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Øystein Brun of Borknagar is on the show this week! During our chat, we discuss the latest album from the Norwegian black metal legends Fall. We also chat about we discuss Øystein's childhood in Norway, the concept of nature’s connection with man on the new record, music truly being something created from nothing, touring Borknagar more the last 10 years and the perspective that has given him.  Petar and Brandon discuss all the thoughts and emotions that surround Slayer's return, how this affects the excitement of Kerry King’s solo project, how we feel they are part of the future festival headliners, and if it hurts the legacy of the band in anyway. Song: Borknagar “The Wild Lingers” Song: Borknagar “Moon” Song: Illumishade “Riptide” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is none other than John Henry of Darkest Hour! He's here to celebrate the band's first full length record in six years, Perpetual/Terminal coming out February 23. Additionally, we discuss the challenges of following up on Godless Prophets and The Migrant Flora, how Ozzfest shaped the band's professionalism, the brotherhood that bands had when doing traveling festival packages, and at what point in his career that he was comfortable doing stage banter. In a bit of fun sports talk, Henry also talks about Darkest Hour creating a fight song for the Washington Capitals and how the terming “selling out” has changed since the inception of the band. Later on in the show, Brandon and Petar discuss the laughably bad Motley Crue action figures, Kittie releasing their first song in 13 years, High on Fire announcing their first new album since winning a Grammy, our thoughts with the AI generated video they released, and how artists are now secondary to the event for mainstream audiences. Song: Darkest Hour “Perpetual/Terminal Song: Darkest Hour “Societal Bile” Song: Hiraes “Dormant” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ihsahn is joining the podcast this week to celebrate his new self-titled album coming out Feb. 16. In this episode, we discuss his passion for film composition, some of the names that he's followed over the years, his drive to always have an orchestral element to his music, the rock artists that transition into doing full time film work, and how he created a world based on the orchestral release of the self titled album. In addition to all that, we chat about what perimeters would need to be met for the orchestral version of the new album to get a proper live presentation, how it's been working on the documentary of Fascination Street Studios with Jens Bogren, and the importance and magic of capturing the inexplicable moment in art that can’t be replicated. Petar and Sylvia discuss the reveal of Kerry King’s new band, our thoughts on the first track released to fans, his upcoming tour with Lamb of God and Mastodon, the update on his relationship with his old Slayer bandmates, and Bon Jovi stating that he won’t use backing tracks live to perform to his legion of fans. Song: Ihsahn “Pilgrimage to Oblivion” Song: Ihsahn “The Distance Between Us” Song: Persefone “One Word” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ross Jennings and Peter Jones of Haken join the podcast! We are here to discuss their upcoming North American tour starting February 10, the anticipation of playing the latest album Fauna will be played in its entirety, Peter Jones releasing a keyboard guide of his work on the album, playing Japan for the first time in the band’s history after the North American tour, the positive experience when albums make year end lists, saving a cat’s life last time they toured America, the team building the band does when on tour in America, the desire to start writing new material, and the open discussion of how singles being released instead of full lengths can have a positive impact. Petar and Sylvia discuss the passing of legendary MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, Ihsahn’s comments on creating a new Emperor album, how difficult it is for a band to capture the essence of their youth, Marilyn Manson paying the price of a new home in legal fees to Evan Rachel Wood, and we share a story of co-host Brandon jumping out of a plane with the late Jesse Jane. Song: MC5 “Kick Out the Jams” Song: Haken “Nightingale” Song: Haken “The Alphabet of Me” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ever-talented Lena Scissorhands of Infected Rain is our guest on this week's episode of The MetalSucks Podcast! During our time together, we discuss the band's latest album Time out February 9. Other, totally not super heady topics also get discussed, such as the journey we all take to ensure we're not wasting time, the realization of how a toxic element in your life can affect you, and how singing the new songs live will take an emotional toll on her. We also chat about the music videos and how they were created, capturing a vulnerable moment that was genuine and sharing it with her fans, and her love for movies. Petar and Brandon discuss MetalSucks reader’s poll on who the fans think is metal’s favorite a*****e, Kanye West doubling down on his antisemitism by wearing a Burzum shirt, and Martyrdom throwing a pig’s head out at the audience during a live show. Song: Infected Rain “Because I Let You” Song: Infected Rain “Dying Light” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't look now, but Gabe Mangold of Enterprise Earth is on this week's episode of The MetalSucks Podcast! Naturally during our chat we discuss the latest album Death: An Anthology and how parts of it were written in a parking lot. We also learn all about the story behind  the featured guests that helped out, the process of completing five music videos at the same time being less stressful then past music videos, and the changes that occurred in the Enterprise Earth camp since the previous album.  