Chris Harris
The Fall of Troy Break Up
Washington-based post-hardcore trio the Fall of Troy have thrown in the towel after nearly nine years together. The band, which first formed in 2002, has released four full-length albums and will embark on a farewell tour with Envy on the Coast and Twin Atlantic that starts March 6 in DeKalb, Ill...
Fan Arrested For Pot, Fireworks at Ozzy Osbourne Book Signing
It may seem like a no-brainer, but if you're planning on attending one of Ozzy Osbourne's upcoming book signings, you should probably leave your marijuana and homemade fireworks at home. Otherwise, you might end up behind bars like Nathan Robert Moser...
Watain Finish Recording of New Album
Today is an evil day indeed, my friends, as Swedish black metallers Watain have announced the completion of yet another batch of iniquitous, Satanic cacophony. The band's fourth full-length was birthed in the putrid bowels of Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden, over the course of "two intense months," says the band...
Ozzy Osbourne Wins First Round in Legal Battle Over Sabbath Name
Ozzy Osbourne is one step closer to being a 50 percent owner in the Black Sabbath name, according to reports that a Manhattan federal judge has ruled Osbourne's lawsuit against former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi can proceed.
Osbourne claims that Iommi illegally trademarked the Black Sabbath name, making him the sole owner of the name for use on merchandise and licensing...
Faith No More’s Mike Patton Exposes Himself During Australian Concert
The stories about Faith No More frontman Mike Patton's onstage and offstage antics are the thing of legend. Of course, there was the L7 tampon incident, the urine he drank from a woman's pump and those tales of feces-covered paper towels being stuffed into hotel blow dryers...
The SmashUp Massacred By Sea Serpent in New Video
With a name like 'The Sea and the Serpent,' you'd be right to assume the SmashUp's forthcoming LP is a concept piece. Due on March 16, guitarist Vin Alfieri says his band doesn't drive the concept "up your ass too much," leaving it open to interpretation, the album "sort of revolves around going out to sea, escaping from a collapsing society and finding yourself trapped in a purgat
Taproot Slaving Away at Michigan Farm on ‘Plead the Fifth’
This spring, Taproot return with their fifth studio set (and Victory records debut) 'Plead the Fifth,' an album the band's in the midst of recording at this very moment somewhere on some farm in Sullivan, Mich., with producer Tim Patalan. Noisecreep recently caught up with Taproot guitarist Mike DeWolf to chat about the follow-up to 2008's 'Our Long Road Home,' and Mike seemed a little pressed fo
Rare Misfits Recording Unearthed 15 Years Later
A previously unreleased demo track, recorded 15 years ago at the Misfits' New Jersey rehearsal space, has made its way online. The rare track, which was recorded this week back in 1995, can be heard at Misfits book author and veteran punk kitman Joel Gausten's MySpace, where he's previously posted demo versions of 'She,' 'Astro Zombies' and 'I Turned Into a Martian
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Mike Portnoy Completes Drum Tracks for Avenged Sevenfold LP
One week after it was first revealed that he'd be contributing drums to the forthcoming Avenged Sevenfold record, Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy has apparently finished tracking for the disc, according to the PRP.
Portnoy was enlisted by the band to handle the studio drumming for Avenged's new album, giving life to parts originally written by late drummer James 'The Rev' Sullivan, who passed away la
Dream Evil Hail Judas Priest, Like Sea Lions
Not that it's a bad thing, but Swedish power metal act Dream Evil's latest LP, 'In the Night,' has drawn a ton of critical comparisons to the arresting work of Judas Priest. Of course, that shouldn't come as a huge surprise, since it was Priest who laid the groundwork for the current crop of speed and power metal masters -- bands like Dream Evil...