Mike Gitter
Phil Anselmo on His Upcoming Autobiography, Dealing With Chronic Pain and Horror Movies (EXCLUSIVE)
In Part 1 of Noisecreep's interview with Phillip H. Anselmo (AKA, "The Hardest Working Man in Metal), we talked about Down's latest six-song masterstroke: Down IV: Part 1 The Purple EP. He also gave us the low-down on his upcoming solo album and shared with us some of his current sonic predilections (ie shit he's into right now)...
Sam Dunn Reveals the Bands He Would Cover in the ‘Extreme Metal’ Episode If He Gets the Funding (EXCLUSIVE)
Derek Tokar
Yesterday's extreme inevitably becomes today's mainstream. Anybody remember the days when Metallica and Slayer were the sounds of the underground? How about when Slipknot pushed metal to its bleeding edge? So why the hell did VH1 Classic not want to foot the bill when Sam Dunn, host and creator of the up-til-then 11 episode Metal Evolution series came for funding for the show's penulti
Sumerian Records Founder Ash Avildsen on Success, ‘Sumeriancore’ and His Famous Father (EXCLUSIVE)
We're talking seventh floor corner office at Sumerian Records' new Wilshire Ave digs, people. I'm not saying that label CEO and boss Ash Avildsen has ascended to Les Grossman-esque heights, but the former vocalist in Prosthetic Records artists Reflux (whose guitarist Tosin Abasi now scores Guitar World covers as the braintrust of instrumetalists Animals As Leaders), DC area show promoter and bo
Phil Anselmo on New Orleans After Hurricane Isaac, Down and His Upcoming Solo Album (EXCLUSIVE)
"There's this lingering anxiety, an actual true sickness," says Phil Anselmo about life in post-Katrina New Orleans. Just two weeks back Hurricane Isaac came and went, leaving entire neighborhoods water-logged and without lights, air-conditioning or clean water
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Vision of Disorder: Members of Killswitch Engage, Glassjaw Recall Metalcore Pioneers’ Early Days
Glassjaw guitarist Justin Beck states it perfectly: "Amy Fisher, Debbie Gibson and V.O.D. - what more can I say?" If there was ever a trifecta of Long Island, New York's contribution to the Western culture, it may in fact involve the '80s pop princess, the Long Island Lolita and one of the most forward-thinking bands to leave a bloody scar on the face of heavy music...
10 (More) Metal Albums to Check Out This Fall
Two weeks back, Noisecreep profiled ten top tier metal records to take us all the way to the Mayan calendar melt-down on Dec 21. But why stop at just ten? The likes of Pig Destroyer, As I Lay Dying and The Acacia Strain all have upcoming records worth your attention...
All That Remains Singer Phil Labonte on His Political Views, Guns and Upcoming Album (EXCLUSIVE)
All That Remains vocalist Phil Labonte is hardly one to mince words, keep his opinions to himself or adhere to any form of political correctness. The Massachusetts native, and former U.S. Marine, has taken fire for his opinions on tropics ranging from Big Government to Gun Control
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10 Metal Albums to Check Out This Fall
Fall brings many things. The changing of the leaves. Labor Day barbecues. The Jewish High Holy Days. The Pagan celebration of Samhain. Razor blades in the apples. That's to say nothing of the ensuing global hysteria as we hurtle towards the Mayan calendar apocalypse on Dec...
Speedwolf: Denver Miscreants Worship Beer, Bikes and Motörhead
"Denver doesn't have a history of anything," states Speedwolf's towering frontman Reed Bruemmer," except for the Wild West and lots of crazy drunks that move in and out of here throughout the years. No real history of music or metal...
Former Roadrunner Records A&R Mike Gitter on Monte Conner’s Move to Nuclear Blast Records
When Roadrunner Records found itself victim to corporate downsizing and Sr. Vice President of A&R Monte Conner was let go from his post, speculation ran rampant as to his next move.
Having worked side by side with the man for 12 years (1997-2009), I could tell you it wasn't going to be a rash decision as to where the man who not only merely signed the likes of Slipknot, Sepultura, Fear Factory