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DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FORBIDDEN Members To Guest On SYLENCER Debut

ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Markus Johansson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass),has changed its name to SYLENCER. The band's debut album, "A Lethal Dose Of Truth", has been completely self-produced by Johansson and Rox and is nearing completion. The CD will contain 15...

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Drummer MARCO MINNEMANN Rumored To Have Joined DREAM THEATER

40-year-old international drumming sensation Marco Minnemann (KREATOR, NECROPHAGIST) is strongly rumored to have joined DREAM THEATER as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy. In a posting on his official web site, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci stated about the group's drumm...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules Solo Date

DREAM THEATER keyboardist extraordinaire Jordan Rudess has announced an exciting and rare solo appearance on Sunday, January 23 at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York with special guest DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie. Along with Turkish prodigy Eren Basbug, Rudess will debut his com...

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AS I LAY DYING Filming 'Anodyne Sea' Video Today

San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING will film a video for the song "Anodyne Sea" today (Friday, December 17) with Killswitch Productions directors Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland (FEAR FACTORY, MESHUGGAH). AS I LAY DYING will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in February with support from WIN...

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AS I LAY DYING To Tour U.S. With WINDS OF PLAGUE, AFTER THE BURIAL

San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in February with support from WINDS OF PLAGUE and AFTER THE BURIAL. The trek will hit cities that the band hasn't been to in years and other places the group has yet to visit, including Green Bay, WI; Pensacola, FL;...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Announces 'Musical Mind Meld' Supergroup Event

DREAM THEATER's keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drum great Marco Minnemann appear on the BandCrashers.com platform in a two-hour live online streaming performance on December 15, 2010, from Chicago's premier Plant 10 Studios, at 8 p.m. CST (9 p.m. EST and 6 p.m. PST). The "Musical Mind Meld" features...

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MIKE PORTNOY Thought He Could Control DREAM THEATER, Says Keyboardist RUDESS

U.K.'s Classic Rock Prog magazine recently spoke to the four remaining members of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER — guitarist John Petrucci, vocalist James LaBrie, bassist John Myung and keyboardist Jordan Rudess — about the surprising departure of the band's drummer and founding member, Mike...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE Drummer CHARLIE ZELENY's DREAM THEATER Audition Videos Available

Drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS, BLOTTED SCIENCE) has uploaded video footage of him playing along to three DREAM THEATER songs as part of the audition process for DT's drummer slot left vacant by the recent departure of Mike Portnoy. Zeleny's performance footage of the following track...

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KATAGORY V Frontman Issues New Album Update

KATAGORY V vocalist Albert Rybka has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the band's fifth album, "Resurrect The Insurgence": "Recording for the album officially began with the drum tracks in April, followed by rhythm guitars and bass at various points throughout the summer. Aco...

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SOIL Interviewed By BACKSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT (Video)

Backstage Entertainment conducted an interview with Chicago heavy rockers SOIL on November 6, 2010 at Robert's Bar in Mounds View, Minnesota. You can now watch the chat below. A new version of the SOIL song "Surrounded" featuring the band's current singer, Jordan Lee (ex-SILVERGUN),is available for...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Rehearsing With 'Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra' (Video)

Video footage of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess rehearsing with the Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra (conducted by a phenomenal young talent from Turkey named Eren Basbug) earlier today (Monday, November 15) in Venezuela can be viewed below. The video is a glimpse of two minutes of the songs...

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THE SORROW's New Album Lands On Austrian Chart

The third, self-titled album from Austrian metallers THE SORROW has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 24. The follow-up to 2009's "Origin Of The Storm" was recorded at Principal Studios (DIE TOTEN HOSEN, IN EXTREMO) in Senden, Germany with producer Toni Meloni and...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS To Present His Award-Winning MorphWiz at SF AppShow

MorphWiz, chosen as "Best Music Creation App" in the first-ever Billboard Music App Awards, will be demonstrated by its creator, Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of the hard rock band DREAM THEATER, at the one-year anniversary of the SF AppShow on Thursday, November 11 at Mission Bay Conference Center at...

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Former QUO VADIS Vocalist Resurfaces In ANNEX THEORY

ANNEX THEORY, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-based metal act featuring former QUO VADIS vocalist Trevor Bernie, has completed work on a new EP, to be released digitally this winter. The effort was mastered by TESSERACT's Acle Kahney. According to a press release, ANNEX THEORY "combines high-level mu...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Says Last Week's Drummer Auditions 'Were Phenomenal'

On October 26, vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER was interviewed by "Démentièllement Vôtre" on Québec City's CKRL 89.1 FM radio station. The interview has now been posted online at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below. When asked about DRE...