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Los Angeles heavy metal throwbacks White Wizzard have parted ways with singer Wyatt Anderson and guitarist Erik Kluiber, who split with the band after their U.K. tour with Edguy. The desire to pursue different paths was the reason given for Anderson's and Kluiber's exits...

It's not hard to figure out what a band that names itself after Exodus' classic first album -- Bonded by Blood -- is gonna sound like, but Pomona, Calif.'s premier thrash band accomplish the feat with more skill than many new Exodus-inspired groups...

Los Angeles metallers Holy Grail -- their sound is a nod to classic metal acts like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, but don't call 'em throwbacks -- will hit the road to tour with Viking metal Amon Amarth this April. Before laying waste to venues, Holy Grail will finish recording their Prosthetic debut, 'Crisis in Utopia...

White Wizzard celebrate iconic metal images, such as denim jackets with patches, Liquid Metal libations and metal horns in their videos. So Noisecreep decided to put vocalist Wyatt Anderson to the test and ask him to choose his preferences on some very metallic imagery...

The wizard saves the day ... again! The character, who appears in White Wizzard's 'High Speed GTO' video, reprises his role in the super fun 'Over the Top' video. The wizard does battle with the evil sorceror, who plays a soprano saxophone, the same thing decidedly un-metal Kenny G plays, and saves the Wizzard boys from certain non-metalness...

Congrats to High on Fire, whose 'Snakes for the Divine' sold nearly 10,000 copies its first week on shelves. That's nearly double what their last album sold in its first week, and this is their fifth studio album. It's incredible to see the band having forward progress deep into their career and reversing a trend...

Many metalheads assume that the new crop of throwback, '80s-inspired bands are being ironic and poking fun at an era gone by. Nothing could be further from the truth for Los Angeles' defenders of the faith known as White Wizzard. Their love for metal is genuine...

Calling from a pub in Los Angeles, White Wizzard lead singer Wyatt Anderson seemed stoked to hear that one of his songs was played recently on BBC Radio 1. "Wow! That's news," Anderson said. "Excellent. We're going over to play our record label's Christmas party soon...

"Being a metalhead at Berklee is not easy for sure," newly minted White Wizzard drummer Giovanni Durst -- who is no relation to Limp Bizkit's Fred, that's for sure -- told Noisecreep about being a metal musician at the prestigious Boston institution...

Holy Grail's James Luna has one hell of a singing voice! Check out his arena ready vocals on 'Immortal Man' if you don't believe us. The California musician formerly fronted White Wizzard but he recently formed Holy Grail and quickly landed a deal with Prosthetic Records...