The band Slayer announced in a press release today that lead guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who was a legendary figure in heavy metal, died of 'alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. 'Hanneman's passing wa ...Read More »
Metal compilations have been pumped out in extraordinary numbers since around 1980, but few are worth paying for and listening to regularly. K-Tel put out a comp of mainstream metal called Masters of ...Read More »
While they haven’t exactly gone the way of the CD Single (ie. pretty much extinct, if we’re talking physical CD Singles), the EP (Extended Play) seems to be a dying breed. Used to be that ...Read More »
The metal world is still abuzz from the news earlier today that Slayer and drummer Dave Lombardo had parted ways for the time being. According to Lombardo, the other three members of Slayer had not i ...Read More »
Dave Lombardo, who has had three stints behind the kit as the drummer of Slayer, has been dismissed from the band. . . at least for the upcoming Australian tour. The skinsman, who was with the thrash ...Read More »
Is a live album really ever live? Most are manipulated in some way, either in the mixing stage or the overdubbing of guitar leads or vocal passages. The greatest of them all, KISS seminal Alive! , c ...Read More »
Yeah, so much for the big Mayan Calendar fake-out. We're already a couple weeks into 2013 and things are lookin' pretty promising as all manner of metallurgists amass in studios the world over. Whil ...Read More »
“I was standing on Gary’s side of the stage at a Slayer show in San Bernadino and I saw this incredible thing happening that really freaked me out,” producer Ross Robinson tells Nois ...Read More »