All right, enough with the guessing. Black metal super group Twilight will release Monument to Time End (above) in May on Southern Lord. By now you should know the drill: re-formed last year, this time without notorious fun-haters Malefic (Xasthur) and Hildof (Draugar), Twilight is back, anchored by Nachtmystium's Blake Judd, Wrest (Leviathan) and Imperial (Krieg). Bolstered by the additions of
Yo, fuck James Cameron and his blue-cat-people-fucking-in-the -rain-forest movie. If you released this promo for Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn, the forthcoming four song EP from The Austerity Program, in Imax 3D, it would gross $2,667,907,958. That's a dollar more than Avatard has made worldwide as of this writing. Suck it, Cameron. Unfortunately, a Titanic-sized conspiracy is [...]
Jay Mattson takes us through his most recommended dance tracks. Since dance is often a genre associated with cameo-led hits or overly-conscious audiences, these ten tracks gravitate more toward creative tendencies that can get even the most stubborn listeners lost in a groove.
Hello MetalSucks readers! I realize that most of you don't know who I am, so I figured I'd take some time to tell you and maybe shed some light on the subject of why I've been asked to write a few fun pieces for all of your enjoyment. My name is Bobbi Starr and I am [...]
25 years down and still no signs of showing down. On June 1st, the Melvins will unveil their latest studio effort, The Bride Screamed Murder . via Ipecac Recordings. Like its previous two predecessors, the full-length will hear founding member/frontman Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover team up with Big Business members Coady Willis and Jared Warren. And awesome enough, the Melvins will hit the road in support of the release. Beginning in June, the band will travel across North America, with stops at the Bonnaroo and Sled Island music festivals included, through early July. [...]

The Sword is back in the studio to release their highly anticipated follow-up to "Gods of the Earth."

Remember this fact: Just because Lars Ulrich likes something doesn't mean it's bad. So fans of The Sword , take heart. That means you don't have to be ashamed of have something in common with Metallica 's whiniest member (if you don't count Mustaine, of course). You're perfectly justified to get all worked up about the band charting studio sessions with Matt Bayles (known for his work with Mastodon , Isis and Minus the Bear , among others). The upcoming third full-length from The Sword, which will hit [...]

Above: Passion Pit performing the song "Sleepyhead" at Bonnaroo in 2009. —————————— —————————— —————————— —————————— —————————- A few weeks ago we posted our speculations for the upcoming Bonnaroo festival and who might attend. Well, today a massive media campaign is underway by the event organizers and performing acts and information is slowly coming forward. The list so far includes over 75 artists and groups who will be making appearances this year. Including one blind musician who was just announce less than a minute ago at 6:47pm MST... Can you take a guess? [...]
Top tracks for January 2010: 1. Barletta + Gianni Marino – Drop Out 2. Magistrates – Gold Lover (GRUM Remix) 3. Mansion Feat. Isis – Tight As A Clutch 4. Jazzfeezy Feat Burna – Can't Get My Money (Album Version) 5. Neon Indian – Mind, Drips (Mirror People Remix) Check out the Monthly 5 section to see all our archived top monthly downloads in one location. Filed under: [...]
[Left to right: Sanford Parker, Jef "Wrest" Whitehead, Stavros Giannopoulos, Aaron Turner, Neil Imperial, Blake Judd] An inadvertent blog post by vector-mad graphic terrorist (and t-shirt aficionado) Ryan Kasparian (Pig Destroyer, The Atlas Moth) tipped us off to what may be is the title of black metal supergroup Twilight's new album: Monument to Time End. The record will be out in April via
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Isis embarked on a little solo project, releasing a new track entitled Avenue . The frontwoman to Thunderheist has developed quite the name for herself in the electro 'scene' by lending a helping hand to other gigantic groups, including a couple assists on MANSION & MSTRKRFT tracks. Add another notch to her belt with this track as it is excellent! Isis - Avenue BONUS! [...]
Isis , nee Isis Salam , is the vocal-half of powerhouse duo, Thunderheist . Over the past 2+ months, she's gradually been revealing details about her solo efforts, and this beast has been keeping a keen eye on the developments . Earlier this morning, I did my usual stroll and scroll through my favorite pages and happened upon the cool cats [...]

