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Mike Portnoy To Record With Avenged Sevenfold

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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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 to [...]

Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy On Prog Nation, Band’s Legacy – Win A Signed CD!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

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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 [...]

  • Video of Shadows Fall performing their cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark At The Moon” with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has been posted online.

  • Down/Crowbar guitarist Kirk Windstein has joined the New Orleans hardcore/thrash super group Suicide War.

  • Doom metal legends Candlemass will release a new DVD called Ashes To Ashes-Live on June 29 via Nuclear Blast Records.

  • Ill Nino has signed a new recording deal with Victory Records.

  • Otep has released a new video for the song “Rise, Rebel, Resist.”