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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Everything I've Done In The Last Five Years Is The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of'

In a brand new interview with Metal Assault, drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, METAL ALLEGIANCE, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was asked if he ever feels overwhelmed when he thinks about how many bands and projects he is currently in. He responded: "I can handle it. I'm wired that way. I'm...

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BAD BRAINS Guitarist DR. KNOW No Longer In Critical Condition

Guitarist Gary "Dr. Know" Miller (pictured) of hardcore punk legends BAD BRAINS is no longer in critical condition after reportedly being hospitalized last week due to an undisclosed ailment. The BAD BRAINS have released the following update on Dr. Know's health: "The family of Gary (Dr. Know) Mille...

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Blackout States

As one of the frontrunners of glam rock, Michael Monroe is still on a roll. His look may be out of step with modern rock conventions, but that's never seemed to faze him. Whether it's HANOI ROCKS, DEMOLITION 23, JERUSALEM SLIM or in this case his solo work, Monroe does his thing and more often ...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: PAUL BALOFF 'Loved Metal More Than Any Of Us Ever Could'

SINATE's Sam Sheppard recently conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS for Mammoth Metal TV. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the recording process for 2014's "Blood...

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STEVE VAI, ZAKK WYLDE, JOHN 5, MIKE PORTNOY, BILLY SHEEHAN To Perform At TONY MACALPINE Benefit Concert

Guitar legends Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and John 5, along with drum powerhouse Mike Portnoy, bass icon Billy Sheehan and keyboard phenomenon Derek Sherinian are joining forces to play a benefit concert for guitar and keyboard virtuoso Tony MacAlpine, who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. The be...

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Former EXODUS Singer ROB DUKES Says There Was 'No Passion' In Band's Music Prior To His Exit

Former EXODUS singer Rob Dukes says that he was "unhappy" before he was fired from the group, due in part to the fact that his bandmates were writing music that was "regurgitated shit" with "no life to it." EXODUS in June 2014 announced the departure of Dukes and the return of his predecessor, Steve...

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Video Premiere: BRING ME THE HORIZON's 'True Friends'

"True Friends", the new video from BRING ME THE HORIZON, can be seen below. The clip was directed by the band's lead singer, Oliver Sykes, and features British actor Steve Oram ("Sightseers", "Bad Education", "The World's End"). "True Friends" is taken from BRING ME THE HORIZON's fifth studio album,...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Will Find Out Next Month If His Latest Cancer Treatment Is Working

On November 3, Steve Raymond of the 100.7 WZXL radio station conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. On his immunotherapy treatment in his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma: "Immunotherapy. Yes, I'm...

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DEEN CASTRONOVO: JOURNEY Fired Me 'Because They Love Me'

Former JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo spoke to the Statestman Journal about his arrest for domestic violence charges in June and his recently completed court-ordered drug rehabilitation. You can watch the chat below. After being released on $20,000 bail on June 15, Castronovo called the victim 35 t...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Deadhead' Performance Clip From 'Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD

Earlier this year, Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend played an incredible sold-out show at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall venue, bringing the story of Ziltoid to life on stage as well as playing tracks from across his back catalogue. This larger-tha...

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BAD BRAINS Guitarist DR. KNOW's Condition Is 'Improving,' Says CRO-MAGS Singer

Guitarist Gary "Dr. Know" Miller (pictured) of hardcore punk legends BAD BRAINS is "improving" after reportedly being hospitalized due to an undisclosed ailment. The news of his condition was revaled in a Facebook post by John Joseph of the seminal New York hardcore band the CRO-MAGS, who served as...

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BAD BRAINS Ask Fans To Keep Guitarist DR. KNOW In Their 'Thoughts And Prayers'

Hardcore punk legends BAD BRAINS have issued a statement asking for their "privacy be honored" after it was reported that the band's guitarist Gary "Dr. Know" Miller was hospitalized due to an undisclosed ailment. A number of musicians took to social media earlier today to express their concern abou...

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Former JOURNEY Drummer DEEN CASTRONOVO Says He Was Fired In August

Former JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo says that he was kicked out of the band in early August — two months after he was charged with domestic abuse. The 51-year-old musician, who replaced Steve Smith as JOURNEY's drummer in 1998, was arrested last June after an altercation at his Salem, Oregon home...

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FLYING COLORS Feat. MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE: 'Bombs Away' Performance Clip From 'Second Flight' DVD

FLYING COLORS, the band featuring Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals),Dave LaRue (bass),Neal Morse (keyboards, vocals),Casey McPherson (vocals, guitars) and Steve Morse (guitar),will release the electrifying "Second Flight: Live At The Z7" on November 13 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group...

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New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Band VARDIS Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER

SPV/Steamhammer has announced the signing of one of the real and true veterans of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal): VARDIS. The band's new album, "Red Eye", will be released in 2016. VARDIS was forged out of glam, punk, heavy metal, blues and rock 'n' roll in the crucible of 1970s northe...