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About.com's Chad Bower has been a respectable voice in the metal music industry for two decades, so his top picks for the upcoming releases in 2010 are worth keeping an eye on. Many of his choices feature lineup changes in established bands throughout various metal subgenres...

"Yo, thank the first band," guitarist Ammo Diaz told Humanity Falls' frontman as he was thanking all the bands who played Lit Lounge on Dec. 7. "I just did, pothead," vocalist Eston Browne said in his defense. The two of them played from the floor in front of the stage, where the band's bassist and drummer resided for the entire show...

Two hours before showtime, Nader Sadek frantically moved around the venue making sure everything was perfect, as any anxious artist who is about to display their work. Cryptopsy drummer Flo Mounier's workout playlist pummeled through the speakers...

Last week the folks at Relapse Records announced that they would be releasing the debut EP by Abraxas. The old-school styled death metal band features Makoto Mizoguchi (Pyrexia, Hate Eternal) on guitar and bass, Mike Hrubovcak (Monstrosity, Vile) on vocals, and Lance Wright (Vile) behind the drum kit...

Morbid Angel have just signed to Season of Mist, an independent record label based out of Marseilles, France with a satellite in Philadelphia. Focusing on black, pagan and death metal releases, the label -- now over a decade old -- has shifted towards avant-garde, gothic metal and punk bands...

Usually it takes a band a while to get to the point where they can grab a metal legend to join them in the studio. But Venezuelan-grown Noctis Imperium -- that up until recently was a solo studio project of Aeneas Inferno -- got Nick Barker of Dimmu Borgir/Cradle of Filth fame behind the kit through a shot-in-the-dark e-mail...

Morbid Angel bassist David Vincent has an alter ego, dubbed 'Evil D' of the Genitorturers. His missus is Genitorturers' vocalist, Gen! While some couples are best served keeping their careers separate from their home lives, Gen and Evil D thrive while conspiring musically...

Nader Sadek, an Egyptian-born/New York-based visual artist known for creations showcased on Mayhem's 2009 tour and Sunn O)))'s recent performances will unveil his latest work, 'B'DOUN O'MR (Ageless)' at Santo's Party House on Nov. 21. 'Ageless' is the third installment of Sadek's, along with previous projects 'Faceless' and 'B'doun Wag'h,' which explored the concepts of intimidation, fear and pre

Genitorturers are a visual and audio spectacle. Their latest, 'Blackheart Revolution,' due out Nov. 3, is an album that pays a bit of homage to the members' musical history. "'Blackheart Revolution' is a pivotal album because it brings together all the elements of what inspired us each to play music," lead vocalist and vixen Gen told Noisecreep...

Metal and Satan aren't the only two cultural phenomenons that go hand in hand. The porn world is often intricately connected to heavy metal and its icons. Porn director Craven Moorehead is a fixture on the L.A. metal scene and has branched out beyond skin flicks in his entertainment endeavors...