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This may be the funniest read of the year.

Dagon’s 88MM side project appeared on a skinhead comp with a song called “14 Showerheads, 1 Gas Tight Door,” and message board screen caps suggest he may be fond of the N-word as well.

Is one Young as a good as another?

It’s the second time something like this has happened at a metal show this year.

This week’s top stories include Slayer, Metallica, Nirvana, and more.

Sergeant D. provides a helpful guide to our favorite genre

Provides a good listen, despite a lack of urgency.

There are fifteen Slayer songs for which Jeff Hanneman wrote both the music and the lyrics. We’ve honored his memory by collecting them all in one playlist for you.

Band announces three shows, set to take place in July.

Check out their Sepultastic new song.

It’s MONUMENTally evil… BWA-HA-HA!!!

We can’t rush to conclude that Inquisition subscribes to extreme racist doctrine. But their rebuttal sucks.

Nine bands. Twenty-one shows. One slaughter.

But he still faces malpractice lawsuits, and he still has to go before the Iowa Board of Medicine.

His shadow will loom large over metal forever.

Watch the band discuss the value of literature as a lyrical influence, dog-earing used books, and intra-band bonding through playing Scrabble.

Petition to have The Ozzman knighted picks up steam.

Dave Mustein gushes over the live performances of Behemoth, Goatwhore, Black Crown Initiate, and more.