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Jeff Beck Tells ‘Truth’ About Metal, Pays Tribute to Guitar Legend Les Paul
Jeff Beck certainly had his own influence on heavy metal. The Jeff Beck Group's 1968 album 'Truth,' with its harder rock and blues style, was a major precursor to the metal genre.
But neither metal nor rock 'n' roll would've been the same if it wasn't for the late guitar legend and innovator Les Paul, creator of the solid-body electric guitar...
Finger Eleven Frontman: ‘We Achieved a Whole Other Level’ as a Band
Finger Eleven's new album, 'Life Turns Electric,' was recorded in New York City with the band at the helm, specifically guitarists James Black and Rick Jackett self-producing the 10 songs. With bandmates Scott Anderson on lead vocals, his brother Sean on bass and Rich Bleddoe on drums, they recorded the single 'Living in a Dream' first...
Baptized in Blood: ‘We’re Not Hip on the Skulls’
The great white shark gnashing down on the name Baptized in Blood wasn't the first album cover design Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D. (also of Dark Icon Design) came up with for the Canadian punk-metal act's Roadrunner debut.
Baptized in Blood were in Massachusetts recording their album with producer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall) when they learned that Mike D...
Dave Mustaine Gets Baptized in Blood as Band’s New Manager
Baptized in Blood singer Johl Fendley thought it was "a twisted joke" when he was told that Dave Mustaine was interested in managing them. The Megadeth frontman has now partnered with his manager, Mark Adelman, to guide the career of his new Roadrunner labelmates...
New York Black Metal Singer Arraigned for ‘Cat’ Burglaries
What happened to good old fashioned stockings or a ski mask? Shann Spalding, the lead singer of New York black metal band Divine Infamy, donned a cat mask of all disguises to rob a Nine West shoe store in Queens. Maybe she thought it was called nine lives...
Bison B.C. to Open for Helmet on Tour Starting Sept. 8
Bison B.C. have landed a coveted support slot for alt-metal legends Helmet during the month of September. The Vancouver, B.C.-based band, whose sound Thrasher magazine referred to as "heavy as f---," will kick off the stint on Sept. 8 in Sacramento, Calif...
Slash’s Top Hat Looks Silly on Anyone Else But Him
Madonna's underwear-as-outerwear, Kurt Cobain's plaid flannel shirts and Avril Lavigne's neckties all had a major impact on fashion when fans started copying their looks, but Slash's top hat never did catch on. "They only do it for Halloween," Slash told Noisecreep...
Iron Maiden’s Mascot, Eddie, Too Enigmatic for Film?
Edward the Head, aka Eddie -- the Iron Maiden mascot created by Derek Riggs -- could easily star in a feature-length film, but frontman Bruce Dickinson isn't sure how to handle such an ambitious idea just yet. "We've got all kinds of ideas about what to do with Eddie, but his identity is so crucial that we have to be very very careful," he tells Noisecreep...
My Darkest Days, ‘Porn Star Dancing’ — Video
How does a young unknown rock band get Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, rapper Ludacris and guitarist Zakk Wylde to appear in their video? You get a few dozen strippers and leggy bikini-clad models to join them. Well, that's not entirely true. All three musicians appeared on the groovy rock single 'Porn Star Dancing' by Canada's My Darkest Days long before they were lured to Vegas for the shoot...
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Iron Maiden Drummer Bashes Out Great Barbecue
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is still waiting for bandmate Janick Gers to give him a guitar for the wall of his Florida restaurant, Rock 'n' Roll Ribs. The joint, which has a live stage, opened in Coral Springs, Fla. last year and is supposed to have ribs that are out of this world...