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"Who here likes dolphins?" asked Neurectomy frontman Joe Ippolito. The night was young at New York City's Lit Lounge on May 3. The three-band bill dropped to a two-band bill when Surrounded by Teeth canceled. But, this writer didn't care. I was there for the brutal death, dual guitar slaying of Queens' Neurectomy...

For two years now -- before there was even a Noisecreep -- I've been chatting with the Crinn about 'Dreaming Saturn.' The band's Nuclear Blast debut was initiated just a little bit before they embarked on a 10-day tour with Psyopus in the spring of 2008...

Tech metal titan and guitar virtuoso Chris Arp (Psyopus, Assjack) just self-released an instructional booklet of guitar techniques and exercises. When Noisecreep learned about the Rochester, N.Y.-based guitarist's booklet, we decided to get a little more info from the mastermind himself...

One of the coolest parts about being part of the Noisecreep family is getting to talk shop with some of our favorite people in the hard rock scene. Ian Christe is one of the most respected figures in the world of heavy metal. Perhaps best known for his exhaustive 'Sound of the Beast' metal history book, Christe has also started his own publishing company called Bazillion Points Publishing where he

Stop-action metal videos that feature extreme brutality or violence walk a fine line between the artistic and cheesy. A few videos come to mind that unfortunately tip towards the latter category, but Craig Murray's visual creation for Converge's latest video, 'Axe to Fall,' achieves the merciless, vicious effect of the song itself...

A brutal song deserves a brutal video, and Psyopus have one-upped themselves since their premiere of 'The Burning Halo' about three months ago. The video featured a lot of live footage, but their latest premiere -- which is exclusively on Ultimate Guitar -- for the song 'Duct Tape Smile' is everything you'd hope for from an avant-garde metal band from way upstate New York...

The Rochester-born quartet Psyopus are one of the leading members of the avant-garde metal subgenre, and much is due to the unmatched technique of guitarist Christopher Arp. Their latest release has been described as exploring "all ranges from controlled noise, stop-on-a-dime melodic precision, extreme manipulation of expectations, innovative techniques, miserable drama, and blinding intensit

TIME TO SLAUGHTER: The metal masses have much to look forward to this summer as the line-up for the 2009 Summer Slaughter tour was released just a few days ago. Relapse Records' Necrophagist will be sharing the headlining spot with Nuclear Blast's Suffocation...

"Cursing voices / blood soaked eyes /Spitting on your Jesus Christ" If there's any doubt as to where Psyopus stands on religion - or at least Christianity - then the lyrics on 'Burning Halo' off of 'Odd Senses' should remove them quicker than the rapture on Judgment Day...