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DREAM THEATER: It Was Destiny At Work For Us To Have Found The Right Drummer At The Right Time
A little more than a month after drummer Mike Portnoy's sudden departure from DREAM THEATER, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an incredibly productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly and at length with seven of the world's greatest drummers. T...May 2, 2011
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ROTTING CHRIST Encounters Religious Protests In U.S. (Video)
Greek black metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST recently completed the 30-date "Apostles Of Darkness Over The Americas" headlining tour with support from MELECHESH, HATE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and LECHEROUS NOCTURNE. Several of the band's concerts were picketed by Christian groups, including the two that can b...May 1, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY's GOSSOW: We're Not A 'Female-Fronted' Band; We're An Extreme Metal Band
Vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY recently spoke to U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine about her first couple of years as frontwoman of the melodeath heavyweights, as well as offer her thoughts on the tag "female-fronted" and why metal's rebellious nature has always appea...April 30, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Guitarist: MANGINI 'Is Not Only A Beast Of A Player But An Incredible Person'
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have recruited Mike Mangini — the 48-year-old session artist who has played for ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE and STEVE VAI — as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy. In a posting on his official forum, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petruc...April 30, 2011
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VADER: Third Studio Webisode Available
Polish extreme metal veterans VADER entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland last month to begin recording their new album, "Welcome To The Morbid Reich". The band is laying down a total of 12 songs for the CD, which will be mixed and mastered in May for a tentative late 2011 release. Working songt...April 30, 2011
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SYSTEM DIVIDE: New Video Interview Posted Online
Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with SYSTEM DIVIDE — the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) and Miri Milman (ex-DISTORTED) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-YEARS OF FIRE, ANTENORA) and Joseph Spiller (ex-THE BINARY CODE) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (A...April 30, 2011
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SAMAEL: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Lux Mundi" (which translates as "Light of the World"),the new album from Swiss industrial black metallers SAMAEL, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's Facebook page. Due on April 29 in Europe and May 3 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD features cover artwork by...April 29, 2011
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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY Says He Is 'Sowing His Musical Oats' (Video)
"Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on Wednesday, April 20 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Ang...April 29, 2011
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DEEDS OF FLESH Announces New Lineup
California extreme metallers DEEDS OF FLESH have parted ways with guitarist Sean Southern due to "personal reasons" and have replaced him with Craig Peters (ARKAIK). Commented the band: "Craig is one of the top lead guitarist in the metal scene today in our opinion and has already been contributing...April 29, 2011
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PAGAN'S MIND: 'Intermission' Video Released
"Intermission", the new video from Norwegian melodic power metallers PAGAN'S MIND, can be viewed below (courtesy of Metal Injection). The song comes off the band's sixth album, "Heavenly Ecstasy", which will be released on May 20 in Germany, May 23 in the rest of Europe and on May 31 in USA/Canada v...April 29, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY: First 'Khaos Legions' Trailer Released
The first trailer for "Khaos Legions", the new album from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY, can be viewed below. Due on May 30 in Europe and June 7 in the U.S. via Century Media Records, the CD will mark the band's return to new, original material, after the release of the "Tyrants Of The...April 29, 2011
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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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HIDEUOS DIVINITY Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS
Italian death metallers HIDEUOS DIVINITY have inked a multi-album deal with Unique Leader Records. The band's debut album, "Obeisance Rising", will be released in June. The CD was recorded at the renowned 16th Cellar Studios by mastermind Stefano "Saul" Morabito, the man who has turned the knobs on...April 28, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Talks New Album In Second Part Of LOUD TV Interview (Video)
France's Loud TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. You can now watch the second part of the chat below. ARCH ENEMY has teamed up with the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine (out now) and Sweden's Close Up Magazine (out Ma...April 28, 2011
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