JOHN PETRUCCI DISCUSSES SOLO TOUR WITH MIKE PORTNOY AND THE STATE OF PROG METAL
John Petrucci's fall trek is being billed as a solo tour, but it's much more like a working family vacation. The Dream Theater guitarist has enlisted DT founding member Mike Portnoy on drums, big news...
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JAY LUKE DEBUTS NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO, ‘YOU’LL NEVER BEAT THE ADDICTION’
Scranton hard rock and heavy metal artist Jay Luke has released his new single, "You'll Never Beat the Addiction," as well as its music video. The song is a driving, energetic track reminiscent of Bri...
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MAX CAVALERA ON THE LEGACY OF SEPULTURA AND THE RETURN BENEATH ARISE TOUR
Brazilian death metal pioneers Sepultura changed the course of the genre with the albums "Beneath the Remains" in 1989 and "Arise" in 1991. Now, more than 25 years after frontman Max Cavalera left the...
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JUDAS PRIEST WOWS THE FAITHFUL WITH 50 YEARS OF HEAVY METAL
Photos and review by Andy Jillson Judas Priest and the Metal God himself, Rob Halford, fired up fans with a set of classic heavy metal songs in Oxon Hill, Maryland, last week. The "50 Years of Meta...
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COHEED AND CAMBRIA’S PROG METAL MAJESTY ON DISPLAY AT XL LIVE IN HARRISBURG
Photos and review by Ken Jones I recently experienced the hat trick of my favorite addictions. In one night, music, photography and comic book love affairs all came together to give me one of the b...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE ‘HAMMER-SMASHES FACES’ IN BALTIMORE
Photos and text by Andy Jillson Death metal icons Cannibal Corpse recently kicked off its long-awaited headlining tour of the states and stopped at Baltimore Soundstage Feb. 20. Of course, I had to...
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WAIT A WHILE PODCAST FEATURING LOU ROGAI, GRAYSON CAPPS, PAPPY BIONDO & MORE
"Wait a While" is a video interview series featuring Highway 81 Revisited editor Michael Lello and Karl Hall co-owner AJ Jump chatting with musicians and music industry insiders. New episodes are post...
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STEEL PANTHER: ‘WE HAVE ALL THE DISEASES’
It’s late morning at Duff's in Brooklyn, and the smell of yesterday’s beer mingles with today’s hairspray. That can only mean one thing: The boys from Steel Panther have arrived from L.A. to talk abou...
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TESTAMENT’S ERIC PETERSON RESURRECTS DRAGONLORD, ENTERS FANTASY ‘DOMINION’
A conversation with Eric Peterson is colored with references to Lucifer, Dante's "Inferno" and other delightfully demonic imagery. It serves him well when it comes time to craft material for Dragonlor...
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METAL BANDS GATHER FOR THREAT-FEST
What was initially supposed to be an album-release show for Scranton metal band Threatpoint will be something much bigger, thanks to what could've been a dose of bad news: the group's album isn't read...
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