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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist: MIKE MANGINI 'Has One Of The Most Incredible Rhythmic Minds'

The AU Review recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The AU Review: Was there a central theme that you guys were portraying or using on the new [self-titled DREAM THEATER] album? I kno...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says THE WINERY DOGS Writing Process 'Went Surprisingly Smooth'

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with Richie Kotzen of THE WINERY DOGS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: The three guys that make up THE WINERY DOGS is an amazing musician in his own right. How did you make room in the songs for ...

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JOE SATRIANI Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 215 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with the incomparable guitar aficionado Joe Satriani about his new album, "Unstoppable Momentum". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Satriani last month kicked of an extensive U.S. tour, and first...

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DREAM THEATER's PETRUCCI, LABRIE Discuss Creativity And Productivity (Video)

A new six-minute video clip in which vocalist James LaBrie and guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER discuss creativity and productivity can be seen below. "Dream Theater" — the band's 12th studio release overall, and fourth with Roadrunner Records — will be released on S...

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IWRESTLEDABEARONCE: 'Letters To Stallone' Video Released

"Letters To Stallone", the new video from the Los Angeles-based experimental heavy rock band IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, can be seen below. The clip features live, backstage and road footage compiled from the group's recent European tour. "Letters To Stallone" comes off IWRESTLEDABEARONCE's third studio alb...

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BROKEN HOPE: New Song 'The Docking Dead' Available For Streaming

"The Docking Dead", a brand new song from reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE, is available for streaming below. The track comes off the band's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", which will be released on October 1 (September 30 internationally) via Century Media Records. The drums for the CD...

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CARCASS' WALKER, STEER Explain Their Choice Of New Touring Members

In the three-minute video clip below (courtesy of Terrorizer magazine),guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS explain how they recruited guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON) and drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist: MIKE MANGINI 'Can Do Things On The Drums That Nobody Else Can Do'

In a brand new interview with Grammy.com, guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER spoke about what fans can expect from the band's forthcoming, self-titled album, which is set for release on September 24 via Roadrunner Records. "I think it's really hard to describe music wi...

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SHADOW GALLERY's ProgPower Europe Festival Performance To Be Filmed For DVD Release

SHADOW GALLERY's performance at this year's edition of the ProgPower Europe festival — which is scheduled to take place October 4-6 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands — will be professionally filmed by eight cameras for a future DVD release. Comment the festival organizers: "We are extremely excited...

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SINISTER: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Haarlem Concert

Quality fan-filmed video footage of SINISTER's September 7 performance at Patronaat in Haarlem, The Netherlands can be seen below. SINISTER released its latest album, "The Carnage Ending", in September 2012 via Massacre Records. The CD was once again recorded at Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn, Ge...

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SOIL Interviewed By Germany's RauteMusik Metal (Audio)

RauteMusik Metal recently conducted an interview with Chicago heavy rockers SOIL. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SOIL's sixth studio album, "Whole", was released on August 20 via Pavement Entertainment. It's the band's first 100% independent release. "Whole" is the first S...

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THE WINERY DOGS Interviewed On WDHA-FM 105.5 FM's 'Box Of Rock' (Video)

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),was interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of...

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ANNIHILATOR: 'Feast' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Feast", the 14th studio album from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. ANNIHILATOR filmed a video for the song "No Way Out" last month in Hannover, Germany. The clip is expected to make its online debut soon. Jeff Wat...

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HAVOK: 'Worse Than War' Video Released

"Worse Than War", the new video from Denver thrashers HAVOK, can be seen below. Directed by Roy Warner, who worked on the band's "From The Cradle To The Grave" and "Point Of No Return" clips, the video addresses the eight stages of genocide: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organizatio...

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MINISTRY: Fifth Behind-The-Scenes Clip From Making Of 'From Beer To Eternity' Posted Online

More behind-the-scenes footage from the making of MINISTRY's 13th studio album, "From Beer To Eternity", can be seen below. The CD was released on September 6 via 13th Planet Records. As fans of the band know, after last year there wasn't going to be another MINISTRY album, but as mastermind Al Jour...