RockAAA's Tom Russell conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER at this year's edition of Classic Rock magazine's award-winning High Voltage festival, which took place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England. You can now watch the chat below. "A Dramatic Turn Of ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER performing on July 24, 2011 at the High Voltage festival in Victoria Park, London, England can be seen below. "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", the much-anticipated new album from DREAM THEATER, which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's recorded debut, will be released on September 13 via ...
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"A Dramatic Turn Of Events", the much-anticipated album from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's recorded debut, will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner Records. The "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" deluxe collector's edition exclusive pre-order box set includes the following: * "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" album * ...
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"A Dramatic Turn Of Events", the much-anticipated album from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's recorded debut, will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner Records. The "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" deluxe collector's edition exclusive pre-order box set includes the following: * "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" album * ...
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Revolver magazine conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER for its July/August 2011 issue. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy: Petrucci: "I love Mike. We've known each other for so long I met him when I was, ...
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Phil Sgrosso, guitarist of the San Diego, California-based metal band AS I LAY DYING, has just released the summer collection for his newest venture, Nomad Clothing. Unveiled earlier this year, Nomad Clothing was conceptualized as an alternative fashion recourse for Sgrosso. The guitarist, who has spent the better part of the past decade married to ...
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Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine recently conducted an interview with RHAPSODY OF FIRE and current KAMELOT touring vocalist Fabio Lione. An excerpt from the chat follow below. Stormbringer.at: How is the tour with KAMELOT going so far? Fabio: Great! I have to say that the guys are very nice, I love the songs and ...
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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Ryan Stanek, the 39-year-old former drummer of the long-defunct 1990s Illinois death metal band BROKEN HOPE, is accused in two states of firing his gun into the air — including while driving — during a birthday celebration. Stanek, who lives in Trevor, Wisconsin, allegedly fired shots into the ...
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Phil Sgrosso, guitarist of the Grammy-nominated metal band AS I LAY DYING, has just unveiled his latest project, Nomad Clothing. The clothing line is geared for a complete launch this spring. Commented Sgrosso: "The time has come to let everyone know about a new project I've been working on. I've recently started up Nomad Clothing, ...
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EXES FOR EYES, the new project featuring vocalist "Big" James Arsenian from ENDAST and Dave Sheldon, former bassist of ANNIHILATOR and MAN WITH TARGET, has inked a deal with Year Of The Sun Records for the release of its upcoming debut album, "The Amsler Grid". A spring release is expected. "We've been eager to have ...
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"Hesitate", the new video from STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar) — can be viewed below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The clip was filmed on September 20 in Los Angeles with director Paul Brown (JACK WHITE/ALICIA KEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, JOHN MAYER) and directing collective ...
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Italian web site SpazioRock.it conducted an interview with STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand on November 12, 2010 in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. "Hesitate", the new video from STONE SOUR, will be officially released in January. The clip was filmed on September 20 in Los Angeles with director ...
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"Hesitate", the new video from STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar) — can be viewed below. (UPDATE: The clip that was apparently prematurely leaked to YouTube is not the "final" version and it has since been removed by the group's record label, Roadrunner Records.) The clip ...
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Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root. You can now watch the chat in five parts below. STONE SOUR is giving members of its fan club, the Dead Generation, an exclusive glimpse into the evolution of the band's latest album, "Audio Secrecy". STONE SOUR has posted the first ...
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STONE SOUR is giving members of its fan club, the Dead Generation, an exclusive glimpse into the evolution of the band's latest album, "Audio Secrecy". STONE SOUR has posted the first of several early demo recordings of the songs that would go on to become "Audio Secrecy" inside the members-only Dead Generation section of StoneSour.com. ...
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Long Island, New York-based post-hardcore band LIFE AS A GHOST — which consists of former members of BELA KISS, DR. ACULA and THE WORLD WE KNEW — has inked a deal with Eulogy Recordings. The group will enter the studio in January with producer Eliot Gellar (THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, MOVING MOUNTAINS) to ...
