Gear

There has been some chatter on many different gear forums claiming that most of the Marshall 4x12 cabinets in Slayer guitarist Kerry King’s wall of amps are empty, and only one or two of the cabinets actually work. We here at Noisecreep aren’t making any such claims. We know of one particular cabinet King wouldn't leave empty, though he wouldn’t fill it with Celestion speakers, either.

Misha Mansoor is definitely an eclectic player. His style is difficult to pin down, drawing on a wide variety of influences, but also filled with his own original approach to music. After starting Periphery, it didn’t take long before his and his band's names were mentioned in the same breath as legendary acts, such as Meshuggah and Dream Theater.

Jordan Rudess, keyboardist for Dream Theater, announced some important updates for his music apps, Samplewiz, Morphwiz and Geo Synthesizer. All three apps are now compatible with AudioBus and work on the iPhone 5. The AudioBus update is especially significant because it allows users to stream live audio between apps so multiple apps can be in use at once.

In an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune, Slash mentioned that he and his bandmates are working on a new album. He said he’s currently writing new material that he’ll send to frontman Myles Kennedy to work on and that a 2014 release is definitely a possibility.

Lita Ford recently went with Metal Injection to Matt Umanov Guitars in New York City to look at guitars. During the visit, the singer-guitarist talked about her teenage years, what she looks for in a guitar and the state of women in heavy metal.

Now here's a band that knows how to pack a punch! Five Finger Death Punch are teaming up with Noisecreep and our partner sites Loudwire and GuySpeed to provide you with an awesome prize package that's sure to leave you thoroughly rocked. It includes a band-signed Dean guitar and the platinum bundle package for their new album.

Jerry Cantrell will have his new signature G&L guitars in rotation for future Alice in Chains shows. The two new guitars, the Tribute Series Superhawk and the Tribute Series Superhawk Deluxe, offer some tweaks to his custom line of G&L guitars.

Fresh off the stage at Download Festival, Five Finger Death Punch’s Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook got together with Total Guitar Magazine to explain the features of their own custom-built guitars.

Death Division drummer Tim Yeung recently sat down with Sick Drummer Magazine to talk about drum gear, meeting and playing with some of his favorite rock legends, and taking a musical departure from what he’s known for. Drumming for Morbid Angel, Yeung has become known for blast beats and a lot of double-kick. With the recently-formed Death Division, Yeung said he’s excited to get back to playing

Roland recently produced and released a video of Richie Kotzen showing off the unique features of Roland’s new CUBE Lite miniature guitar amp. It’s a 10-watt guitar practice amp with 2.1 stereo sound, built-in effects, and a new CUBE JAM feature that lets anyone learn and play along with any song.