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Rock/Heavy Metal

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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Devin Townsend Including Orchestra On New Project

February 16, 2011

Devin Townsend is a bit of an acquired taste, primarily because he strays from the typical realms of music. Labeling Townsend an an experimenter only provides part of the picture and doesn’t do him any justice. Townsend is currently working on a double record, Ghost, scheduled for release later this year.  As most readers know, [...]

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Overkill Frontman’s Happy Marriage between Heavy Metal and Chocolate

February 2, 2011

A delicious post on noisecreep.com reveals that Overkill singer Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth runs a chocolate shop with his Dutch wife, Annette. Located in Nyack, NY, Chocolaterie takes its name from the Dutch word for chocolate shop. On their website, Annette states that: I have always been a true “chocoholic” and was spoiled by the fine [...]

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James LaBrie Guest Stars on Eden’s Curse Album to Be Released on March 18

January 5, 2011

As a consumer of all things James LaBrie, I was excited to start off the year with news about Dream Theater lead vocalist’s upcoming appearance. According to Blabbermouth.net, James LaBrie will guest star on Trinity, the upcoming album by multinational melodic metal band Eden’s Curse. LaBrie will perform backing vocals on the entire album as [...]

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Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess to Premiere Explorations in the US, with Special Guest James LaBrie

December 21, 2010

I’m so jealous of the citizens of Tarrytown, NY. According to the Ytse Times, Dream Theater keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess will be making a rare solo appearance at the Tarrytown Music Hall on January 23. Along with special guest DT vocalist James LaBrie, the performance will include music from Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, and [...]

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