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MetalSucks

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MetalSucks
Type of businessPrivately held company
Type of site
Online newspaper
Available inEnglish
FoundedBrooklyn, New York City,U.S.
December 2006;17 years ago(2006-12)
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York City
,
U.S.
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Axl Rosenberg (Matt Goldenberg)
Vince Neilstein (Ben Umanov)
URLwww.metalsucks.net
RegistrationOptional
Launched2006;18 years ago(2006)
Current statusActive

MetalSucksis aheavy metal music-themednews website.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

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The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg, who use thepen namesVince NeilsteinandAxl Rosenberg.[1][2]

In April 2009, MetalSucks was awardedMetal Hammer's Web of Death Award for "Best Reviews" for its "honest, insightful, unpretentious – and fun – reviews."[3]

On October 4, 2009, one of the writers for MetalSucks was accused of leaking the albumAxe to FallbyConvergeonto the internet prior to its official release.[4]The site formally apologized for the leak.[5]

On April 12, 2011,F.Y.E.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.[6]

On August 15, 2011, MetalSucks announced The Metal Suckfest, a two-daymusic festivalto take place in Manhattan on November 4 and 5 of that same year.Municipal WasteandCynicwere announced as headliners.[7]If the inaugural festival is a success, there are plans to make it an annual event.[8]

In 2017, Rosenberg co-wrote a non-fiction book about heavy metal withChristopher Krovatin.[9]

In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment companyThe Orchard,a subsidiary of Sony.[10]Rosenberg and Neilstein both announced the news on their personal Twitter accounts,[11][12]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.

References

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  1. ^"About MetalSucks.net".MetalSucks.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  2. ^"How the Co-Founder of MetalSucks Made His Dream Into His Day Job".CreativeLive Blog.September 3, 2014.RetrievedOctober 30,2017.
  3. ^"Web Of Death Awards: The Winners".Metal Hammer.April 1, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon September 21, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  4. ^"Don't Download the Leaked Converge: An Open Letter to Fans".Noisecreep.October 8, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  5. ^"REGARDING THE LEAK OF CONVERGE'S AXE TO FALL".MetalSucks.October 6, 2009.
  6. ^"PRESENTING THE METALSUCKS FAN PACK, EXCLUSIVELY AT F.Y.E. | MetalSucks".MetalSucks.April 8, 2011.RetrievedJuly 7,2018.
  7. ^"MUNICIPAL WASTE, CYNIC Confirmed For 'The Metal Suckfest'".Roadrunnerrecords. August 16, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  8. ^"Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks on Their Upcoming Two-Day Concert Festival".Noisecreep.August 17, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  9. ^"These Guys Got High as Hell and Wrote a Massive History of Metal".Vice.December 5, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 6,2022.
  10. ^"Toilet Radio 355 – Now Owned By The Orchard Entertainment Group".The Toilet Ov Hell.February 16, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 2,2024.
  11. ^"Benjamin on Twitter".Twitter.February 7, 2022.RetrievedMay 29,2022.
  12. ^"Axl Rosenberg on Twitter".Twitter.February 7, 2022.RetrievedMay 29,2022.
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