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He may look ominous and scary, but Satyricon's namesake, Satyr, is really quite polite and pleasant. We spoke to him after midnight in his native Norway, but he insisted he's not a nocturnal night owl, up till all hours. "I have been out all day and came back home like an hour ago, so I am doing this interview and going to bed," he told Noisecreep...

A year ago, hardly anyone outside a small enclave of Canadians and '80s loyalists knew who Anvil were. Now, thanks to the excellent and heartfelt Sacha Gervasi rockumentary, 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil,' the band members are recognized in restaurants, on the street, even in cabs -- which is perfectly fine with them...

"We took about two years to prepare this new album," Chthonic bassist Doris Yeh told Noisecreep. But there's a reason that the Taiwanese black metal band took its time. The band trekked to Los Angeles to record their latest, 'Mirror of Retribution,' which is due out Sept...

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...

It's a muggy, overcast Friday morning here in New York, and we're capping off the last week in July with a bang. Today's White Noise is packed with metal news and notes, and we'll start this column with an update to a story that has been piquing our interest for weeks now: The question of whether Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist, is still Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist... Read M