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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...

Ah, with December comes those year-end, top 10 lists. Decibel Magazine isn't just offering it's top 10 of '09. The magazine staff compiled its top 100 of the '00s! Seems like just yesterday we were all fearing the Y2K problem! Time flies, doesn't it...

In fall of 2008, I watched a show at Bowery Ballroom that made me want to toss my camera and join the pit. Just a year later, the same dudes are on the same stage and I'm having the same feelings. (Note: I really love my cameras. They pay the bills...

This is the time of year where music magazines and websites go list crazy and Noisecreep is no different. If you're a regular reader here, you already know how much we love creating top 10 lists about the metal world. With the decade coming to a close, we decided to take a look back at all of the fine music that came out throughout the years...

Labels fail. They go bankrupt, and albums that should have conquered their respective musical landscapes go out of print and never get the push they should have. 'The Genocide Machine' by Circle of Dead Children is a record that never got the push it needed in the wake of a label nearing an end...

There is no set formula to creating grind and Pig Destroyer have proved there is no need for rules. All members have day jobs, preventing them from exercising heavy touring schedules. Yet, the band wisely selects enough shows to play to continue a healthy presence around the world (yes, they play international shows)...

The Quietus is the sort of pop culture meta-rag that writes about what its staff finds particularly worthwhile, so it's no surprise that they recently interviewed John Baizley of Baroness about his artwork. With their latest release, 'Blue Record,' just out on Relapse Records, singer/guitarist Baizley is in a good place to promote his visually creative side, too...

ON A BOAT: Nola sludge kings Eyehategod have a few dates scheduled in the Northeast later this month. The shows feature an impressive supporting cast, including Pig Destroyer, Goatwhore, Anal Cunt, Howl, Unearthly Trance and Tombs, and one of the shows is actually on a boat...

"A small person falls, you help them up. Anyone falls, you help them up and keep it f---ing moving," Goatwhore vocalist Benjamin Falgoust demanded Oct. 24 when they played Gramercy Theater with Obituary. This was part of Falgoust's Judas Priest circa 1982 concert ethics speech (he gives it often)...

For the first time ever, I wish I was in Skindred. That's because the band will be embarking on its first ever tour of India later this month. They'll be playing in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, and, with any luck, the boys will have some time to do a little sightseeing...