Cattle Decapitation

Colorado's Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire -- easily the best metal band name we've unearthed this year -- will release their Prosthetic debut, 'Songs of Ill Hope and Desperation,' on June 8. The band, oft describe as "funeral grind" for its grind and doom tendencies, terms which may seem mutually exclusive, has determined that the music contained on the album will be not only the

San Diego deathgrinders Cattle Decapitation have themselves a new bassist, the band's third since forming in1996. They've enlisted Derek Engemann, formerly of Unmerciful, to join the fold. He replaces Rahsaan Davis and will "handle all upcoming touring duties," according to a statement from the group...

The 2010 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival enters its 12th year this spring, returning to Worcester, Mass. Taking place at The Palladium, the event will be held April 23 and April 24 -- a special kickoff party, sponsored by Atticus, will also take place on April 22...

"Hey Chelsea, we are Prong!" Vocalist Tommy Victor wanted to proved to New York City that the band has really returned from their hiatus. It took two songs for the audience to warm up before the mosh pit grew wide and the horns started flailing...

Most metal fans are more than well aware of the fact that Cattle Decapitation are a grind/death band with a vegetarian, animal-friendly frontman in Travis Ryan. Ryan actually performs on a non-Cattle Decap track called 'Don't Kill the Animals,' which was originally recorded by Lene Lovich and Nina Hagen...

So many death metal bands employ medical terminology and jargon in their lyrics, because, well, the blast beat and the operating room are both pretty bloody, intense scenarios! San Diego's Pathology, featuring drummer Dave Astor, formerly of Cattle Decapitation and the Locust, are certainly mining the same lyrical source in their music...

Frankly, we're tired of the media connecting horrific crimes to heavy metal. Whether it's Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Guns N' Roses or Metallica, bands have often been held accountable for the actions of their fans. Manson, they said, influenced the Columbine killers...

A little more than eight years ago, Marduk stomped onto U.S. stages with Deicide and Gorguts. While there is no denying that the latter two bands are brutal, it's pretty telling of how eight years ago there was no sight of an American black/blackened metal scene...

In the news business, there are days when you're slammed ... where there's so much going on, you barely have time to fart. Then, there are other days where its deader than your Aunt Mary. Yesterday was slow ... really slow. Yet, somehow, today's White Noise is crammed with awesomeness...

We've all seen that dude who wears a band's shirt to that same band's concert. But yesterday, when we were in the record store, we noticed something we've never seen before. A dude in line, buying a band's new album, wearing said band's T-shirt...