dirge within

This past April, Chicago metallers Dirge Within dropped There Will Be Blood, their appropriately titled sophomore album. Featuring searing guitar solos and sky-scraping choruses, the record packs a killer balance of grit and melody. Today, Noisecreep is excited to bring you the exclusive video premiere of "Memories," a track off the new album...

Dirge Within guitarist Shaun Glass is a heavy metal lifer. In the '80s he was a member of Sindrome, a thrash favorite within tape-trading circles with their godly Into the Halls of Extermination demo. In the '90s he spent time in gore-hungry death metallers Broken Hope...

All you have to do is click that trusty "like" button in order to grab a free download of Dirge Within's muck-raking cover of Entombed's 'Wolverine Blues.' Guitarist Shaun Glass, who did time in Soil for many years before returning to his more metallic roots with Dirge Within, told Noisecreep that the band recorded a "balls to the wall" rendition of this song by the mighty Swe

Kittie will sharpen their claws and head out on the road this summer for a headlining tour with labelmates Dirge Within. Diamond Plate will also provide support. In addition to headliner dates, the all-girl Canadian band will also make an appearance at the 2011 Gathering of the Juggalos, the yearly convergence of the Faygo-loving maniacs known as Insane Clown Posse fans...

Eating healthy while touring is an Olympic swimming pool-sized challenge for musicians. Noshing on a healthy, nutritious meal is next to impossible. "I am trying to not eat s---ty," Dirge Within guitarist Shaun Glass told Noisecreep while on the road in Florida...

Chicago's Dirge Within will tour with Gwar this summer. Dirge continue supporting their E1 debut, 'Force Fed Lies,' which came out last September and features an appearance by Trivium guitarist Corey Beaulieu. Guitarist Shaun Glass is thrilled about hitting the road with the scumdogs of the universe...

Delilah's, tucked in the Lakeview neighborhood in northern Chicago, is a 16-year-old watering hole, established by owner Mike Miller to deliver the "anti-boring." On the first Tuesday of each month, Delilah's offers The Metal Shop, the city's longest-running DJ event, hosted and produced by music industry vet Ron Platzer, pictured above right, flanked by Guest DJ and Terror vocalist Sco

Winds of Plague give new meaning to the term Herculean touring schedule. The band is back on the road, putting miles on the odometer alongside Fear Factory, Dirge Within and Periphery. The band will also enjoy a slot on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival all summer long, as well...

Dirge Within are headed out on tour with Fear Factory and Winds of Plague as part of the Fear Campaign 2010 tour after a brief respite from the road during the holidays. "When we got asked to do the tour I was flattered that Dirge Within would be going out with one of the originators of extreme modern metal," guitarist Shaun Glass told Noisecreep...

After making their live debut back in early December in Brazil, it seems Fear Factory -- featuring original members Dino Cazares on guitars and vocalist Burton C. Bell with bassist Byron Stroud and drummer Gene Hoglan -- will be taking their show on the road around the U...