Justina Villanueva
Dark Castle Secretly Working on Follow-Up to ‘Spirited-Migration’
Dark Castle's 2009 release, 'Spirited Migration,' got the attention of metal writers all over the blogosphere -- and in glossy pages, too. On July 9, Noisecreep got a slight taste of what the band's next effort will be like when they played one new yet-to-be-titled track at New York City's The Studio (at Webster Hall)...
Coliseum Frontman Can’t Listen to Scraddily Diddly Every Night
"We're Tournament, mother f---ers," frontman Montana Masback said as he introduced the band before diving into a rocking set at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Europa. He also made sure to shout out show promoter Joanne Filipone of Osiris. That night Fight Amp, Burning Love and Coliseum too showed us their punk rock roots...
Australia’s Portal Indulge in Schecter Guitars on First U.S. Tour
From May 14 to May 29, Australia's Portal spent most of their nights playing some of the most unnatural music to extreme metal fans in America. Eight-stringed instruments and drum kits can only be abused so many ways before emulating the chaotic, yet technically sound death metal darkness of Portal...
Abacinate Add Members, Thrash Parts Before Recording New Album
Abacinate -- like fellow death metaller's Waking the Cadaver -- come from a small shore town in central New Jersey. The band's 2008 release, 'Ruination,' combined brutal death metal with grindcore and still found a way to balance out the slam parts for optimum moshing...
Isis Say Goodbye and End Where They Started
2010 will mark the year of many metal turning points. The Melvins -- after 26 years of changing music and influencing musicians all over the world -- finally made their first trip to Billboard's Top 200. Isis -- who also changed metal music in shaping post-metal and influencing scores of imitators around the world -- concluded the band with one last tour...
Fear Factory Like Playing Close to Their Fans
Located 30 minutes south of Washington, D.C., Jaxx is home to many touring metal bands. The venue -- located in a strip mall -- is average sized for a metal bar. The cozy atmosphere made it the perfect venue to watch Fear Factory, who passed through with Prong, Silent Civilian and Thy Will Be Done on June 3...
Maryland Deathfest Recap, Featuring Malignancy, Gorguts, Autopsy
MDF Day One
The annual Maryland Deathfest takes place in Baltimore. It's like spring break for extreme metalheads, who travel from all over the world to watch underground bands for three days straight. The loud party started with grinders the Communion, Putrescence and Defeatist...
Black Dahlia Frontman Almost Got ‘Heartburn’ Tattoo in Hatebreed Font
Michigan's the Black Dahlia Murder are probably in the top 10 of funny metal bands in the industry today. Their tour DVDs exhibit that -- with the band pulling pranks all over the world. Their sense of humor likely keeps them sane on the road...
The Great Sabatini Offer Tips for Crossing the Canadian Border
Canada's the Great Sabatini blend sludge and grindcore into an angry, blazing ball of rocking metal, with the roaring noise worship of Today Is the Day and Unsane. They claim influence from '70s bands like Black Sabbath, King Crimson and Captain Beyond...
The Communion Opening MDF, Changing Name to Kanalbrigade
On May 2, the Communion played with Czech Republic's Ingrowing, Flourishing, Backslider and Buckshot Facelift. It was the Communion's first show since the death of their bandmate and close friend, Lee Altomare. Frontman Nick Cacioppo told fans and friends at New York City's The Charleston that Altomare would have wanted the band to "keep this thing going...