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To the general public, multi-talented entertainer Richard Christy is best known for his work on 'The Howard Stern Show,' but metal fans should already know there's another side to Christy that relishes the onstage life -- not the booth of a radio studio...

East Coast thrashers Overkill return with 'Ironbound,' the 15th installment in their discography spanning two decades -- certainly more than an impressive career, especially for practitioners of an extreme form of music. Travis Smith from Seempieces, based on the opposite American coast -- who has done 'Immortalis,' 'Killbox' and 'Bloodletting' for the band before -- contributed his artistic talen

Before he formed Life of Agony in 1989 with vocalist Keith Caputo and guitarist Joey Z, bassist Alan Robert was going to school to be a professional illustrator. Then the band got a record deal and he scrapped his art career for a life of rock 'n' roll...

What started as just a CD release party for new band Charred Walls of the Damned -- featuring Richard Christy and Tim 'Ripper' Owens -- on Feb. 2 became a party to celebrate iconic metal legends Judas Priest's winning of a Grammy. The scenario: a bunch of old friends jamming a song by one of their favorite bands of all time at a local bar...

You've got to feel bad for James Lomenzo. Not even two days ago, the man suddenly lost his job as Megadeth's bassist, news that had the heavy metal world rejoicing. Not that anyone wanted to see Lomenzo get the boot. But the bassist had to go to make room for returning bassist Dave Ellefson, who left the band eight years ago...

Charred Walls of the Damned, 'Charred Walls of the Damned': The lineup is a who's who of heavy metal: Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals; producer extraordinaire Jason Suecof on guitars (and he shreds); Steve DiGiorgio of Testament/Death on bass; and Howard Stern show sidekick Richard Christy, who got his start in Death and Iced Earth, on drums...

The word supergroup gets thrown around a lot, but most of us can count on one hand the number of groups who truly deserve the distinction of being 'super.' So when it was announced that Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth) had joined forces with Tim 'Ripper' Owens (Judas Priest, Iced Earth), Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Testament) and producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, All That Remains) to form a new proje

For many new bands, opening for established acts can be nerve-wracking, but for Arizona teen metal bashers Age of Evil, being in the presence of greatness is inspiring. That's why the quartet should have no problem opening for the new all-star band Hail...

We've all heard of supergroups. But a supergroup that is also a cover band? That's not so common. Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser, ex-Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson, Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga and ex-Judas Priest/Iced Earth throat Tim 'Ripper' Owens have all congregated under the name Hail...

If you haven't already checked out the third episode of Noisecreep's weekly podcast, ''Creep Show,' you should. Our special guest for this most recent podcast was Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad, who talked to us about this summer's Rockstar Mayhem Fest, Marilyn Manson wanting to "rape his face," and how the band found out their fall tour with Slipknot was canceled...