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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'We've Always Dabbled In The Metal Community'

Bram Teitelman of Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Insider: "Black Clouds and Silver Linings" is your 10th album. Did you have any idea that DREAM THEATER would last as long as it has? Portno...

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SEPULTURA: New Video Interview With ANDREAS KISSER Available

The RockXpress webzine conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA on February 24, 2009 at Z7 on Pratteln, Switzerland. Watch the chat in three parts below. SEPULTURA is in the middle of a massive tour of Brazil with fellow Brazilian metallers ANGRA...

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DREAM THEATER's Cover Of DIXIE DREGS' 'Odyssey' Now Available Via iTunes

DREAM THEATER's cover version of "Odyssey" by DIXIE DREGS is one of six cover songs that are included on the special-edition version of DREAM THEATER's new album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings". The DREAM THEATER cover of "Odyssey" is now available at iTunes. Video footage of DREAM THEATER drum...

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BRUCE DICKINSON And RONNIE JAMES DIO Are Heavy Metal's Top Singers

Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows: 01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) 02. Ronnie Jame...

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REECE: New Audio Samples Available

REECE, the solo project of former ACCEPT/BANGALORE CHOIR and current GYPSY ROSE frontman David Reece, has posted audio samples of three new songs — "Chasing Shadows", "Before I Die" and "Yellow" — at www.reecerocks.com. Due later in the year via AOR Heaven, the group's debut CD was produced by Andy...

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CROWBAR Joined BY KINGDOM OF SORROW's MATTHEW BRUNSON

New Orleans sludge metallers CROWBAR have reportedly parted ways with guitarist Steve Gibb and have replaced him with Matthew Brunson, bassist of KINGDOM OF SORROW (the band featuring CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein). Brunson made his live debut with CROWBAR this past Friday, May 29 at Gra...

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ROUGH CUTT: Rare Footage From 'Fame' Appearance Available

Former ROUGH CUTT/QUIET RIOT singer Paul Shortino has posted early '80s, never-before-released footage of ROUGH CUTT's appearance on the TV series "Fame" (from the episode called "I Wanna Be A Star"). Watch it below. Paul Shortino will release "Chasing My Day", his collaboration with renowned produc...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Interviewed For ABORT Magazine; Audio Available

Ninjaspy's Joel Parent last week conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSIRACY, SEPULTURA) for ABORT Magazine. Listen to a seven-minute excerpt from the chat at this location. Regarding the songwriting process for the next SOULFLY album, Max said in a recent interview, "I am...

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DREAM THEATER To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, June 19 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U....

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DREAM THEATER Drummer To Guest On 'Friday Night Rocks'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will be the featured guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM on Friday, May 29. If you live in the U.S., you can listen to the show live on the Internet between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. at this location. GetCloser.com ...

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OPETH Mainman On Touring, Lineup Changes And Progressive Music

Lee Troupe of "The Funeral Directory" show on WUTK 90.3 FM, the college radio station for the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH before the band's May 22, 2009 concert at The Bijou Theatre in Kn...

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GUNS N' ROSES, WHITE LION, L.A. GUNS Members Launch EMPTY V

A new live TV station will launch in Los Angeles at the Dragonfly on June 3 for Totally Wayback Wednesdays with EMPTY V, the new trip down memory lane featuring Dizzy Reed (GUNS N' ROSES),Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION, PRETTY BOY FLOYD),Scotty Griffin (L.A. GUNS),and Eric Dover (SEXTUS, JELLYF...

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DREAM THEATER's Cover Of QUEEN Medley Now Available Via iTunes

DREAM THEATER's version of a medley of three songs from the legendary QUEEN — "Tenement Funster", "Flick Of The Wrist" and "Lily Of The Valley" — is one of six cover songs that are included on the special-edition version of DREAM THEATER's new album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings". The DREAM TH...

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STORMHAMMER: New Drummer Announced

German power metallers STORMHAMMER have announced the addition of drummer Ruben Strenzke (RAID SHELTER) to teh group's ranks. STORMHAMMER will release its fourth album, "Signs Of Revolution", on May 22 via Silverwolf/SPV. According to a press release, the CD sees the band "deliver[ing] a very divers...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Interviewed In Latest Episode Of 'The Lowdown'

The fifth episode of "The Lowdown", the video podcast featuring the latest news about this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 in the United Kingdom, can be viewed below. Included is an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy as well as video messages from KILLSWITCH ENG...