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More Tim Lambesis Developments, Jeff Hanneman's Memorial, Kanye West's "Metal" Fashion In The Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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There was a lot of big news this week, we heard further (although smaller) developments in the Tim Lambesis trial, Jeff Hanneman's memorial celebration was announced, and those slimbags at Westboro claimed they will be there to protest. We also saw how lavishly Metallica's James Hetfield once lived and learned that Guitar World has a boner for Korn. Here are the top 10 most visited pages of the week:

  1. Tim Lambesis' Defense Attorney Claims AS I LAY DYING Frontman Was Set Up
  2. Westboro Baptist Church Confirms They Will Picket SLAYER Guitarist Jeff Hanneman's Memorial
  3. PHILIP H. ANSELMO And The Illegals Premiere Heavy As Fuck New Track
  4. Kayne West Spotted Wearing Disgustingly Gaudy "Heavy Metal" Sweatpants
  5. You Can Buy The House That METALLICA's James Hetfield Lived In
  6. Guitar World Names KORN's "Blind" As The Best Seven-String Guitar Song Of All Time…Wait, What?!
  7. 11-Year-Olds Play The Most Brutal Breakdowns
  8. Metalocalypse Creator Reveals DETHKLOK Rock Opera In The Works
  9. Here's That FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Song Featuring ROB HALFORD of JUDAS PRIEST That You've Been Dying To Hear!
  10. NECROSEXUAL Interviews EXODUS' Gary Holt
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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Plots Murder, HANNEMAN's Cause Of Death All In The Top Stories of the Week

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This is the craziest week in recent memory. Between the passing of Jeff Hanneman, this meth lab situation and of course this trial of Tim Lambesis, I have never remembered a more chaotic week of metal. Here is a recap of our most visited stories and videos:

  1. AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis arrested in murder plot against wife
  2. SLAYER Reveal Official Cause of JEFF HANNEMAN's Death; TOM ARAYA and KERRY KING Share Memories
  3. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Vocalist On BLACK VEIL BRIDES: "Yuck!"
  4. EMMURE's Frankie Palmeri Got Electrocuted On Stage (Video Available)
  5. Memories of SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman (Metallica, Pantera, Anthrax, Stone Sour, Zakk Wylde and more)
  6. Former SIX FEET UNDER Guitarist Busted For Meth Lab
  7. MASTODON "Very Busy" Writing New Album
  8. One-Year-Old Sings Along To HATEBREED
  9. Revolver Golden Gods 2013: Metal Injection's Black Carpet Report
  10. Clown From SLIPKNOT Says The Band Will Be Back in 2014… I Think?

We'll be live this Sunday to discuss all of this and much more on the Livecast, we hope you can join us!

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One-Armed Bass Solos; OPETH Goes Acoustic in the Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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It's been a crazy week here at Metal Injection studios, and we're glad it's time to kick back and relax for the weekend. Here are the top 10 most visited stories and videos of the week:

  1. MEGADETH Post Title Track Off Super Collider
  2. MACHINE HEAD Brought To Tears By One Fan's One-Handed Audition
  3. OPETH Acoustic Performance on Record Store Day
  4. BLACK SABBATH Announce Full 2013 North American Tour Dates
  5. AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DEFTONES, GHOST Rumored To Tour This Fall
  6. ROB ZOMBIE Made A Black Metal Song
  7. SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison Announces New Project With Ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD & Ex-DARKEST HOUR Guitarists
  8. Jason Newsted Covers METALLICA Songs At Recent Live Gig
  9. New IRON MAIDEN Album In 2014?
  10. Seven-Year-Old Girl Shreds GUNS N ROSES Sweet Child O Mine

We'll see you on Sunday for the Livecast

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RIP Chi, New BLACK SABBATH and more in the Top Pages of the Week

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This was a rather eventful week in heavy metal and the world as a whole. We kicked it off with a huge bummer with the passing of Deftones bassist Chi, and mid-week we finally heard our first taste of new Sabbath. Here are the most visited pages of the week:

  1. DEFTONES Bassist Chi Cheng Dead At Age 42
  2. Listen To The New BLACK SABBATH Song, "God Is Dead?" Right Now!
  3. Trevor Strnad Of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Is Pissed About Piracy
  4. UNEVEN STRUCTURE Frost/Hail video premiere
  5. Study Shows Anxiety And Depression Runs Rampant Among Metal Fans
  6. Enter To Win FREE Tickets to ROCKSTAR MAYHEM FEST 2013 – A Winner For Each Date
  7. THE RED CHORD's Guy Kozowyk Is A Cop Now
  8. PHIL ANSELMO Announces First Solo Full-Length Album
  9. New AMON AMARTH Song Will Make You Grow A Beard And Fight Stuff
  10. IRON MAIDEN Drummer's Wife Tried To Stab Someone With A Lance!

