Whitechapel announce UK tour

Fortunately Whitechapel have absolutely nothing to do with chapels, so if you’re a UK citizen, fear not, this is not an announcement of some Christian fellowship tour (hey, it is Christmas, it could happen). Unfortunately though, this is a deathcore tour. So you might have to avoid this one if you value your hearing and don’t want to witness hundreds of oily skinned, sweaty kids with straightened fringes break dancing in the middle of pits.

As always, dates and venues after the jump.

Chronographs give you free shit

The chances are, unless you’re a regular reader, with a phenomenal memory, you’ll probably be wondering “just who the hell are Chronographs?” But when they’re giving away their debut EP free, who the hell cares?

Do you like Metal? Do you like being able to not pay for things without facing a jail sentence? If the answer to both of these things is yes, then you can download Chronograph‘s debut album, Outhouse Sessions, in a variety of formats at this location.

For more about the band, you can ‘like’ them on Facebook here.

6 years ago Dimebag Darrell was murdered…

6 years ago today, Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott, guitarist for Pantera and Damageplan was murdered on stage during a Damageplan concert in Columbus, Ohio.

May he rest in peace and what better way to celebrate the life of Dimebag than to spend your day listening to Pantera? None. Getcha Pull!

Watch VH1’s Behind the Music: Pantera after the jump.

Scott Ian to write for DC

Scott Ian is a comic nerd. Everyone who has listened to Anthrax, who wrote songs about Judge Dredd (‘I am the Law’) and had famous comic artist Alex Ross draw two of their album covers (‘We’ve come for you all’ and ‘Music of Mass Destruction’), should know that already.

Ian already worked for DC Comics before, when he wrote ‘Lobo: Highway to Hell,’ and now he revealed through his Twitter that he’ll write a comic for Etrigan the Demon.

Make the jump to see a screenshot of Ian’s tweet.

James says Metallica shows are family-friendly now

James Hetfield has recently spoken on downplaying cuss words like cock, shit, fuck, asshole, Dave Mustaine and others during Metallica‘s live shows, and making them a Disney-like experience for the entire family. Why? Because now his kids follow him on tour. Hmm, that’s great James and all, but what about all the other kids (you know, the ones in the crowd) that have been listening to you saying that all this time? I suspect your answer would be “So what?,” but you can’t really say that anymore now, can you?

When asked what he thinks about children’s safety at Metallica concerts, Kirk Hammett just kicked a ball.