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Frank Watkins, who played two stints in Obituary and most recently played as a member of Gorgoroth, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 47.

Sounds like he made a "Pest" of himself! Norwegian black metal miscreants Gorgoroth have booted singer Pest out of the band. The vocalist was given his pink slip because his bandmates, namely guitarist and sole original member Infernus, were not happy that he was not prioritizing the upcoming tour of Latin America ...

When people think of musicians as fashion icons, they likely conjure up images of Lady Gaga or Madonna. Never do you see the members of Gwar get mentioned in fashion magazines under the "What to Wear" sections...

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...

"You are so gentlemanly and is so -- direct," Patrizia Mazzuoccolo -- who carefully chose her words -- said to Darkthrone frontman Nocturno Culto. "Well people would say that we are a bit too direct now ... we just want to be unpopular," he replied...

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...

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...