LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Guitarist Jeff Hanneman of the seminal heavy metal band Slayer died of alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, and not as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria, the remaining members of the U.S. band said. Hanneman, a founder of the band, which was known for its fast tempo, dark themes and pounding drums, died last week at ...

Slayer have revealed that guitarist Jeff Hanneman's death on May 2nd at the age of 49 was alcohol related and not due to the 'flesh-eating' disease necrotising fasciitis that sidelined him in 2011

The 2014 edition of The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise - 70000 Tons Of Metal, will sail January 27th to 31st. SWALLOW THE SUN have now been confirmed to perform on the cruise. Other bands confirmed for the event include: DARK TRANQUILLITY, DEATH ANGEL, FEAR FACTORY, FINNTROLL, LEAVES' EYES, OVERKILL, SEPTIC FLESH, SOILWORK, ...

On their last two albums, released under the lawsuit-inviting name Reading Rainbow, the Philadelphia band Bleeding Rainbow bashed out catchy, lo-fi garage-pop. But the new LP Yeah Right, the first recorded under their new name, is more fleshed-out and expansive, pushing the band’s harmonies over bleary fuzz-jams that remind me a bit of...

The new video for Aussie dance-rock duo the Presets’ new single “Promises” is a propulsive stream of disconnected images — some CGI, some flesh-and-blood. Special Problems direct. Watch it below. The Presets’ new album Pacifica is out now on Modular.