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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist: Writing Without PORTNOY 'Gave Us More Freedom To Do What We Wanted'
Phil Ashcroft of Rocktopia recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how DREAM THEATER's songwriting approach has changed following founding drummer Mike Portnoy's departure from the b...September 4, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist: 'We Have A Lot Of Exciting Times Ahead'
Joe Bosso of Music Radar recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Music Radar: Let's talk about [the new DREAM THEATER album] "A Dramatic Turn Of Events". Without belaboring the exit of [former d...August 31, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: Snippet Of Another New Song Available
"A Dramatic Turn Of Events", the much-anticipated album from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's recorded debut, will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner Records. A 70-second snippet of the song "Far From Heaven", which will appear on "A Dramatic Tur...August 31, 2011
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RUDESS: New CD Was Written Without PORTNOY Being DREAM THEATER Police Telling Us 'Yes' Or 'No'
Greece's Rock Your Liferecently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Your Life: With your new album ["A Dramatic Turn of Events"], do you feel more creatively free as musicians and as a...August 24, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: 'Live At Budokan' To Receive Blu-Ray Release
Eagle Rock has set an October 18 release date for the Blu-ray edition of DREAM THEATER's 2004 concert video "Live At Budokan". "Live At Budokan" presents DREAM THEATER's entire three-hour performance at Tokyo's famed Budokan arena on April 26, 2004, along with a bonus disc rich in supplementary mate...August 22, 2011
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Former STAIND Drummer To Tour With SOIL
Former STAIND drummer Jon Wysocki will sit behind the kit for SOIL during the Chicago band's upcoming co-headlining U.K. tour with PUDDLE OF MUDD. SOIL will return to the U.K. in October with a lineup that will include the band's original lead singer and founding member Ryan McCombs (on loan from DR...August 21, 2011
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Go Inside DREAM THEATER's 'A Dramatic Turn Of Events' Box (Video)
In the video clip below, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER take you through the contents of the deluxe box set version of their new album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events". "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's re...August 18, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Says Fans Welcomed New Drummer 'With Open Arms'
Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has issued the following update: "This summer of touring was a highlight of my 13 years with [DREAM THEATER]. Still buzzing from the great hangs on the tour bus, memorable backstage group practice sessions, lots of laughs and a unit...August 10, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY: It's 'Painful' For Me To Hear New DREAM THEATER Music
Former DREAM THEATER and current ADRENALINE MOB drummer Mike Portnoy was interviewed on last night's (Friday, August 5) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. When asked for his opinion of the DREAM THEATER track "On The Backs Of Angels", the first song to...August 6, 2011
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ALEXISONFIRE Calls It Quits
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada-based post-hardcore act ALEXISONFIRE has called it a day. In a statement posted on the band's official web site, ALEXISONFIRE vocalist George Pettit explained that the group played what its last-ever show with guitarist/vocalist Dallas Green on December 19, 2010 in AL...August 5, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING Drummer Talks Golf In New Video Interview
Derek Snider of The Score television network a Canadian specialty television service providing sports, news, information, highlights and live event programming, available across Canada conducted an interview with drummer Jordan Mancino of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING at this year's edition of...August 3, 2011
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AUGUST BURNS RED: 'Internal Cannon' Video Released
"Internal Cannon", the new video from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Leveler", which sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No....July 26, 2011
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SOIL Bassist Interviewed On 'The Bobby D Show' (Audio)
Bassist Tim King of Chicago heavy rockers SOIL was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Bobby D Show". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ...July 20, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks e-Pro Live, Recording Band's New Album (Video)
In the four-minute clip below, drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER talks about how Pearl's e-Pro Live revolutionary electronic drumset has helped inspire him while recording the band's new album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events". "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" is scheduled for rel...July 17, 2011
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BLACK 'N BLUE, HEMOPTYSIS Featured ON 'Heavy Metal' Magazine's 'Gates' Soundtrack
Heavy Metal magazine has announced the final artist lineup for its soundtrack to "Gates", titled "Volume 1 - Ascension", due on August 9. All net proceeds from the sale of the audio companion to the comic will benefit the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund". Ronnie James Dio appeared o...July 14, 2011
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