattan on November 4 and 5 of that same year.
Municipal Waste and
Cynic were announced as headliners. If the inaugural festival is a success, there are plans to make it an annual event.
In 2017, Rosenberg co-wrote a non-fiction book about heavy metal with
Christopher Krovatin
Christopher Krovatin (born 1985) is an American author and musician living in New York City. He has published four novels – ''Heavy Metal and You'' (2006), ''Venomous'' (2008), ''Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones'' (2012, intended as the first i ...
.
In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment company
The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony. Rosenberg and Neilstein both announced the news on their personal Twitter accounts,
revealing they would be leaving the company entirely after a "transition period" and that Christopher Krovatin would be reprising his role as the "Emperor Rhombus" pseudonym to take over as editor.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.metalsucks.net/
2006 establishments in the United States
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Heavy metal music
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Online music magazines published in the United States