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Bob Ezrin, the man behind the board for such classics as Pink Floyd's The Wall, KISS' Destroyer, and Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies and Welcome to My Nightmare, needed some convincing to produce the new album by 40-plus-year institution Deep Purple.

The outspoken producer, who has as much a way with words as he does a studio, admits, "I wasn't really thrilled with the idea because I didn't want to be pegged as 'the guy who does old people,' so I said, 'No.'" Ezrin has recently worked with Taylor Swift, K'naan, Lang Lang, Fefe Dobson, Canadian Tenors, 2Cellos and other relatively young - and not hard rock - artists.

So how did he come to produce Now What?! (out April 30) the English band's first album since 2005?

Telling the story at a recent keynote interview in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week, he says, "I got convinced to go see them here at Massey Hall here in Toronto and 15 minutes into the show, they went into this big long fully prog jam. ]]> Bob EzrinBobEzrinDeep PurpleDeepPurple Karen Bliss 2013-03-27T14:05:00+00:00 Buckcherry Singer Says His Father's Suicide Inspired Film He's Seeking Funding For (INTERVIEW) http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/03/07/buckcherry-movie/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/03/07/buckcherry-movie/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/03/07/buckcherry-movie/#comments Filed under: ,


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Buckcherry's Josh Todd has written a short film as a companion to the band's new album, Confessions, which is largely based on the seven deadly sins. One of the more impactful songs on the 13-track album is "Sloth" about his father's suicide. That provides the cornerstone of the film.

"It's loosely based on my life," the 42-year-old Todd says. "When that tragic event happened in my life, with my father, I was 10. But the character in the short film is like 17 and he's in high school.

"The movie starts with him coming home and finding his father dead and then he acts out the seven sins in the grieving process. And while he's doing that, he meets a love interest at school. She kind of is the polar opposite of him and it softens him up a little bit. By the end of the film, he learns how to forgive his father and rides off into the sunset with his girl."

The 30-minute film will include music, he says. "It`s not going to be entire song, but there are scenes to every sin." ]]> buckcherry Karen Bliss 2013-03-07T15:45:00+00:00 Adam Gontier, Three Days Grace: Singer Posts Explanation for Leaving Band http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/10/adam-gontier-three-days-grace-explanation/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/10/adam-gontier-three-days-grace-explanation/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/10/adam-gontier-three-days-grace-explanation/#comments Filed under:


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News of frontman Adam Gontier's departure from Three Days Grace yesterday (Jan. 9) for health reasons has prompted the singer to post his own explanation for leaving the band he started in 1997 in the small Ontario town of Norwood.

Yesterday, Three Days Grace - bassist Brad Walst, drummer Neil Sanderson and guitarist Barry Stock - posted that My Darkest Days frontman Matt Walst (Brad's brother) would be filling in on a temporary basis for their North American tour, starting Feb. 1, as Gontier "has left the group effective immediately due to a health issue."

"We found out on December 21st that Adam wished to resign from the band," they posted. "In a letter to us Adam indicated that he was resigning from the band due to a non life threatening health issue and wanted the band to continue moving forward without him. We were as shocked as many of you were to hear the news. Three Days Grace has always been and will continue to be not only our job but our passion."

In response, on Gontier's own Facebook page with the headline "Address of Resignation" from Three Days Grace, he wrote in full: ]]> adam gontierAdamGontierthree days graceThreeDaysGrace Karen Bliss 2013-01-10T11:10:00+00:00 Sal Costa, My Darkest Days: Guitarist Tells Us Why He Really Left the Band http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/08/sal-costa-my-darkest-days/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/08/sal-costa-my-darkest-days/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2013/01/08/sal-costa-my-darkest-days/#comments Filed under: , ,


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The day after Sal Costa got married to his long-time girlfriend in Toronto, the pair weren't able to shut out the outside world and truly enjoy their first day as husband and wife.

No, a three-month secret that he had left My Darkest Days was released by his former bandmates online - and Costa's phone started ringing and buzzing like mad. The personable, mohawked guitarist who has built such a close connection with his fans and even has t-shirts featuring his face, wanted to set the record straight via Noisecreep, the site that first wrote about his joining My Darkest Days back in Sept. 2009.

