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High on Fire had to drop out of their slot on the Metalliance Tour, a monolithic and doom-tastic tour including Saint Vitus and Crowbar. While it sucks that HOF won't be able to be a part of this doom fest -- which can put hair on your chest, thanks to the manly riffs present in each band's signature sound -- their replacement is Helmet, who get two thumbs up from Noisecreep for this bill... Read

Helmet's last effort, 2006's 'Monochrome,' didn't exactly hold its weight against the band's hefty catalog. In fact, the most disappointed person by far was Helmet frontman Page Hamilton. "I thought it would be cool on our last record to go back to New York, and it just wasn't," he told Noisecreep...

On first listen, 'Seeing Eye Dog' comes off full of anger with a muddied thick riff guiding the tension; it's a glare back the early days of Helmet, but as the frontman/guitarist Page Hamilton explained to Noisecreep, that's just a tongue-in-cheek trick of the song...

Right now -- yes right now -- via Helmet's official website, frontman/guitarist Page Hamilton has taken it upon himself to digitally re-release the classic album 'Betty,' which many consider to be the pinnacle of Helmet and the cornerstone of their undeniable influence...

If you're talking noise rock (and you should be), Amphetamine Reptile Records is going to be at the forefront of the conversation. Tom Hazelmyer, marine at at the time, founded the legendary label in 1986 to put out records for his band Halo of Flies...

Releasing an EP on its own is an ambitious undertaking for a new band, but Florida's Shroud Eater saw the experience as pleasurable, since they were incredibly resourceful, taking the term DIY seriously and to heart. "Releasing the EP was definitely a fun process," vocalist/guitarist Jean Saiz told Noisecreep about the self-titled effort...

Helmet singer/songwriter/guitarist Page Hamilton isn't looking for that elusive 'radio hit' with his band's forthcoming collection 'Seeing Eye Dog.' Instead, he's seeking happiness within his music career. "I've kind of come to terms over the 21 years," Hamilton told Noisecreep...

In what is perhaps a cruel joke or a sign of the impending apocalypse, country crooner Ryan Adams has gone metal! According to a post on his official Web site, Adams posted a raucous song and claimed, "We're going to begin pressing 'Orion,' my most legit metal record, on vinyl next week...

A song or two after noise rock monsters Unsane started played, vocalist Chris Spencer wanted to make sure everyone in the audience heard the most important statement of the night. "We just wanted to play this show to hang with each other," Spencer said after he got the attention of the crowd at New York City's Union Pool on Feb...

Are you ready to rock in the Midwest? Today, promoters for Rock on the Range announced the full lineup for the 2010 edition of the festival to be held May 22 and 23 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This is the fourth year for the event. Godsmack and Rob Zombie will headline Rock on the Range 2010...