Unsane

In 2011, when recorded music is a tough sell due to the prevalence of free downloads, starting a new record label is the 'anti' thing to do. However, producer Andrew Schneider, James Paradise (Fresh Kills, Players Club, Pigs) and Dave Curran and Chris Spencer of Unsane fame have started their own label, Coextinction, on their own terms...

Unsane bassist Dave Curran, who is also a partner in the anything-but-full-lengths label Coextinction Records, recently gave Noisecreep an update on the current status of the legendary New York City noise band. It turns out that Unsane have a lot planned for this coming year and will keep fans satiated with new material to happily further their tinnitus...

This winter, Noisecreep had the privilege and pleasure to watch Unsane perform a one off show at Union Pool. Great and rare shows are one of the few benefits of being a New Yorker. This summer, residents of Maryland, Ontario, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will have the same advantage when Unsane visits their cities and plays 'Scattered, Smothered and Covered' in its entirety... Read Mor

We're not worthy! Seriously. When Keelhaul released their 'Triumphant Return to Obscurity' last year, it was understood some shows would happen, but par for the course of the Great Lakes band, another hibernation was soon expected. However, here we are, and Keelhaul are back on the road...

Canada's the Great Sabatini blend sludge and grindcore into an angry, blazing ball of rocking metal, with the roaring noise worship of Today Is the Day and Unsane. They claim influence from '70s bands like Black Sabbath, King Crimson and Captain Beyond...

If you're talking noise rock (and you should be), Amphetamine Reptile Records is going to be at the forefront of the conversation. Tom Hazelmyer, marine at at the time, founded the legendary label in 1986 to put out records for his band Halo of Flies...

"Oh Mr. sound man! This is as looooooow as it gets," Austerity Program frontman Justin Foley sang into the mic during sound check. Don't worry. They are not sell outs -- yet. They didn't have a big fancy sound check where you need an expensive, exclusive VIP ticket to watch them tell their roadies to tune their guitars...

For years, noise rockers Easter were a duo. Just drums and guitar. All it took to make them even better was for guitarist Don Puglisi to put up a flyer in their rehearsal space at Astoria Soundworks. Current bassist Mike Tsouris -- who lived around the corner from the building -- happily responded to their ad and became a strong addition to the band...

In the past, Brooklyn, N.Y. post-metal doom band A Storm of Light have been content working with a rotating lineup of drummers including Vinny Signoreli (Unsane, Swans), Jason Roeder (Neurosis) and Pete Angevine (Satanized). However, with a wave of new projects washing their way, the group has decided to find a full-time drummer...

Ringworm's Human Furnace -- such a hot name, no? -- is a busy man. In addition to fronting Ringworm and working as a tattoo artist, he's now playing guitar and singing for fellow Cleveland band Gluttons, which is Motörhead-style biker rock mixed with the filth-caked punk of Discharge. Chr...