While he is currently on his honeymoon in Mexico, Costa answered this Q&A and now can go back to enjoying his romantic getaway.

Although it was only announced Friday (Jan. 4), when did you actually leave My Darkest Days? ]]> my darkest daysMyDarkestDayssal costaSalCosta Karen Bliss 2013-01-08T12:00:00+00:00 Big Wreck Frontman Ian Thornley on Their Successful Comeback, How Close He Came to Joining Velvet Revolver http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/12/10/big-wreck-ian-thornley-velvet-revolver/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/12/10/big-wreck-ian-thornley-velvet-revolver/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/12/10/big-wreck-ian-thornley-velvet-revolver/#comments Filed under: ,


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There were high hopes for rock band Big Wreck - formed in 1994 at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, signed to Atlantic - but then after 1997's In Loving Memory Of... and 2001's The Pleasure and the Greed albums, the four-piece broke up and it was not amicable.

In Canada, where frontman Ian Thornley is from, their music has endured -"The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)," "That Song" and "Blown Wide Open" and more all staples at rock radio - and Thornley is regarded as one of the country's top guitarists. He had a healthy career with his next band Thornley on Chad Kroeger's 604 Records and released two albums, 2004's Come Again and 2009's Tiny Pictures. By then, he also shared the same management as Rush.

In late 2010, Thornley reconnected with Big Wreck's guitarist Brian Doherty and they toured Canada under the banner "An Evening with Thornley and Big Wreck." In 2011, Thornley left 604 and decided to put out albums via his management's label, Anthem. He, Doherty, guitarist Paula Neta, bassist Dave McMillan and session drummer Chris Henry (Brad Park is live drummer) entered the studio with Thornley producing alongside engineer/mixer Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Cancer Bats). Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Death Angel) executive produced.

Under the name Big Wreck again, Albatross was released in Canada this past March and it will come out in the U.S. on Rounder on Feb. 19.

Noisecreep spoke with Thornley about this new phase of his career, his first No. 1 single, his reflections on the past - as well as how close he came to joining Velvet Revolver. ]]> big wreckBigWreckthornley Karen Bliss 2012-12-10T15:00:00+00:00 Soundgarden Smoke at Toronto Club Show http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/11/19/soundgarden-2012-setlist/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/11/19/soundgarden-2012-setlist/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/11/19/soundgarden-2012-setlist/#comments Filed under: ,


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Soundgarden's hot-ticket club show at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre Friday night (Nov. 16) for a capacity-crowd of 1100 wasn't the only thing smokin'. Frontman Chris Cornell even noticed the perpetual waft of weed, enough to mention it onstage, first three songs in at "Spoonman" and again, after another four songs, before "Loud Love."

"You're gonna keep smoking dope? It gets to the point where you're as high as you can be," he said. "To keep going is almost a waste of money." He didn't bring it up again, but was fairly chatty throughout the night, which ended two hours on the nose after 24 songs, including such classics as "Outshined," "My Wave," "Blow Up the Outside World," "Rusty Cage," "Burden in My Hand" and Soundgarden's biggest, most enduring hit, the No. 1 "Black Hole Sun."

The Seattle grunge legends - Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron - which reformed in 2010 after 13 years and kicked off their reunion tour at the city's 16,000-capacity Molson Canadian Amphitheatre last July, just released their first studio album in 16 years, King Animal. ]]> chris cornellChrisCornellsoundgarden Karen Bliss 2012-11-19T11:30:00+00:00 Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida on Why They Opened Their Own Fitness Studio http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/29/our-lady-peace-gym/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/29/our-lady-peace-gym/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/29/our-lady-peace-gym/#comments Filed under: ,


Our Lady Peace

For much of their career, Our Lady Peace had the perfect practice space. Unlike the massive warehouses that house dozens of rehearsal rooms in Toronto, the multi-platinum rock band own a private, 3000-square-foot. two-level building downtown.

For 15 years, singer Raine Maida, drummer Jeremy Taggart, bassist Duncan Coutts and guitarist Steve Mazur wrote there, honed their songwriting there, recorded there, rehearsed there - and generally rocked out until the wee hours of the morning, if they so chose. Until, the area gentrified and the band found themselves answering one too many knocks at the door asking them to knock it off, as kids in adjacent homes were trying to sleep.

