The name Darkthrone is synonymous with the Scandinavian black metal scene. But Fenriz, one-half of Darkthrone, has a different viewpoint of the genre as an entity and the band's place within it. As he tells it, the black metal scene had pockets
For the longest time, female metalheads were stuck with buying small-sized hoodies or t-shirts of their favorite bands. The cuts weren't exactly flattering or feminine, but lady headbangers made due, either cutting them or hacking them up for a better end result
The anomaly (and black mass throwers) known as Ghost are putting the finishing touches on their new studio album due out next year on Loma Vista Recordings. Producer Nick Raskulinecz (Death Angel, Defto
"I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything"
-- Eddie Vedder, accepting a Grammy for Pearl Jam's 'Spin the Black Circle,' 1996
I tend to take the Pearl Jam Attitude toward the Grammys
Last December, while reading the requisite end-of-year top 10 metal lists, an unfamiliar name kept on showing up: Christian Mistress. The Washington state quintet's brand of NWOBHM-infused songwriting might be out
Last year, when Noisecreep was a neophyte site, we interviewed filmmakers Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, who filmed an unflinching and compelling look at the black metal scene -- the documentary 'Until the Light Takes Us' -- which included pre-release interviews with formerly jailed, polarizing black metal maven Varg Vikernes.
Aites and Ewell are prepping for the Sept. 28 release of their film on DVD and Blu-ray. So
"You are so gentlemanly and is so -- direct," Patrizia Mazzuoccolo -- who carefully chose her words -- said to Darkthrone frontman Nocturno Culto.
"Well people would say that we are a bit too direct now ... we just want to be unpopu
Metalheads are some of the most devoted music fans on the planet. Not only do we voraciously devour new music like no one else, we also can't enough information about the artists we love. Now more than ever, it seems like there's a press release on floating around every other week about a heavy metal-related book hitting stores
Back in September, Atakke played at New York's Europa with Howl and Toxic Holocaust. Just seven months after Noisecreep reported their show, the death metallers were on the same stage again. This time around they opened the minds and clogged the ears of Brooklynites before Castev
Last week was another healthy week of hard rock sales, with Scorpions scanning 18,500 records of what is reported to be their final album. Perhaps there is power in the suggestion of goodbye. New Jersey's be