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After graduating from Boston University at the age of 19, Rick Florino was living the life he dreamed in California. He created the successful music magazine Ruin for which he interviewed the likes of Tool, Deftones, Korn, White Zombie and Down...

Have you ever been stuck in a relationship that made you miserable? You want to end things, hoping you'll find some joy in life. But for some reason, you stick it out, and suffer. Well, imagine what it must be like to be in a band you can't stand anymore...

Poor Farrah Fawcett. The world was just starting to mourn her death when someone even more iconic kicked the bucket. Unless you live under a rock, you know by now that Michael Jackson died yesterday at the age of 50, from sudden cardiac arrest (we're hoping he left us the Elephant man's bones in his will)...

They say the news is always happening, but this weekend, the metal news took something of a respite. Seriously. It was a rather slow two days, probably because everyone was outside and far from their computers. Here in New York City, at least, we had two solid straight days of sunshine...

Recently our friends over at AOL Radio made their picks for the 10 best power ballads of all time. We're opinionated little pills here at Noisecreep, so we decided to make our own list, thank-you-very-much. You'll noticed we didn't totally disagree with our radio friends (and their listeners) – yes, some picks made both lists! – bu...

"We thought it would be funny to look like we were getting ready for a big gig at Madison Square Garden and then we walk out to a bingo hall," says Duff McKagan of Loaded's video treatment for "Flatline." Truth be told, Duff McKagan is as wickedly funny as he is deadpan smart...

Don't hate: just read. Slash will appear tonight on 'American Idol.' The former Guns n' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist will mentor the final four hopefuls on all things rock. It is, after all, rock week on 'American Idol' - who better to corrupt the young minds of America than a man as much known for his top hat and stage presence as his mad guitar skills...

The weekend is finally here, and the weather's more than inviting...so what are you doing inside, cruising around the interwebs? Not that we're complaining, of course, but if you've got to be inside on the computer, at least you're spending your time with Noisecreep...

What better way to start a Thursday than with some metal beef? Read on to find out what Underoath think of Avenged Sevenfold, which bands are working on new material, and see one of our picks for album cover of the year. Rise and shine... it's time for the metal info you need to know...

Yeah, you know Duff McKagan. The former Guns n' Roses bassist now spends a lot of his time playing with Duff McKagan's Loaded and a little band you might know called Velvet Revolver. Duff McKagan's Loaded will release the album 'Sick' next month and today Noisecreep premieres the video for "Flatline...