Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman has been forced to sit out the group's upcoming tour to properly treat a spider bite. The rocker almost lost his arm and was placed in a medically-induced coma follo...

Rocker Glenn Danzig angered fans at a Texas music festival after he arrived late, ranted onstage and cut short his set. The former Misfits frontman was due to headline Austin's Fun Fun Fun festiv...

Rockers Slipknot will share their upcoming set at Britain's Sonisphere festival with fans all over the world by streaming the gig over the internet. The band will take to the stage at the rock ev...

Happy Birthday to: Slayer guitarist Kerry King (1964) Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968) Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965) Warlock singer Doro Pesch (1964) 70s sin...

Slayer star Tom Araya is to be honored with the key to the Chilean city where he was born. The singer/bassist was born in Vina del Mar, but left with his parents when he was five. Araya will acce...

Heavy rocker Jeff Hanneman has been forced to pull out of Slayer's upcoming tour after he was hospitalized with a nasty flesh-eating disease. The metal guitarist is suffering from necrotizing fas...

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are teaming up again for one U.S. Big Four date on the site of the Coachella Festival. The heavy metal groups will come together on April 23 for an outdoor ...

Armenian-Americans System Of A Down are to reunite for a series of shows in Europe next year. The acclaimed quartet announced an indefinite hiatus in 2006 and haven't worked together as a band sin...

Happy Birthday to: Slayer guitarist Kerry King (1954) Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968) Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965) Warlock singer Doro Pesch (1954)

Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" has topped a new list of heavy metal albums. The group's 1986 release beat Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" and "Appetite For Destruction" by Guns N' Roses on the...

Motorhead star Lemmy and Judas Priest's Rob Halford are to be honored with top prizes at the second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards in April. Ace of Spades singer Lemmy will be the 2010 recipien...

Happy Birthday to: Rapper & "Law & Order SVU" actor Ice-T (1958) Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (1972) Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (1963) Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor (1961) ...

Happy Birthday to: Pop superstar Justin Timberlake (1981) Actress Portia de Rossi (1973) British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970) Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964) British sin...

Motley Crue rocker Tommy Lee, Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda and rap group Cypress Hill were among the stars who joined the Deftones at a benefit concert in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Th...

Metallica front man James Hetfield has added weight to a proposed world tour with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth by insisting the 'Big Four' show is a good idea. Bandmates Lars Ulrich and Robert Truj...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is secretly plotting a heavy rock super-tour, which will include his band, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer guitarist Kerry King has let it slip that negotiations ...

Happy Birthday to country rocker Matthew Shafer aka Uncle Kracker (1974), "Lady in the Water" star Paul Giamatti (1967), White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult (1965), Slayer frontman Tom Araya (1961), g...

Happy Birthday to Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968), Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965), Slayer guitarist Kerry King, Warlock singer Doro Pesch, 70s singer Dan Hill (1954)...

The organizers of Record Store Day have been happily overwhelmed by a steady flurry of support and activity from artists, record labels and retailers wishing to participate in the annual event in s...

Happy Birthday to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (1972), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (1963), Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor (1961), "Law & Order SVU" actor Ice-T (1958), soul singer James...

Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), ...

The UK's Metal Hammer magazine just posted a brand new video clip of the mighty Slayer in the studio recording a track for their brand new album, due out Summer 2009. You can watch it here. ...

Happy Birthday to country rocker Matthew Shafer aka Uncle Kracker (1974), "Lady in the Water" star Paul Giamatti (1967), White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult (1965), Slayer frontman Tom Araya (1961), g...

Happy Birthday to Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968), Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965), Slayer guitarist Kerry King, Warlock singer Doro Pesch, 70s singer Dan Hill (1954)...

Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...

Slayer guitarist Kerry King joined Marilyn Manson onstage in Los Angeles on Saturday for a rendition of "Irresponsible Hate Anthem." Manson was performing at the Wiltern Theater when his 2007 touri...

Happy Birthday to NFL players Ashley Lelie (1980) and Ahman Green (1977), Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins (1972), Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis (1972), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (196...

Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), ...

After dropping out of high school at seventeen, Riggs left his small town and began a career as a guitar player, eventually joining Rob Zombie and later forming his own band Scum of the Earth. Rigg...

Atlantic recording artist Shadows Fall has received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for the song "Redemption" off their critically acclaimed label debut, Threads Of Life. Clea...