http://www.metalunderground.com/ Underground heavy metal news: major headlines only Heavy Metal News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:52 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/images/banners/metalunderground_88x31.gif http://www.metalunderground.com/ Metal Underground . com - some music was meant to stay underground Copyright 1999-2009 metalunderground.com deathbringer@metalunderground.com deathbringer@metalunderground.com en-us Cold Fusion MX http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50343 France's The Old Dead Tree has issued the following announcement about calling it a day: "The Old Dead Tree is no more. I wish I never had to write those words, but nothing is forever. These last few months, some disagreements started to grow with... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:10:17 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50343 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50245 Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline "American Carnage" across North America this winter. "American Carnage" will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates po... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:04:30 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50245 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50244 Members of the legendary Norwegian black metal band Mayhem and their road crew were arrested in the Netherlands early this morning after the entire contents of their hotel room in Tilburg had been destroyed. The group had given a performance on Su... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:43:34 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50244 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49868 Guitarist Justin Stubbs of Father Befouled has issued the following statement about drummer Antichristus taking his own life: "They say only Death is real, but when you are faced with it, it is always hard to comprehend. Last night I was informed ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:40 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49868 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49772 Having gone through numerous lineup changes, Salt The Wound has announced plans to disband on March 7, 2010. The Cleveland, Ohio deathcore band will play one more show in the USA on January 9, 2010 before embarking on a European tour with War From A ... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:53:37 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49772 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49709 Update: Chuck Biscuits is apparently alive and well. Chuck Biscuits, who was perhaps best known as the former drummer of Danzig, passed away recently after a prolonged battle with throat cancer is alive and well. His death was all a hoax.. He was ... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:31:10 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49709 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49393 San Francisco, California's Animosity has broken up. Formed in 2000, the band has released albums with Tribunal Records and Black Market Activities. Frontman Leo Miller has provided Lambgoat with the following statement: "You have never seen us re... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:00:30 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49393 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49366 Wacek “Vogg” Kieltyka, guitarist & founding member of the Polish death metal band DECAPITATED, has issued the following statement: "It’s time to come back! After a two-year break, DECAPITATED is coming back with new members. The official new line-... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:52:28 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49366 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49135 Dickie Peterson, the singer and bass player of Blue Cheer, who are considered another one of the first heavy metal bands, sadly passed away this morning in Germany at the age of sixty one. The cause of death has yet to be announced but he had been il... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:24:43 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49135 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49117 Don Decker, the singer/songwriter of Minneapolis based metal veterans Anal Blast, passed away at 2:17 this morning (Sunday, October 11th.) He was only forty one years old. Details of his passing are expected to be revealed shortly. Anal Blast was fou... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:51:28 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49117