Interviews

Did the concept influence the way the music was written or was it the other way around? I think it did. It was a band-oriented effort. For example, for Bjorn, he sat in his apartment in Sweden, overlooking the ocean, and he would write music and be inspired...

In the 1970s and 80s, his was one of the most dominant voices on radio, MTV and in stadiums across the globe. As the frontman of Foreigner, Lou Gramm became one of the most durable and recognizable singers on the planet. His ability to belt hard rockers, while at the same time possessing this skill and soulful tenderness to deliver softer ballads, truly made Gramm a force to be reckoned with..

Doom rock bands seemed to be more prominent at this year's Inferno Festival. Sweden's Witchcraft, who are out promoting their latest album, Legend, brought the house down during the Norwegian festival a couple of weeks back. The combo replaced fellow countrymen Ghost B...

Anno 2013. No rest for the wicked, weary or one Rob Zombie. In the space of a mere few days, the Zombie shadow will be once more cast upon the land: in the form of a new Rob Zombie album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (due April 23) but more profoundly with the unveiling of his long awaited new film, Lords of Salem (April 19)...

Noisecreep is pleased to introduce you to Australia's Twelve Foot Ninja, who remind us a bit of Mr. Bungle. Periphery are fans, so we needed to find out what the fuss is about! Guitarist and video director Stevic, who has filmed lingerie commercials as a side gig, gave us the lowdown on why American audiences need to know about this band and its interesting crowdsourcing plan for a music video

Raiding the Rock Vault - Las Vegas is a one of kind multi-media celebration of classic rock. The show follows a compelling story told via narration by acclaimed actor Richard Malmos in front of the giant rock vault onstage onstage. Noisecreep was at the late 2012 debut rehearsal run of the show and had a blast ...

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Getting to interview doom legends Saint Vitus was my 4th "pinch me" moment in my 8 years of being a music journalist. The scene went down at Norway's Inferno Festival a couple of weeks back. Their set at Inferno was one of the festival's best...

The Lawrence Arms formed back in Chicago in 1999. Since then, the melodic punk power trio got five albums under their belt and have toured continually. But it's been a long time since that last record (2006's Oh! Calcutta!) and Noisecreep was lucky enough to recently catch up with the guys in Los Angeles before a highly anticipated one-off show they did at the legendary Viper Room...

The underground music scene in New York was an intriguing place for a young person to land in the mid-'80s. At the time, there was a strong cross pollination going on between the city's hardcore punk and underground metal scenes with bands such as Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, the Crumbsuckers, Nuclear Assault, Anthrax and Overkill managing to interest both the burr heads and long hairs to their shows