DepecheMode

One can hear nods to Depeche Mode, Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry, even the Doors and Elvis Presley in bits and pieces of Dommin's brooding intense rock music and frontman Kristofer Dommin's vocals. Just one mention to the singer of the single 'Tonight' from his L...

Chicago hard rockers Janus may have only just released their debut album 'Red Right Return' last fall, but the quartet has already introduced a new song to their live show. It's not an original, however, but a cover of Depeche Mode's 'Walking in My Shoes...

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...

"We've always been playing with contradictions and the yin yang of pop and rock 'n roll," HIM frontman Ville Valo told Noisecreep. With the new album, 'Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice,' Valo says the combo is delightfully peculiar and beguiling...

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...

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...

Walking through Chicago's American Apparel about three years ago, Trivium lead singer Matt Heafy heard something that piqued his curiosity. It was Depeche Mode's song 'Sweetest Perfection' from their 1990 album 'Violator.' "I had never heard the song before," Heafy told Noisecreep...

Chilling poolside in Los Angeles, Wolfmother lead singer Andrew Stockdale is soft-spoken, a real contrast to his face-melting tunes. But his voice rises when asked about the excitement building around the Oct. 13 release of his band's sophomore effort, "Cosmic Egg...

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...