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Canadian guitarist Glen Drover, who has played in Megadeth, King Diamond, Testament and Eidolon, is offering online guitar lessons. Available in 30 or 60 minute sessions; potential students need to have Skype or MSN installed on their computer along with a web cam that has a built-in microphone...

We weren't sure if we would, but lo and behold, we have indeed survived our first weekend in this post-Michael Jackson world. Jackson's passing got us thinking whether there was a heavy metal equivalent...meaning, is there one person in heavy metal whose death would elicit even a slightly similar outpouring of mourning and a sense of international loss...

The good news is, there's not a single Bret Michaels mention in today's installment of White Noise. The bad news is, the weather still stinks here in New York City. It has rained 12 of the last 14 days, if you can believe that. What is this, Seattle...

They say the news is always happening, but this weekend, the metal news took something of a respite. Seriously. It was a rather slow two days, probably because everyone was outside and far from their computers. Here in New York City, at least, we had two solid straight days of sunshine...

We here at Noisecreep love heavy metal beef. Whether its Ozzy versus Tony, Slayer versus Metallica, Sharon versus Maiden, Manson versus Borland, or Trent versus everybody, smack-talking is always amusing, but alas, almost never leads to fisticuffs...

Don't expect a reunion of the original Black Sabbath lineup any time soon. With his former Sabbath band mates Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler touring and recording with Ronnie James Dio (Osbourne's replacement in Black Sabbath when he left the band in 1980) as Heaven and Hell, Ozzy Osbourne is suing Iommi over the rights to the Sabbath moniker according to the 'New York Post...

Anyone who has seen the Black Label Society live knows that it's more of some kind of cultural event than just a regular concert experience. For starters, outside of Iron Maiden, you'd be hard-pressed to see another band with more fans wearing their t-shirts...

So Wolfmother reunites and what happens? Black Sabbath decides to knock on their door and tell them daddy's home. Except that they're not called Black Sabbath and their new video isn't exactly the fearsome return to form they had hoped for...

Well, today is 4/20, and you know what that means! People everywhere are breaking out bongs, blunts, and spliffs in celebration. In the spirit of 'herbal indulgence,' Noisecreep decided to ask a few qualified rock luminaries and a handful of respected music journalists what they thought about the term 'stoner rock...

"When you combine strings and rock n' roll, it's always a touchy subject for certain folk. You know, you look at Black Sabbath - they didn't have strings on their albums. They had minimal keyboards in general. The sounds in Bigelf are much more diverse," Bigelf front man and creator Damon Fox admits to Noisecreep...