MetalSucks

MetalSucks

Type of business	Privately held company
Type of site	Online newspaper
Available in	English
Founded	Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. December 2006;18 years ago (2006-12)
Headquarters	Brooklyn, New York City , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Founder(s)	Axl Rosenberg (Matt Goldenberg) Vince Neilstein (Ben Umanov)
URL	www.metalsucks.net
Registration	Optional
Launched	2006;19 years ago (2006) [1]
Current status	Active

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]

References

1. "Best Metal Blogs and Metal News Sites in 2025". The Metalverse. January 31, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
2. "Blood of the Scribe: Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks". Invisible Oranges . December 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
3. "About MetalSucks.net". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
4. "How the Co-Founder of MetalSucks Made His Dream Into His Day Job". CreativeLive Blog. September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
5. "Don't Download the Leaked Converge: An Open Letter to Fans". Noisecreep. October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
6. "THE INAUGURAL METAL SUCKFEST, DAY 2 – 11.05.2011". No Clean Singing . December 8, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
7. "MUNICIPAL WASTE, CYNIC Confirmed For 'The Metal Suckfest'". Roadrunnerrecords.com. August 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
8. Pasbani, Robert (November 12, 2011). "The Metal Suckfest Adds 4 Awesome Bands". Metal Injection . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
9. "Metal Suckfest adds Today is the Day, Magrudergrind, more". BrooklynVegan . August 30, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
10. Ramirez, Carlos (August 17, 2011). "Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks on Their Upcoming Two-Day Concert Festival". Noisecreep . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
11. "The MetalSucks Manifesto". MetalSucks. November 16, 2016.
12. Terich, Jeff (January 9, 2017). "Shadow of the Horns: Cracked Actors". Treble. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
13. "Toilet Radio 355 – Now Owned By The Orchard Entertainment Group". The Toilet Ov Hell. February 16, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

External links

• Official website