ArchEnemy

Certain genres demand almost cult-like devotion from musicians, and Arch Enemy belongs to one of those genres. Announcing the departure of guitarist Christopher Amott, the Swedish band could have boiled today's official statement down to one telling sentence: "Christopher simply isn't into playing extreme metal anymore...

Angela Gossow, lead throat for Arch Enemy, chatted with peta2 about her lifelong vegetarianism and desire to educate people about the ills of factory farming. Gossow spoke to the animal rights organization about why she chose to take her dietary choices a step further and to ditch eggs and dairy to become a vegan...

The month of May will roar in before you know it with plenty of goodies for fans of the dark & brutal as well as the melodic and fun. Releases from '80s hard rock hit-makers dominate the first week of the month with Poison offering up 'Double Dose of Poison: Ultimate Hits.' T...

The Night Flight Orchestra, the classic rock-style band featuring members of Sweden's Soilwork and Arch Enemy, have posted two new songs, '1998' and 'California Morning,' on their official Facebook and Myspace pages. The band features vocalist Bjorn 'Speed' Strid (Soilwork) and guitarist David Andersson (Mean Streak, Soilwork session player)...

The last Exodus album, 2007's 'The Atrocity Exhibition -- Exhibit A,' was a scathing condemnation of organized religion and the millions of lives that have been extinguished in the name of God. For the follow-up, 'Exhibit B: The Human Condition,' lyricist and main songwriter Gary Holt telescoped his venom on the inherent brutality of man, religion notwithstanding...

Half adecade has passed since Seattle progressive metal masters Nevermore released 'This Godless Endeavor.' The years have been agonizing for the band's ardent fans, but now the wait is almost over. On June 8, Nevermore will release their seventh full-length studio album, 'The Obsidian Conspiracy...

With a self-titled debut hitting 41 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart and two national tours already behind them, Mutiny Within are not slowing down at all. But would you expect the band that booked a label showcase after having a singer for only two days to take a break...

There's nothing like a three-week tour of South America with German thrash kings Kreator to psych a band up to create and destroy. Just ask Gary Holt, guitarist and songwriter for San Francisco thrash veterans Exodus. "Playing down there Kreator was amazing...

Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott is gearing up to release a proper solo album. While he has finally released two albums from his Armageddon project in the U.S. and Europe earlier this year, his 'official' solo album, 'Follow Your Heart' will be released under his moniker soon...

Fozzy singer Chris Jericho, who is also a WWE wrestler, is animated and candid. So it was only fair that Noisecreep shoot some rapid-fire questions at the good-natured man of many hats. Fozzy's last album was named 'All That Remains,' just like one of our favorite Massachusetts metal bands...