Yes, we know you've been waiting, and we're happy to announce the premiere of Dream Theater's new video for “Constant Motion,” exclusively at www.dreamtheater.net.
“Constant Motion” is but one of eight epic masterpieces to be found on the group's Systematic Chaos album – in stores now.
Catch Dream Theater on tour this autumn, check HERE for dates.
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Check out Stone Sour playing The Netherlands' Pinkpop Festival in June 2007. This video is a selection of clips from their set, starting with “Made of Scars.” Stone Sour's latest release is Come What(ever) May [Special Edition] available as a two-disc CD/DVD in-stores or audio-only online.
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Madina Lake's brand new video for “Here I Stand” from their debut From them, through us, to you, broke into the top 50 most watched music videos on YouTube last week. The video's still going strong and you can help by
Finland’s Get In The Pit magazine interviewed Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu in Helsinki and has posted the video interview at this location.
The video for ‘The Rising’ has been posted at YouTube. The track is taken from their devastating new album ‘The Crusade’.
Want to see Trivium answer your questions? Then check out Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy answer some question from Scuzz TV viewers in a seven-minute clip posted at YouTube.
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Having just stormed through some European festivals. DevilDriver are back home and frontman Dez Fafara issued the update below:
“Been home for about a week now. It's good to have alittle time off.
“We had a killer time in Europe playing festivals. I'd like to thank everyone who came out to support DEVILDRIVER!
“Here's what's going on with us: We just wrapped up the video for 'Not All Who Wander Are Lost', directed by Nathen 'Karma' Cox. You're gonna love what this MTV award-winning director has done! Keep tuned here and we will let you know when the first airing will be.
“As you all know, the new music comes out here in the USA on July 31st. Buy your copy at Hot Topic and get a bonus track 'Damning the Heavens' that WON'T be sold anywhere else! 'The Last Kind Words' is out in Europe already and DEVILDRIVER has charted both in Germany and the U.K. Thank you to our record company Roadrunner for all their hard work on DEVILDRIVER's behalf!
“DEVILDRIVER will be having a listening party in L.A. on July 27th at On the Rocks above the Roxy on Sunset. The party will be from 7 to 11 p.m. From 7 to 8:30 will be 'open bar' for the press only. At 8 we will open it up to the first 150 people in line, so you can come in listen to the record and have a drink with us. If you live in or around L.A., get there early and get ready to party!
Thanks to Alan at ESP, who will be giving away a guitar that night, and to the Rainbow, who will be catering the party with their KILLER food!
“In mid-August we will be doing a short warm-up run for our first major headline shows in Europe that will begin around mid-September. Look for us to be doing 12 dates throughout California, Arizona and Texas.”
When you buy ‘The Last Kind Words’ from the iTunes store you will receive an exclusive live recording of ‘Grinfucked’ free!
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As one of the hottest chicks in metal, FMBQ were privileged recently to interview Within Temptation’s Sharon Den Adel. You can have a read of some excerpts from the interview below:
FMQB: You recently finished the Hottest Chicks In Metal Tour with Lacuna Coil, which was your first visit to the U.S. How did it go?
Sharon: Very well. I was very surprised by the reaction that we got because I didn't know how many people already knew our music from the Internet and MySpace. I think I underestimated that a little bit, because a lot of people were singing along. It was great because we didn't know what to expect.
FMQB: You have been successful in Europe for a long time but the band is new to most people in the U.S., so a lot of people don't know this is your fourth album. How has the band evolved from your previous work?
Sharon: With every album we try to do something different. We find it difficult to write the same kind of album every time. We want to keep it interesting for ourselves by searching for our own boundaries within the genre. So every album has a particular sound and theme to it. “Mother Earth” was very Celtic, and “The Silent Force” was a doom metal kind of album, and the first one was more orchestral. This album is more guitar-oriented and rhythmic. We've expanded vocally and with different kinds of instruments, but the album still has the same ingredients. We're always bombastic, cinematic and melodic, but still heavy. We just emphasize different ingredients every time, that's why every album is different.
