Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has just posted a video online of him and his son Max playing Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare” on drums together. Oh yeah, did we mention that his son is only 11 years old?! And damn can he keep up with his old man, who has also been helping Avenged Sevenfold out [...]
Thursday, June 10, 2010
In an announcement that’s sad but not all that surprising, it’s been revealed that Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan died of an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. Rolling Stone reports that Orange County Deputy Coroner Miitchell Sigal revealed that he suffered “acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nortiazepam [...]
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Many were curious as to who will be filling in for the late Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan during Avenged Sevenfold’s upcoming tour commitments. It seemed unlikely that Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy, who helped record drums on the band’s fifth studio album, would be able to help out. However, Portnoy himself has confirmed that he will [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
While the prog-metal stylings of Dream Theater and the metalcore-esque radio rock of Avenged Sevenfold don’t necessarily fit together, drummer Mike Portnoy announced that he’ll be laying down drums for the new Avenged Sevenfold album following the untimely death of James “the Rev” Sullivan in December. “We asked Jimmy’s all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy [...]
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Appealing to metalheads, prog-rock fans, and technical music geeks alike, Dream Theater has been cutting a unique path through heavy music for over 20 years. Their 10th album, Black Clouds and Silver Linings, will be out on June 23. When Metal Insider found out that the band was rehearsing for their world tour underneath our [...]
Taddy Porter is giving fans a chance to win two tickets to see them open for Slash this Fall.
CKY has added more dates to their previously announced Fall tour.
Audio samples from Lordi’s new album Babez For Breakfast can be heard at Amazon.de.
36 Crazyfists has announced dates for a headlining tour, with Straight Line Stitch and Taking Dawn providing support.
Stone Sour is streaming their new album Audio Secrecy in its entirety at NME.com.
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