Periphery is offering a second preview from its forthcoming album, "Periphery IV: HAIL STAN" (April 5, 3DOT Recordings), giving fans a listen to “Garden in the Bones." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy3YJybXkJg&feature=youtu.be “Garden in the Bones” is the second song to be premiered from the nine-track album, with Periphery kicking off news of the forthcoming album’s release by debuting “Blood Eagle”... Continue Reading →
Drawing inspiration from a variety of styles of metal, Immortal Guardian, hailing from the great state of Texas, refuses to be hemmed in by genre or any other label. The band—guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian, vocalist Carlos Zema, drummer Cody Gilliand and bassist Thad Stevens—released its debut full-length, “Age of Revolution,” in September 2018 via M-Theory Audio... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----This is the Dream Theater I know and love. Well, sort of. Following the divisive concept album “The Astonishing” (2016), the progressive metal titans’ 14th studio album brings back the heavy in a big way, but—perhaps as a counterpoint to the sprawling, two-hour-plus “Astonishing”—it’s the most concise, song-based record of the band’s... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki — Released Oct. 26, 1999 (Elektra) — A ticking metronome. A voice. Soft, comforting, yet firm, in control. “Close your eyes and begin to relax.” A hypnotherapist. He puts his subject under, leads him back through time to find a girl waiting for him. And so begins Dream Theater’s concept album, “Metropolis... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater has premiered a music video for "Paralyzed," taken from its upcoming 14th studio album, "Distance over Time" (Feb. 22). Wayne Joyne, who also imagined the clip for the recently released "Fall into the Light," created the animated video, which can be seen below. "The song is an introspective reflection on the negative impact... Continue Reading →
Periphery will release its fifth album, "Periphery IV: HAIL STAN, "on April 5 via its own 3DOT Recordings. The album’s first single, “Blood Eagle,” is available now. “We’ve known since the late stages of "P4" writing sessions that ‘Blood Eagle’ would be the first song we released," guitarist Mark Holcomb said. "It’s an unrelenting song that,... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater has released another song from its 14th studio album, "Distance over Time. “Fall into the Light” is the second new song from the album slated for worldwide release on Feb. 22. The new song builds upon the excitement the band created in December with the release of the first track from the album, “Untethered Angel,” which... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater has released "Untethered Angel," the first song from its recently announced 14 studio album, "Distance Over Time," slated for worldwide release on Feb. 22, 2019. “During the writing and recording process of D/T, ‘Untethered Angel’ was known as ‘Song 4’ to all of us as it was the fourth song written during the... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater has launched a new three-part series of in-the-studio video interviews, where the entire band sat down to discuss its upcoming 14th studio album, "Distance over Time" (Feb. 23, 2019, InsideOutMusic/Sony Music). The album was produced by guitarist John Petrucci, mixed by Ben Grosse and mastered by Tom Baker. The artwork was created by longtime cover collaborator Hugh Syme (Rush, Iron... Continue Reading →
Two-time Grammy-nominated progressive metal act Dream Theater will release its 14th studio album, "Distance Over Time," on Feb. 22, 2019. It will be the band's first release for its new label, InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. The artwork was created by longtime cover collaborator Hugh Syme (Rush, Iron Maiden, Stone Sour), and the album was produced by guitarist John Petrucci, mixed... Continue Reading →
