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DREAM THEATER Is Big In Japan

Progressive hard rock icons DREAM THEATER were honored to receive several awards from the leading Japanese rock magazine Burrn! while on their current Asian tour. The band's latest album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", won "Best Album" and "Best Front Cover" in the 2011 readers' poll. In addition to t...

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EVERY TIME I DIE Rig Rundown (Video)

On March 11, PremierGuitar.com's Chris Kies was on location at People's Court in Des Moines, Iowa where he caught up EVERY TIME I DIE's Jordan Buckley and Andy Williams and talked to them about their touring setup, which includes ESP guitars, Gibson, Marshall, Orange, Bison amps, Boss, Line 6, EMG,...

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AFFECTOR: 'Harmagedon' Album Samples, Artwork Available

AFFECTOR — the highly skilled, new international band consisting of German guitar-player Daniel Fries, Dutch drummer Collin Leijenaar (NEAL MORSE, DILEMMA) as well bass player Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) and vocalist Ted Leonard (SPOCK'S BEARD, ENCHANT, THOUGHT CHAMBER),both from the United States — h...

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FLYING COLORS: Debut Album First-Week Sales Revealed

The self-titled debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 81 on The Bil...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Houston, Texas-based progressive instrumental act SCALE THE SUMMIT has parted ways with bassist Jordan Eberhardt and has replaced him with Mark Michell (TETRAFUSION). Commented SCALE THE SUMMIT guitarist Chris Letchford: "Jordan decided earlier in the year he no longer wanted to tour full-time, so w...

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WEST OF HELL Featuring ZIMMERS HOLE Frontman: 'Spiral Empire' Due In May

WEST OF HELL, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring ZIMMERS HOLE frontman Chris "The Heathen" Valagao, will release its full-length debut, "Spiral Empire", on May 8 via Reversed Records. The CD was recorded at The Factory Studios in Vancouver and was produced by Juno Award-win...

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THE SANITY DAYS: 'It's Time To Start Writing Some New Material'

THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol, England thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT who have teamed up to play music from the band's most commercially successful album, "In Search of Sanity" — has issued the following update: "With a break now for a while and a recor...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Drumming Colors' DVD Now Available

A three-minute trailer for "Drumming Colors", the new DVD from drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) featuring drum-cam footage from the recording sessions for FLYING COLORS' self-titled debut album, can be seen below. The DVD is available exclusively from www.mikep...

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THE SANITY DAYS Performs At U.K.'s HAMMERFEST; Video Footage Available

THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol, England thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT who have teamed up to play music from the band's most commercially successful album, "In Search of Sanity" — recently recruited ONSLAUGHT's first vocalist, Paul "Mo" Mahoney (who sang...

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SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING To Play First Show Tonight

SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING (S.U.N.),a name all together fresh and rooted in rock 'n' roll, is setting onto the music scene breaking the social traditions that have become the rock norm. Headed up by the whiskey-soaked voice of Sass Jordan, a Canadian icon and Juno Award winner, with music partner, reno...

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DE PROFUNDIS To Film First-Ever Video Next Weekend

U.K. progressive black/death metallers DE PROFUNDIS will film their first-ever promotional video — for the song "Twisted Landscapes" — next weekend in Leicester. The clip will be directed by Jordan Saunders of Dead Parrot Productions. "Twisted Landscapes" comes off DE PROFUNDIS' third album, "The Em...

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AFFECTOR Signs Worldwide Deal With InsideOut Music

InsideOut Music has announced the signing of the progressive rock/metal band band AFFECTOR to a worldwide deal. The group's debut album, "Harmagedon", was mixed and mastered at The Mouse House in Los Angeles by Rich Mouser (SPOCK'S BEARD, TRANSATLANTIC, NEAL MORSE) and is scheduled for release on Ma...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Interviewed In Lisbon (Video)

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER when the band played at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, Portugal on February 26. You can now watch the chat below. DREAM THEATER's new album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", sold 36,000 copies i...

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SYLENCER Signs With dPulse Recordings/Ovrtone Music Group

SYLENCER (formerly ASYLUM),the Illinois-based project featuring Markus Johansson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass),has inked a deal with dPulse Recordings/Ovrtone Music Group, Inc. for the release of its as-yet-untitled debut album (formerly "A Lethal Dose Of Truth"). Due in early s...

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MIKE PORTNOY On FLYING COLORS' Debut Album: 'The Diversity Element Is Pretty Crazy'

FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — will release its self-titled debut album via Music Theories Recordings in the U.K. on Monday, March 26, followed by a U.S. release on Tues...