shai hulud

"Truthfully, we did this to document a scene that we thought was going to be extinct in 20 years," states Youth of Today/Shelter frontman Ray Cappo, who co-founded Revelation Records 25 years ago in New Haven, Ct. with his friend Jordan Cooper...

Last week we posted a huge list featuring hard rock and metal musicians talking about their favorite horror films. Even though they missed the deadline to get their picks in, Shai Hulud's Matt Fox (guitars) and Matt Fletcher (bass) sent in such detailed responses that Noisecreep had to give the…

Matt Fox might not be a household name, but his influence on modern metal is irrefutable. Shai Hulud, the group he formed in 1995, was one of the first acts to successfully merge metal and hardcore, inspiring not only bands to form, but entire scenes...

Continuance, Rise Records' melodic hardcore quintet (and occasional quartet), released their first full-length, 'Carry Ourselves' in late April. Instead of letting a higher-profile studio do their recording, the band went with a mostly-unknown sibling duo in StudiOtte...

The Great Commission are currently in between tours right now, but earlier in the year while on the Abominable Snow Tour, the Southern Californian band received some criticism because of a few of the bands on the tour. "We've been actually getting a lot of flack from Christians," vocalist …

Southern California's hardcore sextet the Great Commission experienced some winter-related road troubles on the aptly-titled Abominable Snow Tour. "We actually ended up spinning out on some black ice," vocalist Justin Singh told Noisecreep...

Boston metallers the Red Chord have lost drummer Brad Fickeisen. However, the departure won't impact the band's forthcoming touring plans, as original Red Chord kitman Michael Justian has returned to the fold. Justian has not publicly appeared with the group since 2004's Maryland Deat…

Killer Lyrics: What if there was a gun to your head / Would it not matter? / What if there was a gun to your head? / No meaning in your death

Living Sacrifice, veterans of the metal music scene, have reformed and will release 'The Infinite Order' on Jan...

"I have nine," guitarist Matt Fox of Shai Hulud answered Noisecreep when asked how many board games he has. "Maybe more than the average person, but not many. If I really wanted to think about it, I could name them all right now."
Board games -- those flat, unanimated pieces of ca…

Anyone acquainted with melodic hardcore knows Shai Hulud and their unique sound. And most already know the name was adopted from the desert worm creature from Frank Hebert's 'Dune' books. But most don't know the full story that led to their moniker...