Over its many years on TV, VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show has had its ups and downs. While we at MetalSucks have always enjoyed its old-school appreciation and the dudes behind it, we also acknowledge that it has a pretty narrow 1980s-centric view on which metal is important.

However, it saddens us to discover that after 14 seasons, VH1 Classic has decided not to renew That Metal Show.

Hosts Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine made the following announcement:

A message to the loyal fans of That Metal Show from Eddie, Jim & Don: We are sorry to report that VH1 Classic will not continue to make any new episodes of That Metal Show. It has been an incredible run of eight years, roughly 125 episodes and some really cool specials. The global response to TMS has been simply amazing, and we will be eternally grateful for the support from the rock and metal fans that have showed us so much love. We truly would have never made it as long as we did without you! A huge thanks also to the great crews we had over the years both in NYC and Los Angeles, to our producer Jeff Baumgardner, and to all the executives at VH1. And finally, thanks to the hundreds of artists that joined us on our set, had fun with us, shared their stories and many, many laughs. From the biggest names in rock history, to the up-and-comers: we thank you all for being a part of it.