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New York black metal band Black Anvil may have been influenced by progenitors of the genre such as Celtic Frost, Bathory and Sodom, but for some reason they've reached out to one of the aesthetic enemies of their forefathers to produce their second album, 'Triumvirate...

There's a new festival this summer for fans of '80s metal. Rock n' America seemingly came out of nowhere and pulled together some of the biggest acts of the Sunset Strip heyday. The festival is set for July 23-25 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City...

If you're like all of us here at Noisecreep, you're ready for the new Scorpions album 'Sting in the Tail.' The album isn't out until March 23, but we like to give our metal friends inside info -- and that includes hearing new music way before anyone else...

The season premiere of VH1 Classic's 'That Metal Show' will air Feb. 6 at 11 PM ET. The show, hosted by syndicated radio personality Eddie Trunk and comedians Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, isn't your average metal talk show -- nor is it 'The View' hosted by metalheads, thanks to the thoroughly knowledgeable gabbers...

"Is it sounding good tonight?" bellowed Lajon Witherspoon during Sevendust's recent show in Birmingham, Ala. Sevendust played a packed Five Points Music Hall on the first day of 2010. Birmingham natives Lynam provided support. Five Points Music Hall recently reopened...

On Christmas Eve, with all the stores and restaurants closed (except Chinese restaurants, of course) and all the TV channels broadcasting lame holiday specials, what could be more heartwarming than metal? Gorgoroth and Cephalic Carnage are fine, but over the next two days we recommend you check out some holiday songs recorded especially for the season...

Rocklahoma, the popular multi-day '80s hair metal fest, is changing. In a press release, Rocklahoma promoters announced a partnership with AEG Live to revamp the festival for summer 2010. In addition to moving the fest from the second weekend in July to the Memorial Day holiday, organizers will add modern bands to the mix...

'A Dangerous Meeting' (Mercyful Fate), 'Metal on Metal' (Anvil), 'The Frayed Ends of Sanity' (Metallica), 'At Dawn They Sleep' (Slayer), 'Not Fragile' (BTO), 'On Fire' (Van Halen), 'Pounding Metal' (Exciter), 'Destroyer' (Twisted Sister), 'Psychotherapy' (the Ramones) and 'Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck' (Prong) is the track list for Six Feet Under's third edition of covers, dubbed 'Graveyard

Ah, Dee Snider. You and your sick and, well, twisted sense of humor! The Twisted Sister frontman and 'House of Hair' radio show host -- and not to mention everyone's favorite Sarah Jessica Parker lookalike -- is launching a full-scale campaign to eradicate what he dubs the "systematic abuse" of the iconic metal hand gesture: the metal horns...

Before there was Manowar, there was Thor. The self-described "rock warrior" started creating a buzz in his native Canada in the bodybuilding world and then through his infectious blend of primitive heavy metal and punk rock. Although he hasn't become a household name, many metal cultists hold Thor's discography and infamous live shows close to their hearts...