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Ozzfest is back and fans aren't the only ones excited about it — this year's performers are pumped up, as illustrated by the quotes below. Launching Saturday, August 14 in San Bernardino, California — the birthplace of the first Ozzfest in 1996 — this year's tour will include main stage artists OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ...
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Ozzfest is back and fans aren't the only ones excited about it — this year's performers are pumped up, as illustrated by the quotes below. Launching Saturday, August 14 in San Bernardino, California — the birthplace of the first Ozzfest in 1996 — this year's tour will include main stage artists OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ...
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Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE will headline the Hard Rock Hell IV festival on Friday, December 3. The event will take place December 4-5 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales. Hard Rock Hell promoter John Davis said: "We are pleased to have AIRBOURNE complete our Friday night lineup. They are an exceptional live act and we have ...
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THRESHOLD keyboard player Richard West has enlisted the services of guitarist Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION) and drummer Mark Zonder (FATES WARNING) for the recording of a new currently unnamed project fronted by vocalist Farrah West. The project was first planned in 2002 when Farrah and Richard moved from their U.K. home to the Czech Republic ...
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Former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner has released the following message regarding the passing of Debbie Abono, a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, VIO-LENCE, SKINLAB): "I was bummed to hear about Debbie Abono — manager extraordinaire — passing away. "I ...
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Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will release their fourth album, "Paradogma", on March 30 via Unique Leader Records. The CD cover art was created by Gyula Havancsàk, who has previously worked with such acts as ANNIHILATOR and DESTRUCTION. "Paradogma" was recorded at 16th Cellar studios in Rome with producer Stefano Morabito and was mastered ...
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Since 1910 musicians have associated visual arts with their sonic output in the form of the almighty album cover. And since 1987, Roadrunner Records has been a source of some visually stunning and visually disturbing images in the wide world of album art, nevertheless honoring the tradition. Whether using an image to set the tone ...
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In a brand new interview with AOL's Noisecreep, former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo was asked about the upcoming 20th-anniversary remastered edition of the band's 1990 album "Cowboys From Hell", which will include bonus tracks and new artwork. "I just did some liner notes for that," he said. 'It dredged up a lot of ...
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The Spinelanguage blog recently conducted an interview with acclaimed guitarist Ron Jarzombek (BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinelanguage: Before BLOTTED SCIENCE, a lot of metal fans didn't know who Ron Jarzombek was. Sure, they might have seen a few guitarists mention you or WATCHTOWER ...
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Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will release their fourth album, "Paradogma", on March 30 via Unique Leader Records. The CD cover art was created by Gyula Havancsàk, who has previously worked with such acts as ANNIHILATOR and DESTRUCTION. "Paradogma" was recorded at 16th Cellar studios in Rome with producer Stefano Morabito and was mastered ...
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Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will release their fourth album, "Paradogma", on March 30 via Unique Leader Records. The CD cover art was created by Gyula Havancsàk, who has previously worked with such acts as ANNIHILATOR and DESTRUCTION. "Paradogma" was recorded at 16th Cellar studios in Rome with producer Stefano Morabito and was mastered ...
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The memorial service for Joe Ptacek, former vocalist of the long-defunct 1990s Illinois death metal band BROKEN HOPE, will be held on Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 a.m. at St.Gilbert's Church in Grayslake, Illinois. The service is open to the entire public and ALL friends and fans of Joe Ptacek are encouraged to come and ...
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Joe Ptacek, former vocalist of the long-defunct 1990s Illinois death metal band BROKEN HOPE, died last night (Wednesday, January 20) of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 37 years old. Former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding Ptacek's passing: "It's with profound sadness and ...
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KKOAGULAA, the multimedia, multidimensional project formed by Ccernn (a.k.a. Tor-Helge Skei, a.k.a. Cernunus) after his departure from MANES, has inked a deal with Aural Music. The group's full-length debut, "Aurum Nostrum Non Est Aurum Vulgi", will be released in late February and will be preceded by a digital-only EP in late January. According to a ...
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