Jon Wiederhorn
Best Metal Albums of 2010
Tragedy in the metal community overshadowed a year rife with economic hardship and political instability. Three stars of the genre lost their lives prematurely in various ways: Metal legend Ronnie James Dio died from stomach cancer, Type O Negative icon Peter Steele died from heart failure, and Slipknot bassist and songwriter Paul Gray died from an overdose...
Rob Halford Celebrates Sobriety as Final Judas Priest Tour Approaches
The news is out. The beast from Birmingham is reaching the end of the line. Judas Priest, one of the most important and influential British heavy metal bands -- and the group that arguably redefined metal, introducing twin guitar harmony leads and chugging, uptempo riffs after the plodding doom of Black Sabbath -- are embarking on their final tour...
Alice in Chains Hope Eighth Grammy Nomination Is the Charm
Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is hoping eight is the magic number for his band. They've been nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Hard Rock Performance category seven times since 1992, but have never won. This year, Alice in Chains are up for a Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy yet again with 'A Looking in View' from the band's 2009 album 'Black Gives Way to Blue...
Slayer Frontman Looks Back at 2010, Awaits 2011
For Slayer frontman Tom Araya, 2010 has been a lesson in self-belief, endurance and reinvention. He started the year with debilitating back pains. After unsuccessful treatments to cure a degenerative neck and back injury, he discovered he would have to undergo surgery and Slayer would have to postpone five months of scheduled tour dates with Megadeth and Testament...
Atreyu Drummer Debuts New Band, Black Cloud Collective — Song Premiere
The members of Orange County influential metalcore band Atreyu continue to branch out. In September, guitarist Travis Miguel announced that he had formed a new side project with drummer Justin Pointer (Nightfall and SSNOVA) and bassist Bob Bradley (Scars of Tomorrow and SSNOVA)...
Geezer Butler Recounts Final Days with Ronnie James Dio
The last official video release from Heaven & Hell to feature the late legendary vocalist Ronnie James Dio -- 'Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell Live in Europe' -- debuted at number six on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart Nov. 23. No...
Slayer Frontman ‘Really Surprised’ About Fifth Grammy Nomination
"Somebody's paying someone off," joked Slayer frontman Tom Araya told Noisecreep about the band's fifth Grammy nomination. "I'm really surprised. I'm like, 'What's going on? What? Are there only three people nominating bands and they all happen to be Slayer fans...
Korn: Grammy Award Nomination Is ‘An Immense Honor’
It's no surprise that nu-metal pioneers Korn have been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song 'Let the Guilt Go' from their 2010 album 'Korn III: Remember Who You Are.' The song is an emotional explosion of energy and aggression that exemplifies the spirit and intent of the new record...
Times of Grace Helped Keep Adam Dutkiewicz Sane — ‘Creep Show
Now that Killswitch Engage are between albums, it seems like a good time for guitarist and songwriter Adam Dutkiewicz to unveil his side project Times of Grace. The band also features Killswitch's original vocalist Jesse Leach, who had suffered his own personal crisis back in 2002 and had to quit the band...
Queensryche Frontman Discusses the Building of an ‘Empire’
In the early '90s, rock music was in a major state of transition. Thanks to the success of Seattle bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, Sunset Strip hair metal and Bay Area thrash were trendy no more. Fans of heavy rock music were being encouraged by the media to embrace grunge, industrial bands like Nine Inch Nails and alternative outfits such as Helmet to remain in the know...
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