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High on Fire, ‘Snakes for the Divine’ — Album Art of the Week
High on Fire, ‘Snakes for the Divine’ — Album Art of the Week
High on Fire, ‘Snakes for the Divine’ — Album Art of the Week
High on Fire's fifth album, 'Snakes for the Divine,' on Koch Records, continues the band's raw forays into stoner metal that started with their 2000 debut, 'The Art of Self Defense.' New York City-based illustrator Arik Roper designed the cover, but not before filtering through idea after idea...
Hard Rock and Metal New Releases — Feb. 23
Hard Rock and Metal New Releases — Feb. 23
Hard Rock and Metal New Releases — Feb. 23
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...
Best Metal Songs of 2010 (So Far)
Best Metal Songs of 2010 (So Far)
Best Metal Songs of 2010 (So Far)
UPDATE: See our final list of the best metal songs of 2010. Here at Noisecreep, we like to stay ahead of the game. While 2010 is a nascent year -- it's only the middle of February, we know -- but we're going to keep track of the year's top songs from here through the end of December...
Droids Attack Don’t Care About Standards and Metal Conventions
Droids Attack Don’t Care About Standards and Metal Conventions
Droids Attack Don’t Care About Standards and Metal Conventions
Perhaps it's because they base themselves out of the relatively low-key music scene of Madison, Wisc., but Droids Attack don't seem too concerned with adhering to any sort of standard that their more famous peers may have established. While their music is seriously crushing, as demonstrated on their new album 'Must Destroy,' they don't take themselves all too seriously -- evidenced be their droid
High on Fire Release Artwork for ‘Snakes for the Divine’
High on Fire Release Artwork for ‘Snakes for the Divine’
High on Fire Release Artwork for ‘Snakes for the Divine’
Heavy metal titans High on Fire have just released the stunning cover art for their forthcoming full-length, 'Snakes for the Divine.' The cover image was conjured by longtime High on Fire cover artist Arik Roper in his signature painterly style, and it really brings the album's title to life...
Sourvein Love Doing Split Releases
Sourvein Love Doing Split Releases
Sourvein Love Doing Split Releases
Split releases make up one of the strongest staples of the underground music scene. Whether it's releasing a three-way tape with your buddies' powerviolence bands or going all out on a 180 gram picture disc with one of your idols, doing a split is one of the best ways to get your music heard by unfamiliar ears (and can be pretty damn profitable, too, if you play your cards right and vinyl nerds g
Sourvein Stoked to Play With Pentagram, Really Dig Shrinebuilder
Sourvein Stoked to Play With Pentagram, Really Dig Shrinebuilder
Sourvein Stoked to Play With Pentagram, Really Dig Shrinebuilder
North Carolina sludgemongers Sourvein are gearing up for one hell of a busy year. Currently locked away in a studio somewhere on the wrong side of the tracks, working hard to finish up their next full-length for Candlelight, the intriguingly-titled 'Aquatic Occult' while plotting a split release with Japanese bringers of doomed death Coffins, the band also has several very special live rituals lo
Artists of the 2000s
Artists of the 2000s
Artists of the 2000s
The last decade was kind to heavy metal. Not only did veteran acts release some of their most exciting work, a flurry of new bands also came out of nowhere to demand their place among the greats. Noisecreep recently compiled lists of the best songs and albums of the past decade and it's been nothing short of controversial...

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