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Like their authoritative blasts of thrash metal, the members of Slayer aren't the kind of folks who like compromise. That's why when they chose to work with super producer Rick Rubin again on their new album, 'World Painted Blood,' some metal eyebrows were raised...

Taintstick, featuring satellite radio personality Jason Ellis and Good Charlotte's Benji Madden on bass, just released 'Six Pounds of Sound,' their comedic metal album. In honor of the release, the band members selected their favorite metal songs and album of all time...

What do Kanye West and former Danzig and Social Distortion drummer Chuck Biscuits have in common? Within the last month, both have been the subject of online death hoaxes. The difference between Kanye's case and Biscuits'? No one reported West's death, but everyone and their brother ran posts Thursday, claiming the drummer (born Charles Montgomery) had died from throat cancer...

Chuck Biscuits, best known as the drummer on the first four Danzig albums, succumbed to throat cancer on Oct. 24 at the age of 44. "In response to the inquiries, thank you for all the support," an anonymous family member wrote in an e-mail sent to fans early Oct...

Calling all shower and car singers! Starting Jan. 12, 2010, Hollywood's first real Heavy Metal Karaoke gives the average metal fan a chance at super stardom. The event, which will be hosted by Phil Varone of Skid Row and Saigon Kick fame, operates like normal karaoke...

Metal and Satan aren't the only two cultural phenomenons that go hand in hand. The porn world is often intricately connected to heavy metal and its icons. Porn director Craven Moorehead is a fixture on the L.A. metal scene and has branched out beyond skin flicks in his entertainment endeavors...

Dave Peters, vocalist of Orang County mosh monsters Throwdown, is another metalhead who proudly proclaimed "Halloween is my favorite holiday!" The singer also told Noisecreep, "I love it. Funny you should mention Halloween, since three songs on the new record, 'Deathless,' are kind of like a trilogy or trifecta of symbolic songs about these experiences, and I use different classic m

A lot of metal dudes dig Halloween, but Winds of Plague singer Johnny Plague takes it to another level. He works for the Halloween Department of Knotts Berry Farm in his Orange County hometown, playing a deranged, chainsaw-wielding clown, scaring the bejesus out of customers during the 30 days of Halloween attraction, dubbed Knotts Scary Farm...

Louisville, Ky. hardcore punk outfit Coliseum have announced a run of dates alongside Russian Circles and Young Widows. Kicking off on Oct. 28 in their home state with a stop at The Fest 8 in Gainesville, Fla. along the way, the tour cuilminates at Austin, Texas' Fun Fun Fun Fest and will be Coliseum's first trek with their new drummer Carter Wilson...

They may hail from one of the coldest regions on Earth -- that'd be Canada -- but hardcore punk rockers Cancer Bats, who siphon from several genre tanks, are blazing right now. They're finishing up pre-production for their third album, and record label types are pretty hot on the band's trail to release this effort...