Dissection

These musicians have committed some of the worst crimes.

Beats anything the rest of us did as teenagers.

The world of metal and hard rock is full of outlandish folklore, tall tales, and other sales-boosting exaggerations. However, a few truly twisted musicians cut through the swaths of harmless debauchers and womanizing "bad boys" to show us that sometimes, it's not all just in good fun...

Swedish death metal veterans Nominon will hit North American shores this summer with Infinitum Obscure and Quinta Essentia. The group's second-ever U.S. tour launches June 24 in Atlanta, and dates are scheduled through July 3 in Cleveland. The shows will mark the U...

U.K.-based, orthodox metallers the Order of Apollyon, featuring members of Cradle of Filth, Aosoth, Trigger the Bloodshed and Akercocke amongst the ranks, will be releasing their debut, 'The Flesh,' later this year. It's a blackened, underground supergroup of sorts, with each member having a pedigree in another band...

Philadelphia's Rumpelstiltskin Grinder are headed out on the road this week to lay waste to a handful of local venues in Philly and New Jersey. But that's not all the quizzically named, maniacally thrashy band is working on. "We've been materializing concepts that will lead to our next album," guitarist and vocalist Matt Moore told Noisecreep...

It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll, and while some musicians are content to focus all their energy on one project, many others find themselves saddled with a crackling excess of creative energy that leaves its bearer no choice but to invest their (usually limited) free time into other ventures...

"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

The greatest force that delayed the release of Gorgoroth's seventh studio album, 'Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt' was Gorgoroth itself. On Oct. 21, 2007, guitarist Roger Tiegs (a.k.a. Infernus) announced he could no longer continue working with vocalist Gaahl (who joined the band in 1998) and bassist King Ov Hell (who had been with the group since 1999)...

The three former Kill Your Idols members that make up Black Anvil are energetic fire-starters. Kick off a topic, and they'll spark into conversation. In the lapse of half minute, the band simultaneously revealed the basic elements behind their vision: aging and anger...