Heavy Metal

With the extremist fundamentalist religious group Westboro Baptist Church threatening to picket tomorrow’s (May 23rd) celebration of the life of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman; the Slayer camp themselves have urged fans to ignore them. A posting made on Slayer‘s Facebook earlier today reads: “MESSAGE TO FANS: Want to really piss off the Westboro Baptist Church at Jeff’s Memorial Celebration? Do exactly what Slayer members and family are going to do – totally ignore them. They don’t exist. And then come inside … Continue reading →

German thrash veterans, EXUMER, have confirmed a New York City show on September 21, 2013.

Swedish rockers GRAVEYARD have been confirmed as the direct support act on the upcoming European run for Seattle’s grunge innovators SOUNDGARDEN this September.

After completing an extremely successful tour of Europe in support of Propagandhi, followed by a headlining tour, SHAI HULUD have returned to the states and are preparing for their next set of confirmed shows.

German thrash veterans Exumer have confirmed a New York City show on September 21st, 2013 at The Paper Box in Brooklyn. The show will be the only U.S. appearance in 2013 for Exumer and the band's second visit to the United States. Main support for the evening will be Florida death metal act Malevolent Creation. Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: "W... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

The new album "X Vida" by Mexican raiders Thell Barrio is due to be released on every streaming and download platform worldwide on May the 24th, 2013. Thell Barrio, currently on the roads of Mexico showcasing the album, will also be in Europe this coming September to promote the release. Sliptrick Records comments on the band and coming album: Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Tomorrow is the highly-anticipated memorial tribute for Slayer guitarst Jeff Hanneman, who died earlier this month due to liver failure. The celebration was mildly dampened when the Westboro Baptist Church confirmed they would be protesting across the street from the memorial. We were amongst the many who assumed this is a bad recipe for a ...The post SLAYER Advise Fans To Ignore Westboro Baptist Church At Jeff Hanneman Memorial appeared first on Metal Injection.

Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will embark on a European tour this fall alongside Australian tech-death act Psycroptic and UK death outfit Dyscarnate.

Today Dark Harvest Records is proud to announce the signing of Michican act Laid in Stone. Dark Harvest issued the following press release about the band: "Laid In Stone formed in late 2009 in the town of Oxford, Michigan by Trent Heichel (guitars) and brothers Kyle (bass) and Danny (drums) Cummings. Soon after, the trio recruited their high sch... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) was knocked off-stage and into the crowd during his performance with his band Newsted last night, May 21st. The incident occurred as the result of an overzealous (or possibly malicious) fan and took place at the Highline Ballroom in New York City, NY. Fan-filmed footage has been uploaded below. Meanwhile, a detailed report on the fall can be found at Metalinsider.net.