MetalSucks is an American

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. The site features reviews, interviews, information on the latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.

History

The website was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg. In a 2012 interview to

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Vince Neilstein (Umanov's pen name) recalled that he and Axl Rosenberg (Goldenberg's pen name) have been friends since childhood, and the blog started as a

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site. In, 2009, MetalSucks had leaked the album ''

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onto the internet prior two weeks before its official release, and had assumed responsibility for doing so.

The Metal Suckfest

In November 2011, MetalSucks organized The Metal Suckfest, a two-day

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. It was the first U.S. metal festival organized and co-sponsored by a metal blog.

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and Cynic were announced as headliners, with 18 additional artists including Magrudergrind, This Is Hell, All Pigs Must Die, Obscura and other bands performing.

Manifesto

In 2016, MetalSucks published the MetalSucks Manifesto, a declaration released in November in response to Donald Trump’s presidential victory that reaffirmed their commitment to supporting artists who share the site’s values and to opposing racism, sexism, and other forms of hate within the metal community. In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment company The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony.

References

External links

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