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Progressive metal

Barren Earth Begins Its First US Tour As Part of “The Finnish Metal Tour 2″ This Winter

August 19, 2010

Finland’s emerging prog/death metal supergroup, Barren Earth, will join their countrymen Finntroll, Ensiferum and Rotten Sound on “The Finnish Metal Tour 2″ during January and February 2011. This marks the Barren Earth’s first United States tour.  The band features members of Moonsorrow, Swallow The Sun, and Kreator. 2010 was a successful year for Barren Earth, [...]

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New Song from James LaBrie’s Static Impulse will soon stream on AOL (Updated with Links)

July 21, 2010

Winding down from touring with Iron Maiden, James LaBrie, vocalist for Dream Theater, is getting ready to release his new solo album, Static Impulse. Earlier today, a message was posted on LaBrie’s forum announcing a new song will begin streaming on AOL starting July 27th. Update: you can listen to “One More Time”, here and  [...]

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Dream Theater Frontman James LaBrie to Release Solo Album in September 2010

June 17, 2010

I’m ecstatic to report that my favorite vocalist of all time, Dream Theater singer James LaBrie will release his fourth solo album in September 2010. In an interview on beyondthedarkhorizon.com, LaBrie says: … there will be 12 songs, on the album. It’s very heavy and I’m really excited. I don’t want to say too much [...]

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Album Review: Shifting by At The Soundawn

June 16, 2010

At the Soundawn is a progressive metal band from Italy. The group originally formed in 2000 as a group of friends coming together to play music, but it took the band five years to get serious about writing and recording music.  Thankfully, members Luca De Stefano (vocals), Andrea Violante (guitar), Matteo Bassoli (guitar), Alessio Bellotto [...]

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Album Review: Barren Earth – Curse Of The Red River

April 21, 2010

Thanks to Peaceville for sending this album for me to review. Rarely do I encounter a band that deserves to be placed on a pedestal because of its first album.  But Barren Earth’s Curse of the Red River is no ordinary record.  Intricate, melodic, vicious, and beautiful are just a few words that describe the [...]

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Katatonia Announces North American Tour

April 14, 2010

In 2009, Katatonia released the critically-acclaimed Night Is The New Day . You can read our review of the album here.  The Swedish progressive metal act has been touring Europe.  Now, the band is preparing to hit North America in September and October kicking off in Baltimore on September 8th. General admission and special VIP [...]

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Orphaned Land Rocked Chicago, Now Heading to South by Southwest (#SXSW)

March 15, 2010

Yesterday, thanks to the good folks at Century Media, Viola and I attended the Orphaned Land concert at the Bottom Lounge.  Now, Kobi Farhi (Lead Singer) and company are headed to Austin for two shows as part of the South by Southwest festivities. The band only has four shows scheduled in the US, so those [...]

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Madder Morten Release New Music Video, “Where Dream and Day Collide”

March 7, 2010

Madder Mortem is releasing a collection of new songs with its new EP, Where Dream and Day Collide, due out this May on Peaceville Records.  The EP contains three brand new songs from the Madder’s warped imaginations, along with the single and album versions of the title track, taken from the 2009 release, Eight Ways. [...]

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Album Review: Orphaned Land – The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

February 22, 2010

Music has a way of tearing down walls and bringing people together.  Orphaned Land, self-labeled as “Jewish Muslim Metal” or “Middle Eastern Progressive Metal,” has managed to find support from both Muslims and Jews.  Considering the ongoing friction in the region, I find this astounding. I am a newbie to the musical world of Orphaned [...]

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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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