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Next week, Rob Zombie is going prime time. On March 1 at 10 PM ET, CBS will air an episode of "CSI: Miami" directed by Zombie. The auteur, best known for horror movies like 'Rob Zombie's Halloween' and 'The Devil's Rejects,' started working on the show in mid January and wrapped the shoot two weeks ago...

Since 1996, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has literally been surrounding himself with the competition. That was the year he launched the G3 Tour, featuring fellow shredders Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. Since then, the tour has continued semi-regularly, with Satriani the only original member...

Around since 1979, first as Force -- and later Europe -- singer Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum worked together to create some of the biggest arena anthems in rock history. Now, the duo is back together with Europe's latest album, 'Last Look at Eden...

Maybe the most surprised people on the planet when Chickenfoot -- the band featuring former Van Halen boys Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, as well as Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith -- entered the Billboard top 200 in the top five was Chickenfoot themselves...

With a band named Nashville Pussy and albums titled 'Get Some,' 'Say Something Nasty' and, well, 'Let Them Eat Pussy,' we expected frontman Blaine Cartwright's iPod shuffle list to read like a porno mag. At the very least, we figured there'd be a bunch of sleazy, scummy biker metal on there...

You've read their posts, you've grumbled at their witty quips. Now here's your chance to see what those Noisecreep writers look like on camera and how they carry themselves in casual metal conversation. That's right, the premiere AOL Noisecreep Podcast, 'Creep Show,' is in the can and is ready for your viewing pleasure...

We've made it to another Friday. And today, a bunch of us will be getting together in one of AOL's recording studios to do our very first podcast. Pretty soon, you'll be able to not only read our words, but hear our unusual voices. Unusual because we're sure we sound nothing like you might imagine...

The second participant (i.e. victim) for our new column, 'Your iPod Is Showing,' is Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz. One of the most commercially successful Norwegian black metal bands, Dimmu play pummeling songs suffused with enticing melodies and Wagnerian keyboard swells...

It looks like 2009 is shaping up to be Steel Panther's year. Not only are the gods of the Sunset Strip releasing the long-awaited 'Feel the Steel' via Universal Republic on October – we mean, Rocktober 6 – they'll also be continuing to tour and making television appearances throughout the remainder of the year. But in wha...

You didn't think we were coming in to work today, did you? Well, while most people are heading to wherever it is they'll be spending the extended holiday weekend, or hitting the grocery store to stock up on meats, vegetable, and Natty Light, we're here, like a loyal dog, bringing you all the latest metal news out there...