Flawgate Continues, The Mystery of Xer0 from Static-X, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of October 7 – October 11, 2019

Did you miss some of this week’s top stories in the world of metal? Catch up below:

• We continued our countdown of The 25 Best Metal Albums of 2010 – 2019!
• After Flaw finally fired their guitarist for plagiarism, he offered up the world’s lamest excuse for his riff theft.
• We’ve finally confirmed that Edsel Dope is ‘Xer0’ from Static-X… or have we?
• Dino Cazares chimed in on the Fear Factory lawsuit.
• Cattle Decapitation released a limited edition t-shirt commemorating their being plagiarized by a rapper.
• Guns N’ Roses have banned a mega-fan for life. Here’s why.
• Thirteen years after its release, we stood up Trivium’s The Crusade.
• YouTuber Stevie T. won’t be touring with Dragonforce after all.
• Pitchfork’s “200 Best Albums of the 2010s” list only includes three metal albums.
• The poseur version of Batushka have quietly cancelled their Australian tour.

See ya next week, everyone.