Disembodied

What's old is new again as Midwestern mammoths Disembodied, one of the prototypical metalcore bands of the '90s, are embarking on a quick run of the East Coast that wraps this weekend in Syracuse -- which was, coincidentally, also a mecca of early metalcore in their heyday...

Life as a touring musician makes one yearn for the comforts of home. Only Indecision and Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan is taking it a step further. The guitarist, who has been a banker, bouncer and radio announcer, is considering a run for the New York State Senate in 2012...

If you've discovered metal over the past decade of so, it's possible that Minnesota thundergods Disembodied might have fallen through the cracks. The hardcore metal band, which formed in 1995 created a pair of brain-rattling records, 1999's 'The Diablerie' and 2000's 'Heretic' before fragmenting into the melodic death metal/metalcore band Martyr AD...

A lot has changed in hardcore in 11 years. When Disembodied where at their prime, they stood as one of the few bands not focusing the entire all their efforts around politics and social issues. There was no soapbox on stage when the band played, and if there had been it would've had a pentagram on it...

It would be recommended not to hold your breath for a new album from the reformed Disembodied. It's going to happen. Don't worry about that. But the influential hardcore band is not rushing into the studio, as bassist Tara Johnson told Noisecreep...

"It was 100 percent the reason, basically," bassist Tara Johnson told Noisecreep, citing author Brian Peterson as the unintentional reason the seminal Slayer-loving hardcore band Disembodied came back from an 11 year death. Peterson's book 'Burning Fight' compiled interviews with '90s hardcore bands for an oral history of the politics and passion in the age of distros and zines... Read

Phil Anselmo is a lot of things. Singer. Lyricist. Legend. Sufferer of back pain. Quotable as hell. Lo-Fi. He's also one of the most honest metal icons there is. When Noisecreep had the chance to interview with Anselmo for 30 minutes, he answered every question -- in his trademark Southern drawl -- without hesitation...

The 2010 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival enters its 12th year this spring, returning to Worcester, Mass. Taking place at The Palladium, the event will be held April 23 and April 24 -- a special kickoff party, sponsored by Atticus, will also take place on April 22...

In the late '90s every hardcore band started their set the same way. The band prepped up gear and stretched for the exercise ahead of them while the singer jumped around like a motivational speaker with its head cut off, squawking about the scene and their major crush for each band that played before them...