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Behind even the angriest, loudest headbanger man is a strong woman. Some of our favorite heavy metal icons are softened -- even if just a little bit -- by the love and support of a lady. In honor of Valentine's Day, Noisecreep is celebrating our favorite metal couples...

Overkill co-founder and bassist D.D. Verni has brought back his side project Bronx Casket Co. and signed a record deal with eOne, which is also home to his main band. "I am totally psyched to be working with eOne for the new Bronx Casket release...

Thrash overlords Overkill will be re-releasing their record 'Immortalis' and the DVD 'Live at Wacken Open Air' on Oct. 5 via eOne Music. This will be a CD/DVD combo release with three new unreleased live tracks. Those tracks are as follows: 'Within Your Eyes' from 'Relix,' 'Blood and Iron' from 'Feel the Fire,' and 'Nice Day ...

The wheels for the seven 'Big Four' Sonisphere tour dates went into motion slowly but surely. First, Slayer signed on to do some shows with Megadeth in Australia and Japan. Then, the bands booked the North American Carnage dates, which were postponed when Slayer frontman Tom Araya needed neck surgery...

Recently reformed late-'80s thrash band Forbidden will be on the road for most of this winter supporting their upcoming album 'Omega Wave.' On Nov. 5 in Rochester, N.Y., Forbidden will launch a tour opening for Overkill. The bill also features Evile, Gamma Bomb and Bonded by Blood, and dates run through Nov...

Ever try chewing chips with earplugs plugged into your ears? It sucks! Until God Dethroned plays in front of you -- drowning out the crunching sound. At least that's the lesson this writer learned when God Dethroned played Nokia Theater with Overkill, Vader, Warbringer, Evile and Woe of Tyrants...

On May 1, New York City's Times Square was closed off, looking like a nighttime 'Vanilla Sky' scene -- but with no confused Tom Cruise running around. There were just police and city officers dealing with a possible bomb threat. But while all this was going on, the Nokia Theater was alive in the name of metal...

New York City's Times Square was completely blocked by the time Overkill went on May 1 at 10:30 PM. A bomb scare brought just as many policemen and bomb squad personnel as thrash fans and tourists. In consequence of the potential explosion, authorities told many fans that the show was canceled...

The late Saturday night bomb threat that immobilized much of New York City's Times Square affected the Overkill tour, ironically dubbed Killfest 2010, as well. The tour's final show was at the Nokia Theater, located smack dab in the heart of the always bustling Times Square...

Outside of a few exceptions, Connecticut has never really pumped out that many higher profile metal bands. But its proximity to musical hotbeds New York City and New Jersey has meant that The Constitution State has always had a flurry of bands coming through on tour...