FMQB: You mentioned that every album has a theme. What is the lyrical theme on this one?
Sharon: The basic theme of the album is: What do you find important in life? What do you put at the center of your life as an individual? That is the main thing that we mean by the title, “The Heart Of Everything” — what do you find important in your life? — because we have to make many choices in life about different things. On this album we talk about religion in a way, and also about sacrifice. “Hand Of Sorrow” is about the fact that sometimes you sacrifice your own dreams for a higher goal in life, something that is bigger than yourself or a main goal for more people, instead of living your own life. “The Heart Of Everything” is based on the movie “Braveheart” which is about William Wallace who was fighting for freedom for the Scottish against the English. So every song is inspired by certain important choices that people have made in life.
FMQB: How did you come to work with Keith Caputo of Life Of Agony on “What Have You Done“?
Sharon: We saw Keith many years ago at a Dutch festival, and I think it was when Life Of Agony's first album came out. It was cold and rainy and the weather was horrible, but we didn't want to walk away from the stage where he was playing because it was so captivating. We stayed for the whole show, and many years after that we would still talk about it. Sometimes you go to a festival and one or two bands are so special that you remember that festival because of them, and that's what happened with Life Of Agony and with Keith. When we wrote this song, it was not originally meant to be a duet, but when I sang it alone it didn't have the right atmosphere. We thought, “Who can we ask that would really fit on this song that would have the same kind of aggression and captivating voice?” We thought of Keith, but we weren't sure if the melodies would work together or if he would like the song. But we got in contact with him and sent him the song, and he really liked it. Two weeks later we were already recording, and our voices mesh really great together. He also shows a different part of himself, because Life Of Agony is a totally different kind of music than Within Temptation, and you can hear the diversity of his voice on this song. It's really cool.
If you enjoyed that you can read the entire interview at www.fmqb.com
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If you, like the rest of the metal world, are loving Divine Heresy and cant' wait to get your grubby hands on their new sounds, you can listen to an interview by singer Tommy Vext on Rock 247 online followed by a couple of belting tracks from their album 'Bleed The Fifth' soon to be released on the 27th August.
If you caught the interview last Sunday
Toazted.com recently interviewed Dream Theater’s James LaBrie, you can watch the video at this location.
The new Dream Theater album ‘Systematic Chaos’ is out now! You can buy the masterpiece here.
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Hot director Kevin Kerslake (The Used) is to direct the new Atreyu video for their new single ‘Becoming the Bull’. The track comes from their new album ‘Lead Sails Paper Anchor’ due for release on 27th August.
The album was recorded this spring:
“When we did this record, everything was clicking in terms of how the songs would come together when we were writing them,” says singer Alex Varkatzas. “And then when we sat down with John to work on them it felt so natural and organic, and each song had its own vibe.”
“I screamed for three records straight, so I've been working really hard at getting better at more clean styles of vocals,” Varkatzas says. “We wanted to push everything further and it was just so natural for these songs to sound the way they do.”
The track listing is as follows:
01. Doomsday
02. Honor
03. Falling Down
04. Becoming the Bull
05. Slow Burn
06. Two Become One
07. No One Cares
08. Can't Happen Here
09. Lose It
10. Blow
11. Lead Sails (and a Paper Anchor)
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On July 17th Triviumworld.com will be morphing into the Official TriviumWorld Club!
Get ready to register – we'll be launching a Members-Only fan club that will get you early access to tickets, a Members-Only Fan Package, chances to meet Trivium before a show, incredibly cool contests and a chance to get up close and personal with Trivium.
An annual Gold Membership will cost you $29.99 and will include the Trivium World Package. Each TriviumWorld Gold package comes with a Members-only DVD (exclusive footage), a TriviumWorld laminate you'll need for your Meet and Greet with band, an autographed photo and a Trivium grafitti stencil.
On July 17th at 2pm go HERE to check out the new site!