CelticFrost

It's no secret that it's f---ing cold in Minneapolis. That deep freeze feeds the ire of a band like Wolvhammer, who've been together just under a year. But their neophyte status in the U.S. black metal scene doesn't prevent them from making grim, life-ending, blood-chilling music inspired by Bathory, Celtic Frost and Motörhead. Tha...

Ian Christe is a heavy metal renaissance man. Not only has he written for everyone from Spin to Metal Maniacs, he's also released music as Dark Noerd and in 2007 he launched his own book publishing house called Bazillion Points. Since then he released Daniel Ekeroth's 'Swedish Death Metal,' the unofficial bible for the beloved scene...

One of the coolest parts about being part of the Noisecreep family is getting to talk shop with some of our favorite people in the hard rock scene. Ian Christe is one of the most respected figures in the world of heavy metal. Perhaps best known for his exhaustive 'Sound of the Beast' metal history book, Christe has also started his own publishing company called Bazillion Points Publishing where he

The last decade was kind to heavy metal. Not only did veteran acts release some of their most exciting work, a flurry of new bands also came out of nowhere to demand their place among the greats. Noisecreep recently compiled lists of the best songs and albums of the past decade and it's been nothing short of controversial...

"We have no political message or anything," Satyricon frontman Satyr said shortly after a scorching set by Taiwanese black metal freedom fighters Chthonic. "We just have the message of black metal." And that was all it took. Satyricon may not wear corpse paint or spiked shin guards anymore, and they've mostly forsaken blast beats for thundering double-bass rolls and trad rock

Tom Gabriel Fischer -- also known in the metal scene as Tom G. Warrior, frontman for Celtic Frost -- put together a book of photos documenting his pre-Frost band, Hellhammer, called 'Only Death is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost: 1981-1985...

Symphonic black metallers Abigail Williams are currently writing new material. Band leader Ken Sorceron -- who is currently dwelling in blue collar Pittsburgh while writing blackened metal, after a brief stint in New York City -- told Noisecreep, "So far, the new music is less symphonic sounding, but there is a song that is way over the top symphonic black metal, even more so than in the pas

The three former Kill Your Idols members that make up Black Anvil are energetic fire-starters. Kick off a topic, and they'll spark into conversation. In the lapse of half minute, the band simultaneously revealed the basic elements behind their vision: aging and anger...

A blog posted over at Invisible Oranges this week has us asking this question: Is it possible to love a band but hate their fans? Cosmo Lee wonders in the column if there's some sense of self-loathing involved in hating fans of a band you dig...

FADE TO BLACK: Iconoclastic French progressive black metallers Blut aus Nord have parted ways with longtime label Candlelight Records. The band's latest release, 'Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue With the Stars,' was met with fervent critical acclaim (and is already one of my hands down favorite records of 2009...