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Kataklysm may be from Montreal, but that's not stopping vocalist Maurizio Iacono from opening a pizzeria in Chicago. "I've decided to open with a very good friend of mine, Saverio Donancricchia," Iacono said. "His family has been in the pizza business for over 20 years in Chicago with Albano's Pizzeria in Cicero...

Last week was a good week for metal and hard rock. Circa Survive enjoyed nearly 30,000 copies sold of their Atlantic debut, which was a bump up from their prior effort, while Sevendust also moved around 27,000 copies, which was a nearly 2,000 piece increase from their previous album...

After much speculation and hearsay about its future, the formerly summer-long Ozzfest tour will return, albeit in limited capacity, in August. Despite not being a cross-country, two-month event as it once was, the tour will obviously be that much more special since it's playing select cities...

Nonpoint will release a new studio album appropriately called 'Miracle' next month. The band released its first album in 1998 and has endured many ups and downs since that time. Instead of ignoring the negative, the band embraced tribulation and created 'Shadow,' a powerful single for 'Miracle' that pretty much tells the entire Nonpoint story in around three minutes...

Atlanta's soulful metal stalwarts Sevendust -- who reunited with longtime guitarist Clint Lowery after he took a bit of a sabbatical in 2003 before returning to the band just in time for their forthcoming eighth album 'Cold Day Memory' -- have wrapped up a tour with Drowning Pool...

After more than 13 years in the music business, Florida rockers Nonpoint aren't ready to throw in the towel just yet. That vibe is carried over into the track 'Miracle,' the title track and first single from the album that hits stores April 27...

Life is not easy. Just ask Josh Brown. A native of Jackson, Tenn., Brown picked up songwriting and a serious drug habit at age 15. Seven years later, he inked a record deal as the lead singer of the band Full Devil Jacket. After touring with Creed and Nickelback, Brown overdosed on heroin in an Orlando bathroom and put his career on hold while he rehabbed and rethought his life...

Are you ready to rock in the Midwest? Today, promoters for Rock on the Range announced the full lineup for the 2010 edition of the festival to be held May 22 and 23 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This is the fourth year for the event. Godsmack and Rob Zombie will headline Rock on the Range 2010...

"I don't listen to music," Cold frontman Scooter Ward exclusively admits to Noisecreep via phone from a zoo in Florida. "I keep games on my iPod. I've never really told anybody that before, except for my girlfriend." Cold fans, relax. While Ward might not be burning up his credit card on iTunes, this doesn't mean his love for music is waning...

"I think if you're good to people throughout your career -- your fans -- it always comes back to you, and this is kind of what has happened to us and we're very blessed," theorizes Cold frontman Scooter Ward. "Everything with Cold right now feels so good ...