Carlos Ramirez is a former editor at AOL Music. His writing has appeared on IGN, Bullz-Eye, Ultimate-Guitar, MetalSucks, PopDose, TheGauntlet and many other music destinations. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., Ramirez resides in Los Angeles with his wife and baby daughter.
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Black Sabbath North American Tour Dates
Black Sabbath have just announced the dates for a North American tour. The 20-city trek will launch on July 25 in Houston, Texas and will include stops in cities like Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco and other major markets, along with the previously announced stops in Holmdel, N.J., Los Angeles, Seattle and Toronto.
Fight or Flight: Disturbed Guitarist, Drummer Hook Up With Evans Blue Singer for New Project (LISTEN)
Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan has just unveiled his new project, Fight or Flight. Also featuring his Disturbed bandmate, drummer Mike Wengren, and Evans Blue singer Dan Chandler, Fight or Flight will release their debut album, A Life by Design...
Corey Taylor on His Love/Hate Relationship With Los Angeles, Why He Thinks the Grammys Are a Joke
"I think the Grammys have spent so much time ignoring heavy metal that we all said, 'screw it,' and started our own awards show," Corey Taylor tells Noisecreep.
Peace’d Out: I Am the Avalanche, Rx Bandits Members Unite in the Name of Hardcore (LIVE VIDEO PREMIERE)
Featuring Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche, the Movielife), Steve Choi (Rx Bandits), Casey Deitz (The Velvet Teen) and Roger Camero (No Motiv), Peace'd Out deliver spastic hardcore of the highest order. Yes, it's the kind of stuff that brings to mind those fantastic records released by labels like Hydra Head and Trustkill in their earlier days...
Metallica 3-D Movie to Get the Imax Treatment This Fall
IMAX Corporation and Picturehouse has just announced that Metallica Through the Never, director Nimród Antal's must-see 3D movie featuring the thrash titans, will be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX® 3D format and released wide in North America exclusively into IMAX® theaters for a one-week engagement starting Friday, Sept. 27. The film ...
Pasadena Napalm Division: D.R.I. Singer Bleeds Classic Thrash on ‘100 Beers With a Zombie’ (SONG PREMIERE)
Kurt Brecht's voice is thrash. As the vocalist for the highly influential D.R.I., the Texas native helped define the crossover (hardcore punk meets metal) scene of the '80s, leading the way for later groups like Crumbsuckers, Leeway and Municipal Waste...
Papa Roach, ‘Leader of the Broken Hearts’ Video
Papa Roach have just debuted their video for "Leader of the Broken Hearts." The song comes off of The Connection, the California hard rockers' seventh studio album.
"This is the best project to date! Our best record period," Papa Roach vocalist Jacoby Shaddix told Noisecreep about the album in late 2012...
Corey Taylor, ‘House of Gold & Bones’ Comic Book Issue #2 (EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK REVEAL)
Earlier this week, it was announced that Stone Sour hit the #10 slot on the hallowed Billboard Album Charts with the release of House of Gold & Bones - Part 2, their fifth studio album. An impressive feat considering hard rock isn't get any kind of real respect on American radio these days, let alone a concept album like the 2-part House of Gold & Bones saga.
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Comic Craig Gass on Gene Simmons, Howard Stern + the Night Zakk Wylde Kept Punching Him (INTERVIEW)
"I once heard a KISS interview where they were in Japan and the interviewer asked them a stupid question. He asked, 'What makes KISS so amazing?' Paul Stanley actually answered, 'You know, a lot of bands are envious of KISS. Actually, I'm envious of KISS...