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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I'm Not Interested In Drum Solos Anymore'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) recently spoke to U.K.'s Rhythm magazine about his drum solo heroes, why he switched from busting chops to entertainment, and why he has moved on despite the pressure from fans and bandmates alike who want him to steal the spot...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About Recording With HELLION (Video)

A four-minute video clip in which drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, QUEENSRŸCHE, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES) talks to Reality Check TV about recording new music with Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION can be seen below. The first set of HELLION's new tracks was produced by legendary British studi...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: New Drum Solo Clip Posted Online

Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has posted a slowly developing and slightly distorted-sounding drum solo clip. It is the first solo of the 2013 Mike Mangini Europe clinic tour. This one displays the testing, improvising and executing of the beginnings of the ideas used on the...

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The New First Daughter Of New York City Is A Metalhead

According to Teen Vogue, Chiara de Blasio, the 19-year-old college sophomore whose dad, Bill de Blasio, was elected mayor of New York City last month, is a metalhead. "Old-school metal, thrash metal, death metal, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal," she said about her music of choice. "In terms of...

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DANKO JONES Shares 'Crazy Tour Stories' (Video)

Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Crazy Tour Stories" episode, focusing on Canadian rockers DANKO JONES. The one-and-a-half-minute clip, which was filmed on August 22, 2013 in Tinley Park, Illinois, c...

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EUROPE's IAN HAUGLAND Talks To Spain's GoetiaMedia.com (Audio)

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Ian Haugland of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On June 7, EUROPE took the stage in their home country Sweden for a special occasion: celebrating 30 years of ro...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK Talks To HeartSupport About Bullying (Video)

Singer Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES recently stopped by HeartSupport to encourage the community and to talk about bullying. Check out the clip below. In a recent interview with Artisan News, Biersack stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for BLACK...

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DROWNING POOL Interviewed On 'Robb's MetalWorks' (Video)

"Robb's MetalWorks" conducted an interview with drummer Mike Luce and vocalist Jasen Moreno of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL on December 12 at Backstage Live in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. DROWNING POOL's fifth studio album, "Resilience"., was released on April 9 via El...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: Video Footage Of Drum Solo From European Clinic Tour

Video footage of a long drum solo that was improvised in a crammed music shop in Poland on DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini's fall 2013 European drum-clinic tour can be seen below. In a recent interview with Myglobalmind, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci stated about Mangini: "We auditioned a...

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LEAVES' EYES Singer LIV KRISTINE Says Creative Process For New Album Was 'Very Intense'

Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery recently conducted an interview with Norwegian singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. As a whole, I think [LEAVES' EYES' "Symphonies Of The Night" is] probably the most diverse work you...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK Talks To ALL THE RAGE TV About His Tattoos (Video)

All The Rage TV has posted a one-and-a-half-minute video clip of vocalist Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES talking about some of his tattoos. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Artisan News, Biersack stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions f...

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TRANSATLANTIC's NEAL MORSE Talks To Spain's GoetiaMedia.com (Audio)

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse is the founding member of SPOCK'S BEARD, the NEAL MORSE band and TRANSATLANTIC, the latter of which also features drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),Roine Stolt (THE FLOWER KINGS) and Pete Trewavas (MARILLION). In the YouTube clip below, Ne...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Metropolis Pt. 1' Performance Clip From 'Live At Luna Park'

A performance clip of the song "Metropolis Pt. 1", taken from "Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park", the new concert film from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, can be seen below. "Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park" sold around 6,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debu...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Singer ANDY BIERSACK Speaks To Finland's KAAOS TV (Video)

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES on November 26 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Artisan News, Biersack stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions fo...

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TRANSATLANTIC's MIKE PORTNOY: Preview Of 'Kaleidodrums' DVD

Progressive-rock supergroup TRANSATLANTIC, featuring Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, will release its fourth studio album, "Kaleidoscope", on January 27, 2014 via InsideOut Music. "Kaleidoscope" will be released on four different formats, including a limited-edition deluxe a...