Jon Kennedy, one of Cradle of Filth's early bassists and co-founder/vocalist of symphonic black metal band Hecate Enthroned, has died at the age of 46. He has been remembered warmly by his former ...

Marc, original guitarist for Welsh black metal band Hecate Enthroned (who played on their first demo An Ode for a Haunted Wood, 1995 EP Upon Promeathean Shores [Unscriptured Waters], and 1997 debut ...

It’s always a bummer to start out your day with news of a fallen metal artist, but the metal community lost another one of its own with the passing of former Cradle of Filth bassist and Hecate ...

He also co-founded black metal band Hecate Enthroned. RIP.

Paul Ryan and the late Jon Kennedy of Cradle of Filth/Hecate Enthroned in the mid-90s. Photo courtesy of Paul Ryan The history of black metal in the UK is one of mountainous highs and chasmic lows. On ...

Former Cradle Of Filth and Hecate Enthroned bassist Jon Kennedy has died at 46 years old. Kennedy played for Cradle Of Filth between 1994 and 1995, and for Hecate Enthroned between 1995 and 1998. We ...

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Evolution of the Cult, author Dayal Patterson takes us through the early years of the UK black metal scene, from isolated beginnings to the mid-00s no-man’s ...