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Throwdown's Dave Peters called at 6:30 PM on the button to talk to me about his band's upcoming tour with Five Finger Death Punch and Shadows Fall, which begins Jan. 21. He wasn't even a minute late, despite dealing with the crisis of a broken down bus with a wheel that caught on fire...

Isn't it awesome when bands rip on former members, something like five years after it actually matters? While cruising for news this morning, we came across an item about Korn. Essentially, frontman Jonathan Davis said in a recent interview that original members Brian 'Head' Welch and David Silveria didn't really contribute much to the band's initial recordings...

Great success! Yesterday, hopped up on caffeine and fresh from listening to the new Black Dahlia Murder, we sat down in the AOL studios for our second official Creep Show podcast, and it was awesome. We had two of the guys from Evile in the studio to talk about thrash and racism in metal...

Dredg - 'The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion' - Ohlone Walking slowly away from the path of metal this week and strolling down alt rock lane, long time progressive rockers Dredg will be releasing their fourth studio album...

For Today drummer David Morrisson has some strong words for Satanic bands; "I think a lot of people that do it are tools." It's not that he's personally offended (David and the rest of the band are Christians); it's more of a sincerity thing...

One of the perils of young metal bands is the issue of practice space. Some of us who have been in bands in our younger years have had the benefit of our parents' basement or shed, but when it's time to fly the nest it's also time to find your own room for rehearsal...

The bread a butter of any metal band is touring. It's self-advertising at its pinnacle and the primary way to move new albums, merch, and establish a fanbase. It is a fun time at most points, can be a hassle and even dangerous here and there, but it's always an adventure - a financially risky adventure...