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MIKE PORTNOY Named 'Drummer Of The Year', 'Metal Drummer' In DRUMMIES Awards/Poll

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has been honored in the "Drummer Of The Year" and "Metal Drummer" categories in Enter Music Publishing's annual Drummies awards/poll. Commented Portnoy: "WOW!! I just found out that I won Drum! magazine's 'Drummer Of The Year' award (as well as winning 'Meta...
July 6, 2011
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GOREAPHOBIA Signs With DARK DESCENT RECORDS

Legendary Philadelphia death metal battalion GOREAPHOBIA has forces with Dark Descent Records for the release of the band's long-anticipated new full-length album, "Apocalyptic Necromancy". Due on August 9, the follow-up to 2009's "Mortal Repulsion" was recorded, mixed and mastered by drummer Jim Ro...
July 6, 2011
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IN FLAMES Bassist Interviewed At Finland's SONISPHERE (Video)

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES at the Finnish installment of the Sonisphere festival, which took place on July 2, 2011 at Kalasatama in Helsinki. You can now watch the chat below. IN FLAMES' tenth album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading", sold a...
July 5, 2011
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AMARANTHE Performs Acoustically On Japanese Radio; Audio Available

AMARANTHE the project featuring Olof Mrck (NIGHTRAGE, DRAGONLAND),Jake E (ex-DREAM EVIL, DREAMLAND),Andy Solvestrm (WITHIN Y, EVILDOER, CIPHER SYSTEM),Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION) and Johan Andreassen (ex-ENGEL) performed acoustically on the July 3 edition of the Japanese r...
July 4, 2011
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MEGADETH Bassist On New CD: I Would Say It Kind Of Fits In Around The 'Countdown' Album

Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excesss: How is the recording process for the new MEGADETH album coming along? David Ellefson: It's been good! It has been a fun process in la...
July 2, 2011
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CHROME DIVISION: Video For JOHNNY CASH Cover 'Ghost Riders In The Sky' Released

"Ghost Riders In The Sky", the new video from CHROME DIVISION, the Norwegian five-piece featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SO...
July 1, 2011
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IN FLAMES: More 'Sounds Of A Playground Fading' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Sounds Of A Playground Fading", the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #1 Sweden: #2 Austria: #6 Norway: #10 Canada: #12 Switzerland: #12 Japan: #24 Denmark: #25 USA: #27 France: #34 Czech Republic: #37 Spain: #41 Belgium...
July 1, 2011
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KISS: New Backstage Footage Posted Online

KissOnline.com has uploaded video footage of KISS backstage during the opening week of the band's 2011 summer tour. Check out the clip below. KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to the QMI Agency earlier this month about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album. "We have...
June 30, 2011
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AUGUST BURNS RED's 'Leveler' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 11

"Leveler", the fourth album from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED, sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. AUGUST BURNS RED's previous CD, "Constellations", opened...
June 29, 2011
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IN FLAMES' 'Sounds Of A Playground Fading' Cracks U.S. Top 30

"Sounds Of A Playground Fading", the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart. IN FLAMES' previous CD, "A Sense of Purpose" (Koch) opened with 20,000 units to land...
June 29, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY: I See Sensational Headlines On Certain Web Sites That Misrepresent What I'm Doing

Drummer Mike Portnoy spoke to AOL's Noisecreep earlier this week about his roller coaster life in the nine months since he left DREAM THEATER, the band he co-founded and led for 25 years. "The thing that breaks my heart," stated Portnoy, "is that some of the fans rely more on what's reported about ....
June 28, 2011
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IN FLAMES' 'Playground' Tops German Chart

"Sounds Of A Playground Fading", the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Germany: #1 Sweden: #2 Austria: #6 Norway: #10 Denmark: #25 Belgium: #55 Commented the band: "This is absolutely amazing!!! We know that we've made a goo...
June 28, 2011
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AUGUST BURNS RED Frontman Interviewed By 'Inside Heavy' (Audio)

Inside Heavy recently conducted an interview with vocalist Jake Luhrs of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AUGUST BURNS RED's fourth album, "Leveler", was released on June 21 via Sollid State Reco...
June 28, 2011
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ADRENALINE MOB: Pro-Shot Performance Video Of 'The Mob Rules' Released

Professionally filmed video footage of ADRENALINE MOB the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP),bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward performing a cover version...
June 28, 2011
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ADRENALINE MOB's Cover Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'The Mob Rules' Available For Streaming

ADRENALINE MOB the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP),bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward recently recorded a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "T...
June 26, 2011