Don't forget to pick up our new t-shirt. We'll be back on Sunday with a new episode of the Livecast.

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Nicolas Cage Headbangs, New Black Dahlia and Avril/Manson In The Top Stories Of The Week

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It's been an eventful week in metal. A few tours were announced, we posted some silly videos and bands were resurrected. Here are the top stories of the week:

  1. It's The MARILYN MANSON & AVRIL LAVIGNE Collaboration You Weren't Waiting For
  2. Nicolas Cage Headbanging
  3. Drop Everything & Listen To The New THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Single
  4. IRON MAIDEN Announce Short Run Of US Dates With MEGADETH; Final Show To Feature ANTHRAX & TESTAMENT
  5. BORN OF OSIRIS Tease New Material
  6. DAVE LOMBARDO Resurrecting GRIP INC.; What Does this Mean For SLAYER?
  7. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Adam D. Offers Update On Side Project With Corpsegrinder & Shannon Lucas
  8. MEGADETH Release Super Collider Album Art & Song Snippet
  9. Watch DYING FETUS Frontman John Gallagher Perform Vocals For SUFFOCATION
  10. LIVING COLOUR Cult Of Personality live at WrestleMania XXIX

We'll be on the air this Sunday with a new edition of the Metal Injection Livecast, and we'll be giving away a pair of tickets to the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.

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SABBATH Art Reveal, Kids Sing MAIDEN in the Top 10 Posts of the Week

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While this was a relatively slow news week, the big story was clearly Black Sabbath revealing their new album artwork and a snippet of new music. We got a bunch of great viral videos and some new photo posts including Lars being too cozy with his Metallica bandmates and rock stars without teeth! Here are the top stories:

  1. BLACK SABBATH "13" Album Art & New Song Snippet Revealed
  2. Kids Sing IRON MAIDEN's Flight Of Icarus
  3. Russian MEGADETH Superfan Meets Dave Mustaine And Flips Out
  4. 9 Photos Of Lars Ulrich Kissing Other Members of METALLICA
  5. PALMS (featuring Chino from DEFTONES & Members of ISIS) Finish Debut Record
  6. New GHOST Album Delayed Over Controversial Orgy Album Art
  7. Gary Holt Says He Isn't Leaving EXODUS For SLAYER
  8. Rockstars With No Teeth
  9. MESHUGGAH I Am Colossus video
  10. KORN Announce North American Tour With Brian "Head" Welch In Tow

Join us this Sunday for a pre-Wrestlemania Livecast!

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Jeff Is Not Coming Back To SLAYER; Kids Sing IRON MAIDEN in the Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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It's been a dramatic week in heavy metal, what with the news that Jeff Hanneman might not come back to Slayer, Dave Mustaine getting back on the interview cycle to promote his new album and Phil Anselmo calling for peace. We also posted two killer new videos…drinking beer with Kvelertak and asking bands about their best pranks in time for April Fool's Day. Here are the top stories of the week:

  1. Jeff Hanneman Might Not Be Coming Back To SLAYER
  2. Kids Sing IRON MAIDEN's Flight Of Icarus
  3. The New LIMP BIZKIT Song Is As Terrible As You Thought It'd Be
  4. KVELERTAK Judge The Worst American Beers
  5. GHOST B.C. Year Zero video (NSFW)
  6. PHIL ANSELMO Says "It's Time For Peace" With VINNIE PAUL
  7. It Seems Bands Don't Make Money Off Touring Either
  8. Best Pranks By Bands on ASK THE ARTIST
  9. Stream The New KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album, Disarm The Discent In Full
  10. MACHINE HEAD Now Accepting Bassist Auditions. YOU Could Be In MACHINE HEAD!

Join us this Sunday for a new episode of the Metal Injection Livecast.