The solution? Say goodbye practice space, hello boutique gym. Union Studio is the joint effort of Maida, Coutts, Taggart, Christie Ness (formerly of GetSpun) and John Kawaja (of Taylormade-Adidas Golf).

Noisecreep talked to Maida about this unexpected new business venture. ]]> our lady peaceOurLadyPeace Karen Bliss 2012-10-29T15:10:00+00:00 10 Charitable Rockers http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/01/10-musicians-charity/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/01/10-musicians-charity/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/01/10-musicians-charity/#comments Filed under: , ,


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With Thanksgiving not too far away and then Christmas, Noisecreep felt the time was right to focus on 10 rock musicians that are involved with charitable causes. While they likely support more causes than this, the following are some key ones they put their name and dollars behind: ranging from animal welfare to multiple sclerosis, clean water to epilepsy.

For more information on head over to Samaritanmag.com, a great source for info and stories on the good deeds and efforts of Samaritans - individuals, charities, non-governmental organizations, small businesses and corporations - anyone trying to make a difference in the world.

]]> 30 seconds to mars30SecondsToMarsamy leeAmyLeeas i lay dyingAsILayDyingbrian head welchBrianHeadWelchEvanescenceiron maidenIronMaidenjared letoJaredLetolacuna coilLacunaCoillove and deathLoveAndDeathmy darkest daysMyDarkestDaysrushslashthe cultTheCult Karen Bliss 2012-10-01T13:00:00+00:00 Billy Talent: Canadian Arena Headliners Take Control of Fourth Album http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/09/03/billy-talent-dead-silence/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/09/03/billy-talent-dead-silence/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/09/03/billy-talent-dead-silence/#comments Filed under: ,


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After almost two decades with the same line up - the first eight as the underground indie band Pezz, Canadian arena headliners Billy Talent let guitarist Ian D'sa fully take the reigns for their forthcoming album, Dead Silence, to be released in the States on Sept. 11 via Last Gang/Sony Music.

D'sa, whose angular guitar work is as much a signature of the intense rock band as frontman Ben Kowalewicz' voice, produced the new album all on his own. He hadn't done that since he produced a four-track cassette of Pezz 19 years ago. He was always interested in producing a proper album for the band later, once he gained more experience and know-how.

Noisecreep talked with D'Sa about how that time finally came to be.

You grew into the role of producer? It didn't take much convincing? ]]> billy talentBillyTalent Karen Bliss 2012-09-03T12:45:00+00:00 The Story Behind Loverboy's 'Working for the Weekend' http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/08/10/working-for-the-weekend/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/08/10/working-for-the-weekend/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/08/10/working-for-the-weekend/#comments Filed under: ,


Mick Rock

What came first the lyric or the catchphrase?

It's part of everyday vernacular now: "What are you up to?" "Working for the weekend."
Originally found on Loverboy's 1981 album Get Lucky, "Working for the Weekend" (the song) has found its way into the pop culture consciousness, making appearances in everything from a Saturday Night Live skit and a 30 Rock episode, to a scene in Zoolander and a Regular Show clip.

With "Working for the Weekend" being over 30 years old now, Noisecreep wondered where the phrase came from? Did the band invent it or was it existing slang? There's even a page on wiseGEEK asking what it means, but it makes no reference to its origin.

So Noisecreep asked Loverboy frontman Mike Reno, who wrote the song that originally reached No. 2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart in 1982, about its origins.

"That's the first time I've ever been asked that question, which is cool," says Reno. "You know what happened is Paul [Dean, guitarist] had written most of the song and I was coming in to finish it up and turn it into a Loverboy song. ]]> loverboyworking for the weekendWorkingForTheWeekend Karen Bliss 2012-08-10T11:00:00+00:00 Loverboy Frontman Mike Reno on Reuniting With Bob Rock, Touring With Journey Again After 30 Years http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/07/23/loverboy-rock-n-roll-revival/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/07/23/loverboy-rock-n-roll-revival/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/07/23/loverboy-rock-n-roll-revival/#comments Filed under: ,


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Bob Rock has returned to the fold to produce two new songs for a new collection entitled Rock 'N' Roll Revival (due Aug.14), from legendary AOR heroes Loverboy. The album includes nine of the Canadian rockers' classic hits recorded live, primarily at a 2012 Casino Rama concert in Rama, Ontario.

