Allyson B. Crawford

There isn't much metal about traditional Christmas music. Lucky for us, many of our favorite artists have made their own holiday tunes to make the end of the year a little more brutal. Some of our favorite bands have even recorded covers of holiday classics as well. You know, just in case you want to spin a couple of more familiar tunes while you open presents at your parents house. No need to offend mom on Christmas.

For fans of old-school style industrial rock, there's a band on the scene ready to make its presence known. Dallas-based True Fallacy is the brainchild of Ben Gorena. Today, the band's sophomore album Making the Noise All Go Away is out...

When the new Rob Zombie flick Lords of Salem hits debuts April 19, theater-goers will get more than just a historic-horror flick. They'll also enjoy a soundtrack carefully crafted by guitarist John 5 and Griffin Boyce. The soundtrack marks the first time John 5 has scored an entire film...

Raul Rincon When Canadian-based journalist Laina Dawes' first book, What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal, was published by Bazillion Points earlier this year, the curtain was raised on gender and race in metal...

"I think that in a free society it's impossible to prevent all bad things from happening, but we can certainly try. I think we have to do everything in our power to ensure what happened in Sandy Hook, and similar instances in the past, never happens again or else all those people will have died in vain," Justin Brannan, guitarist for New York hardcore groups Indecision and Most Precious

On March 26, Sevendust will unleash their ninth studio album Black Out the Sun. The album provides a raw and dark look into adulthood from the perspective of the five men who comprise the band. The Sevendust screams are there. The melodic tendencies are there...

Fans of Otep know one thing for certain: namesake and frontwoman Otep Shamaya always speaks her mind. It's no surprise, then, that Ms. Shamaya isn't shy in explaining her decision to make the band's new album Hydra its last. Ending Otep wasn't an easy decision, but one made out of sheer survival and basic business 101...

This Sunday, all eyes will be on New Orleans as the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers battle it out in the Super Bowl. In addition to the game, people also tune in for the ultra-pricey commercials and the big halftime show. This year, Beyoncé will perform at halftime. Queen...

"We want to make sure that lyrically the topics are fresh, natural and real," singer Leigh Kakaty of Pop Evil tells Noisecreep. The Michigan-based rock band is back in the studio. And this time they are making a record on their terms. "We're more skilled at who we are as people and more skilled and focused on where we are as a band...

Amid the media swirl surrounding possible gun control measures after the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre just last month, many pro-gun advocates are speaking out. Musicians are no different. Zoltan Bathory, guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch, used his Facebook page to discuss his annoyance at the media and the concern that his guns will be confiscated by the government, despite the fact there