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It's been a long few years for former Skeletonwitch bassist Eric Harris working to assemble his post-'Witch plans after relocating to Los Angeles unexpectedly late in the summer of 2008. Sure, a few plans didn't pan out, but Harris has stepped up to the mic -- with bass in hand -- and established Gypsyhawk, an L...

"We don't mind the comparison," guitarist and vocalist Josh Primack confessed to Noisecreep of the Chicago band's tag of sounding like Mastodon. "It's an honor to be mentioned in the same breath with them." Having only been playing since 2007, Blood of the Tyrant have quickly been put into the list of bands worth keeping a watch on, and their last self-released EP even got th

Before finalizing the recipes for the first heavy metal cookbook, 'Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook,' Canadian author Annick 'Morbid Chef' Giroux cooked and tested each of the 101 recipes submitted to her by various members of established and underground bands...

The last decade was kind to heavy metal. Not only did veteran acts release some of their most exciting work, a flurry of new bands also came out of nowhere to demand their place among the greats. Noisecreep recently compiled lists of the best songs and albums of the past decade and it's been nothing short of controversial...

An article published by Rock Sound that's since been removed from the site claims Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley, Anthrax's Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, and Fall Out Boy's Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman have joined forces in a metal side project they're calling the Damned Things...

"I have always said that I like everything from Marduk to Mozart, and this pretty much proves it," Megadeth drummer Shawn Drover tells Noisecreep in reference to his 'Your iPod Is Showing' submission. He's not kidding. Drover's iPod list starts with Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons,' ends with Pat Travers' 'Gettin' Betta' and features a broad variety of classic rock, classic metal, neo-classi

Montreal's riff-fueled stoner metal quartet Barn Burner have just inked a deal with Metal Blade Records, who will give the band's debut album, 'Bangers,' a proper worldwide release early next year. Frontman Kevin Keegan comments on the news, exclaiming, "It's a total honor to be working with such a ruling label; it is one of those crucial goals that you strive for as a band...

It's a Monday afternoon, just outside Little Rock, Ark., and the members of the Destro are speeding down the highway, blasting the Allman Brothers Band's 'Ramblin' Man.' The band is on tour with It Dies Today and Arsonists Get All the Girls, and as guitarist Nick Emde admits, the Destro's sticking out like a sore thumb on this trek...

Sometimes simple is better. And while that adage didn't apply to guitarist/vocalist Bill Steer's previous bands, Carcass and Napalm Death, it's certainly apropos for his current musical focus, Firebird. Just look at the artwork adorning their new album, 'Grand Union...

The future of Irish bred-band Thin Lizzy is up in the air. Guitar virtuoso and singer John Sykes has split from the group. In the short term, the remaining members of Thin Lizzy have canceled their summer tour, including many festival appearances ...