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Video: Dream Theater Release Trailer for ‘Live at Luna Park’ CD/DVD
Dream Theater have released a trailer for their new live album, DVD and Blu-ray, Live At Luna Park. The DVD, which was filmed over two nights in South America during a 15-month world tour that hit 35 countries, will be released in May by Eagle Rock Entertainment. “This is without a doubt the closest a [...]
2013 Preview: The Most Anticipated Albums of the Year
2013 is going to be a good year. How do we know? Because some of the biggest, badass-est bands in hard rock and heavy metal are set to drop new bombs over the following 300-plus days. Read on to see just what we mean–and get fucking psyched. A Day to Remember TITLE: Common Courtesy RELEASE [...]
Sylencer Main Man Markus Johansson Picks the Top Five “Big Four” Albums
The brainchild of musician Markus Johansson, Sylencer recently released their new album, A Lethal Dose of Truth, which features guest appearances by Brendon Small (Dethklok), Gene Hoglan (Death, Testament), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Andy LaRocque (King Diamond), and Rob Caggiano (Anthrax). The last guest reflects Johansson’s love of the so-called “Big Four” of thrash metal–Metallica, [...]
Members of Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Adrenaline Mob to Present Metal Masters 3 Clinic in April
Samson, Hartke, Zoom, and Best Buy are pleased to announce the third installment of Samson’s “Metal Masters” series of instrument clinics, which will be held on Thursday, April 12, at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA. Doors will open at 7:00pm. Having surprised the audience at Metal Master 2 in New [...]
Flying Colors—Featuring Mike Portnoy and Deep Purple’s Steve Morse—Announce Debut Album
Flying Colors–the new project featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob) and guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs)–have revealed details of their upcoming debut album. The self-titled record, which was produced by Peter Collins (Rush, Queensrÿche), will be available on March 27. You can view the track listing below the clip. [...]
Adrenaline Mob to Release Debut Full-Length on March 13
Metal supergroup Adrenaline Mob have announced that their debut full-length album, titled Omertá, will be released on March 13. The band–which features vocalist Russell Allen (Symphony X), drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold), guitarists Mike Orlando and Rich Ward (Fozzy), and bassist Paul DiLeo (Fozzy)–released a self-titled EP last August. The new album is [...]
Dream Theater Issue Q&A Statement on Their Latest Album, “Spinal Tap Moments,” and Peter Gabriel
Dream Theater, who returned with new album A Dramatic Turn of Events earlier this year, were recently nominated for a Best Hard Rock/Metal Grammy for their track “On the Backs Of Angels” and are planning a world tour for 2012. Guitarist John Petrucci, keyboardist Jordan Rudess, and drummer Mike Mangini recently released a Q&A statement, [...]
Mike Portnoy Accuses His Former Band, Dream Theater, of Plagiarism
Drummer Mike Portnoy has accused his former band, Dream Theater, of ripping off hard rockers Red for their song “Build Me Up, Break Me Down.” The implication was made after a poster had commented on Portnoy’s own website forum about the similarity of the track to Red’s previously released “Feed the Machine.” The plot is [...]
Poll: What Is the Song of the Year?
Revolver‘s 100th issue hits newsstands on December 13 (but it’s available here right now), and, in addition to our list of the 100 Greatest Living Rock Stars, it contains our list of the 20 Best Albums of 2011. We’ve already announced that Korn have taken Album of the Year honors for their innovative and controversial [...]
2011 GRAMMY Nominees Announced for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
The Grammy Awards have announced the nominees in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category. You can see them below. This is the first year that there are no separate Hard Rock and Metal awards, but instead one joint category. Dream Theater, “On the Backs of Angels” Foo Fighters, “White Limo” Mastodon, “Curl of the Burl” [...]
