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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 Deathfest, and he's since spent time in Unearth, Trap Them, Earth Crisis, Shai Hulud and 108...

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 cardboard that came with perhaps some cards and little plastic baubles -- have fallen out of vogue w

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...

Most critics and metal fans agree that many of today's metalcore bands were undoubtedly influenced by a handful of albums that reared their heads in the late '90s and early '00s. They are as follows: Converge's 'Petitioning the Empty Sky'; Dillinger Escape Plan's 'Calculating Infinity'; Shai Hulud's 'Hearts Once Nourished With Hope and Compassion'; Cave In's 'Until Your Heart Stops'; and Poison th

Shai Hulud founder Matt Fox admires the 'Dune' series. But what you may not know is that Fox reads much simpler literature, too -- like stuff written for children. "I like children's books," Fox admitted simply in an interview with Noisecreep...

We saw metal dominating the retail shelves once again last week, courtesy of our friends at Metal Insider. On their ninth studio release, corpse-paint slathered Polish black metallers Behemoth enjoyed their chart debut which came with 8,500 units sold in their second week while our favorite O...

WAKING INTO SINGLES: Posted late last week, Century Media's Warbringer posted a new track titled "Severed Reality" from their upcoming album 'Waking Into Nightmares'. Scheduled for a May 19 release in the states the Ventura, California thrashers also filmed a music video for the aforementioned release with director David Brodsky (Shai Hulud, Through The Eyes Of The Dead) and will premie