Matt Debenedictis
Jani Lane Challenged by Fronting Great White
It's always great to see Jani Lane onstage doing what he does best. Especially after more drug-related issues followed the ex-Warrant frontman earlier this year, as a DUI charge and subsequent sentencing put him back in the headlines. For the past few months though, Lane has been filling in for longtime Great White vocalist Jack Russell, who is currently recuperating from surgery...
Fear Factory Postpone Fear Campaign Tour
Originally slated to run from today until Jan. 8, Fear Factory's Fear Campaign Tour has been canceled -- at least for the time being. The industrialized cyber metal act has mad big waves this past year, but that's what happens when one of metal's best duos -- guitarist Dino Cazares and vocalist Burton C...
Heavy Metal 2011: Looking Forward
Sure, 2010 was the year of metal dreams come true -- especially the Big Four (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) burying all their weapons to tour overseas this year -- but what we're looking forward to is that tour finally hitting the States in 2011...
Rob Zombie Launches Coffee Line
The illustrious man of horror -- both in film and rock -- is known for many things, but now Rob Zombie wants to add coffee to his repertoire. As such, he's selling his own Hellbilly line of beans.
"What can I say? I f---ing love coffee," Zombie told Noisecreep...
Frodus Might Play a Scion Concert If Their Frontman Could Design a Car
When Frodus returned to the scene after a 10-year absence, guitarist/frontman Shelby Cinca and drummer Jason Hamacher decided to continue where their satirical commentary on corporate culture left off.
The 1998 album 'Conglomerate International,' which was recently re-released, pointed to a sc-fi future where all the cards were held by multi-national corporations...
Fistula Package Controversial Dirt With ‘Goat’ EP
Akron, Ohio's Fistula have been a headlining topic for local media as of late. The sludgy act has been under fire not only for the ideas surrounding their new 'Goat' EP, but also for the fact that the first 100 fans that bought the album received an evidence bag filled with dirt from the yard of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell...
‘New York City Sucks’ Compilation Focuses on the Small and Unsigned
The metal scene in New York is vast and always evolving. If a band is from the Big Apple or close by, they have to constantly be breaking new ground. If bands don't, they get washed back into the faceless sea of metal wannabes. One of our favorite blogs, MetalSucks, is hoping to shed light on the lesser-known bands we might all be sleeping on with the free compilation series 'New York City Sucks..
Close Your Eyes Keep It Positive
Though Close Your Eyes may seem like a new band, the Texas rockers -- who've been gaining huge reviews and a growing fan base since the release of 'We Will Overcome' -- have actually been doing the hardcore scene hustle for five year now...
Stone Sour Embrace the Slow Burn in ‘Hesitate’ — Video Premiere
For as much as Stone Sour hit the volume button and let loose with feelings of anger, the band also goes for the heart strings at times. 'Hesitate' is one such song. Frontman Corey Taylor called it "one of the hardest to put together." From an ember of hope to the growing fire that ends a relationship, this stop-motion video captured the struggling tale of 'Hesitate,' and we at Noisecree
Motionless in White Disrupted Justin Timberlake With ‘Abigail’ — Video Premiere
One look at Scranton, Pa.s Motionless in White and it's safe to say that the brooding metalcore outfit aren't out to make a fluffy cheerful video. 'Abigail' needed a haunting visual to match the song's screams of fire and heresy. Frontman Chris "Motionless" Ceruli told Noisecreep the band was able to capture a modern take on the days of witch trials for 'Abigail' with the help of directo