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Rock/Heavy Metal

Dream Theater Reveals Track Listing for New Album, A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS

June 8, 2011

Roadrunner Records revealed information today about Dream Theater‘s highly anticipated new album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. This will be the band’s first album with new drummer Mike Mangini. The album will drop on September 13 and will be supported by a massive world tour. Several of the band members shared their thoughts on the [...]

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The Fans’ Take on Dream Theater’s New Drummer Mike Mangini

May 2, 2011

After stringing out the suspense through a three-part documentary (part one is here, part two here, part three here), the big news has finally been revealed. Dream Theater has chosen Mike Mangini as their new drummer. DT is infamous for their passionate fans who love to dissect every little aspect of the band. And we’ve [...]

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Get an Official Inside Look into Dream Theater’s Search for a New Drummer

April 18, 2011

Dream Theater is my all-time favorite band, and like other legions of avid fans, I was crushed when I learned that drummer Mike Portnoy had left the band. DT lovers have gone through months of torturous speculation about who the new drummer will be. Now, Dream Theater is offering an inside look at their audition [...]

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New Pain of Salvation Video Violates YouTube Policy

March 31, 2011

When I came across a story on Blabbermouth.com about progressive band Pain of Salvation‘s newly released video, “Where It Hurts”, I eagerly scrolled down the page to check it out. Unfortunately, all I found was a black-and-white screen informing me that the video had been removed as a violation of YouTube‘s policy on nudity or [...]

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Download Two Cent Revival’s The Devil’s in This Whiskey: A Modern Americana Folk Song

March 28, 2011

I was sent information about Brooklyn’s Two Cent Revival, the new project from Brazilian-born, Texas-raised singer/songwriter Matt Jones.  He mixes folk-tinged Americana and classic country elements with dark lyrical themes and an acoustic-focused rock band. After taking a listen to the song “The Devil’s in This Whiskey”, I thought it was a good song and others [...]

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Prize-Winning Play Based on Dream Theater Song

March 16, 2011

The Derbyshiretimes.co.uk featured a story about a British schoolgirl who based her prize-winning play on progressive metal band Dream Theater‘s epic song “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence“. 16-year-old Alice Bell was selected as one of nine semi-finalists for the New Playwrights Festival at the Pomegranate, Chesterfield. The play, entitled Monsters, is about schizophrenia. According to [...]

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Huh? Def Leppard and Mike Huckabee Perform Together on Fox News

March 13, 2011

This tidbit, posted today on Bravewords.com made me do a double take. Apparently, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee played bass with Def Leppard during an appearance on Huckabee’s Fox News show, Huckabee.  If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought this was a headline on The Onion. Check out the video below: Watch [...]

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Dragonforce Announces New Singer

March 2, 2011

We previously covered the news the Dragonforce had parted way with ZP Theart and were searching for a new singer.  Today, the band announced that their long search for a new vocalist is finally over. After entries from thousands of hopefuls across the globe, the shredmasters welcome 23-year-old Marc Hudson to the band. “I’m really [...]

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Full-Length Video: James LaBrie Duets with Eden’s Curse in NO HOLY MAN

February 25, 2011

Melodic metal band Eden’s Curse has released a full-length video of “No Holy Man” featuring Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie. This song is off of their upcoming album, Trinity, to be released on March 18. Related articles Dream Theater Vocalist James LaBrie Gets Animated with Eden’s Curse (thecontrapuntist.com) James LaBrie Guest Stars on Eden’s Curse [...]

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Dream Theater Vocalist James LaBrie Gets Animated with Eden’s Curse

February 21, 2011

Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie will be performing a duet on melodic metal band’s Eden’s Curse upcoming album, Trinity. You can check out a cool animated snippet of the track, “No Holy Man”, here (unfortunately, the video is unavailable for embedding). The track is available to buy at Amazon, Play, iTunes, and Musicload. Related articles [...]

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