MetalSucks
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| Type of business | Privately held company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Online newspaper |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. December 2006 |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York City , U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| [[Organizational founder|FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Axl Rosenberg (Matt Goldenberg) Vince Neilstein (Ben Umanov) |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2006[1] |
| Current status | Active |
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MetalSucks is an American heavy metal music-themed news website. 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 Invisible Oranges 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 WordPress site.[2][3][4]
In, 2009, MetalSucks had leaked the album Axe to Fall by Converge onto the internet prior two weeks before its official release, and had assumed responsibility for doing so.[5]
The Metal Suckfest
In November 2011, MetalSucks organized The Metal Suckfest, a two-day music festival in Gramercy Theatre. It was the first U.S. metal festival organized and co-sponsored by a metal blog.[6]
Municipal Waste and Cynic were announced as headliners,[7] with 18 additional artists including Magrudergrind, This Is Hell, All Pigs Must Die, Obscura and other bands performing.[8][9][10]
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.[11][12]
In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment company The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony.[13] On April 29, 2026, Sony reportedly laid off the entire staff.[14]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best Metal Blogs and Metal News Sites in 2025". The Metalverse. January 31, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Blood of the Scribe: Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks". Invisible Oranges. December 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About MetalSucks.net". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."How the Co-Founder of MetalSucks Made His Dream Into His Day Job". CreativeLive Blog. September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Don't Download the Leaked Converge: An Open Letter to Fans". Noisecreep. October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."THE INAUGURAL METAL SUCKFEST, DAY 2 – 11.05.2011". No Clean Singing. December 8, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MUNICIPAL WASTE, CYNIC Confirmed For 'The Metal Suckfest'". Roadrunnerrecords.com. August 16, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pasbani, Robert (November 12, 2011). "The Metal Suckfest Adds 4 Awesome Bands". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Metal Suckfest adds Today is the Day, Magrudergrind, more". BrooklynVegan. August 30, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ramirez, Carlos (August 17, 2011). "Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks on Their Upcoming Two-Day Concert Festival". Noisecreep. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The MetalSucks Manifesto". MetalSucks. November 16, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Terich, Jeff (January 9, 2017). "Shadow of the Horns: Cracked Actors". Treble. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Toilet Radio 355 – Now Owned By The Orchard Entertainment Group". The Toilet Ov Hell. February 16, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sony lays off staff from Metal Injection, MetalSucks, and Blast Beat Network". lambgoat.com. April 29, 2026.