Isis Salam - " Avenue " Mansion feat. Isis Salam - " Tight As A Clutch " Thunderheist's self-titled lp was one of our favorites from last year (a fact you'd know if we actually got around to finishing that year end list thingy but ah well). In any case, frontwoman Isis is back on the solo tip with some amazing new wave feels like I'm in a slicker version of Blade Runner and all I can see are out of focus orbs of light 'cause I'm going DUMB [...]

ISIS. That says it all. This Nigerian native, who calls Toronto her home, is a natural born performer; a singer, songwriter, composer who shifted onto the radar, and into our hearts with Thunderheist, an "I'm the rapper, he's the DJ" duo with Public Transit Recordings' own GrahmZilla. Let's just call it a coming of age story. ISIS has now teamed up with Alixander III (of Azari & III) to produce a solo album of epic proportions. Leaving the bubblegum blog banger world behind, ISIS has set out to make timeless music; thus the only reason I'm writing about [...]
50) "Lungs", Florence And The Machine 49) "Fool's Gold", Fool's Gold 48) "Declaration Of Dependence", Kings Of Convenience 47) "Forest Fortress", Inverness 46) "The Crying Light", Antony & The Johnsons 45) "Years Of Refusal", Morrissey 44) "Wilco (The Album)", Wilco 43) "A Vontade Superstar", Bruno Morais 42) "Begone Dull Care", Junior Boys 41) "In And Out Of Control", The Raveonettes 40) "Seek Magic", Memory Tapes 39) "Sem Nostalgia", Lucas Santtana 38) "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II", Raekwon [...]
Ehehe hoş geldin yeni yıl, mutlu yıllar falan filan.. ama durun, hey! Olay o değil ki... En önemli yıl sonu etkinliğini atladım, her ne kadar bir halta yaramasada "En İyi Albümler" listesini hazırlamadım, yeni yıla girsem ne olacak ?! Takvimin işleyişine de akıl sır erdiremiyorum ha, güya yeni yılın zamanı fi tarihinden beri belli, bir gün 24 saat filan.. Yeni yıl şakkadanak karşımıza nasıl çıkıyor o zaman ? Daha dün gibi 31 Aralık 2008. Neyse ki yeni yıla girmeden önce "en iyi" listeleri yapılıyorsa yeni yıla girdikten sonra da "geçen yıl neler oldu" gibi listeler yapılıyor. [...]

Et voila, the top 10 albums that graced these here stereos this year, a mere week behind planned schedule. Happily spanning my preferred genres more widely than last year and with some old favourites rubbing shoulders with some new folks, 2009 was a diverse, healthy year for good music releases. 10 [...]
So this was 2009.And what have you done?Another year over,And a new one just begun.What a year, what a year. The final year of the Aughts (or the Naughts, or the 00s, or the iDecade, or whatever we're calling 'em) saw both the return and demise of some old favorites, the introduction of some new classics, a few glimpses at greatness and enough desultory, bottom-dwelling, gutter-sucking
10~Iron AgeThe Sleeping Eye [Amazon](Tee Pee Records)Thrash and hardcore paced evenly, Iron Age never try to outplay themselves. Great songs, tons of power and bluesy leads combine for a record that is an easy, enjoyable listen but has enough depth for serious staying power.Crucial Cut: "A Younger Earth" [MP3]9~SuffocationBlood Oath [Amazon](Nuclear Blast)Blood Oath is unrelenting, but a lot of
by The WZA'd (Austin)Lists are a lot of fun, and we've got a brand new one for you! Though it's probably useless to try and put some numerical value on art, the very act of ranking anything in list order tries to do just that. Lists can be thought-provoking, interesting and useful (for people trying to catch up on the past year), so we make them anyway. At Crustcake, not only have we each made a