http://www.metalunderground.com/ Underground heavy metal news: major headlines only Heavy Metal News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:42:41 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 1999-2012 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=76549 Riot guitarist and founding member Mark Reale passed away yesterday (January 25th) due to complications from Crohn's disease. He was fifty seven years old. He had been in a coma since January 11th as a result of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He had batt... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:07:34 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76549 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76239 Metal legend King Diamond will return to playing concerts. The official King Diamond/Mercyful Fate Website, Coven Worldwide, issued a statement regarding new booking agents. King Diamond will use Nick Storch at ICM for booking concerts in North and S... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:07:25 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76239 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76187 Although no details have been revealed as of yet, a post from the official Diamond Head Facebook page has announced that the band's former drummer Robbie France, passed away on Saturday the 14th of January. France was the drummer in the legendary New... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:38:27 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76187 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76052 Riot founder/guitarist Mark Reale has been admitted to the hospital due to complications of Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It usually affects the intestines. The band posted the following on its off... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:26:07 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=76052 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75875 Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the blood that develops in the lymphatic system. Black Sabbath made the following post on its official Facebook Page: "With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has be... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:24:41 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75875 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75856 Former Incantation bassist Joey "Fingers" Lombard died on January 3, 2012. He was 42 years old. Lombard played with Incantation from 2001-2005 and played on the following releases: "Blasphemy" (2002), "Decimate Christendom" (2004) and "Primordial Dom... Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:19:09 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75856 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75767 Nicole Bogner, former Visions of Atlantis singer from 2000-2005, has passed away at 27 years old after fighting a "severe disease over a long period of time." Bogner sang on the band's first two releases "Eternal Endless Infinity" (2002) and "Cast Aw... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:40:21 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75767 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75228 Earache Records has reported that David Gold, frontman of Canadian doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES, was killed in a car accident last night. He was 31 years old. Woods of Ypres was formed in 2002 by David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. The b... Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:55:04 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=75228 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74921 Great White vocalist Jack Russell, who has been absent from the band since last year for numerous reasons including substance abuse and a perforated bowel, recently announced that he will be forming his own version of the band, which will include pas... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:22:46 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74921 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74708 Guns N Roses has been announced as part of the 2012 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. The complete list of inductees is as follows: Performer Category: Beastie Boys Donovan Guns N’ Roses Laura Nyro Red Hot Chili Peppers The Smal... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:29:59 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74708