In Which We Started Counting Down The 25 Best Metal Bands of All Time

THE METALSUCKS WORST WEEK PLAYLIST — WEEK OF OCTOBER 13 – OCTOBER 17, 2014

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Here are this week’s top stories:

• We kicked off our industry poll of The 25 Best Metal Bands of All Time.
• We fell in love with this sexy, glorious, slowed-down remix of Danzig’s “Mother,” as well as these Japanese kids’ cover of Slayer’s “Raining Blood.”
• We were terrified by these chilling photos of SWAT teams shutting down a Cannibal Corpse show in Russia.
• We defended the Foo Fighters’ decision to “pay homage” to Dio’s “Holy Diver.”
• Slipknot released FIVE new songs: “XIX,” “Sarcastrophe,” “AOV,” “Killpop,” and “Skeptic.”
• This is how The Hell remind you that Nickelback are fucking awful.
• You’ll never believe which metal band is FINALLY releasing a new album in 2015!!!
• THE RECORD INDUSTRY IS SAVED!!!
• Despised Icon and The Red Chord are returning to North America!!!
• We spoke to Revocation’s Dave Davidson on The MetalSucks Podcast.

And that’s a wrap on this week! Have a terrific weekend, gang. See ya Monday!