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The Cult, one of the most enduring rock 'n' roll bands of their generation, are embracing the future. Instead of writing and recording a new album and releasing it traditionally, the band is releasing music in bite-sized capsule form on Nov...

What does a former member of the Murderdolls and Dope do when seated near Ian Astbury of the Cult? Go fanboy, of course. For singer and guitarist Acey Slade, the chance meeting was all the more special. Slade's new backing band, the Dark Party, have just released 'The Dark Party...

Cute, blonde and tattooed Philly rock chick Leiana has released her perky, modernized version of Lita Ford's smash hit from the '80s, 'Kiss Me Deadly,' which you can download right here on Noisecreep. Producer and Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano and White Zombie/Cult drummer John Tempesta play on the song, giving it a hellacious edge, including a ripping solo for an outro...

HIM lead singer Ville Valo is admittedly miserable yet hopeful. 'Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice,' which will be released by Sire Records on Feb. 9, is nearly wrapped up and he's gearing up for the buzz kill. "We're still working on bits and bobs in the cover artwork," Valo told Noisecreep...

As if the legendary re-pairing of Slayer and Megadeth for the upcoming American Carnage tour wasn't enough, the new year will bring yet another killer concert lineup for thrash masters Slayer when they join Metallica, Anthrax and Mastodon at Sonisphere 2010 in Poland next summer...

AFI have always embraced change. They might have started out as a revved-up punk band in the vein of fellow West Coast acts like Bad Religion and Agent Orange but they've evolved their music into something with a much wider scope throughout the years...

A decidedly upbeat Ian Astbury, frontman of the Cult, poked fun at pop culture as well as Phoenix's Celebrity Theatre, the venue in which his band was performing, on Aug. 21. "The 'Thunder From Down Under,'" Astbury said about the all-male revue that is slated to perform at the Celebrity later this year...

To the Cult's Ian Astbury, the age of albums is over. "I think albums are finished, to be honest with you," Astbury said during an interview with Noisecreep. "Albums are redundant--unless you're a really prolific artist and really have a burning desire to make a record or make an album...

After graduating from Boston University at the age of 19, Rick Florino was living the life he dreamed in California. He created the successful music magazine Ruin for which he interviewed the likes of Tool, Deftones, Korn, White Zombie and Down...

A longtime interest in Native American culture has led the Cult singer Ian Astbury into a career as a filmmaker. "I have a documentary I'm working on called 'Conquest.' The subtitle is 'Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide,'" Astbury said during an interview with Noisecreep...