swallow the sun

Take it slow as we count down the best the doom metal world has to offer.

The run stretches from late November through late December.

The band will release their entire new album as a classical instrumental before the first true single arrives.

Happy summer solstice!

It’s been nearly a decade since Amorphis embarked on a full-scale North American tour.

Two weeks back, Noisecreep profiled ten top tier metal records to take us all the way to the Mayan calendar melt-down on Dec 21. But why stop at just ten? The likes of Pig Destroyer, As I Lay Dying and The Acacia Strain all have upcoming records worth your attention...

Barren Earth guitarist Janne Perttilä is serving as the live guitarist for Moonsorrow, who are currently on tour with Swallow the Sun on a trek that wraps up May 1. "In Moonsorrow, I'm just a live guitarist," Perttilä, a man who juggles many hats, told Noisecreep. "I'm onl...

"New York City! We're happy to be back here," Moonsorrow frontman Henri Sorvali said to the crowd at Gramercy Theater. The band was welcomed to the stage with a "Moon-sor-row!" chant. On April 8, when they played with Finntroll and Swallow the Sun, Sorvali kept the banter at a minimum...

"Have you enjoyed all the Finnish bands tonight? Are you ready for some mosh pitting?" Finntroll frontman Vreth asked the people of Gramercy Theater on April 8. The band's New York City stop was the third of a full U.S. tour the band has embarked on...

2009 was a fantastic year for heavy music. Not only was Noisecreep launched (just joking), some of our favorite bands came back from hibernation, showing us that playing metal and hardcore isn't just a young person's sport. With the end of the year upon us, every magazine and Web site is unleashing its 'top 10 of 2009' list, and Noisecreep is no different...