Kerry King’s New Band with Phil Anselmo, Rammstein Frontman Coronavirus Scare, and More Top Stories of the Week

The MetalSucks Playlist — Week of March 23 – March 27, 2020

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

• Kerry King is rumored to be forming a new band that is basically a continuation of Slayer, except with Phil Anselmo on vocals instead of Tom Araya.
• Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann was hospitalized in the ICU with coronavirus. Psych! He doesn’t have coronavirus, but he is indeed in the ICU.
• Trapt frontman Chris Taylor Brown entertained us all with a Twitter tantrum/meltdown about the coronavirus and his unwavering love of Donald Trump.
• Grindcore documentary Slave to the Grind is available to stream for free.
• Power Trip challenged Trapt to see who could draw more fans.
• Members of Every Time I Die, Touche Amore, Twitching Tongues, Harm’s Way and more covered Smash Mouth’s “All Star.”
• Exodus frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza offered updates on his bandmate, Gary Holt, and Death Angel drummer Will Carroll, both of whom were diagnosed with COVID-19 after their recent European tour together.
• We took a look at the new reality of the metal scene in the coronavirus era.
• Six Feet Under frontman Chris Barnes thinks the coronavirus is a “false flag” because of course he does.
• This mash-up of Slayer and the B-52s entertained us.

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.