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A drawing depicting Dimebag Darrell’s assassination is to be auctioned off for charity this weekend. Bad taste, surely?

Yesterday, Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas joined BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq to draw the first round of the Heavy Metal World Cup – a knock-out competition that will crown BBC 6 Music’s greatest metal band of all time.

The UK thrashers begin the search for a new bassist, following the tragic passing of Mike Alexander. Find out how to apply inside. There’s also a full UK tour scheduled for January.

Motley Crue yesterday confirmed that Playboy Playmate Irina Voronina will be appearing in their new video. In the interest of research (ahem), we thought we’d bring you more from the lovely lady herself.

Yesterday, we brought you your first taster of the new Fear Factory album in the shape of new track, ‘Powershifter’. Now, you can check out the cover to Fear Factory’s new album inside.

Them Crooked Vultures are now streaming their new album. What do we think? Is it a great collaboration that cements all three members’ massive reputations or is it all sizzle and no steak?

Bring Me The Horizon have added aftershow parties to their sold-out shows in Bristol and Portsmouth. These will take place at the O2 Academy in Bristol on November 18th and Drift Bar in Southsea the following night (November 19th).

A 30 track sampler (including tracks from Gallows, Dead Swans, Architects, Your Demise and TRC amongst others) has been made available for absolutely free. Top work, guys!

Earlier today, we revealed that BBC 6 Music will be running their Heavy Metal World Cup. Find out which 16 bands they felt were the best metal acts of all time and come inside to print your very own Heavy Metal World Cup wall-chart! (more…)

Earlier today, we revealed that BBC 6 Music will be running their Heavy Metal World Cup. Find out which 16 bands they felt were the best metal acts of all time and come inside to print your very own Heavy Metal World Cup wall-chart!

Floridian thrash revivalists Trivium have posted a full show online from their latest US tour on YouTube and you can check that out at this location.

Every day from now until Christmas, we will be revealing a different band/member of a band’s top albums of the year.

Legendary Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry seems to have confirmed last week’s rumours that Steven Tyler has left the Boston titans.

Soulfly are currently in the studio working on their new album with Blabbermouth reporting that bassist Bobby Burns posted the following on the band’s official forum: “We’ve been playing ...