SLAYER's New Drummer, Jon Dette

Get To Know SLAYER's New Drummer, Jon Dette

from Metal Injection by RobInjection

The world was buzzing last week when Slayer announced they'd be heading to Australia this past weekend to play shows without drummer Dave Lombardo. The band asked Jon Dette to fill in. Jon was already in Australia helping out Anthrax, whose drummer Charlie Benante couldn't leave the States and he jumped at the opportunity to ..

Jon Dette: “To Be A Part Of Slayer History Again Is Awesome”

from Metal Hammer by Merlin

SLAYER Release Statement On Dave Lombardo Drama

from Metal Injection by RobInjection

Yesterday, everybody was shocked when Dave Lombardo announced he was sitting out the band's current Australian tour, bringing the count of original members on stage down to 1/2. You can read Lombardo's statement here, but basically it all came down to the money. Today, Slayer collectively released a statement responding to Lombardo, essentially disagreeing with 

"10 Black Metal Stage Name Origins

10 Black Metal Stage Name Origins

from Metal Injection by Frank Injection

Following my post on the origins of 25 Heavy Metal Stage Names, I thought what better sub-genre to focus the next iteration of the column on than black metal? It is after all the genre where stage names are taken so seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if some of these musician's mothers were given a 

"Best Katatonia Albumskata

Best Katatonia Albums

from About.com Heavy Metal

The Swedish band Katatonia have been around for two decades, and their sound has evolved fairly dramatically over the years. Some prefer the death metal oriented style of the band's early material, others like their current melodic direction. We evaluated all of their albums and came up with our list of Katatonia's top five.  Which album do you think is their best?

Harlem Shake (Metal Edition)

Metal Hammer's Volbeat interview...

We Interviewed Volbeat. Here’s What Happened…

from Metal Hammer by Merlin

"The heavy metal-loving church

The heavy metal-loving church

from BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The bit of the Church of England that loves heavy metal

"Voivod Interview

Voivod Interview

from About.com Heavy Metal

Voivod's new album Target Earth is receiving a very positive response. It's the first album featuring guitarist Chewy, and also features the return of bassist Blacky. I spoke with the band's drummer Michel "Away" Langevin about the recording of the new album, the impact of Blacky and Chewy, their very busy tour schedule, his take on their former bassist Jason Newsted's new music and other topics.