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-themed
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. 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

The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg who use the pen names Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg. In April 2009, MetalSucks was awarded
Metal Hammer ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...
's Web of Death Award for "Best Reviews" for its "honest, insightful, unpretentious – and fun – reviews." On October 4, 2009, one of the writers for MetalSucks was accused of leaking the album ''
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'' by
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onto the internet prior to its official release. The site formally apologized for the leak. On April 12, 2011,
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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. On August 15, 2011, MetalSucks announced The Metal Suckfest, a two-day
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to take place in Manhattan on November 4 and 5 of that same year.
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and Cynic were announced as headliners. If the inaugural festival is a success, there are plans to make it an annual event. In 2017, Rosenberg co-wrote a non-fiction book about heavy metal with
Christopher Krovatin Christopher Krovatin (born 1985) is an American author and musician living in New York City. He has published four novels – ''Heavy Metal and You'' (2006), ''Venomous'' (2008), ''Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones'' (2012, intended as the first i ...
. In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment company The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony. Rosenberg and Neilstein both announced the news on their personal Twitter accounts, 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.


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