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ALBUM REVIEW: The Ghost Next Door – Classic Songs Of Death And Dismemberment

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Like many sub-genres, Progressive Rock has seen a stylistic ebb and flow, with a few strong bands rising to set the tone that inspired those who followed in their wake. 

As Metal veterans, The Ghost Next Door takes you back to prog’s high water mark in the mid-nineties when bands like Tool and Faith No More rose to prominence and broke boundaries. On Classic Songs of Death And Dismemberment (Ripple Records), they create a moody blend of post-grunge-tinged Rock that puts the lyrics front and center. At the heart of the songs are social observations and commentaries on the state of the world. Continue reading →


Watch Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs) Learn To Play Danny Carey’s Drums from “Pneuma” by Tool

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Mike Portnoy world-renowned drummer of Dream Theater, and other bands such as The Winery Dogs, Liquid Tension Experiment, Flying Colors, Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo, and Neal Morse and others has met his match as a drummer! Mike has tried to learn “Pneuma” one of the pinnacle songs from the latest album by Tool, Fear Inoculum. Watch this video from Drumeo with Mike learning and play the songs, while paying tribute to Tool drummer Danny Carey!

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Dream Theater Announce 40th Anniversary Tour 2024-2025 with Their Reunited Classic Lineup This Fall

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A tour announcement that has been fourteen years in the making, GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater are announcing their 40th Anniversary Tour 2024 – 2025. The tour – presented as An Evening With Dream Theater – is the first outing since drummer Mike Portnoy’s return to the lineup joining vocalist James LaBrie, bassist John Myung, guitarist John Petrucci, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess. The European leg consists of stops in 23 cities and kicks off on October 20th and runs through November 24th. Dream Theater will be performing classics and fan favorites from their catalog in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of music. More information on all tickets and VIP packages can be found at the link below. Continue reading →


Prefers To Hide In The Dark Streams Their Cover of “Voices” by Dream Theater

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Multi-national Progressive Rock and metal band Prefers To Hide In The Dark is now streaming their cover of Dream Theater’s “Voices” which was originally released on DT’s debut album Awake. Initially shared as a full-band playthrough video on March 8th, 2024, the track is streaming on all DSPs now. Their previous single “Atlas” featuring Shelby Logan Warne was released in 2023. Formed in 2021, the band is finishing their second full-length album, for release at a later date. Stream and watch “Voices” now!

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ALBUM REVIEW: Myrath – Karma

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The Myrath sound is an exciting, intoxicating and entertaining one. On Karma (earMUSIC), there’s a dark side to some of the lyrical content (“Wrath of a raging sea …” Demons, oblivion, etc), leaning towards the heavy and the epic, but the overall impression is relatively light, hooky and generally uplifting. Continue reading →


Supergroup Black Country Communion Shares a New Single and Video “Stay Free” – New Album “V” Incoming

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Black Country Communion, the iconic rock supergroup featuring the talents of Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, and Derek Sherinian, is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their highly anticipated fifth studio album, V, available worldwide on June 14. To celebrate, fans are treated to the immediate release of the album’s heavy funk lead single, “Stay Free,” out today on all major streaming platforms. Watch a teaser for the upcoming music video here.Continue reading →


Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) Announces New Solo Album

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InsideOutMusic have just signed legendary Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess. He will be releasing a brand-new solo album through the record label later in 2024, featuring drummer Darby Todd (Devin Townsend, The Darkness) and classically trained vocalist Joe Payne. This announcement coincides with a new collaboration between Jordan and Moises, an immersive AI-powered creation tool for musicians. Find out more in the article below.

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Dream Theater Announces Their Reunion with Co-Founder and Drummer Mike Portnoy

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Dream Theater are announcing the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to the group. Portnoy will reunite with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung – the trio formed the band at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 – along with longtime members, vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Dream Theater will be going into the studio to begin working on their 16th studio album and the first with Portnoy since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Pomegranate Tiger – All Input Is Error

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On All Input Is Error (Self-Released), Canada’s Pomegranate Tiger (aka prog multi-instrumentalist and accomplished composer Martin Andres) takes a topical AI concept and runs with it. Does he win the race? Yes, in the end – even if the final fate of humankind is ultimately unknown (there are no lyrics, you see, so you can make up your own mind, all you creatives out there). 

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Anchoret – It All Began With Loneliness

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Homer’s The Odyssey is an ancient, epic Greek poem that follows hero Odysseus on his perilous ten-year journey home from the Trojan War (that’s enough Wiki cut and pasting – Ed). Now The Anchoret, new Canadian titans of progressive metal, deliver a musical odyssey of their own. 

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