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It's Official: MIKE MANGINI Is New DREAM THEATER Drummer

Mike Mangini, the 48-year-old session artist who has played for ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE and STEVE VAI, has officially joined DREAM THEATER as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy. Commented Mangini: "The day that I got the phone call to be in DREAM THEATER, it took my br...
April 29, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: 'The Spirit Carries On' Drummer-Search Web Series To Be Released On DVD

Zach Shaw of Metal Insider conducted an interview with Mike Leonard, director of DREAM THEATER's web series "The Spirit Carries On", which chronicles the audition process behind the band's search for drummer Mike Portnoy's replacement. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Insider: Out of th...
April 28, 2011
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: Video Footage Of Sint-Niklaas Guitar Clinic

Video footage of Jeff Waters' (ANNIHILATOR) April 13, 2011 guitar clinic at Keymusic in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium can be viewed below. A short report on Waters' recent clinic tour can be found at Epiphone.com. ANNIHILATOR will perform at the 2011 edition of the Festival d'Été de Québec (Quebec City Inte...
April 28, 2011
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ANNIHILATOR, Reunited SWORD To Team Up For Quebec City Concert

Canadian metal powerhouse ANNIHILATOR will perform at the 2011 edition of the Festival d'Été de Québec (Quebec City International Summer Festival) on July 10 at the Imperial Theater. This will mark the band's exclusive Canadian appearance this summer, a first for Quebec City and the first show in 18...
April 27, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: Second 'The Spirit Carries On' Episode Posted Online

The second in a three-part series of webisodes in which progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER share with their fans some of the intense process, along with the musical joy, that went into choosing a new drummer can be viewed below. A little more than a month after original drummer Mike Portnoy's su...
April 27, 2011
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H.A.T.E.'s New Album To Be Made Available At KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Northeast Ohio traditional metal band H.A.T.E. will make their new, "Inject The Infection", album available for purchase at the Keep It True festival, set to take place on April 29-30, 2011 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The CD's official release date is May 17 via Auburn Recor...
April 26, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Unveils Identities Of Seven Drummers That Auditioned To Replace MIKE PORTNOY

The first in a series of webisodes in which progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER share with their fans some of the intense process, along with the musical joy, that went into choosing a new drummer can be viewed at this location. (Note: The video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. reside...
April 25, 2011
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SYMFONIA: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

"In Paradisum", the debut album from SYMFONIA — the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA — can be streamed in its entirety a AOL Music. Released in Europe on April 1 via Edel Germany GmbH and due on April 19 in North America through...
April 18, 2011
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: Video Footage Of Rotterdam Clinic Available

Video footage of ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters' Rotterdam, Holland guitar clinic — which took place this past Wednesday, April 13 at 10 a.m. in front of 200 people — can be viewed below. Waters just completed a short four-show Gibson/Epiphone clinic tour of Holland and Belgium promoting his signat...
April 16, 2011
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS At MUSIKMESSE (Video)

Video footage of ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters's appearance at the Epiphone booth at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2011 fair, which is being held April 6-9, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, can be viewed below. ANNIHILATOR's self-titled album was released in Europe on May 17, 2010. The CD was made...
April 9, 2011
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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Interviewed At MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT 2011 Fair (Video)

Guitar amp company Hughes & Kettner conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2011 fair, which is being held April 6-9, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. ANNIHILATOR's self-title...
April 7, 2011
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SYMFONIA Frontman Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE (Audio)

Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with singer André Matos of SYMFONIA — the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA. The interview can now be streamed using the audio player below. Interview (audio):
April 5, 2011
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SYMFONIA Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On April 4, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with singer André Matos of SYMFONIA — the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Fields Of Aval...
April 4, 2011
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SYMFONIA: New Song Available For Streaming

"Fields Of Avalon", a brand new song from SYMFONIA — the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA — is available for streaming below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the band's debut album, "In Paradisum", which is sch...
April 1, 2011
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VISION OF DISORDER To Enter Studio In May

New York hardcore-metallists VISION OF DISORDER (a.k.a. V.O.D.) are planning to enter the studio in May to begin recording their first album in a decade. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Hard Times", "Annihilator" and "Be Up On It". "The songs are what you would expect from V.O.D. — very...
March 29, 2011