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"Along with the TiVo, the iPod is the greatest invention of the 21st century," Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy told Noisecreep. "I remember a time not too long ago that when I'd leave to go on tour, I'd have to pack giant CD folders with 100s of CDs to keep me company on the road ...

Israel's Orphaned Land will be playing four North American gigs -- two in the U.S., two in Canada -- beginning in March. They will be supporting Suidakra. The shows will be 'events,' since the band rarely is able to tour the continent. While it's a handful of dates, vocalist Kobi Farhi enthused to Noisecreep, "We hope to get more shows...

The lineup for the 11th Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been revealed, and as expected, the recently reunited Faith No More are confirmed for the second night of this year's installment. It will be the first time since the band announced its reunion early last year that they'll play on U...

Arjen Lucassen, best known for his work with the Dutch prog rock band Ayeron, went through hell writing 'On This Perfect Day,' the debut album for his new project Guilt Machine. "I got divorced after 13 years," Lucassen told Noisecreep. "I was on my own again suddenly...

Several months ago, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy told Noisecreep that the state of progressive music was as healthy as it has ever been. Porcupine Tree are living proof that he knows what he's talking about. Earlier in the week, the band's 10th studio album, 'The Incident,' debuted in the top 25 of Billboard's album chart, selling 17,500 copies...

This past week, metal releases came out of the woodwork. And with it came eye-popping first week numbers and even a top 10 debut. Reported by the folks at Metal Insider, this past week drew in a #35 debut for the good guys in Shadows Fall with their latest album 'Retribution,' Porucipine Tree came in with 17,500 albums sold in its first week, and the MVP of metal of course goes to long time thrash

Tomorrow's going to be fun. Unfortunately, our editor, Seth Werkheiser, is going to be out of town for this week's podcast, but the good news is Satyricon is this week's special guest. Robert Pasbani from Metal Injection will also be on hand to talk metal with us, so that should be awesome ...

In their music, Orange County, Calif. band Atreyu combine crushing riffs and harrowing howls with infectious hooks and sugar-sweet vocal melodies, conveying a wide range of emotional expression from pensive to furious. In conversation they're pretty much the same -- just without all the screaming...

What a friggin' tease! We awoke this morning, thinking that today was the day Alice in Chains' 'Black Give Way to Blue' would finally be in stores, only to discover that the Internet lied. Not the whole Internet. Just a few metal sites we've come to trust...

Another long week is in the books, and we're excited for the taping of our next podcast. Today's guests will be Atreyu, and we'll have the usual cast of characters in to discuss the week's new releases (like Porcupine Tree's 'The Incident') and all the latest heavy metal headlines...