This past weekend (July 21), the band - which has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide since forming in 1979 in Calgary, AB, and is best known for such hits as "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Lose" - kicked off an extensive North American arena tour with Journey and Pat Benatar, featuring Neil Giraldo, which will keep them out on the road into December (dates below).

Rock, who was in the band The Payola$ at the time and lived in the same province (British Columbia), engineered Loverboy's 1980 self-titled debut, 1981's Get Lucky, 1983's Keep It Up, and 1987's Wildside, before going on to produce such heavyweights as The Cult, Mötley Crüe, David Lee Roth, Metallica, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams.

This past Christmas holidays, Rock invited Loverboy - original members Mike Reno (vocals), Paul Dean (guitars), Matt Frenette (drums), Doug Johnson (keyboards), along with bassist Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve (who replaced the late Scott Smith) - to Bryan Adams' state-of-the-art Warehouse studio in Vancouver to record their songs "Heartbreaker" and "No Tomorrow." ]]> bob rockBobRockloverboy Karen Bliss 2012-07-23T10:00:00+00:00 Myles Kennedy on Working With Slash, Drugs and the End of the World http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/23/myles-kennedy-slash/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/23/myles-kennedy-slash/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/23/myles-kennedy-slash/#comments Filed under: ,


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In discussing his 2010 self-titled album that features various singers from Lemmy to Fergie, Slash called Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy "the big discovery of making the record." Now Kennedy is the only singer on Slash's new album, Apocalyptic Love (out this week), which is billed as "Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators." The Conspirators are drummer Brent Fitz and bassist Todd Kerns.

Kennedy talked with Noisecreep about what it's like to work with Slash, the status of Alter Bridge, and why his Shih Tsu named Sigmund feels the need to interrupt the interview.

You came in essentially last minute for two songs on Slash's last album. When did you know you would end up collaborating on the next album and be the only lead vocalist?

We started talking about it back in the summer of 2010 when we first started touring his first solo record. He mentioned that he was really happy with the band, just the overall vibe and just brought the idea up one morning at breakfast. He was like, 'Hey would you be interested in doing like a whole record and taking this out [on the road]?' and I said, 'Absolutely.' ]]> alter bridgeAlterBridgeMyles KennedyMylesKennedyslashslash featuring myles kennedy the conspiritorsSlashFeaturingMylesKennedyTheConspiritors Karen Bliss 2012-05-23T11:00:00+00:00 Love and Death's Brian 'Head' Welch on Playing With a Teenage Guitar Wiz http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/25/love-and-death-brian-head-welch/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/25/love-and-death-brian-head-welch/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/25/love-and-death-brian-head-welch/#comments Filed under: ,


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Guitarist/vocalist Brian "Head" Welch, the co-founder of Korn who left after 12 years after he got sober and chose "the Lord Jesus Christ as his saviour," released 2008's Save Me From Myself under his own name, but has spent the past couple of years assembling a new band called Love and Death, which was finally solidified in 2009.

Love and Death just returned from Brazil from their first tour there. A five song EP, Chemicals, came out this week and another tour will follow April 30 to May 24 with P.O.D. and RED. A full album will be ready later this year.

Welch talked to Noisecreep about seeking out band members on YouTube, looking out for his new teenage guitar whiz and what place religion has in Love and Death. ]]> brian head welchbrian welchBrianHeadWelchBrianWelchkornlove and deathLoveAndDeath Karen Bliss 2012-04-25T10:00:00+00:00 Art of Dying Frontman on Working With Disturbed's Dan Donegan (EXCLUSIVE) http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/20/art-of-dying-sorry/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/20/art-of-dying-sorry/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/04/20/art-of-dying-sorry/#comments Filed under: ,


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Canadian rockers Art of Dying were just in the studio in Chicago with Disturbed's Dan Donegan cutting an acoustic version of their current single, "Sorry." Donegan and Disturbed singer David Draiman signed the five-piece to their label, Intoxication Records, in 2009, and produced half of their current album, Vices and Virtues.

