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Danko Jones, ‘Below the Belt’ — New Album
For their forthcoming release 'Below the Belt,' the Canadian rock trio Danko Jones went back to basics, cultivating the sound for which they are known. "I think 'Never Too Loud' was kind of our take on classic rock," Jones, the lead singer/guitarist of the eponymous band, told Noisecreep...
Helmet, ‘Seeing Eye Dog’ — New Album
Helmet singer/songwriter/guitarist Page Hamilton isn't looking for that elusive 'radio hit' with his band's forthcoming collection 'Seeing Eye Dog.' Instead, he's seeking happiness within his music career. "I've kind of come to terms over the 21 years," Hamilton told Noisecreep...
Danko Jones Tour Dates With Clutch
Just like most people, Danko Jones has good days and bad days on the job. The nights his eponymous band are going to spend opening for Clutch are definitely a bonus.
"I'm a huge Clutch fan," Jones told Noisecreep via telephone from his Toronto home...
Lajon Witherspoon Interview: ‘I Knew Clint was Going to Come Back to (Sevendust)’
For Sevendust lead singer Lajon Witherspoon, having original guitarist Clint Lowery back in the band means bringing the act full circle. Lowery returned just in time to record Sevendust's forthcoming collection 'Cold Day Memory,' his first since the group's 2003 effort 'Seasons...
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Leader Calls Beethoven First Heavy Metal Star
Trans-Siberian Orchestra creator Paul O'Neill calls Beethoven the "world's first heavy metal musician." After all, the main theme in Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 5' could easily have been written by Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath, he said.
"So many of his musical motifs were guitar riffs," O'Neill told Noisecreep...
Sevendust, ‘Unraveling’ — New Song
Sevendust lead singer Lajon Witherspoon has high hopes for his band's latest single, 'Unraveling,' the debut track from their forthcoming album 'Cold Day Memory.' "You have a lot of people out there who will say, 'Oh man. That's radio friendly,'" Witherspoon told Noisecreep via telephone from Indianapolis...
Richie Sambora: Performing Is ‘Kind of Like Having Sex With 70,000 People’
For established acts, playing older tracks can get, well, old. But for Bon Jovi, performing live is almost a sexual experience, according to guitarist Richie Sambora, so that keeps it fresh.
"Honestly let's put it this way -- I'm not going to sit around in my house and play 'Livin' on a Prayer...
Taddy Porter Learned About Debauchery From Saving Abel
Taddy Porter lead singer Andy Brewer admitted he owes his band's success to "meeting the right people at the right time." As lore has it, the act's current management team went to see a show by a different band when it was struck by the openers, Taddy Porter...
Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist Moved by Lead Singer
Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook has worked with some of rock's greats, ranging from Alice Cooper to Vince Neil. But nobody has touched him the way that Five Finger Death Punch's vocalist Ivan 'Ghost' Moody, formerly of Motograter, has...
Saving Abel Rock for the Troops in the Persian Gulf
Rockers Saving Abel are in the Persian Gulf to perform for servicemen and women as part of a USO/Armed Forced Entertainment tour. During their eight-day run, Saving Abel will visit three countries and perform a series of concerts, one of which will be streamed back to the States via Ustream...