About a month ago, we showed you a song from The Winery Dogs, a power trio consisting of drummer Mike Portnoy (Adrenaline Mob, ex-Dream Theater), bassist Billy Sheehan (ex Mr. Big) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, ex-Poison). Now the band has landed a US deal with Loud & Proud Records. While the band’s self-titled [...]
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Dave Mustaine revealed that David Draiman’s Device will be playing Gigantour 2013. Shortly after, the group Death Division (featuring ex- Hellyeah/Nothingface bassist Jerry Montano and Morbid Angel/ex-Divine Heresy drummer Tim Yeung, and who just so happen to be [...]
Mike Portnoy has been working with bassist Billy Sheehan and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen on a “power trio” project for a very long time. Over the past few weeks, the trio finally revealed the name of said group: The Winery Dogs. And today, fans got their first taste of music in the form of a video [...]
Bigelf impressed us several years ago with Hex and Cheat the Gallows, two albums released on Custard Records, a label formed by hit songwriter and former 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry. The band, led by Damon Fox,referred to themselves as the “evil Beatles,” and were a nice mixture of ’70s psychedelia, prog rock and Sabbathian stomp. [...]
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. By now, you’ve hopefully recovered from St. Patrick’s Day, or, as I like to call it, Every One Is Suddenly A Dropkick Murphys Fan Day. You also might have done something stupid this past [...]
Last Tuesday, Adrenaline Mob released their EP of covers, Covertá. And the following night, the hard rock supergroup (featuring Mike Portnoy, Russell Allen, John Moyer and Mike Orlando…in case you didn’t know) came through New York City to play Webster Hall’s Marlin Room. The night gave fans a chance to see this powerhouse in a [...]
This week, much of the industry is engaged in the festivities occurring at the South by Southwest festival down in Austin, TX. Those of us that are not with our peers in Austin are no doubt extremely jealous (or at least, I am), but someone has to hold down the fort! That means we have [...]
Last week, Symphony X revealed that drummer Jason Rullo had been admitted to a hospital for heart failure. After spending a week in the hospital, Rullo was released and began his cardiac rehab program. While he’ll spend a minimum of 3-6 months under doctors’ care, Rullo is expected to make a full recovery. Rullo offered [...]
After the relative success of their debut album Omerta, supergroup Adrenaline Mob has announced a U.S. tour and a covers EP. The goofily-named EP, Coverta, will be released on March 12, the same day the tour starts. This will be the most extensively the band has toured since their album came out last year. And given [...]
Until this week, the only record that Ozzy Osbourne fans had of the vulnerable time in between the death of guitarist Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee’s time in the band that started with 1983′s Bark at the Moon was the now-out-of-print Speak of the Devil. The 1982 double-live album, which featured Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis, [...]
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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