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• The Sword's Trivett Wingo Talks The "Warp Riders" Style Shift, His Drumming and Some Things You Probably Didn't Know Coming fresh off the release of their new album, "Warp Riders" (reviewed here), The Sword drummer Trivett Wingo sat down with Metalunderground.com to talk about the musical shift of "Warp Riders," the absence of acoustic guitars on the the record, tug of war battles with "Warp Riders" producer Matt Bayles and the band's love for all things old scho... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Dream Theater Comments On Departure Of 25 Year Drummer Mike Portnoy As was previously announced, Mike Portnoy has decided to leave Dream Theater after 25 years with the band. Dream Theater has now issued the following statement regarding Portnoy's departure: "To all of our loyal fans and friends: It is with profound sadness -- regret -- we announce that Mike Portnoy, our lifelong drummer and friend, has decided ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Motley Crue Singer Vince Neil Accused Of Assault On A Woman In An Elevator Acording to TMZ, Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil has been accused of assaulting a woman in Las Vegas this weekend, while he was in an elevator. The woman has filed a misdemeanor battery charge against the singer, who she claims pushed her. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• City Of Fire Posts "Rising" Music Video City of Fire, which features vocalist Burton C. Bell, has posted a new music video online for the song "Rising," which can be viewed below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Corpus Mortale To Enter The Recording Studio Denmark based death metal act Corpus Mortale has issued the following announcement about gearing up to enter the recording studio: "The news first. We can finally announce (after several delays) that we have booked the infamous AntFarm studio for the recordings of the 3rd CM album. If all goes according to the plans it should be fully recorded, ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Drummer Mike Portnoy Leaves Dream Theater Drummer Mike Portnoy, who has been working with Avenged Sevenfold since the death of drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan, has now issued the following announcement about parting ways with Dream Theater: "I am about to write something I never imagined I'd ever write: After 25 years, I have decided to leave Dream Theater....the band I founded, led an... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Iced Earth Announces Four Live Dates with Rare Setlist, Sons Of Liberty Live Debut and More Jon Schaffer has announced an eclectic, fan-favorite set list for Iced Earth?s upcoming limited-engagement U.S. tour. ?I wanted to give fans something really special,? Schaffer said. ?So I put together songs that include some we?ve rarely played live before, and at least one that reaches back to our first album. Even long-time fans of Iced Earth... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Triptykon To Support Dimmu Borgir On Select Dates In Europe Triptykon, the latest band from Hellhammer and Celtic Frost mastermind Thomas G. Fischer (aka Tom Warrior,) has announced that they will be performing with Norwegian symphonic black metal outfit Dimmu Borgir on three dates this month in Europe. The tour dates are as follows: September 27, 2010 Milan, Italy September 28, 2010 Zagreb, Croatia... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• Swashbuckle Posts Fourth "Crime Always Pays..." Trailer Pirate metal act Swashbuckle has posted a fourth teaser trailer online for the band's upcoming album "Crime Always Pays..." The new album is set to be released on September 10th, 2010. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
• The Cleansing Checks In With New Album Update The Cleansing has issued the following update about finishing the band's upcoming full-length album: "Mastering session for the new The Cleansing album is now finished! Engineer Bjørn Engelmann (Behemoth, Meshuggah, Bloodbath) did a great job mastering the album. It really sounds brutal and in your face - as it should! Also more studio pix from ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com