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Kerry King Explains The Delay In Slayer’s New Album [Spoiler: Partly Rick Rubin’s Fault]

by Zach Shaw | Feb 4, 2013 | Bummer Alert

For the better part of 2012, we kept hearing “updates” on Slayer’s long-awaited follow up to 2009’s World Painted Blood. But by the end of the year, nothing surfaced. Hell, even the originally planned two-song EP never came to fruition. So what’s the hold up? Well...

Mayhem Fest To Announce Lineup In March

by Zach Shaw | Jan 15, 2013 | News Ticker

An official announcement regarding the lineup for this year’s Mayhem Fest is now expected to be made on March 18. Guess we’ll have to wait longer than we thought to find out which rumors are true or not.

Metal Comedians Playing NYC’s The Stand This Weekend; Get 50% Off Tix

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 25, 2012 | Events

This past weekend, new NYC comedy club The Stand played host to two of Metal Insider’s CMJ events. First, our listening party, where Candlelight, Frostbyte, and Roadrunner supplied the music, then That Metal Show co-host Don Jamieson interviewed Vision of...

Video: Slayer Covers Exodus’ “Strike Of The Beast” Live

by Zach Shaw | Jul 3, 2012 | Video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCRB12PZuPI[/youtube] As sad as it is that Jeff Hanneman has once again been sidelined from the road, it is fortunate that Slayer were once again able to rely on Exodus’ Gary Holt to fill in. And fans at Mayhem Fest’s stop at...

Members Of Slipknot And Anthrax To Miss Mayhem Fest Dates

by Zach Shaw | Jul 2, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs

Looks like High On Fire aren’t the only ones missing Mayhem Fest this Summer. This past weekend, two bands set to appear on the bill revealed that they would be performing a handful of dates without key members. First up is Slipknot, who revealed that guitarist Jim...
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Ulver surprise-release new album ‘Neverland’ digitally on New Year’s Eve
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