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Charred Walls of the Damned, 'Charred Walls of the Damned': The lineup is a who's who of heavy metal: Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals; producer extraordinaire Jason Suecof on guitars (and he shreds); Steve DiGiorgio of Testament/Death on bass; and Howard Stern show sidekick Richard Christy, who got his start in Death and Iced Earth, on drums...

The word supergroup gets thrown around a lot, but most of us can count on one hand the number of groups who truly deserve the distinction of being 'super.' So when it was announced that Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth) had joined forces with Tim 'Ripper' Owens (Judas Priest, Iced Earth), Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Testament) and producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, All That Remains) to form a new proje

When it comes to music, Sigh frontman Mirai Kawashima doesn't believe in boundaries. Since he formed the band in 1990, Kawashima has explored elements of jazz, psychedelia, orchestral music and the avant-garde within a foundation of thrash and black metal...

"I see why people would put us in that category, and there is a death metal and a hardcore influence there," Through the Eyes of the Dead guitarist Justin Longshore told Noisecreep about the band's categorization as 'deathcore...

Metal fans around Virginia Beach, Va. are in mourning and taking their sorrows to social networking sites. Keith Chapin, singer for the band Download, was fatally shot early Saturday. He was 35. Chapin's brother, John Mittlestadt, was also shot...

"When I grew up, I was a total black metalhead." Impious drummer Michael Norén tells Noisecreep, explaining the inclusion of Gorgoroth, Dissection and, perhaps, the Black Dahlia Murder on his 'Your iPod Is Showing' list. "The people living in the small community where I was born and raised -- 72 inhabitants to this day -- miles away from civilization, were scared to death of me. Es

While the name Barren Earth might suggest desolation and destruction, this Finnish band is growing like a finely watered metallic plant. And their name doesn't have any super deep meaning about the future of man and the planet he calls home...

Norwegian back metal has gained much attention as a serious sonic form and artistic endeavor in the U.S., but there are still many releases that do not find their way onto U.S. shores. To help remedy that, The End Records in conjunction with Indie Recordings have signed a distribution deal that will be bringing some notable black metal releases, including Vreid (members of Windir), 'Engangsgrill'

Maybe it's the result of being behind the drumkit for 16 years and not having much access to the microphone, but Satyricon's sticksmith, Frost, loves to talk. On this week's episode of ''Creep Show,' the black metal veteran is outspoken and verbose on a wide range of subjects, including the benefits of socialized medicine, the universal impact of AC/DC and why artists sometimes re-record old album

We hate to brag. OK, maybe we don't hate it, but we definitely feel bad when we brag, especially when it's about a new album we wish we could share with you. That said, we've been blasting the new Devin Townsend Project disc 'Addicted,' and holy hell, is it awesome...