Smack talk. It is a subtle art form. Man, we love when bands talk smack. But have you ever noticed that usually these verbal, oft-online disputes almost never lead to anyone throwing down? It's pathetic. Th
It's a muggy, overcast Friday morning here in New York, and we're capping off the last week in July with a bang. Today's White Noise is packed with metal news and notes, and we'll start this column with an update to a story that has been piquing our interest for weeks now: The question of whether Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist, is still Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist. We agree with Zakk that its high tim
Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist both on stage and in the studio, has finally spoken out about that lingering question that no one seems to want to officially answer: Is he in, or is he out as the self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness' right-hand man? Unfortunately, Wylde's take doesn't make things any clearer.
See, a few weeks back, Ozzy infor
Welcome to Thursday, kids. The week is nearly over, and the metal and hard rock news just keeps on coming. We still don't know if Zakk Wylde will remain Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist, although he says things are all good through his Twitter account, and we're still reeling from last weekend's RockStar Mayhem kickoff. We spoke to so many bands during our
On Friday, we caught up with Poison the Well at the "10 for $10" show in New York, and spent some quality time with the boys in their van, which is fast approaching the 200,000-mile mark. All the hardcore ki
Remember those rumors a few years ago, that Ozzy Osbourne was looking to ditch longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde, and that Ozzy was even holding auditions for new guitarists? This all happened back in late 2005, before the recording of Ozzy's 2007 album 'Black Rain.' Well, Wylde ended up handling guitars
Can you believe its already July? It doesn't feel like July at all. Perhaps that's because we've only had three summer-esque days here in New York since late March. And today, of course, we kick off the month with more clouds. We
Man, its looking like an Urfaust day. New York City is blanketed in a thick fog, and a hard rain's been pummeling the pavement all night long, with no signs it's going to let up anytime soon. Considering we're g
Black Label Society singer/axeman Zakk Wylde playing the National Anthem at the Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers basketball game is indicative of his love of sports and his country.
"It was f---ing slamming," Wylde said of the experience on Friday night (5/29).
It's Friday, and you know what that means... we actually get to sleep past 6:30 tomorrow morning. Woohoo! It also means we're nearly through another exciting week here at Noisecreep. Ironically, the weather here in New York is awful. Ra