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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Talks Next Album In New Video Interview

Episode 35 of the "Dropping The Needle" podcast features an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. Jordan talks about DREAM THEATER entering the studio, the new Microsoft Surface and he gives a impromptu keyboard performance. Check it out below. "Dropping...

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DISTURBED Frontman's DEVICE: First Video Interview Posted Online

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman recently spoke to Artisan News about the inspiration behind his new industrial project, DEVICE, and the role former FILTER guitarist Geno Lenardo and the film "Underworld" played in its creation. Check out the report below. Also available is a clip of Draiman, shown...

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BLACK SABBATH, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Guest On DEVICE Debut

"Vilify", the first single from DEVICE, the new industrial-style project featuring DISTURBED frontman David Draiman and former FILTER guitarist Geno Lenardo, will go for radio adds on February 19. The band's full-length debut will follow on April 9 via Warner Bros.. Other songtitles set to appear on...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Talks Next Studio Album: 'I'm Really Excited' (Video)

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have commenced work on the follow-up to 2011's "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" for a tentative late summer/early fall release via Roadrunner Records. Chris Epting of AOL's Noisecreep had the pleasure of speaking with the DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess via...

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DISTURBED Frontman's DEVICE Taps Director P.R. BROWN For 'Vilify' Video

DEVICE, the new industrial-style project featuring DISTURBED frontman David Draiman and former FILTER guitarist Geno Lenardo, will release its first single, "Vilify", in early February. The band's full-length debut will follow in the beginning of April via Warner Bros.. Other songtitles set to appea...

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EDENBRIDGE To Begin Mixing New Album Tomorrow

Austrian female-fronted symphonic metallers EDENBRIDGE will begin mixing their eighth album, "The Bonding", tomorrow (January 8) with Karl Groom (THRESHOLD) at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey, England. Commented the band: "'The Bonding' is the connection of the baby to the mother right after the birth, a...

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DREAM THEATER Begins Work On New Album

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER are preparing to begin work on the follow-up to 2011's "A Dramatic Turn Of Events". The band's guitarist, John Petrucci, has posted several photos of the DREAM THEATER studio along with the caption, "Let the fun begin…" In an interview with Metal Insider conduc...

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FATES WARNING Completes Writing Music For New Album

Guitarist Jim Matheos of U.S. progressive metal icons FATES WARNING has issued the following update: "I'm happy to say that all the music for [the new FATES WARNING album] is now written (finally!). Still some lyrics to do, but we're close. Looking forward to sharing this with you in 2013." FATES WA...

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DRUM! Magazine Presents: Disciples Of JOHN BONHAM Speak On His Historic Beat

Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines worldwide, has published a very special issue of DRUM! to start the New Year. The January 2013 issue is dedicated to the legacy of John Bonham, and it features 12 diverse drummers, from Mike Portnoy to Jason Bonham, discussing how...

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MADONNA's Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN To Record 'Heavy' Album With Former METALLICA Producer

Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert — has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help cover the cost of recording his next "heavy" album, "M.P.3: The Power Of Three, Pt. 2". Says Pittman: "As some say...

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MITCH LUCKER's Final Video Interview Posted Online

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE were interviewed on frontman Mitch Lucker's 28th birthday (October 20) about the charity work they had done during the previous year's holiday season. The interview was carried heavily by Mitch and ended up being his final video interview. Check out the f...

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HIM Frontman On New Album: 'We're Making What I'd Call Modern Retro'

Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM spoke to Revolver magazine this past Halloween night as he was putting the finishing touches on the lyrics for the band's ninth full-length album, entitled "Tears On Tape". "I'm stressed out to the max," admitted Valo. "It's just how it goes when y...

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RANDY BLYTHE, ROBB FLYNN, MAX CAVALERA Perform At MITCH LUCKER Memorial Show (Video)

Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD),Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD) and Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA) are among the "surprise" guests who performed with with the surviving members of SUICIDE SILENCE at a special show last night (Friday, December 21) at the Fox theater in Pomona, Californi...

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EDENBRIDGE: New Album Title Revealed

Austrian female-fronted symphonic metallers EDENBRIDGE have set "The Bonding" as the title of their eighth studio album, which is scheduled for release in early 2013. Commented the band: "'The Bonding' is the connection of the baby to the mother right after the birth, as well as the connection to th...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says His Former Bandmates In DREAM THEATER Have 'Done Some Irrefutable Damage'

Mike Portnoy says that it's highly improbably that he will ever rejoin DREAM THEATER because his former bandmates have "done some irrefutable damage behind the scenes." The drummer, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than 20 years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENG...