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So you think that ‘70s heavy metal starts and ends with Black Sabbath? Think again!

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In the second installment of his 'Mean Deviation' column, veteran music journalist Jeff Wagner takes a deep look at the infamous "sophomore slump." Check out the piece as he runs through several metal and hard rock subgenres and examines whether some of our favorite artists' stumbled on their sophomore albums or not...

Mark Reale, guitarist and founding member of metal band Riot has passed away at the age of 56. As Noisecreep had previously reported, Reale was recently admitted to a San Antonio hospital in critical condition due to complications of Crohn's disease...

Riot founder and guitarist Mark Reale has been admitted to a San Antonio hospital in critical condition due to complications of Crohn's disease. Subsequently, there is a possibility that he may not appear in the band's upcoming performances in the Northeast and aboard the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise to Grand Cayman...

Although that late '70s New York City music scene is recognized more for its punk and new wave artists, that doesn't take anything away from Riot's importance on the heavy metal movement. Their trifecta of 'Rock City' (1977), 'Narita' (1979), and 'Fire Down Under' (1981), helped influence a legion of hard rock musicians throughout the '80s and beyond...

Howard Stern fans first became acquainted with Richard Christy in July of 2004, when he joined 'The King of All Media' as a writer on his smash hit morning radio show. By that time, most in-the-know metalheads already knew Christy from his work with everyone from Iced Earth to the legendary Death...

Sebastian Bach has spent the last few weeks rocking out in hot, glorious South America, supporting Guns N' Roses, including multiple shows in Brazil and one in Chile, which just suffered a devastating earthquake. But it wasn't so long ago that he was tackling the bitter cold in his homeland, Canada...

Matt Rudzinski is one of heavy metal's most ardent fans and album collectors. Not only does the guy front metalcore purveyors Killwhitneydead., he also owns and operates Tribunal Records and recently launched Divebomb Records. The latter is a labor of love for the North Carolina resident...