Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess has shared a musical tribute for the late Ennio Morricone. You can check that out below. Rudess commented: “Here is my tribute to Ennio Morricone- who left us with some of the must beautiful music this planet has ever heard. May his melodies bring him directly to a special place in…
Chris “OJ” Ojeda (Byzantine) has joined forces with Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, etc.), Chris Kale (Five Finger Death Punch), and Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, etc.) for a quarantine cover of Metallica‘s “The Shortest Straw.” You can check that out below: Ojeda commented: “Chris [Kael] and I have discussed working on…
Dream Theater’s John Petrucci will be releasing a new solo album, titled “Terminal Velocity,” this fall. Notably, the effort finds the guitarist reuniting with former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. It also features bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs). Portnoy confirmed his involvement in the below tweet: JOHN PETRUCCI – TERMINAL VELOCITY@JPetrucci – GuitarDave LaRue –…
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci will be releasing a new solo album, titled “Terminal Velocity,” this fall. The record’s cover art, which was created by Sean Mosher-Smith, can be seen below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Petrucci (@johnpetrucciofficial) View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Petrucci (@johnpetrucciofficial)
Jen Majura (Evanescence) recently joined forces with Gus G. (Firewind) and Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater) for a quarantine cover of “Got My Mind Set On You.” That track was originally written by Rudy Clark and later covered by George Harrison.
BPMD, the band featuring Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill), Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, etc.), and Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance), have premiered a new video for their cover of Aerosmith’s “Toys In The Attic.” This track is from the band’s new covers album “American Made,“ which is set to be released on…
BPMD, the band featuring Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill), Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, etc.), and Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance), have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. As previously reported, the group’s debut album, which is tentatively titled “American Made,” will feature covers of tracks from the 1970s. Menghi commented: “We’re…
Dream Theater have partnered with Berklee College Of Music to create the “Dream Theater Scholarship Fund.” The fund will help out student musicians in need by offering them scholarship money on an ongoing basis. The fund was created after guitarist John Petrucci, an alumni of the school, and his wife Rena, who recently got her…
During an appearance on “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show,” Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) revealed that his new project with Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, etc.), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) will be called BPMD. The group plan to release a new covers album titled “American Made” later this year. Demmel…
As previously reported, Rush’s Neil Peart has sadly passed away following a battle with brain cancer. A number of rock/metal musicians have since taken to social media to pay tribute to the legendary drummer and some of the various posts can be found below: Geddy Lee (Rush): View this post on Instagram A post shared…
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