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MIKE PORTNOY Is 'Happy' To See AVENGED SEVENFOLD Has 'Blossomed To A Whole New Level' Following His Departure

On May 23, Steve-O of "The Live Addiction" conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) in Houston, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about his relatively short stint as the studio and touring drummer for AVENGED SE...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Maybe The Time Is Right' For My Autobiography

In a brand new interview with the Dallas Observer, former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy was asked if he has ever considered writing an autobiography. "I have, actually," he replied. "Right after I left DREAM THEATER, I was approached by several different people about...

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HOUR OF PENANCE's 'Reforging The Crown' Video Premiere

"Reforging The Crown", the new video from Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Regicide", which was released on May 13 via Prosthetic Records. The CD features cover artwork (seen below) by Gyula Havancsák (ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCTION,...

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MIKE PORTNOY Weighs In On QUEENSRŸCHE Settlement, Calls It The 'Right' Outcome

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the settlement singer Geoff Tate reached with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, which gives Geoff sole ability to perform "Operation: Mindcrime" and "Operation: Mindcrime II" in their entirety. Portnoy, who co-founded...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: 'Worlds And Machines' Performance Clip From 'Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment'

Veteran American metallers VICIOUS RUMORS will release a new live album, "Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment", via SPV/Steamhammer on June 11 in Scandinavia, June 13 in Germany, June 16 in the rest of Europe and June 24 in USA/Canada. The CD features 13 live tracks recorded on the "American P...

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Sweden's DIMENSION ZERO To Reunite For Next Year's GOTHENBURG SOUND FESTIVAL

DIMENSION ZERO — the Swedish band featuring ex-IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass),ex-MARDUK vocalist Joakim "Jocke" Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hans Nilsson, and ex-SOILWORK guitarist Daniel Antonsson — has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Gothenburg Sound Festi...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Release 'Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment' In June

Veteran American metallers VICIOUS RUMORS will release a new live album, "Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment", via SPV/Steamhammer on June 11 in Scandinavia, June 13 in Germany, June 16 in the rest of Europe and June 24 in USA/Canada. The CD features 13 live tracks recorded on the "American P...

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HIRAX's KATON W. DE PENA Talks To METAL WANI (Audio)

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi and writer Rohan Thomas recently conducted an interview with HIRAX singer Katon W. De Pena. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. HIRAX released its new album, "Immortal Legacy", on March 4 (February 24 in Europe) via SPV/Steamhammer....

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Video: ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Performs At MUSIKMESSE

Video footage of the ANNIHILATOR guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters performing at this year's Musikmesse fair, which was held March 12-15 in Frankfurt, Germany, can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", was re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics on CD an...

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HOUR OF PENANCE: 'Regicide' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE have unveiled a lyric video for "Resurgence Of The Empire", a new song from the group's upcoming album "Regicide". Check it out below. Due May 13 in North America and May 12 in Europe, "Regicide" features cover artwork (seen below) by Gyula Havancsák (ANNIHILA...

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HIRAX Singer KATON W. DE PENA Interviewed on 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

HIRAX singer Katon W. De Pena was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. (Note: The Katon interview begins around the 57-minute mark.) HIRAX released its new album, "Immortal Legacy", on March 4 (February 24...

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XENTRIX Performs New Song In Athens; Video Available

Reunited U.K. thrashers XENTRIX played a new song, "World Of Mouth", last night (Saturday, March 8) at the Up The Hammers Festival in Athens, Greece. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. XENTRIX played its first show in almost seven years on April 14, 2013 at the Moses Gate...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: 'If You Can't Take Care Of The Business Side, Then You Won't Have A Career'

Mark Dean of Myglobalmind webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Myglobalmind: ANNIHILATOR have been around since the Eighties and are among some of the first albums that I ever bough...

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HIRAX: Entire 'Immortal Legacy' Album Available For Streaming

California thrashers HIRAX will release their new album, "Immortal Legacy", on March 4 (February 24 in Europe) via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be made available as a CD, gatefold colored LP and a digital download. "Immortal Legacy" can now be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below....

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Enter the Metal

Canadian prog-thrashers VARGA had a brief run from 1989 through the mid-Nineties, which is to say, they were doomed from the start for obvious reasons if you were paying attention to the North American music climate of that period. They released two albums, "Prototype" and "Oxygen" as well as their...