Mayhem

Is this a joke? It could be. Mayhem bassist Necrobutcher –Jorn Stubberud on legal documents-will be exorcised. He will submit to a filmed exorcism at the hands of Bob Larson, the famed TV and radio evangelist. Is Necrobutcher doing this as part of a PR stunt to prove that exorcisms aren't real or to expose religious fundamentalists? Sinc...

The world of metal and hard rock is full of outlandish folklore, tall tales, and other sales-boosting exaggerations. However, a few truly twisted musicians cut through the swaths of harmless debauchers and womanizing "bad boys" to show us that sometimes, it's not all just in good fun...

World-famous tattoo artist Paul Booth has just announced more special details on 'The Grand Reincarnation' events taking place on July 22nd, 23rd and 24th at his Last Rites Gallery & Tattoo Theatre, located on the 3rd floor at 511 West 33rd Street in New York City. 'T...

Japan's all-female black metal band Gallhammer are serving up 'The End,' a raw, crusty slab of blackened doom. Gallhammer bassist-vocalist-saxophonist Vivian Slaughter and drummer Risa Reaper twist every preconception you may have about female musicians with their extreme and aggressive take on metal...

Amen vocalist and notorious black metal fan Casey Chaos has been announced as a special guest on Necrophagia's newest ominous opus, 'Deathtrip 69.' Maniac, formerly of Mayhem and now a member of Skitliv, also guests on the album. Given the fact that Necrophagia leader Killjoy has known both vocalists for a quarter of a century, pooling their talents for the new album was a no-brainer...

Earsplit PR . Burzum's Varg Vikernes is quite a polarizing figure in the world of metal. In 2009, Vikernes was released from prison after serving 16 years for the murder of fellow black metaller Euronymous of the band Mayhem. The story is an essential part of black metal's lore and history, and even though the incident went down two decades ago, people are still interested in it...

Last year, when Noisecreep was a neophyte site, we interviewed filmmakers Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, who filmed an unflinching and compelling look at the black metal scene -- the documentary 'Until the Light Takes Us' -- which included pre-release interviews with formerly jailed, polarizing black metal maven Varg Vikernes...

Metalheads are some of the most devoted music fans on the planet. Not only do we voraciously devour new music like no one else, we also can't enough information about the artists we love. Now more than ever, it seems like there's a press release on floating around every other week about a heavy metal-related book hitting stores...

Jarboe has been exceptionally busy over the last six months. The Atlanta-based vocalist contributed vocals to A Storm of Light's latest record, 'Forgive Us Our Trespasses' and has also been touring constantly, though she is not part of the reformation of her old band, Swans...

Ludicra have had a pretty rough spring. First their full U.S. tour with Mayhem got canceled. Then, their Decancellation Tour -- which was set up in replacement of the former -- started off with some road bumps when guitarist John Cobbett's appendix burst...