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MIKE PORTNOY Has 'No Desire Or Interest' To Play With DREAM THEATER Again

Mike Portnoy says that has "no desire or interest" to play with DREAM THEATER again. Portnoy, who co-founded the legendary progressive metal outfit more than thirty years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been replaced by Mike Mangini (A...

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JOHN PETRUCCI: No New DREAM THEATER Album Until 2019

John Petrucci has hinted that DREAM THEATER's next album will be musically inspired by the band's current "Images, Words & Beyond" tour, which sees the pioneering group celebrating the 25th anniversary of its milestone RIAA-gold-certified album "Images And Words". The guitarist, who will take part i...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Releases 'Self Pollution' Video

"Self Pollution", the new video from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, can be seen below. The clip was directed by London-based photographer Jimmy Cheng. Friedman says: "This video is the first to feature my live band, with Kiyoshi on bass, Chargee on drums and Jordan Ziff on guitar. These g...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Calls THE CHOPHOUSE BAND 'A Fun, Joyful Vehicle To Get Our Ya-Ya's Out'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Florida's InJupiter magazine about his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND. Named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players, the group began in 1992 when Newsted founded The Chophouse Records Studio in San Franci...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs Acoustic Cover Of BOB SEGER's 'Turn The Page' For First Time

On October 19, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND performed at benefit concert to raise funds for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. The event, which took place at Evo Italian in Tequesta, Florida, saw Jason play an acoustic set that included a cover version of Bob Seger...

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Third Annual 'Bowl For Ronnie' Raises $49,000 For 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

The third annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling tournament, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, took place on Friday, October 6 at Pinz bowling center in Studio City, California. This year's event brought in $49,000 for the Dio Cancer Fund, now in its eighth year of...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Feels 'Guilty' For Not Releasing A Solo Album Since 2005

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci feels "guilty" for not having released a solo album since 2005's "Suspended Animation". Since the 2010 departure of drummer Mike Portnoy, Petrucci, along with keyboardist Jordan Rudess, has taken on nearly the entire songwriting load for the progressive metal g...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Members To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro This Week

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BRING ME THE HORIZON singer Oli Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish will set out at the end of this week to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and raise money for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Southampton Hospital in the U.K. So far, the pair have raised approximately two-thir...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces North American Tour With BREAKING BENJAMIN, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will embark on the North American "The Stage" tour in January. Support on the trek will come from BREAKING BENJAMIN and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Confirmed shows so far: Jan. 12 - Nashville, TN...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer, DREAM THEATER Keyboardist, Others To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan. and other metal royalty will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Anaheim Wyndham Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Television and radio persona...

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GEORGE LYNCH 'Got Spanked' For Discussing TIM LAMBESIS's Release From Prison

George Lynch says that he had a "little falling out" with members of AS I LAY DYING because he revealed in an interview that Tim Lambesis had been released from prison after serving less than half of his six-year sentence for conspiracy to commit murder. In May 2014, the AS I LAY DYING singer was se...

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ADRENALINE MOB Tour Manager 'Took A Turn For The Worse' Over The Weekend

According to Times Leader, ADRENALINE MOB's tour manager Jane Train (pictured) "took a turn for the worse" over the weekend and is in "very, very, very critical condition," a little over a month after she suffered "catastrophic injuries" in a crash that killed the band's bassist. The 48-year-old's a...

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ADRENALINE MOB Tour Manager Still In Burn Unit; Attorneys Plan To Hold Trucking Company 'Accountable'

The attorneys for ADRENALINE MOB's tour manager, Jane Train (pictured),say that she suffered "catastrophic injuries" in last month's crash that killed the band's bassist. The 48-year-old Train, whose real name is Janet Rains, is still in a burn unit in Gainesville, Florida, four weeks after ADRENAL...

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ADRENALINE MOB Tour Manager Has Second- And Third-Degree Burns On Over 62 Percent Of Her Body

According to Standard Speaker, ADRENALINE MOB's tour manager, Jane Train, is hospitalized in Gainesville, Florida with severe burns, six days after a crash that killed the band's bassist and injured several others. Alyssa Fusaro, a friend of Train, whose real name is Janet Rains, created an online...

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ADRENALINE MOB Tour Manager Remains In Critical Care After Florida Crash

According to Times Leader, ADRENALINE MOB's tour manager, Jane Train, remains in critical condition in a Gainesville, Florida hospital, four days after a crash that killed the band's bassist and injured several others. A close associate of Train, whose real name is Janet Rains, told the Times Leader...