Metalsucks — I saw this band, Texas Hippo Coaltion Texas Hippie Coalition, on Bring Back Glam. And not to deride the tastes of the lovely Allyson B. Crawford, but wow, does this band ever suck. Watch the below video, for a song called “Leaving,” and ponder wh... more info

Metalsucks — I don’t know why it bothers me so much when people rip-off some bands, like Tool and Meshuggah, but not that much when they rip-off other bands, like Slayer and Pantera. I mean, every fucking band in the world steals from Slayer on a regular basis,... more info

Metalsucks — Axl’s been devoting a lot of e-ink to Kalmah’s new album 12 Gauge with good reason — because it’s fucking awesome. I’d completely forgotten how awesome Kalmah were until Axl sent me a copy of the new album. A few notes of epic, doomy melode... more info

Metalsucks — Of course not every band can be a Pantera or Down, but I’d argue that out of any member of Pantera, one Mr. Rex Brown has the best track record for non-Panteric projects. He wasn’t in Damageplan, a mediocre band we all pretend didn’t exist in t... more info

Metalsucks — We accidentally published this one early a couple of weeks ago. If you’ve already read it, well, read it again. And if not, hey, great! Read it now! – Eds. If you weren’t there, you may have only heard how Pantera was the only metal band that... more info

411 Mania — This week the mighty Pantera go head-to-head with the later bands of their members, Damageplan and Down - let's see who comes out on top! more info

Metalsucks — …I saw this video of British seventeen year-old Jacqueline Mannering on Metal Insider. MI says she’s gained prominence recently due to some tweets by Ashton Kutcher, who, when he’s not acting as cougar fodder, is apparently thinking about shtup... more info

Metalsucks — Remember last month, when we posted that awesome video of seven students from Aaron O’Keefe music-instruction school in Ohio playing Down’s “Ghosts Along the Mississippi?” Well, Mr. O’Keefe has done it again, this time with seven diffe... more info

Metalsucks — If you weren’t there, you may have only heard how Pantera was the only metal band that mattered in the new, joyless ’90s Alternative Nation. If you didn’t know better, you may discount that fact with evidence that by then every good metal band ... more info

Metalsucks — I’m socially retarded when it comes to film. Ask Axl. I’ll be at a social gathering and people will be laughing at some funny line in a legendary movie and I’ll just have no idea what’s going on and look around awkwardly. When I admit that I ... more info