Dude Builds Guitar From His Dead Uncle’s Skeleton, Zakk Wylde Wouldn’t Be Part of a Pantera Reunion, and More Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of February 6 – February 12, 2021

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

• This dude made a guitar out of his dead uncle’s skeleton.
• Rex Brown “guarantees” that Zakk Wylde wouldn’t be part of a Pantera reunion.
• Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi believes that King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife have “gone mad.”
• Accusations against Marilyn Manson continue to pile up — but is it helping his sales and streaming numbers?
• Watch Beavis and Butt-Head in the Paramount+ Super Bowl ads.
• Speaking of the Super Bowl: after his victory, Tom Brady rocked out to P.O.D.
• Watch Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and Primus’ Les Claypool have a bass-off.
• Speaking of Metallica: they have taken all five of the top spots on the U.S. best selling vinyl chart.
• Intronaut, the self-proclaimed “35th Best Metal Band to Ever Exist,” have begun on their new album.
• Drummer Ben Koller has teased a “huge” Converge tour for 2022.

That’s all for now. We’ll check in periodically over the weekend as usual and be right back at it full-bore next week.