Jason S Lipshutz

Despite its inescapable chorus and slick guitar riff, 'Monster,' the second single off Memphis veterans Skillet's eighth album, 'Awake,' was never expected to be a hit song by singer/bassist John Cooper. "We've been a band for a long time and had other singles that I thought were going to be big," Cooper tells Noisecreep...

Christian hard rockers Skillet came back in a big way last year with the release of eighth album 'Awake,' which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned hit single 'Monster.' The Memphis band plans on keeping that momentum going in 2010 with a year of touring, including a stop at the Rock on the Range Festival in Columbus, Ohio...

30 Seconds to Mars' Jared Leto is pretty excited to be back at number one. Nearly three years after headbanging single 'From Yesterday' topped the Alternative Songs chart, 'Kings and Queens' hit number one on the same chart for the week of Jan...

It's been four years since 30 Seconds to Mars put out an album before the December release of 'This Is War,' and frontman Jared Leto knows how long that gap may be to fans. "It's been a long time coming," he told Noisecreep, "and we didn't expect the world to be waiting for us...

30 Seconds to Mars are on a well-deserved victory lap following the release of their third album, 'This Is War,' on Dec. 8 via Virgin/EMI. The alt-rockers' follow-up to 2005's 'A Beautiful Lie' scored a debut at 19 on the Billboard 200, and the band is ready to spend 2010 touring behind the more progressive album...

While on tour with Nickelback in Australia last month, the Sick Puppies enjoyed some scary fun in a dressing room with Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. According to Puppies bassist Emma Anzai, Kroeger tried using a knife to open a bottle of beer on the night of a performance...

Looking back on 2009, Adelitas Way singer Rick DeJesus has so many unforgettable moments that he can't define the year with just one. "The first night we were on tour with Breaking Benjamin, playing in front of 5,000 people -- that was incredible," says DeJesus...

With the latest Sick Puppies record debuting at 31 on the Billboard 200 and the album's hard-charging first single, 'You're Going Down,' becoming their biggest yet, the Australian alt-metal act ended a stellar 2009 by going back to where it all began...

A year removed from the release of sophomore album 'Light It Up,' Massachusetts hard rockers Rev Theory still believe in the disc's hit potential. With singles 'Light It Up' and 'Hell Yeah' leading the way, the record's blend of pummeling guitar movements and slick melodies has helped them slowly reach a larger audience, most recently as part of Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest 2 tour. "I think it's .

Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest 2, the hard rock marathon featuring the classic metal band in the headlining spot, made its way to Holmdel, N.J.'s PNC Bank Arts Center on Aug. 18. Now in its second year, the festival came with the promise of seeing Mötley Crüe celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'Dr. Feelgood' by performing...