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”I am my own person and am against any form of racism, fascism, discrimination or hate. As many of you know, I say a lot of crazy stuff, but I am prejudice against no human-being.”

This past Friday, controversial black metal band Inquisition were dropped by Season of Mist after MetalSucks ran an article that brought to light a 2009 court case where frontman Jason "Dagon" Weirbach pleaded guilty to child pornography charges (Dagon since denied that he ever pleaded guilty)...

Also: Raven, Horrendous, Gatecreeper, Tengger Cavalry, Rozwell Kid, and more NYC shows on sale.

From veterans like Testament to newer-comers like Khemmis, here's metal mag Decibel's top 40 albums of 2016.

Metal festival Maryland Deathfest (which returns this May) is expanding westward and presenting California Deathfest as well this year. It happens October 9-11 at Oakland Metro in Oakland, CA, and the lineup includes Worship, Infest, Antediluvian, Autopsy, Bolzer, Disma, Dispirit, Immolation, Excel, Loss, Lycus, Cretin, Despise You, Ghoul, Nader Sadek, Noothgrush, Poison Idea, Xibalba an...

Bölzer might be bent on world domination, though they're doing it at their own pace. The Swiss/Kiwi blackened death duo are set to release their new EP Soma through Invictus Productions on August 5...

Kayo Dot at IO SXSW showcase, 2014 (More by Tim Griffin) Looks like a lot of bands spent the spring making sweet, sweet albums in the studio...

(and Jonathan Dick, Wyatt Marshall & Scab Casserole) Cancer at Maryland Deathfest The 12th annual Maryland Deathfest, not to be confused with Maryland Deathscape, wrapped on May 25, bringing an end to another headbanging blockbuster...

Swiss death metal duo Bölzer garnered a substantial buzz on the strength of their 2013 EP (and only proper release to date, aside from a demo) Aura...

Immolation @ Gramercy, 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) The Maryland Deathfest lineup for 2014 grows ever spookier. The fest's organizers have taken advantage of Samhain to announce a whole string of new bands -- no huge names in this round, but there are a bunch of notables, including Castevet (who just played an IO-sponsored record release show), Sweden's Entrails and the hilarious Birdflesh, Germany's Necros Christos, Japan's Coffins, Canada's Mitochondrion, Austrialia's Whitehorse, plus local favorites Immolation, Incantation, and Mutilation Ri...