http://www.metalunderground.com/ Underground heavy metal news: major headlines only Heavy Metal News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:46:38 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 1999-2010 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=52570 Two of the biggest names in hard rock and heavy metal walked away with Grammy awards last night as British metal legends Judas Priest picked up the award for Best Metal Performance, beating Lamb Of God, Megadeth, Ministry and Slayer, with their song ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:39:02 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52570 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52566 These Arms Are Snakes recently announced that they have disbanding after nearly seven years together. The band has issued the following update regarding the matter: "It's with a heavy heart we tell you that These Arms Are Snakes is no more. It's b... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:04:11 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52566 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52338 German hard rock legends Scorpions have announced that their forthcoming new album, "Sting In The Tail" and it's subsequent world tour, will be the band's last. A statement from the band discussing their forthcoming split reads as follows: "Import... Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:41:35 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52338 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52298 Joe Ptacek, best known for his work as the lead singer of death metal outfit Broken Hope, sadly passed away on Wednesday from what appears to be a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head. He was only thirty seven years old. A message from his forme... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:03:39 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52298 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52095 Brian "Damage" Keats, the former drummer for such legendary American punk bands as Verbal Abuse, Misfits and Genocide, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was fourty six years old and is survived by his wife and child. Keats was born in Br... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:52:40 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=52095 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51934 Exclaim reports that Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone has pulled out of the controversial "Lords of Chaos" film adaptation of the book due to scheduling conflicts. Here's an excerpt: "The worldwide black metal community, long divided by such burning is... Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:29:14 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51934 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51848 "Tom gave various medical treatments more than a fair shot," said Slayer's manager Rick Sales, "but they just haven't handled the problem, so he's biting the bullet and is scheduled for back surgery at the end of this month." This difficult decisi... Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:11:52 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51848 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51825 Norwegian metal outfit Zyklon has announced that they have decided to call it a day, after the band had been inactive for some time. A message from guitarist Samoth (also formerly of Emperor) reads as follows: "After taking an offical break over t... Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:09:39 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51825 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51670 After a twelve year hiatus, legendary Seattle based grunge band Soundgarden has announced that they have reunited. The linup of singer/guitarist Chris Cornell, bass player Ben Shephard, drummer matt Cameron and guitar player Kim Thayil will be perfor... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:29:36 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51670 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51610 James Sullivan, the drummer for Orange County, California based rock band Avenged Sevenfold and better known to his fans as "The Rev," was found dead in his home yesterday (December 28th.) A local examination claims that he passed away from natural c... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:56:55 EST http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=51610