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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Says It Was 'Very Exciting' To Perform With MIKE PORTNOY On Last Year's 'Cruise To The Edge'

Jordan Rudess says that it was "very exciting" to perform with his former DREAM THEATER bandmate Mike Portnoy on a progressive rock cruise more than a year ago. In February 2019, Rudess and Portnoy reunited on stage for the first time in almost nine years during the Cruise To The Edge to perform "In...

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Watch DORO PESCH Perform Her First Drive-In Concert In Germany

German metal queen Doro Pesch played her first drive-in concert in Germany earlier today (Saturday, June 13) while complying with the country's social distancing regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The show place at the CARantena-Arena in Worms. After the concert, Doro took to her Twitter to...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION's SHARON DEN ADEL Says There Hasn't Been 'A Lot Of Development In Metal' In Recent Years

In a recent interview with Spain's The Metal Circus, WITHIN TEMPTATION singer Sharon Den Adel was asked if she feels heavy metal got "too complicated" or "too dark and "too harsh" in the last few years and that the genre as a whole is missing a little bit of that "pop aspect" and "that easy-listenin...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's JOHN DOLMAYAN: 'My Band Is Stupid, And We're Gonna Continue To Be Stupid'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan, who is currently promoting his "These Grey Men" solo album, talked to "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, about the band's stalled attempts to record a follow-up to its "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" LPs, which came out in 2005. Speaking...

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Former SKID ROW And SAIGON KICK Drummer PHIL VARONE's Autobiographical Movie And Soundtrack Due In October

Former SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone is working on an autobiographical movie and accompanying soundtrack called "30 Yrs A Drummer". Originally scheduled for release in March 2020, it is now due in October. Earlier today, Varone wrote on social media: "30 yrs a drummer NEW release date...

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DORO Performs At Empty 7,000-Capacity Amphitheater In Germany As Part Of 'Corona Sessions' (Video)

German metal queen Doro Pesch performed at the empty Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as part of WDR "Rockpalast"'s "Corona Sessions". Video of the four-song set — consisting of "I Rule The Ruins", "Für Immer", "All We Are" and "A Thousand Years" — can be seen below. Doro stated: "Such a great...

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JORDAN RUDESS Says 'It Looks Very Good' That LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT Will Regroup

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess says that "it looks very good" that LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT will regroup in the not-too-distant future. LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT is the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring Rudess and fellow DREAM THEATER member John Petrucci (guitar),alon...

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OBSCURA Rejoined By Guitarist CHRISTIAN MÜNZNER

After a six-year break, guitarist Christian Münzner has rejoined German progressive death metallers OBSCURA as a permanent member. Münzner, known for his virtuoso guitar playing in extreme metal, joined OBSCURA in 2008 and recorded the band's critically acclaimed full-length albums "Cosmogenesis" (2...

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DORO PESCH To Perform Drive-In Concert In Germany Next Month

Doro Pesch will perform at a drive-in cinema in Germany on June 13. Fans will have a rare opportunity to attend a live performance by the German metal queen at the CARantena Arena in Worms as part of the "Regenbogen 2 Rock Summer" while complying with the country's social distancing regulations. Eac...

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Why Hasn't SYSTEM OF A DOWN Released Any New Music In 15 Years? The Reason Is 'Quite Simple,' Says SERJ TANKIAN

Serj Tankian says that nothing has changed with regard to SYSTEM OF A DOWN's inability to record a follow-up to its 2005 albums "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize". The singer addressed the band's lack of new music during a May 24 Facebook Live chat with Tumo Center For Creative Technologies. Asked why SYST...

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SERJ TANKIAN Says His New Rock Solo EP Has 'More Synth Flavors Than Most SYSTEM OF A DOWN Songs'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian spoke to Grammy.com about "Elasticity", his upcoming solo EP of what he has previously described as "rock songs." He said: "These were primarily songs that I wanted to do with SYSTEM. When we weren't able to see eye to eye I just went ahead and finished them. T...

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METALLICA's 'Blackened' Whiskey Releases Limited-Edition 'Batch 100' Box Set

Sweet Amber Distilling Co. has announced the release of Blackened American Whiskey's Batch 100. Batch 100 will be available exclusively in a limited-edition box set commemorating the benchmark expression of the gold medal award-winning whiskey from METALLICA. The box set also includes two 12-inch vi...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Says Chemotherapy Has 'Taken' His Hair But He Remains 'As Positive As Ever'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who has been battling stage IV pancreatic cancer for the past year, has thanked everybody who has contributed to the GoFundMe campaign to help with his medical expenses. Earlier tonight, Banali shared a new photo of him via social media and included the following m...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Commemorates 10th Anniversary OF Singer's Passing

Rock music legend Ronnie James Dio lost his months-long battle with gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in his memory shortly thereafter, is commemorating the 10th anniversary of his passing by posting a video on its web site highlighting the...

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SERJ TANKIAN To Release EP Of Rock Songs That Were Originally Intended For SYSTEM OF A DOWN

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has revealed to SPIN in a new interview that new will be putting out a solo "EP of rock songs" later this year. He stated about the effort: "Originally, I had these songs in mind for a SYSTEM record if we were to end up doing a SYSTEM record. But as we could no...