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With a new album, 'Underworld Regime,' out via Prosthetic Records on April 13, Ov Hell, the black metal pairing of Gorgoroth's King ov Hell and Dimmu Borgir's Shagrath, aren't committing to touring ... just yet. "We are looking into the possibility of playing a few select shows with Ov Hell," King told Noisecreep...

King ov Hell -- one of the greatest black metal nom de plumes in the genre's sordid history -- is not only busy with Ov Hell, his project with Dimmu Borgir singer Shagrath, which just released 'Underworld Regime' via Prosthetic. King has his mitts in many pots and is staying musically solvent...

Members of Gorgoroth and Dimmu Borgir under one roof? That's a black metal match fostered in the deepest recesses of hell. It was probably conceived in Satan's bed itself. Just don't call it a 'supergroup,' because that would be terribly 'mainstream...

Ov Hell was originally intended to be a Gorgoroth record/project, but extended legal battles over the rights to the Gorgoroth name, which occurred between bassist King ov Hell, singer Gaahl and guitarist Infernus, who has continued on with the band while King and Gaahl have moved on...

They're getting ready to enter the 25th year since the release of their debut album 'Feel the Fire,' but New Jersey thrash metal veterans Overkill aren't content to live in the past. On Feb. 9, the band will drop its 15th studio album, 'Ironbound,' on the metal masses...

About.com's Chad Bower has been a respectable voice in the metal music industry for two decades, so his top picks for the upcoming releases in 2010 are worth keeping an eye on. Many of his choices feature lineup changes in established bands throughout various metal subgenres...

Usually it takes a band a while to get to the point where they can grab a metal legend to join them in the studio. But Venezuelan-grown Noctis Imperium -- that up until recently was a solo studio project of Aeneas Inferno -- got Nick Barker of Dimmu Borgir/Cradle of Filth fame behind the kit through a shot-in-the-dark e-mail...

Winds of Plague vocalist Johnny Plague -- who works at Knotts Berry Farm's Knotts Scary Farm Halloween exhibit in Southern California, and claims to worship the holiday -- is a tried and true Halloween man. He loves the holiday and not just because of his day -- well, night -- gig, either...

The combination of Halloween and heavy metal is a beautiful match made in hell. And putting the two together is a no-brainer. Musicians have found endless inspiration from All Hallows Eve's dark imagery, so to help celebrate the ancient holiday, Noisecreep has put together a list of the top 10 metal Halloween songs...

Something happened a few years ago, and though it's impossible to pin point the exact moment the shift is undeniable, metal -- especially doom -- is getting is enjoy a new large fan base with younger kids and indie rock fans that crave the unique orchestrated riffs...