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The best thing about bands from Canada? When they tell us 'a-boot' their new album. I don't know why, but it's hilarious whenever Canadians talk 'a-boot' stuff. It's like a fart ... just universally funny. Last week, for the taping of our ''Creep Show' podcast, we had the lads from Anvil in and every time they said 'a-boot,' I nearly lost it...

Not many people would think to set the music and look of black metal warriors Dimmu Borgir to the graphic novel medium, but Brian Ferrara, an impassioned metal fan and author of 'Dimmu Borgir: Dark Fortress,' was up for the challenge. "We decided to do the book because I always wanted to crossover my passion for metal into the medium I work in," Ferrara told Noisecreep...

According to various reports, more than 100 bands are on the hunt for Will Pruett, a Dayton, Ohio, man who organized last weekend's Thunder of Gods Festival in Dripping Springs, Texas. That's because none of the bands were paid to perform before Pruitt bounced after the event's second night...

Man, did this past weekend fly by. But don't they always seem to fly by? We're reaching the end of April, which means we're getting closer and closer to summer festival season. We're also right around the corner from a flurry of new releases, and today, we'll be bringing you the latest on what's coming soon to a record store near you...

FOR THE SICK: The lineup for 2009's Filth City Fest has been announced. Set to take place on August 14 at the Nowarehouse and August 15 and 16 at The Talking Head in Baltimore, MD. The fest will feature some of the best and nastiest black, thrash, grind, and otherwise extreme metal bands slugging it out on the East Coast...