Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Mudrian Gives a Little Insight on What Makes ‘Precious Metal’ so Precious
For about five years, Decibel magazine Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian and his staff of writers collected the stories behind metal's genre-defining landmark albums through the publication's 'Hall of Fame' interview series. Now, the best stories have been compiled into the book 'Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces' (DaCapo Press)...
White Wizzard Want the Good Times to Flow
White Wizzard have one goal in mind when producing their music: having a good time. "We're definitely trying to bring the good times back to rock and metal," founding member/bassist Jon Leon told Noisecreep. "That was the whole point of forming White Wizzard -- to get songwriting back in metal and rock, especially metal...
Confide Frontman Prefers Studios to Prison Cells
While out on tour with Agraceful, Memphis May Fire and This Romantic Tragedy, Confide are hard at work on the follow-up to their debut 'Shout the Truth,' which is set for re-release Sept. 9. "It's heavier than 'Shout the Truth,' but it's also catchier, too," singer Ross Kenyon told Noisecreep about the new album, due out in 2010...
Tesla Prepping Two Live Albums
The pop metal band Tesla is planning a pair of CDs to celebrate live performances throughout Europe last summer and the U.S. this fall. "We're doing two live albums," guitarist Frank Hannon tells Noisecreep. "The first one is strictly for Europe; it may be available as an import ...
The Cult’s Astbury Plays With the Crowd in Phoenix
A decidedly upbeat Ian Astbury, frontman of the Cult, poked fun at pop culture as well as Phoenix's Celebrity Theatre, the venue in which his band was performing, on Aug. 21. "The 'Thunder From Down Under,'" Astbury said about the all-male revue that is slated to perform at the Celebrity later this year...
John Lamacchia Stays Busy With Four-Volume Candiria Set and Side Projects
Candiria guitarist John Lamacchia is one of those people who likes to keep busy. This year, he's been juggling the creation of four volumes of Candiria music and side projects.
'Toying With the Insanities' is a four-volume set of rarities and remixes, the first two of which will be released Sept...
Confide ‘Such Great Heights’ — Video
Confide frontman Ross Kenyon knows his band is going to catch hell for covering the Postal Service song 'Such Great Heights' on the re-release of its debut album 'Shout The Truth.'
"A lot of kids seem to like it, but a lot of kids seem to hate it at the same time," Kenyon told Noisecreep...
A Day to Remember Give Advice to Smaller Bands on Warped Tour
Four years ago, A Day to Remember won the Warped Tour's Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands, and it exactly didn't live up to the post-hardcore act's name.
"We were playing the local stage one day in Tampa, and it was the worst thing in the entire world," bassist Joshua Woodard told Noisecreep...
‘Homesick’ Is More Than an Album Title for A Day to Remember
Becoming road weary is one of the effects of being in a band. And A Day to Remember isn't exempt. As a matter of fact, it wrote a whole album about missing loved ones, aptly titled 'Homesick.'
"The name came from just the honest feeling that everyone in the band was going through," bassist Joshua Woodard told Noisecreep...
Papercut Massacre ‘Left 4 Dead’ — Video Premiere
Being from Mississippi, Papercut Massacre singer Joey Culver isn't used to the intense heat of the western U.S. And it wasn't something he easily adjusted to during the making of his rock band's video 'Left 4 Dead.'
"I'd been to California a couple times, but the rest of the band members hadn't," Culver told Noisecreep...