Art of Dying - frontman Jonny Hetherington, guitarists Tavis Stanley and Greg Bradley, bassist Cale Gontier and drummer Jeff Brown - are currently on the road with Shinedown as part of the Avalanche Tour until April 25. They will then start on summer festival dates in the U.S.

Noisecreep talked with Hetherington about the "Sorry" single, Donegan, and their better-than-most lyric video.

You've been performing "Sorry" acoustically for promo appearances. What are the plans for the recorded version?

It's our current single so we recorded it for [distributor] Warner Bros. to support that. But I think we're going to release the acoustic version to radio. We actually did the same thing for our first single, "Die Trying." We're slowly acquiring this catalog of acoustic songs so I'm hoping that they will eventually be released on an acoustic record.

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Six Feet Under is approaching 20 years as a premiere death metal band, but in this stage of their career, founder and frontman Chris Barnes is entering a kind of stage two. On Undead, their ninth full-length album - produced by Mark Lewis (Deicide, Devildriver) - due May 22, there is a band new lineup: guitarist Rob Arnold and drummer Kevin Talley who joined in 2011 and bassist Jeff Hughell, who came onboard this year. The three join Barnes and guitarist Steve Swanson, who has been in the band since 1998.

Noisecreep spoke to Barnes about the affect of these new players creatively on the band, but also on some subjects far more interesting - near-death, death and the after-life.

How are the interviews going today?

The interviews have been going great so far. All of you people [laughs] seem to be rather enthusiastic for some reason about this record. I always said that when the press starts liking something, then I become very worried [laughs]."

It's not too late to not put it out, you know. What's significant about this whole process for this album is that you have a new rhythm section and guitarist? ]]> Six Feet UnderSixFeetUnder Karen Bliss 2012-04-19T13:00:00+00:00 Slash Makes 'Apocalyptic Love' at Canadian Music Week http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/29/slash-apocalyptic-love/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/29/slash-apocalyptic-love/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/29/slash-apocalyptic-love/#comments Filed under: ,


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Slash recently sat down with noted Toronto radio host Dave "Bookie" Bookman of 102.1 The Edge at Canadian Music Week 2012 to chat primarily about his new album, Apocalyptic Love, out May 22, with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. His last album in 2010 featured Alter Bridge's Kennedy on two songs, in addition to countless other singers such as Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, Chris Cornell, Fergie and Maroon 5's Adam Levine. But this new one is just Kennedy.

Here's a sample of what was said during Bookie's 20-minute interview with the legendary guitarist.

On the evolution of Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators:

"The last record was a great project. I got to work with great people. It was very liberating experience. In that process, I met Myles Kennedy. He floored me as a singer. I thought he was fantastic and so we sort developed a relationship. I asked him if he wanted to go do a tour and so he signed up and it was right from Alter Bridge. So then I met [drummer] Brent Fitz and he introduced me to [bassist] Todd Kerns and at rehearsal for this tour, I realized this really magic moment of recognizing that this was a really well put together group and it was fantastic. So we went out and started touring and I thought, 'If I was gonna do another solo record, I would just do it with these guys.' So the whole record was written on the road. We came out with all the songs, arranged everything, a really grueling pre-production period, and then we went in and recorded the whole album live in the studio." ]]> CMWcmw2012slash Karen Bliss 2012-03-29T13:00:00+00:00 Heavy T.O. Lineups Announced: Slipknot, System of a Down to Headline http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/16/heavy-t-o-lineups-announced/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/16/heavy-t-o-lineups-announced/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/16/heavy-t-o-lineups-announced/#comments Filed under: ,


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Get your passport in order and prepare for a road trip to Canada for one of two Heavy festivals in Toronto and Montreal, both held the same weekend, Aug. 11 and 12.

The two-day Heavy T.O. will take place at Downsview Park and feature Slipknot as headliner on the first day and System of a Down on the second. Heavy MTL at Parc-Jean Drapeau will flip the headliners - so System of a Down on Saturday and Slipknot on Sunday.

