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Tim 'Ripper' Owens definitely knows how to shake his money maker. The vocalist of Charred Walls of the Damned, formerly of Judas Priest and Iced Earth, stays busy by working on his solo effort, Beyond Fear, and spending time with Yngwie Malmsteen and Hail, the covers outfit he fronts...

Since 1996, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has literally been surrounding himself with the competition. That was the year he launched the G3 Tour, featuring fellow shredders Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. Since then, the tour has continued semi-regularly, with Satriani the only original member...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra are a holiday tradition for many, including the band members themselves. "It has come to that point where it is tradition in most people's lives that they have to come to these shows, and it's definitely very interesting group to be a part of," singer Jeff Scott Soto tells Noisecreep...

"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

Carrying to the tradition of classic heavy metal in the U.K., the London-based band Savage Messiah make their way stateside with their debut release on Candlelight Records this week. Resonant with classic thrash sounds and precision in their technical musicianship, this is a band to keep on the radar in the coming months...

"The secret is to not sit back under the thousand labels that media can give you," says guitarist Simone Mularoni of empYrios' music philosophy. "Everyone tends to associate a band to a single musical genre, but we want to break this habit...

Heavy metal became big business in the 1980s. MTV's emergence early in the decade had a profound effect on the scene, and during no other time did major labels sign more metal and hard rock bands. The main scenes that sprung up during that decade were thrash and what many called hair or glam metal -- plus let's not forget all of their many offshoots...

Strung Out are celebrating their 20th year together, but they still have more fans in the punk and hardcore world than they do in the metal community. That doesn't mean their high-energy hybrid of both genres doesn't deserve the Noisecreep seal of approval...

Today's going to be a good day, because today, the Noisecreep crew's taping our second official podcast. We'll start rolling at 1 PM, and we'll be discussing all the week's big metal news, all the latest heavy releases and some of the dudes from Evile will even be in the studio to take part...

Tim "Ripper" Owens is most remembered as the uber-fan who lived the dream by stepping into the leather boots of Rob Halford in Judas Priest and having a Hollywood movie based loosely on his life in the form of 'Rock Star,' which starred Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg, before bowing out of Priest upon Halford's return...