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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'In Constant Motion' Instructional DVD Due In March

Hudson Music will release a new instructional DVD from DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, "In Constant Motion", mid-March. Featuring three discs with over seven hours of instruction, live and studio performances and insights on the numerous projects he has been involved with, "In Constant Motion" i...

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BLACK MARKET HERO Featuring FLAW, 40 BELOW SUMMER Members: Tour Dates Announced

BLACK MARKET HERO, the band featuring members of FLAW and 40 BELOW SUMMER, will embark on a two-week tour this February. The band has been doing some regional touring and more recently has been in the studio working on its new album. The lineup includes vocalist Max Illidge (40 BELOW SUMMER),guitar...

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DREAM THEATER: 'String Quartet Tribute' Due Next Month

Vitamin Records has set a February 20 release date for "The String Quartet Tribute to Dream Theater". A press release for the effort reads as follows; For over 20 years, DREAM THEATER has consistently challenged and engaged critics and fans alike with their unique brand of progressive metal. They've...

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SOULFLY's MARC RIZZO Records Acoustic Version Of 'Frontlines'; Audio Available

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has recorded an all-acoustic version of SOULFLY's "Frontlines". Check it out at www.myspace.com/marcrizzo. In other news, Marc has also announced the following solo tour dates: Jan. 27 - Mexicali Blues - Teaneck, NJ Feb. 02 - Thunder Down Under - Baltimore, MD Feb. 03 -...

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DREAM THEATER Fans Needed To Lay Down 'Chants' On New CD

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update: "Do you live near New York City? Do you want to have your voice on the new Dream Theater CD? "If so, I'm looking for a group of about 30 or 40 people to do some 'chants' for a section of one of the new ...

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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Schedules NAMM 2007 Appearances

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will be at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 20. He will be appearing at the Tama booth at 2:30 p.m. (along with Kenny Aronoff and John Blackwell) and at the Pro-Mark booth at 4:30 p.m. (along with M...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist ANDREAS KISSER: New Studio Album Planned For 2008

Jeffrey Easton of The Metal Exiles recently coinducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Metal Exiles: You are currently on tour for "Dante XXI" with a new drummer, what happened? Andreas: Igor [Cavalera] left officially six or seven...

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40 BELOW SUMMER Frontman To Guest On 'All Knowing Force'

40 BELOW SUMMER co-founder/vocalist Max Illidge will be the featured guest on the "All Knowing Force" web-based interview show tonight (Tuesday, January 16) at 10:00 p.m. EST / 7:00 p.m. PST. Listeners are encouraged to call 347-410-9416 to speak with Max or email their questions to show@allknowingf...

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The Fall of an Empire

Do not let it be said that French symphonic metallers FAIRYLAND tricked you into buying "The Fall of an Empire". If you buy an album from a band called FAIRYLAND and you expect anything other than the utterly over-the-top bard-metal you get, you're either illiterate or retarded. Anyone not into Midd...

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Outcast

After a decade of releasing albums and numerous European tours, it's nothing short of amazing that the best EKTOMORF can come up with on their seventh release is such a ridiculous ripoff of the Max Cavalera school of simpler-is-better mono-thrash. It's not a passing resemblance, it's not an occasion...

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MIKE PORTNOY, PAUL GILBERT Featured On New NEAL MORSE Solo CD

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR. BIG) make guest appearances on the latest album from former SPOCK'S BEARD/TRANSATLANTIC frontman Neal Morse's new CD, "Sola Scriptura", due on February 26. This will be Neal's fourth progressive rock solo release, followi...

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SOULFLY: More Information Revealed About MAX CAVALERA's Russian Appearance

Even though SOULFLY is on break through the start of the new year, the band's mainman Max Cavalera will make a special guest appearance with Paul Filipenko of the popular hardcore Russian group FAQ on January 11, 2007 in Moscow, Russia at the Shadow Club. Paul recently contributed some fire-spitting...

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SKINLESS Working On 'Progression Towards Evil' Reissue, DVD Release

New York-based death metallers SKINLESS are taking a few months off in early 2007 to recover from the "Trample the Weak World Tour 2006". "We had a fucking great time across Canada, Eastern USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and we'll be combing through the footage for a new SKINLESS DVD," the g...

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METAL INJECTION Uploads 30 Hours Of Footage Into 'Video Vault'

Metal Injection has uploaded over 30 hours of archival footage into its "Video Vault". Before becoming the first metal video-on-demand network, "Overdose", Metal Injection would release weekly episodic episodes featuring the best in underground videos as well as interviews with today's big stars and...