Karen Bliss
Hail the Villain Hail Roadrunner Records
Hail the Villain frontman Bryan Crouch recalls the band's producer telling them they would be the perfect signing for U.S. label Roadrunner, but he never thought it would happen. But it did. The Oshawa, Ontario hardcore act will release its long-in-the-can independently made album, 'Population: Declining,' sometime next year...
Three Days Grace Write Their ‘November Rain’ With ‘Last to Know’
Perhaps the biggest indication that Toronto rock act Three Days Grace wanted to go for something a little different on their new album, 'Life Starts Now,' is the moving piano-based ballad 'Last to Know.' "That's really the first time that we've used the piano to write...
Default Singer Moves On From Ex With New Album
Default frontman Dallas Smith has long been divorced and has a new girlfriend, but he still used songwriting to work through a lot of the changes in his personal life. Some can be heard on the lyrics to the rock band's new album, 'Comes and Goes,' but they're not all autobiographical...
Default Happy to Be Done With Groundhog Day
For well over a year, it was almost like Groundhog Day for the members of Canadian rock act Default, awaking each day thinking their new album, 'Comes and Goes,' would get a release date. Their label, TVT, had gone bankrupt, was bought by digital distribution company the Orchard last summer, and their career had to get sorted...
Default Frontman Dreams of Golfing With Alice Cooper
Default frontman Dallas Smith joins Alice Cooper, Tico Torres (Bon Jovi), Kid Rock, Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe), Dave Farrell (Linkin Park), Jani Lane (Warrant), M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), and other rockers in hitting the golf course in his spare time. "I usual...
Breaking Benjamin Hit the Charts High, Head Out on the Road
Breaking Benjamin's new album, 'Dear Agony,' debuted on the Billboard Top 200 album chart at #4, behind only Mariah Carey, Paramore and Barbra Streisand. The Pennsylvania rock band is also slated to headline a tour this fall with Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Adelitas Way and the Veer Union...
Oh, Sleeper’s Micah Kinard Reveals His Favorite Epic Battles
Christian metalcore band Oh, Sleeper's latest album, 'Son of The Morning,' is based on the concept of the Devil versus God. Noisecreep asked Texas-based frontman Micah Kinard to name some other epic battles. With some help from his bandmates making suggestions in the background, he came up with these:
'Iron Chef': "There are some pretty intense battles on the Food Network...
Oh, Sleeper Frontman Gives Some Insight Into Satan With ‘Son of the Morning’
Oh, Sleeper frontman Micah Kinard is a Christian and doesn't feel he's writing about a fictional, mythical character on the metalcore band's latest release, 'Son of the Morning,' when he writes about the Devil. "I don't think you can have one without the other," says Kinard...
Oh, Sleeper, ‘Son of the Morning’ — Video
Oh, Sleeper's opening song and title track 'Son of the Morning' is written in the voice of Satan, says the metalcore band's frontman, Micah Kinard, and the Daniel Davidson-directed video is "greatly inspired" by the lyrical content.
"He throws out a challenge to God, telling him that now is the time to make his rise, and the way he's going to do it is through all God's fallen chil
Rush Dropping ‘Best of’ Live CD and DVD in November
A new Rush CD and DVD are on the way, out Nov. 17. Relax Rush fans. As Alex Lifeson told Noisecreep a few weeks ago, the trio will not be back in the studio until next year. This release is 'Working Men,' their first 'best of' live performance compilation, available in audio only from Atlantic Records and the DVD from Rounder Records...