Noisecreep
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Noisecreep is a hard rock
and heavy metal
music news and media website based in the United States
. The site was created by AOL
Music in March 2009.
Noisecreep is the fourth genre-specific music website owned by AOL after the rock music
website Spinner
, country music
website TheBoot and hip hop
music website TheBoomBox. Noisecreep is also part of AOL's MediaGlow publishing division which was created in January 2009.
The site publishes music news and interviews presented in a blog
-like format, with an emphasis on lesser-known hard rock and heavy metal bands. According to Mike Rich, AOL's head of the entertainment department, "right now with heavy metal and hard rock, unless you're AC/DC
or Metallica
, you're not getting much play. These bands really haven't had a big platform to say hey, here we are, here's our music." Noisecreep also releases a video podcast
dubbed the "Creep Show" which features interviews with various metal bands.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
music news and media website based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The site was created by AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
Music in March 2009.
Noisecreep is the fourth genre-specific music website owned by AOL after the rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
website Spinner
Spinner.com
Spinner is an AOL Music property, which bills itself as "the ultimate music blog for free MP3s, free CD listening, [and] discovering new artists."...
, country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
website TheBoot and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
music website TheBoomBox. Noisecreep is also part of AOL's MediaGlow publishing division which was created in January 2009.
The site publishes music news and interviews presented in a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
-like format, with an emphasis on lesser-known hard rock and heavy metal bands. According to Mike Rich, AOL's head of the entertainment department, "right now with heavy metal and hard rock, unless you're AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
or Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, you're not getting much play. These bands really haven't had a big platform to say hey, here we are, here's our music." Noisecreep also releases a video podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
dubbed the "Creep Show" which features interviews with various metal bands.