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Mayhem Fest & Summer Slaughter Lineup Reveals, Lamb of God Tour in the Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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This was a big week for tour announcements. Mayhem Fest and Summer Slaughter both revealed their summer's lineups, as did Lamb of God and the Scion Rock Fest. We also posted rare video from Sepultura which was awesome. Here are the top 10 most visited pages of the week:

  1. Rockstar Mayhem Fest 2013 Lineup Confirmed (ROB ZOMBIE, MASTODON). Full Details…
  2. SUMMER SLAUGHTER 2013 Initial Lineup Announced
  3. LAMB OF GOD Announce First Tour Since Randy's Acquittal AND A Special Retreat Weekend
  4. OPETH Frontman Talks New Album, Says Heavy Music Is "Dull" To Him
  5. 10 Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums: The Entire Countdown
  6. TOOL's Opiate Re-Issue Will Contain 5 Wonka-Style Golden Tickets! But, For What?
  7. SCION ROCK FEST 2013 Announces Initial Lineup
  8. Rare SEPULTURA Footage From 1996 Surfaces
  9. Metal Injection's SXSW 2013 Report
  10. Earache Records Release The World's Shortest Album For Record Store Day

Join us this Sunday for a new edition of the Livecast. We have big things planned.

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Randy Blythe's Acquittal, New Music From Howard Jones and the Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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It's been an eventful week in metal. Randy Blythe was acquitted, we launched our Countdown show, and Howard Jones started a new project. Those were the top stories and here is everything else in the top 10 most visited pages of the week:

  1. LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe Acquitted Of Manslaughter Charges In Czech Trial
  2. Metal Injection Countdown: The Top 10 Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums numbers 10 – 6
  3. Confirmed: Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontman Howard Jones Forming A New Band!
  4. SLAYER's KERRY KING Says TOM ARAYA Is "On The Fence" About DAVE LOMBARDO
  5. METALLICA's James Hetfield: "We're Not One Of Those Bands Who Care What People Want."
  6. Listen To This Carly Rae Jepsen And NINE INCH NAILS Mashup
  7. DEVOURMENT Parasitic Eruption video premiere
  8. DYING FETUS Frontman To Fill In As SUFFOCATION Vocalist On Select Dates Of Upcoming Tour
  9. Twins Cover IRON MAIDEN On Harp
  10. VOLBEAT Enlist KING DIAMOND To Help With Their New Album

We'll be back on Sunday with an all new edition of the Livecast at a special time, 1pm eastern time.

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MACHINE HEAD Drama, Tour Announcements and Black Metal In The Most Visited Pages of the Week

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This week, we concluded Black Metal History Month. Read all of our black metal-related content right here. Also, there was a good amount of news, including fallout from the Machine Head bassist firing, tour announcements, fest announcements and album updates. Here are the top stories of the week:

  1. MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn: We May Have Fired Adam On 2-11-13, But Adam Quit Machine Head Well Over A Decade Ago
  2. Did Three Bands Just Reveal Themselves To Be A Part Of This Year's Mayhem Fest?
  3. 10 Black Metal Stage Name Origins
  4. METALLICA's Orion Music & More Fest 2013 Lineup Announced
  5. One Brave Reporter Asks "Who Actually Listens To BLACK VEIL BRIDES?"
  6. GOJIRA's Mario Duplantier Likes To Draw On His Drumheads
  7. DEATH TO ALL Tour Returning In 2013; Human-Era Lineup To Tour The US
  8. The King of Metal, Dave Hill Reviews Black Metal Videos
  9. CARCASS Reveal Info About New Album
  10. 8 Tips For Any Bands About To Enter The Recording Studio From An Angry Engineer

Join us on Sunday for an all new edition of the Metal Injection Livecast.

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SLAYER Drama & MESHUGGAH Numbers in the Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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Damn it, Slayer. You're not supposed to fight about money, you're f'n Slayer!!!! That was definitely the biggest news of the week, but there was plenty more to write about. Here are this week's top stories and videos:

  1. SLAYER Drama: Dave Lombardo Is OUT!
  2. What Do The Numbers On MESHUGGAH's Set List Mean?
  3. The 15 Awesomest Photos From James Hetfield's Instagram
  4. Phil Anselmo "Feels Bad" For Vinnie Paul
  5. Watch This Married Couple Use SLAYER's "Raining Blood" As Their Wedding Intro Song
  6. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Talk "Chicks With Dicks"
  7. Professor Who Teaches Heavy Metal Lyrics Class At West Texas A&M Reveals Class Origin
  8. But What Does SLASH Think About Randy Blythe's Czech Trial?
  9. Pop Stars Gone Metal Shirts Now On Sale!
  10. A Day In The Life of the Necrosexual

We'll be back this Sunday with an all new edition of the Metal Injection Livecast at a new time, 5pm Eastern, so tune in!