On a more personal note, we also learn more about Mangold's former nomad lifestyle that he lived for the last seven years and the joy he gets from doing the mixing, mastering, and producing on all the albums since 2020. Petar and Sylvia discuss the upcoming 30th anniversary of the best E.P. of all times, Chad Gray’s comments on all new music sounding the same, and discuss our thoughts on keeping up with newer bands in modern times. Song: Enterprise Earth “Casket of Rust” Song: Enterprise Earth “The Reaper’s Servant” Featuring Darius Tehrani of Spite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Vallen of Caligula’s Horse joins the podcast this week! We discuss the latest album Charcoal Grace coming out January 26 and how this is the end of the band's longest gap between albums. We also chatted about how they worked through writer’s block, how they stayed genuine to the thematic presence in the new album, and the excitement behind their upcoming North American tour. Well, that and a whole lot more. Petar and Brandon discuss Cannibal Corpse going into the dog collar business, Kerry King stating his new band is an extension of Slayer in many ways, Mike Portnoy almost sharing the stage with Nickelback, and Code Orange canceling their upcoming North American tour. Song: Caligula’s Horse “Golem” Song: Caligula’s Horse “The Stormchaser” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the first MetalSucks Podcast episode of 2024 and we've got the voice of the mighty Lucifer, Johanna Platow Andersson, back on the show! In this episode, we discuss the band's recent tour in the United States with Coven, the cost associated with touring internationally in the current world, and how things may change for US bands touring Europe. We also get down to talking about the writing formula that's worked for Lucifer, how it's been working together with the same lineup over the last few records, the attention to detail that has always been vital for Lucifer. We even learn which regional animal puts the fear of God in her. Petar and Sylvia discuss a recent study showing fans of heavy music lie to their physicians, Corey Taylor choosing to take a mental health break and canceling his upcoming solo tour, and Rage Against The Machine calling it before completing the reunion tour commitments. Song: Lucifer “At The Mortuary” Song: Lucifer “Slow Dance In A Crypt” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's finally here. The final episode of 2023. As such, we share our top five albums of the year and chat with some of the artists that made them. Misha Manor of Periphery, James McBain of Hellripper, and Him from Sermon all join the podcast. So come on and join us as we countdown what we feel are the five best albums of the year and play some of 2023's most memorable songs in heavy music. Song: Periphery “Atropos” Song: Periphery “Wildfire” Song: Green Lung “Mountain Throne” Song: Green Lung “One For Sorrow” Song: Hellripper “Warlocks Grims and Withered Hags” Song: Hellripper “The Nuckelavee” Song: Dying Fetus  “Unbridled Fury” Song: Dying Fetus “Compulsion For Cruelty” Song: Sermon  “Royal” Song: Sermon “Golden” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we start our two part episode on our favorite 15 albums of 2023, a year that truly delivered the goods when it comes to our favorite genres of music. The episode features in depth interviews with the artists on the albums that moved us like no other, six artists join the podcast this week, and tracks off every record as we count down from number 15 all the way to our number one. Listen and find out what made the cut and maybe even find something amazing you may have missed this year! Fuming Mouth - “I’ll Find You” Rancid - “New American” Domkraft - “SlowBurner” Uada - Crepuscule Natura Insominum - "Godforsaken" Featuring Johanna Kurkela Enslaved - "Forest Dweller" WillHaven - "Diablito" Horrendous - “Cult of Shaad’oah” Bell Witch - "The Clandestine Gate" Baroness - "Last Word" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we unleash our 15 favorite albums of the year in a two-part episode featuring interviews and music galore, we decided to reach out to the most important part of this show — its fans! Handpicked from email correspondence throughout 2023, our guests this week have a unique and great passion for the music of the year and the scene.  First we have the reason that I decided to get the fan’s involved in the show and his name is Chad Pabianek. His email was asking me how I select my favorite albums of the year and I answered but also gave him the tall task this year to weave through the great albums to pick just one. Next we have J. Clark, a listener that's been with the show since its inception and a true lifer of the power of this music and scene. After him, James Murray gives us a truly intelligent breakdown of the year in heavy music and region he holds close to his heart by putting a focus and spotlight on the heavy music world in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Lastly, Amit Elisha, I am so sorry for mispronouncing your name again on the lead before the interview, co-owner of blastbeatvinyl.com joins us to discuss his favorite album of the year but also his favorite cover art of the year. As a small business owner that specializes in selling vinyl to our community. he gives passionate insight in what he feels is the subgenre of the year.  Don’t miss this episode of listeners just like yourself, the community that we all live for and discover some of the bands that deserve the coverage just like the voices of these four fans. Song: Dream Unending “So Many Chances” Song: Queens of the Stone Age “Time and Place” Song: Runemagick “Endless Night and Eternal End” Song: Thantifaxath “Solar Witch” Song: Exsang “Crown of The Dead” Song: Moonlight Sorcery “In Coldness Embrace” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tool bassist Justin Chancellor and Peter Mohamed of Sweet Noise join our show this week to discuss the second album from their project MTVoid, we discuss returning to the project, the joy of creating music through file sharing, the conceptual team that create the music video for “MaBeLu,” all the collaborators that mad contributions to the songs on the album, the lyrical technique that was used on the record, and why a project like MTVoid is helps Chancellor grow as a bass player. Petar and Jozalyn discuss The Black Dahlia Murder entering the studio to record their first record after the passing of Trevor Strand, Madi Watkins of Year Of The Knife back to creating music six months after the brutal van crash, and if there is any real interest in David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar sharing a stage to celebrate Van Halen. Song: MTVoid “Drop-Out” Featuring. Isabel Munoz-Newsome (Pumarosa) Song: MTVoid “Propagtor” Featuring Aric Improta (Night Verses, Ex- Fever 333) Song: Tortuga “Lilith” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices