AliceInChains

"Metal music and comics are the choice of escapists everywhere," artist Tim Bradstreet, who got his start designing role-playing games before breaking into sequential art and then covers for comics, told Noisecreep. "And not just the fans, but the musicians themselves, from the Ramones to Monster Magnet to Rob Zombie...

It seems they don't call Unearth bassist John 'Slo' Maggard 'Slo' for nothing. The cardinal rule of 'Your iPod is Showing' is no cheating. Guilty pleasures and fluke embarrassments are just as revealing to us as cult favorites and credibility markers...

Burn Halo is a straight ahead rock 'n' roll band. Still, the members of Burn Halo love music of all genres and spent a lot of 2009 listening to diverse albums while driving across the country on tour. For fans and musicians alike, 2009 was an interesting year in music...

Looking back on 2009, Adelitas Way singer Rick DeJesus has so many unforgettable moments that he can't define the year with just one. "The first night we were on tour with Breaking Benjamin, playing in front of 5,000 people -- that was incredible," says DeJesus...

Drumroll, please! The 52nd annual Grammy nominees have been announced, and the Best Metal Performance category contains absolutely no surprises -- except, perhaps, for the exclusions that we could argue until we're blue in the face about, so let's not even go there...

"It was a series of small steps. We never had a 'grand scheme' or a big master plan. came along, and it was just such a blessing," Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez explains in a recent interview regarding the band's amazing comeback. "Looking back on the last three or four years, it's been a mind blower...

2009 was a fantastic year for heavy music. Not only was Noisecreep launched (just joking), some of our favorite bands came back from hibernation, showing us that playing metal and hardcore isn't just a young person's sport. With the end of the year upon us, every magazine and Web site is unleashing its 'top 10 of 2009' list, and Noisecreep is no different...

For all the damage it has done on the music business, the internet has had a great effect on heavy metal. Besides the mountains of information and new avenues of music discovery, one of the most important things the internet has accomplished is giving every fan the ability to have a voice...

'Glee: The Music, Volume 1' might not be very metal, but when the cast of Fox's comedy show sat down to discuss their musical influences, Pantera and Alice in Chains were well-represented. The show's Mark Salling, who plays football player Noah 'Puck' Puckerman, was asked about the best concert he's ever seen, and his response...

The new Alice in Chains 'Black Gives Way to Blue' iPhone app doesn't come with the band members' home phone numbers, but it's got just about everything else. Available on iTunes in most major markets, the application features a level of interactivity unavailable on many comparable downloads...