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June 12, 2020   Adding to the list of recent side-projects launched during quarantine, today The Contortionist’s Michael Lessard has debuted his new solo project.Branching out from his band’s well-known progressive metal sound, Lessard’s…

February 27, 2019   To help celebrate some of the first shows they ever played back in 2009, instrumental progressive metal geniuses Animals As Leaders have just announced a special 10-year anniversary headlining tour…

August 21, 2018   Currently in the middle of working on some new music, progressive metal act The Contortionist has just announced a pretty unique fall tour.Joined by instrumental outfit Intervals, The Contortionist will…

November 7, 2017   With only three dates remaining on Nothing More’s 2017 Stories We Tell Ourselves Tour with Hell Or Highwater, Palisades, and My Ticket Home, we’re excited to announce who will be…

October 30, 2017   In celebration of the most metal day of the year – aka Devil’s Night, aka the day before Halloween, aka October 30th – we here at The Noise wanted to…

September 13, 2017   Aw yes, the album review: A 300-500 word write-up explaining all the eccentricities pretentious wordsmiths love and hate about a band’s new album. While most reviews tend to hover the…

June 5, 2017   Just in case you need some fantastic news and a soothing new track to get you through your harrowing Monday afternoon, progressive hard rock outfit The Contortionist have just announced…

August 17, 2015   With the release of their first new full-length since 2011 right around the corner, The Noise is very excited to announce that UK groove metal act TesseracT will be hitting…