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Last week was a healthy week for metal in stores. HIM debuted at the top spot on the Hard Rock charts, with 26,000 copies scanned in a 'hearty' – get it?- debut. Fear Factory landed at 6 on the Hard Rock chart, with 10,300 in sales for their first album with Dino Cazares back in the lineup. 4,00...

If you asked a roomful of metalheads to make separate lists of some of the best drummers in metal, some of those lists would undoubtedly include the late, great James 'the Rev' Sullivan, Avenged Sevenfold's late kitman, who died unexpectedly Dec...

You may know Richard Christy as prankster on 'The Howard Stern Show.' He's also quite the accomplished drummer, slaying eardrums as the mastermind behind Charred Walls of the Damned. Check out this video of his drumming duel with Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater...

It's hard to believe that Fozzy are on their fourth studio album with 'Chasing the Grail.' But in the decade since the band's self-titled debut, Fozzy have morphed from 'the cover band fronted by WWE wrestler Chris Jericho' to a credible metal act that counts everyone from Zakk Wylde to Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy as fans...

Killswitch Engage's Howard Jones has left the band's current headlining run with the Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquility as a result of what the band's describing as "unforeseen circumstances." There is some speculation that Jones is suffering from back pain and will be seeking treatment soon for his injuries, but nothing has been officially confirmed...

For many new bands, opening for established acts can be nerve-wracking, but for Arizona teen metal bashers Age of Evil, being in the presence of greatness is inspiring. That's why the quartet should have no problem opening for the new all-star band Hail...

Playing in bands since he was 14, rocker/WWE wrestling star Chris Jericho is a wealth of knowledge about music. So he felt perfectly at ease hosting VH1's '100 Most Shocking Music Moments,' which began airing in December. "I have all this useless information stored in my brain," Jericho told Noisecreep with a laugh...

Last week was the music business convention NAMM, where musicians and instrument companies descend upon Orange County, Calif. The Letter Black, who will release 'Hanging by a Thread' on March 30, joined an all-star cast of rockers, including members of Papa Roach, P...

This clip for Dream Theater's 1992 breakout hit is fascinating for three reasons: 1) Frontman James LaBrie is sporting a Napalm Death shirt, and you'd really never figure the DT dudes for grind fans; 2) That's the smallest drum kit Mike Portnoy has ever used; 3) It features an early performance by the Geico caveman...

The list of metal bands who'll tell you they're big in Japan is extensive, but no band could ever claim to be bigger in Japan than Dir En Grey. Just walking through the city's frenzied Shibuya business district, among the meticulously-manicured and flamboyantly-dressed Harajuku girls, it seems as though every other person is wearing one of the band's shirts...