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| Type of business | Privately held company |
|---|---|
Type of site | Online newspaper |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. December 2006; 17 years ago (2006-12) |
| Headquarters |
Brooklyn, New York City
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U.S.
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| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Axl Rosenberg (Matt Goldenberg) Vince Neilstein (Ben Umanov) |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) |
| Current status | Active |
MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news 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.
The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg, who use the pen names Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg.[1][2]
In April 2009, MetalSucks was awarded Metal 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 album Axe to FallbyConverge onto 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-day music festival to take place in Manhattan on November 4 and 5 of that same year. Municipal Waste and Cynic were 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 with Christopher Krovatin.[9]
In 2022, MetalSucks was acquired by entertainment company The 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.
