Carlos Ramirez is a former editor at AOL Music. His writing has appeared on IGN, Bullz-Eye, Ultimate-Guitar, MetalSucks, PopDose, TheGauntlet and many other music destinations. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., Ramirez resides in Los Angeles with his wife and baby daughter.
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Arsis, ‘Unwelcome': Death Metal Masters Announce Album Release Date
Arsis have just announced Unwelcome as the title of their upcoming fifth full-length album. The follow up to the Virginia-based tech-death metallers' 2010 release Starve for the Devil, will be released on April 30 via Nuclear Blast records...
Anthrax Give Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’ a Thrash Update (SONG PREMIERE)
On March 19, Anthrax will be releasing their long awaited Anthems cover EP.
The EP finds the New Yorkers metallizing up Rush's "Anthem," Boston's "Smokin'," Cheap Trick's "Big Eyes," Journey's "Keep on Runnin," and AC/DC's "T.N.T."
Oh yeah, Anthrax also thrash up the title track to Thin Lizzy's 1976 Jailbreak album, and Noisecreep has partnered wit
Seven Sisters of Sleep: Sludge Masters Return With ‘Moths’ (SONG PREMIERE)
We could go reaching for our thesaurus to find the right words to describe the kind of music Seven Sisters of Sleep churn out, but one clearly delivers the message home simpler than any other: UGLY.
Hailing from Los Angeles, Seven Sisters of Sleep are signed to one of Noisecreep's favorite labels, A389 Recordings, and will be releasing a motherfucker of an album called Opium Morals on March 20...
The Merciless Book of Metal Lists Author Says He Was Inspired to Write It After a Heated Debate (INTERVIEW)
"I was having a conversation online with Ill Bill and Vinnie Paz, nerding out on metal, arguing about which thrash album was our favorite, and why a certain band sucked... that kind of thing. So then it hit me. I was always a huge fan of Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists, and I thought to myself, 'Why hasn't anyone done a book like that for heavy metal...
Machine Gun Kelly: Rapper Reveals Why He’s So Influenced by Metal and Punk Music (INTERVIEW)
Gino DePinto, AOL
"Before I even started listening to rap music, I was really into metal and punk. I listened to Korn and Limp Bizkit and that whole era of heavy music. I was picked on a lot as a kid because of the way I dressed. Metal and punk music got me through that...
Stigma, ‘For Love & Glory': Agnostic Front Icon Returns With New Album (PREMIERE)
Vinnie Stigma is a certified New York hardcore legend. The guitarist helped form Agnostic Front in 1980, and in the process helped influence several generations of punk, hardcore and metal musicians. Stigma's outspoken personality is also a breath of fresh air in today's all too politically correct music scene
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Foreigner’s Mick Jones on the Classic Rock Staple That Changed His Life, Collaborating With Ozzy Osbourne
"My prior band Spooky Tooth had broken up. I moved to New York City and was pretty much floundering. I was thinking about moving back to England, but then I wrote 'Feels Like the First Time' and it changed everything. It may sound corny, but it did feel like the first time for me," founding Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones tells Noisecreep about the band's 1977 debut single...
Vanna, ‘The Few And The Far Between/ The Lost Art of Staying Alive': Boston Bruisers Return With a Fury (SONG PREMIERE)
Marianne Harris
Vanna's new album, The Few and the Far Between, will hit stores on March 19 and is now available for pre-order at the iTunes Store.
Produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Verse), The Few and the Far Between is the fourth studio album from the Massachusetts metallica hardcore bruisers...
Within the Ruins Singer Tim Goergen: 5 Albums That Changed My Life
Massachusetts deathly metalcore miscreants Within the Ruins are bringing the pain again with Elite, their long-awaited third album, tomorrow. Their first record for the folks at eOne/Good Fight Music after two albums on Victory Records, Elite delivers plenty of mosh-ready breakdowns, but Within the Ruins have put a heavier emphasis on the technical side of their attack, resulting in their stronges
Slayer Release Statement Regarding Their Decision to Replace Drummer Dave Lombardo
The metal world is still abuzz from the news earlier today that Slayer and drummer Dave Lombardo had parted ways for the time being. According to Lombardo, the other three members of Slayer had not invited him to join them on their upcoming Australian tour after he questioned some of the group's business matters...