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 |
| Founder(s) | Axl Rosenberg (Matt Goldenberg) Vince Neilstein (Ben Umanov) |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news website. The site features reviews, interviews, information on latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.
History[edit]
The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg, who use the pen names Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.[1][2]
In April 2009, MetalSucks was awarded Metal Hammer's Web of Death Award for "Best Reviews" for its "honest, insightful, unpretentious – and fun – reviews."[3]
On October 4, 2009, one of the writers for MetalSucks was accused of leaking the album Axe to Fall by Converge onto the internet prior to its official release.[4] The site formally apologized for the leak.[5]
On April 12, 2011, F.Y.E. released the MetalSucks Fan Pack, a CD compilation that included 20 bands and a T-shirt. The item was exclusive only to F.Y.E. stores.[6]
On August 15, 2011, MetalSucks announced The Metal Suckfest, a two-day music festival to take place in Manhattan on November 4 and 5 of that same year. Municipal Waste and Cynic were announced as headliners.[7] If the inaugural festival is a success, there are plans to make it an annual event.[8]
In 2017, Rosenberg co-wrote a non-fiction book about heavy metal with Christopher Krovatin.[9]
In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment company The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony.[10] Rosenberg and Neilstein both announced the news on their personal Twitter accounts,[11][12] revealing they would be leaving the company entirely after a "transition period" and that Christopher Krovatin would be reprising his role as the "Emperor Rhombus" pseudonym to take over as editor.
References[edit]
- ^ "About MetalSucks.net". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "How the Co-Founder of MetalSucks Made His Dream Into His Day Job". CreativeLive Blog. September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Web Of Death Awards: The Winners". Metal Hammer. April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Don't Download the Leaked Converge: An Open Letter to Fans". Noisecreep. October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "REGARDING THE LEAK OF CONVERGE'S AXE TO FALL". MetalSucks. October 6, 2009.
- ^ "PRESENTING THE METALSUCKS FAN PACK, EXCLUSIVELY AT F.Y.E. | MetalSucks". MetalSucks. April 8, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks on Their Upcoming Two-Day Concert Festival". Noisecreep. August 17, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "These Guys Got High as Hell and Wrote a Massive History of Metal". Vice.com. December 5, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Toilet Radio 355 – Now Owned By The Orchard Entertainment Group". The Toilet Ov Hell. February 16, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin on Twitter". Twitter. February 7, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Axl Rosenberg on Twitter". Twitter. February 7, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.