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Rocklahoma, once known as a festival celebrating classic bands, just received a facelift. Godsmack, ZZ Top and Buckcherry are among bands slated to perform the May 28-30 Rocklahoma 2010 festival held annually in Pryor, Oklahoma. The change isn't a big surprise as promoters announced a partnership with AEG Live back in December...

The history of rock supergroups will soon have a new chapter -- or at least a significant footnote. Rockstar Supernova singer Lukas Rossi, P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel, ex-Chevelle bassist Joe Loeffler and ex-Papa Roach drummer Dave Buckner have united in a new band called Daylight Division...

Attention, Massachusetts metalcore fans: There's a new Shadows Fall album coming out next week -- which explains what their vocalist Brian Fair was doing in the AOL studios for this week's ''Creep Show.' In addition to plugging the record, 'Retribution' -- the first to be issued on Shadows Fall's own Forever Black Industries label (with distribution through Ferret) -- Fair contributed greatly to t

If you're a regular reader of this site, then you probably already know we've been podcasting over here at Noisecreep. Last week, Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair, fresh from performing on Jimmy Fallon's show, swung by the studios to hang with us during the taping and to talk about the band's new album, 'Retribution,' which hit stores on Tuesday...

The holiday weekend has passed, and while Noisecreep got some rest, there was no rest for the wicked on retail shelves when it came to metal. With amazing releases in tow, last week metal made its mark on the charts. Reported from the crew over at Metal Insider, the top releases of the week were notable debuts ifrom Solid State's Oh, Sleeper, with 4,000 units sold in the first week...

Attention class, metal is back in session for the month of September -- as if it ever really went away. With a myriad of new metal and rock releases coming in, veterans of the genre Ace Frehley and Megadeth are making their appearance right back in the spotlight...

When you first start listening to Chevelle's new album, 'Sci-Fi Crimes,' you can't help but notice that the disc, which hits stores Sept. 1, sounds like a slightly toned-down Tool. When asked if he hears that a lot, drummer Sam Loeffler sighed...

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The next few months are going to be hectic for Chevelle. Between now and Aug. 31, the Chicago rockers will be on the road with Staind. Then on Sept. 1, the band will issue 'Sci-Fi Crimes,' the follow-up to 2007's 'Vena Sera.' After that, the band plans to hit the road with Halestorm for a headlining U...

Three gorgeous days in a row! Finally, summer has found its way to New York City, and it's about time. So far, it's been a busy week for us here at Noisecreep. We just got back from the California launch of the RockStar Mayhem festival, where we interviewed a bunch of bands, and we're all excited for Friday's visit from Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy...