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Norwegian musician and writer Kristian “Varg” Vikernes of notorious black metal solo project Burzum was arrested today by France's intelligence agency. Vikernes, who is known for embracing the white supremacy ideology, was picked up upon the suspicion that he was planning a “massacre,” according to the AFP (Agence France-Presse.) The neo-nazi, who had been under surveillance […]

Ian Watkins, frontman of Lostprophets (pictured, center) appeared in court today and denied 23 charges of sexual offenses against children, according to the BBC News. He also denied a 24th charge of possessing extreme pornographic images involving animals. Watkins was detained last December on charges that he, along with two unnamed female accomplices, had conspired […]

[Photo: Angie Lee, CBS 8] UPDATE: May 30 at 8:33 p.m. EDT Reports we received from the Sheriff's Department today have revealed that Lambesis is no longer in custody within San Diego County [Read more] UPDATE: May 9 at 10:18 p.m. EDT Watch footage from the arraignment, below:   UPDATE: May 9 at 9:55 p.m. […]

As of Thursday, May 16, Rolex have filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Forever The Sickest Kids frontman Jonathan Cook for selling counterfeit watches on Craigslist. Rolex report that they initially found five advertisements for replica watches on Craigslist, allegedly posted by Cook (screen shot of a listing from their claim below) last November, and […]

According to the Bowling Green Municipal Court, Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile was found guilty of assault at his hearing held today. The vocalist was arrested in Ohio college town Bowling Green on March 30 on charges of felonious assault. News of his arrest broke on April 1, 2013, leading many fans to believe it was […]

Recently, a new system of classification was introduced in Manchester, England that categorizes violence against alternative subcultures (those labeled “emo,” “goth,” “punk” and otherwise) as hate crime. According to The Guardian, the first arrests under the new law were made on Monday. A 14-year-old boy and a 44-year-old man were arrested for the alleged assault […]

UPDATE: April 1, 2013 at 12:38 p.m. EDT We have received a response from the band's management that they do not have a comment at this time, but will inform us when they do. To address suspicion based on today's date: This is not a prank. We confirmed it with multiple sources and with the […]

LostProphets frontman Ian Watkins appeared in court this morning, March 11, via video, according to the BBC. The court ruled that the hearing would be pushed, again, to the end of May, to allow more time for evidence evaluation. Watkins will remain in prison in the meantime. Watkins' lawyer issued the following statement:  “Mr Watkins […]

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has been denied bail on his recent charges of child sex offenses, accordining to NME. NME, sourcing The Mirror, report that the singer appeared in the Cardiff Crown Court  yesterday via video and was remanded to prison. This is the second time the frontman has been remanded. He was also denied […]

According to a story from the New York Post, Nadav Nirenberg, trombonist for Streetlight Manifesto, was able to retrieve his stolen cell phone from a crook who was using his phone number and image on dating website OKCupid. When Nirenberg received an OkCupid email alert that his phone was being used to communicate with women […]

UPDATE: January 1, 2013 at 10:34 a.m. EST According to the latest report from BBC News, Watkins appeared in Cardiff court via video from Parc Prison in Bridgend, South Wales yesterday (December 31.) He and the two women charged in conjunction with him have been further remanded in custody and will face another hearing on […]

[Photo: the Newtown Bee] The Washington Post reports that the shooting that occured this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut has left 27 dead, including the gunman. According to police reports, 18 of the victims are reported to be children. At roughly 10:00 a.m. EST, a yet-unidentified shooter entered Sandy Hook Elementary and […]

Code Orange Kids report that have lost more than $10,000 worth of personal belongings and equipment in a robbery that occurred yesterday in New Orleans. A two-part statement posted on the band's Facebook reads: “We have been robbed of over 10,000 dollars worth of stuff in new Orleans including all our cash, computers and bags. […]

UPDATE: December 3 at 4:34 p.m. EST Lamb Of God's manager, Larry Mazer, has responded to Blythe's indictment. Read the statement below: “After a three month investigation, the prosecutor in the Czech Republic has decided to move forward with an indictment of Randy Blythe on the charge of manslaughter with intent to cause bodily harm. […]

Frances Bean Cobain has created a Twitter account that she is using to dispute police reports about a recent break-in at her home. In the following statement from Cobain's Twitter, she states that a man identified by the L.A.P.D. as “22-year-old transient Marc James Franco,” who plead “not guilty” to burglary charges on October 16, […]

A judge in Moscow has sentenced three members of Pussy Riot to two years in prison on charges of hooliganism driven by religious hatred, following international protests over the arrest. The band were originally arrested in March after an impromptu performance in Moscow's main cathedral, playing a song that called for the Virgin Mary to […]

(Photo: Glendale Police Department/August 7, 2012) Though now out on bail, Falling In Reverse's Ronnie Radke was arrested on Monday, August 6 on an outstanding warrant for alleged domestic assault against his girlfriend, according to the Glendale News-Press. A warrant for Radke's arrest had been issued on May 1, before his band's run on the […]

Wade Michael Page, the man who allegedly murdered 6 and was shot by police at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin yeserday morning, was a known member of the skinhead music scene, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. End Apathy, the hardcore-punk band of which Page was the guitarist and vocalist, was founded by Page […]