Other acts on Heavy T.O. are - Saturday: Marilyn Mason, Lamb of God, Suicidal Tendencies, Gojira, Overkill, High on Fire, and Protest the Hero; and Sunday: Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse, Kataklysm, Between the Buried and Me, Veil of Maya, Job for a Cowboy, Goatwhore, The Faceless, Periphery and Exhumed.

More acts will be announced for both days.

Tickets for the Toronto festival are $145 for the weekend; $155 for a "special edition ticket" and $500 for the Live Nation Lounge Platinum Weekend Pass (inc. private bar, restrooms, complimentary food and parking, bleacher seating with premium views of both stages, and more). Service charges and charity fee will be added to all tickets. ]]> slipknotsystem of a downSystemOfADown Karen Bliss 2012-03-16T15:00:00+00:00 Devin Townsend Discusses Upcoming 'Ridiculous' Box Set, Ziltoid Musical http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/02/16/devin-townsend/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/02/16/devin-townsend/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/02/16/devin-townsend/#comments Filed under: ,


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Did you hear the one about the cheeseburger? The Devin Townsend Project had a big Styrofoam one as part of a concert series last summer in London, England, and soon you'll get to see it on DVD, entitled 'By a Thread,' due out this summer.

"I submitted the mixes for the audio and we just finished the cover," Townsend tells Noisecreep. "I think the entire project is like a 10-disc set or something ridiculous."

Last November, The Devin Townsend Project performed four concerts for each of their four albums - 2009's 'Ki' and 'Addicted' and 2011's 'Deconstructed' and 'Ghost.' Billed as "An Evening With The Devin Townsend Project," the first three were held at the University of London Union, and the final one at Union Chapel.

"Well, we're going to do the four DVDs, four audio discs [CDS], one of bonus footage, and because the shows are too long to fit the encores on the audio discs, we have a disc of just the encores," says Townsend, on the phone from his native Vancouver. ]]> devin townsendDevinTownsendthe devin townsend projectTheDevinTownsendProject Karen Bliss 2012-02-16T14:30:00+00:00 Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia: 'You Have to Embrace the Darkest Moments' http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/20/lacuna-coil-dark-adrenaline/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/20/lacuna-coil-dark-adrenaline/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/20/lacuna-coil-dark-adrenaline/#comments Filed under: ,


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Lacuna Coil singer Cristina Scabbia is in Florida, enjoying a little warm weather before kicking off a winter tour that ends in February and includes quite a few dates in the cold northwest.

The band - Scabbia, co-vocalist Andrea Ferro, bassist Marco Coti Zelati, guitarist Cristiano Migliore, guitarist Marco Biazziand drummer Cristino Mozzati - will be on Megadeth's Gigantour package tour in support of their brand new album, 'Dark Adrenaline.' Produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne) in Milan and Los Angeles, the album features more of the Italian group's intoxicating blend of massive guitars, explosive dynamics and huge vocal hooks.

Noisecreep spoke with Scabbia about the new album, and why she and the band decided to cover an R.E.M. classic this time out. ]]> lacuna coilLacunaCoil Karen Bliss 2012-01-20T12:45:00+00:00 The Used's Bert McCracken Talks New Album, Becoming a Business Man http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/11/the-used-bert-interview/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/11/the-used-bert-interview/ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/11/the-used-bert-interview/#comments Filed under: ,


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The Used just unleashed 'I Come Alive,' the first single from their forthcoming album, 'Vulnerable.' But Noisecreep hadn't heard any music when frontman Bert McCracken did this interview just days before Christmas. A press release had just gone out announcing the formation of the Utah band's new record label, Anger Music Group, and new distribution deal with Hopeless Records.

McCracken said the album, due March 27, is in the can and the final two songs would be mixed and mastered in early January. Now, they are working on artwork and video direction. They are their own label after all. "Yup," McCracken laughs. "We've got to do everything. It's really exciting."

Dental Records, the original name you had for your label, was really cool. Anger Music Group is a great name too. Did those come quickly?

Maybe eight years ago, me and my friends were always joking around about starting a record label called Dental Records, but it was taken by somebody in Sweden or something. ]]> the usedTheUsed Karen Bliss 2012-01-11T16:00:00+00:00