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Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess Rocks NAMM (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
The annual NAMM convention held each year in Anaheim, Calif. always presents many unique opportunities to watch some of the greatest musicians in the world up close and personal.
One of the most talked about appearances at this year's show was the Jordan Rudess–Rod Morgenstein (Winger, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band) collaboration at the Korg booth as the duo reunited to perform the Emerson Lake &a
Avenged Sevenfold’s Synyster Gates Talks New Amplifier, Upcoming Album (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
The annual NAMM convention in Anaheim, Calif. features the introduction of hundreds of new products each year. But the 2013 show featured something really special. Schecter Amplification proudly unveiled their new "Hellwin" series of amplifiers. The amps are a collaboration between Schecter and Synyster Gates, lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold.
The Devil Wears Prada Singer Mike Hranica on Their Upcoming Album (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
Along with a live CD/DVD (Dead And Alive), a slot on the Mayhem Festival, and the departure of their keyboard player James Baney, The Devil Wears Prada had a crazy 2012.
As the group gear up for a big spring co-headlining tour with As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada lead singer Mike Hranica took some time from the band's hideout up in the Pacific Northwest to chat with Noisecreep
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The Word Alive’s Tyler Smith Reflects on Suicide Silence’s Mitch Lucker, the Concert That Changed His Life
2012 was a busy year for The Word Alive. Their album Life Cycles was a big hit, they tore across North America with Suicide Silence on the All Stars Tour, and spent the fall on a U.S. co-headlining trek alongside Born of Osiris and Norma Jean, followed by a European run with Parkway Drive in November...
This Man Has a Killer Music Collection
Bill Sagan has a killer music collection.
	Here at Noisecreep, we've become huge fans of ConcertVault.com, a site featuring thousands of high quality concert recordings, it's easy to get lost for hours checking out rare shows and one-of-a-kind performances that Sagan founded in the early '00s
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Alex Skolnick at NAMM: Testament Guitar Hero on His Upcoming Book (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
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The 2013 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show just got underway and Noisecreep will be there each day providing exclusive coverage. Perhaps the largest music trade show in the world, NAMM is not open to the public – only to employees of the exhibiting manufacturers and/or NAMM member retailers and distributors, along with selected members of the press.
Hoobastank, ‘Can You Save Me?’ (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE)
Noisecreep is proud to bring you the debut of the new Hoobastank video, "Can You Save Me." The song comes off of Fight or Flight, the California group's fifth studio album.
	Recently, Noisecreep spoke with Hoobastank guitarist Dan Estrin, who also directed the clip, to get some background on it
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Focus: Veteran Dutch Prog-Rockers Reflect on Their First Wave of Fame, Look Forward With New Album
It was way back in 1973 when much of the world first became aware of the dynamic progressive rock outfit called Focus. The wildly innovative instrumental "Hocus Pocus," along with other tunes like "House of the King and "Sylvia," made them a force to be reckoned with all over the world...
Woe, Is Me Drummer Austin Thorton Discusses 2013 Plans, Underoath (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
Georgia post-hardcore powerhouse Woe, Is Me had a tumultuous 2012. They saw heavy turnover in band personnel but regrouped and refined, and today seem to be stronger than ever. Woe, Is Me's second studio album, Genesi, was released by Rise Records last year and the group is currently out on tour with Of Mice & Men.
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Of Mice & Men Rock Hollywood (PHOTO GALLERY EXCLUSIVE)
Southern California's metalcore favorites Of Mice & Men recently hit the road with Woe, Is Me, Texas in July, Volumes and Capture the Crown.
Led by Austin Carlile, OF&M has been riding a new wave of intense popularity the last few months as evidenced by how fast most of the shows on this tour are selling out. In man...