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Mark Reale Dead: Founding Riot Guitarist Dies Aged 56
Mark Reale, guitarist and founding member of metal band Riot has passed away at the age of 56. As Noisecreep had previously reported, Reale was recently admitted to a San Antonio hospital in critical condition due to complications of Crohn's disease...
Slipknot’s Clown to Star in ‘The Devil’s Carnival’ Horror Film
Metal music and horror films go together like bread and butter. Alice Cooper's cameo in the campy 'Monster Dog' and Rob Zombie's comprehensive work in the genre have further adjoined hard rock and horror as artistic cousins. Now Loudwire reports that Slipknot's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan will make his acting debut in an upcoming thriller...
Nickelback’s Best Twitter Retorts
Nickelback have been through the ringer lately. Since playing the Thanksgiving Day halftime show at the annual Lions/Packers football game, the band has been attacked all over the social media universe. Even though they've been slandered, Chad Kroger and co...
Tom Morello to Guest on New Bruce Springsteen Album
As our colleagues at Spinner recently reported, Bruce 'The Boss' Springsteen will be releasing his 17th album 'Wrecking Ball' March 6 via Columbia records. And to sweeten it up, the Jersey rock 'n' roll king has called upon Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello to lend of few choice solos...
Lady Gaga Likes Her Some Def Leppard
Lady Gaga has revealed to U.K.'s The Sun that one of her biggest influences is Def Leppard. Wait ... Def Leppard? Yes, that's correct. Apparently Phil Collen and co. have helped shape Gaga's early artist-hood by finding their way into the singer's stadium-sized hooks...
Dee Snider: Donald Trump Is Gracious, Tom Cruise Ill Fit for ‘Rock of Ages’
Since his time as the make-up wearing, lady clothes donning frontman of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider has been the face of hair metal's most punk band. And with the recent announcement of Donald Trump's fifth season of 'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Snider's inclusion in the cast will surely kick up some dust ...
Whitesnake’s David Coverdale Wins Settlement Against Swindler
Whitesnake's David Coverdale isn't a bad guy at all. So why would someone want to steal from the venerable frontman and his 'Here I Go Again' fortune? Because money is king, ladies and gentlemen. As the Reno Gazette-Journal reports, former Coverdale friend and associate Eric Hosmer has been sent directly to jail for embezzling more than $287,000 from the singer and his wife Cindy...
Today Is Nigel Tufnel Day — Where Will You Be Smelling the Glove?
It's a day that was years in the making. A day so specific and so loud that it only occurs every hundred years. Today on 11/11/11 we celebrate heavy metal's most infamous guitarist, Nigel Tufnel. For those of you that don't know the incredibly ambitious axe man, here's a bit of history...
Axl Rose to Sit Down for Intimate Interview With ‘That Metal Show’
Hard rock's most infamous marauder and only remaining member of Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose, will give his most intimate interview in years on VH1's 'That Metal Show.' Season 9 of the series will air in conjunction with National Metal Day (11/11/11) and will showcase the biggest names in classic and new school metal...
Insane Clown Posse Fans Considered a Gang by the FBI
Like all countercultures the Juggalos are somewhat of a phenomenon and, according to the FBI, may actually be a dangerous group of people. The Guardian reports that the loyal fans of hip-hop crew Insane Clown Posse have been classified by a new FBI report as a "loosely-organized hybrid gang...