Matt Debenedictis

Known as the champions of drone and the forebearers to such acts as Sunn O))), the riffs of Dylan Carlson and Earth have gone well beyond just being called influential. Carlson's mark on metal's slowest -- and most perplexing -- of subgenres can never be fully understood...

"I hope it doesn't bum anyone out that I am doing this, but I actually like football," Red Fang bassist Aaron Beam told Noisecreep. On the stoner rock surface, it's easy to imagine Beam not letting loose by watching football. But don't judge a bassist by his press shot...

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Andrew Mikhail departure from the deathcore monsters Oceano, who according to some left a void that is still felt in the band today. But Mikhail has moved on, though still clutching to cryptic reasons for leaving the Chicago band ("The universe spoke to me and told me to quit," he said), his brief time in the hardcore outfit Thick as Blood is admit

If you want to talk about passionate hardcore -- especially in terms of the Boston scene -- the Carrier immediately will take a place at the top of the list. Never seeming to stay musically static, each album seems to be a large step in a new direction...

"I don't view us as dark as many people think we are," Earth guitarist Dylan Carlson told Noisecreep. Though no one has ever called the drone forefather a writer of happy songs, a level of hope has clearly made its mark within the instrumental band's more recent work...

Any band that stays tuned to the road gains a new level of musical tightness and an unspoken language that transfers into new material. So it's no surprise the third album from Nashville's hard rock heroes Red, 'Until We Have Faces,' proves the hard work has paid off...

As winter begins to fade and spring gets closer, summer's big touring festivals begin revealing their lineups and dates. As expected, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2011 is pulling no punches this summer with Disturbed, Godsmack and Megadeth leading the top-notch lineup...

Who doesn't want to kill zombies on a daily basis? And who hasn't wanted to do it with a guitar? Well, the 'Rock of the Dead' video game from Conspiracy Entertainment brings those devilish desires to your living room -- and features character voices from Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Rob Zombie...

Linkin Park's 'A Thousand Suns' tour has truly been one of this year's can't-miss shows. As expected, the rap rock survivors have been filling arenas with an extravagant spectacle, matching the dynamic and electronic turns on the band's newest release...

In April 2010, while in the midst of touring on a successful debut album, Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile found himself having to step down from the band. It was truly a hard decision. With an open heart surgery needed to save his life, though, it had to be done. "...