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Osama's Shooter A Metalhead; Randy Visits Czech Prison In The Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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It's been a busy week for us behind the scenes at Metal Injection. We experienced some server downtime, and believe me, we're making massive changes to ensure this won't happen again, some of which you'll see rolled out next week. Otherwise, it was a big week for metal news, so let's recap the biggest stories of the week:

  1. Osama Bin Laden's Shooter Says METALLICA Asked Not To Use Their Music For Interrogations
  2. LAMB OF GOD Frontman Randy Blythe Visits Czech Prison Where He Was Detained And Releases New Statement
  3. And The Hard Rock/Heavy Metal 2013 Grammy Goes To…
  4. Ozzy Describes The New BLACK SABBATH Album As "Satanic Blues"
  5. Father/Daughter Grindcore Duo SOCKWEB Gets A Record Deal, All Is Right With The Music Business
  6. Tell Her You Love Her With DANZIG Valentine's Day Cards
  7. Watch This Married Couple Use SLAYER's "Raining Blood" As Their Wedding Intro Song
  8. Cornell Student Writes Paper On The Physics Of Moshing; Mind Blown!
  9. The 15 Best SLAYER GIFs On The Internet
  10. This Is The Greatest Three-Piece In Heavy Metal History

We're off to see Meshuggah rape our eardrums. There won't be a new Livecast this weekend, but we'll have another awesome mixtape for you.

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Randy's Czech Trial, YEAH!, Band Drama All In The Top Pages of the Week

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It's been a pretty massive week for metal news, with the trial of Randy Blythe, bands calling out other bands, members jumping ship, bands banned from venues and just some fun with silly band names. With that said, here are the top 10 most visted pages this week:

  1. The Czech Trial of LAMB OF GOD Frontman Randy Blythe
  2. THE FACELESS' Michael Keene Calls Out SIX FEET UNDER's Chris Barnes
  3. METALLICA James Hetfield Yeah Compilation
  4. Maynard Says No New TOOL Album In 2013
  5. EXODUS Too Metal For Disney; Banned From Orlando House of Blues
  6. Former ANTHRAX Guitarist Officially Joins VOLBEAT
  7. Download The New MESHUGGAH Track "Pitch Black" Right Now!
  8. Kerry King Explains The Hold Up With The New SLAYER Album
  9. Here's The New Trailer and Poster For ROB ZOMBIE's New Film, The Lords of Salem
  10. Fifty-Three Metal Band Names You Cannot Say Over The Radio

We'll be back this Sunday, with a new EARLY edition of the Livecast, featuring special guests from Holy Grail.

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SLAYER GIFS, Marriage Proposals and TOOLs In The Top 10 Most Visited Pages of the Week

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This week seemed way longer than it was, most likely due to my jet-setting to Anehiem for NAMM and back…and by jet-setting, I mean, sitting on a packed plane with annoying children for six hours both ways. Anyway, it was a pretty fun week in metal, with engagements, GIFs, new music and award announcements. Here are the top stories of the week:

  1. Listen To The New KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Song
  2. MESHUGGAH Korean Dance Party
  3. The 15 Best SLAYER GIFs On The Internet
  4. Rockstar Mayhem Fest 2013 Tour Dates Announced
  5. TOOL Member Injures Himself, Delaying New Record
  6. Hulk Hogan Is Still Lying About Auditioning For METALLICA
  7. SLAYER's Kerry King Says New Bands 'Have A Huge Sense Of Entitlement'
  8. TOOL Guitarist Proposes To Girlfriend at WWE Royal Rumble
  9. REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS 5th Anniversary Performers & Nominees Announced (Headlined By METALLICA)
  10. Harry Potter Is A Metalhead?!?

We'll be back on Sunday, at an early start time of 2pm Eastern with an all new Metal Injection Livecast featuring special guest, and Hatebreed frontman, Jamey Jasta. So tune in!

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Harry Potter, Kill 'em All, And Hatred For DubStep Makes The Top 10 Of The Week

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The week was long and hectic, but we have finally reached the end! Time to put on your party pants and enjoy your weekend, but before you go take a look at the top 10 biggest stories of the week here on Metal Injection.

1. ANTHRAX, MOTORHEAD, CANNIBAL CORPSE and others Confirmed For METALLICA Kill 'Em All Tribute Album
2. Decibel Magazine Tour 2013 Full Lineup & Itinerary Revealed (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NAPALM DEATH, IMMOLATION)
3. Harry Potter Is A Metalhead?!?
4. BRING ME THE HORIZON Shadow Moses video
5. ANTHRAX's Scott Ian "Can't Stand" Dubstep
6. UNDEROATH Sunburnt video
7. Another Minute of MEGADETH Recording Their New Album
8. HIGH ON FIRE's Matt Pike Calls AEROSMITH A "Heaping Pile of Dogshit"
9. Cliff Burton Signature Bass To Be Unveiled At NAMM
10. Meshuggah Korean Dance Party