Hails and Horns Magazine is hosting a readers' poll to determine the best metal albums of 2011 - and among the nominees are Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Events, Machine Head's Unto the Locust, Opeth's Heritage and Trivium's In Waves. You can vote once a day, and vote for up to three bands each time, so head over there and make your voice heard.
Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie was recently interviewed by the Canadian website Simcoe.com; in the piece, he talks about living in Canada, learning about the band's first-ever Grammy nomination (for "On the Backs of Angels," from their latest album A Dramatic Turn of Events) and more.
Says LaBrie of the nomination, "It will be an educational process for a lot of people who are going to ask, 'Who are these guys?' We’ve sold 12 million albums, but there are still a lot of people who don’t know we exist because we’re not the typical band that’s on radio, MTV or MuchMusic."
LaBrie still lives in the town of Midland, where he grew up; he talks about small-town life in the interview, saying, "For the longest time, I could walk around here and nobody would even know I was in a rock ’n’ roll band.
If you haven't finished your holiday shopping, allow us to recommend picking up some of the best-reviewed albums of 2011. We've got special deals on the deluxe editions of multiple Roadrunner titles available now - and we'll even gift wrap them if you want! Click here to pick up the CD/DVD deluxe editions of Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Events; Trivium's In Waves; Lenny Kravitz's Black and White America; Black Stone Cherry's Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea; and/or a special bundle, including the CD/DVD special edition of Machine Head's Unto the Locust and a T-shirt!.
Trivium's Matt Heafy sent us the following in response to our request for a top ten list; here it is, in full. Top Ten Turmoil, Twenty Twelve My bandmates and I typically prefer to opt out of "top tens." The "top ten albums list" is usually a subject of heavy criticism (and justifiably so) from all angles. One argument against the creation of "a list" is that all contents contained will be subjected to intense scrutiny from multiple parties from multiple stances who will be reading the top ten list. Colorful, classic reactions from the punters will include commentary like: "This list isn't metal enough.
It's the holiday season, and we're offering some exclusive deluxe editions at ridiculously low prices. Got an Airbourne, Dream Theater, Murderdolls or Opeth fan on your shopping list.
Our annual roundup of Top 10 lists has been posted, and as usual, it's a mixture of picks from staffers and artists. Three members of Dream Theater offered lists this year, and in case you don't want to dig through the site looking for them, here are some handy links. Guitarist John Petrucci gave the nod to a wide variety of bands and artists, including labelmates Opeth, Trivium and Young the Giant, but also Adele, Bon Iver and comedy glam-rockers Steel Panther.
Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini posted a message on the band's Facebook page yesterday regarding his health at recent shows. He wrote, "Hi All, I seriously played my two best shows/solos while being the sickest I've been in 20-30 years. But not enough to jeopardize me too much or affect the show negatively.
Dream Theater's "On the Backs of Angels," from their latest album A Dramatic Turn of Events, and Megadeth's "Public Enemy No. 1," from their new album TH1RT3EN, were nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category.
Roadrunner Records presents the brand-new compilation Rock Out Loud, jammed with new and classic tracks by 10 of our heaviest artists. The CD is available for just $7.99, exclusively at FYE stores. Here's the track listing: Stone Sour – "The Pessimist" Megadeth – "Public Enemy No.
In a new interview for Noisecreep, Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has named five albums that changed his life. Among the descriptions of his five choices (which we're not going to reveal here): "The combination of the energy, the harmonies and intricate chord changes, opened up my mind to the possibilities of what I could do with a keyboard." "It literally sounded like his guitar was talking.
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