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Dragonforce Vocalist ZP Theart Leaving the Band… How Would You like to Be the New Singer?

March 9, 2010

According to bravewords.com and the Dragonforce website, lead singer ZP Theart is parting ways with the band due to “insurmountable differences of musical opinion”. Theart had been with the band since its formation in 1999. In this 2006 interview on metal-experience.com guitarist Sam Totman describes how Theart was brought into the band:
… we were looking [...]

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“Till I Hear You Sing”-Video of Single from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom Follow-Up, Love Never Dies

March 4, 2010

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, the companion piece to The Phantom of the Opera, will be opening in London at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 9 March 2010 followed by New York on Thursday 11 November and in Australia in 2011. The musical takes place 10 years after the Phantom has left his lair [...]

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Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada Skate to Some Great Music, Cheltzie Lee Takes the Gold Medal for Most Innovative Musical Choice

February 26, 2010

Like the rest of the world, I was mesmerized last night by the high quality of skating in the ladies’ competition. I had hoped that the women would have chosen some more adventurous music. Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada did, at the very least, choose music for their free skate programs other than the stereotypical [...]

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Review of Digital EP for God of War®: Blood & Metal, Soundtrack for PS3™ Game GOD OF WAR® III with Tracks from Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Dream Theater, Taking Dawn, Opeth, and Mutiny Within

February 26, 2010

On March 2, Roadrunner Records will be releasing the soundtrack to the third part of the God Of War video game series, entitled God of War®: Blood & Metal.   Available at all digital retailers, the 6-song EP contains new, unreleased music inspired by the PS3 game from Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Dream Theater, Opeth, Taking [...]

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Ice Dancing’s Most Daring Musical Choices in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

February 23, 2010

Ice dancing has become my favorite type of figure skating to watch for two reasons. First, I don’t have to watch skaters attempting jumps and falling on their butts as they do in singles and pairs competitions. Second, ice dancing seems to involve more artistic creativity than some of the other disciplines. The skaters go [...]

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Johnny Weir and Takahiko Kazuka Choose Great Music For Men’s Olympic Figure Skating Competition

February 19, 2010

Last night, the big story for everyone was of course Evan Lysacek versus Yevgeny Plushenko. It was an incredible showdown, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. But I’d rather talk about Takahiko Kazuka and Johnny Weir whose performances I loved, not only for their skating but also for their unusual musical choices. After all, there’s only [...]

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Allbum Review – Mutiny Within

February 9, 2010

This is one of the most exciting metal albums I’ve heard in a long time. Mutiny Within’s self-titled album, scheduled for release on February 23, 2010, combines high octane metal, technical virtuosity, and great melodies. The sextet consists of brothers Andrew “A.J.” (bass) and Brandon Jacobs (guitar), Drew Stavola (keyboards), Chris Clancy (vocals), Bill Fore [...]

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Hilarious Guitar Hero Spoof -”Violin Hero” Video by Judgment Day

February 2, 2010

While browsing the Mike Portnoy forum, I came across a link to a fantastic video by string metal band Judgment Day. The band consists of brothers Anton (violin) and Lewis Patzner (cello), and Jon Bush, (drums). The “Violin Hero” video was done to the single “Cobra Strike” from the band’s upcoming album, Peacocks/Pink Monsters. The [...]

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Pain of Salvation Releases “Linoleum” Video

January 20, 2010

Today, progressive rock band Pain of Salvation released a video for the song “Linoleum”. It’s the title track off of the band’s EP released back in November 2009. Part of the reason I love Pain of Salvation is that they are constantly reinventing their sound. This song is no exception. Fans of the band may [...]

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One of the Most Amazing Classical/Metal Dream Theater Tributes You’ll Ever Hear

January 19, 2010

As a huge Dream Theater fan, I’m a proud member of the James LaBrie (lead singer) and Mike Portnoy (drummer) forums. There are several DT fans on these forums who happen to be fantastic musicians. Many of them have done covers and tributes of DT songs, but this one by French horn player Marc Papeghin [...]

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