Bram Teitelman
The Story of Anvil Continues at ‘That Metal Show’ Season Premiere Taping
This year's breakout documentary, 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil,' was such a great film because it made people care about a relatively obscure band that many had never even heard of before the movie. But as well-done as it was, the film only tells part of the story...
Porcupine Tree Celebrate Success of ‘The Indicent’ in New York
Several months ago, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy told Noisecreep that the state of progressive music was as healthy as it has ever been. Porcupine Tree are living proof that he knows what he's talking about. Earlier in the week, the band's 10th studio album, 'The Incident,' debuted in the top 25 of Billboard's album chart, selling 17,500 copies...
Insane Clown Posse Fans Get Gang Classification
Following the murder last week of a Hazleton, Pa. man by four devotees of rap metal duo Insane Clown Posse, authorities in neighboring Monroe County have classified fans of the band as a gang. The Allentown Morning Call reports that Monroe County joins police in Arizona and Utah as recognizing devotees of the group, or Juggalos as they're referred to, as gang members...
Faith or Fear Bassist Dies Onstage During Show
Faith or Fear bassist Clarence 'C.J.' Jenkins died this Sept. 13 of an apparent heart attack while his band was playing onstage. Jenkins, 50, collapsed just before the Philadelphia-area thrash band finished their set at Millville, N.J.'s Arts, Music and Antiques Festival, New Jersey's Daily Journal reports...
Atreyu ‘Storm To Pass’ — Song Stream
When Noisecreep checked in with Atreyu several months ago, the Orange County quintet was in pre-production for 'Congregation of the Damned,' the follow-up to their Hollywood Records debut, 'Lead Sails, Paper Anchor.' While that album sold well, it wasn't as well-received as their work on Victory Records...
Alice In Chains Give New York ‘Would?’ at Album Warmup Show
In the 14 years since Alice In Chains' last album, a lot has changed -- not the least of which was the sad decline and eventual death of original vocalist Layne Staley. While his spectre hangs over the band seven years later, their forthcoming album, 'Black Gives Way to Blue,' serves as both a tribute to Staley and a reawakening...
Shadows Fall ‘Rise’ to the Occasion With Late Night Performance
While Shadows Fall have been in existence for 14 years, they'd never made a network television appearance until their recent performance on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.' Playing 'Still I Rise,' the first single from their sixth album, 'Retribution,' the Massachusetts band was the first metal band to appear on the show in its relatively short six-month existence...
Chimaira’s Mark Hunter on MMA: ‘There’s Really Nothing Quite Like Kicking Something’
Over the course of his career as the frontman of Chimaira, vocalist Mark Hunter has been waving the flag for American heavy metal. But the aggression doesn't end once he's offstage. Hunter is a mixed martial arts enthusiast whose early interest in karate was supplemented by a subsequent appreciation of Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu...
Heaven & Hell Show Up Britney in New York
It was a quintessential New York moment at what's billed as the 'World's Most Famous Arena': One throng of people at Madison Square Garden are queued up to see Britney Spears in the arena, and another to see Heaven & Hell play downstairs, at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. In...
Creed Resurrected on the Road
For one of the most popular bands of the last decade, Creed sure didn't get a lot of respect in their first go-round. However, none of that mattered to the 10,000 or so fans that packed the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. to see the band on their comeback tour...