Katatonia

Eight is the magic number for Swedish doom lords Katatonia. The band is readying its eighth (eight?!?!) album, 'Night is the New Day,' which is due out Nov. 10 through Candlelight. Vocalist Jonas Renske wasn't precious or proprietary about the secret to the band's longevity, telling Noisecreep, "It's cliché, but it's the hunger for challenge. I don...

Today's a huge day for heavy metal. There's something like 100 metal records coming out today, which is great. We're just confused as to why the labels didn't space things out a bit better. Dying Fetus, Black Dahlia Murder, Megadeth, Kittie, Skinlab, Every Time I Die ...

Of all the subgenres of doom metal that have reared their hoary heads over the decades, one of the most interesting has to be the small, but potent, hybrid we call 'death/doom.' Over the years, death/doom has separated itself into two very distinct camps: On the one side, you've got the bands like Swallow the Sun that aren't afraid to inject melody into their compositions and take cues from old Pa

Welcome to Monday, folks. Is it just us, or do the weekends just fly by like Bruce Dickinson? We're just going to blast Inquisition all morning until we feel better. Anyways, it was a gorgeous weekend here in New York City, and its looking like the week may be just as beautiful...

"We go on the show and act ridiculous but we are also legit metal fans," Don Jamieson, co-host of VH1 Classic's 'That Metal Show' says. He and Jim Florentine are serious, serious metal fans and told Noisecreep about their favorite metallers...