JudasPriest

It wasn't a normal edition of the ''Creep Show,' but then again, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford isn't your normal guest. So we put the kibosh on the news and album discussion segments and devoted our whole 30-minute podcast to the 30th anniversary of Priest's seminal album 'British Steel...

It's not a very complex song, but it has become an absolute metal classic. It starts with four measures of a straightforward drumbeat, then launches into one of the catchiest, most influential mid-paced metal riffs of all time -- one that features just four power chords, but injects as much energy and excitement into the compact tune as a inside-the-park home run...

Despite last week's social networking drama with Courtney Love or the news that he is (was?) dating Jessica Simpson, Billy Corgan is still one of the most important figures in modern rock music. Smashing Pumpkins, in their original form during the 1990s, were one of the most ground-breaking bands that emerged during the height of alternative rock, all while rejecting the punk rock roots that sprun

After much speculation and hearsay about its future, the formerly summer-long Ozzfest tour will return, albeit in limited capacity, in August. Despite not being a cross-country, two-month event as it once was, the tour will obviously be that much more special since it's playing select cities...

Harley-Davidson's Paul James is the Director of Product Communications. In non-corporate speak, that means that he is there to get the word out about new bikes, products and services for those who live to ride and ride to live. In honor of Harley-Davidson's new lean and economical Forty-Eight bike, James gave Noisecreep the lowdown on new Harley models and that quintessential rock star/biker dude

Even as the members of Judas Priest plow through promotions for the 30th anniversary of the release of their legendary 1980 album 'British Steel,' which is being celebrated with a special double CD and DVD set (out May 11), frontman Rob Halford continues to think ahead to his own solo projects...

Judas Priest's now-classic album 'British Steel' was released in 1980, ushering in heavy metal's '80s heyday and defining the look and sound of the band itself. Last year, the quintet took 'British Steel' on the road, performing the album track by track in its entirety...

Municipal Waste guitarist Ryan Waste has formed Volture, who are in the process of recording the six-song 'Shocking its Prey' EP. He switches back to his roots as a bassist in Volture and allows guitarist Nick Poulos to take on the band's shred duties...

Perhaps in an effort to catch up with drummer Dave Witte, who goes through side projects the way most rockers go through girlfriends, Municipal Waste guitarist Ryan Waste is playing bass in the new band Volture, which also features vocalist Brent Hubbard, guitarist Nick Poulos and drummer Barry Cover...

It's no secret that Texas legends Pantera started out as a good time glam metal band and self-released four albums -- 1983's 'Metal Magic,' 1984's 'Projects in the Jungle,' 1985's 'I am the Night' and 1988's 'Power Metal' -- before finding their power groove and becoming the skullcrushing Southern thrash outfit with which they'd make metal history...