Tag: "Mike Portnoy"

Avenged Sevenfold : Nightmare
0 Comments. 2,486 Views. Posted 28 Jul 2011 @ 9:38am.
There's much more than meets the ear going on here. This is no simple, production-line metalcore album. Nightmare is a varied musical journey.There are certainly metalcore-esque moments. And sure, the presence of former Dream Theater skin basher Mike Portnoy certainly helps matters a great deal. But Avenged Sevenfold have crafted something pretty special on this record. The title track, whilst... Read More
Avenged Sevenfold
0 Comments. 2,151 Views. Posted 28 Jul 2011 @ 9:15am.
Given the unfortunate death of drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan, supposedly of an accidental overdose - aided by cardiomegaly (or enlarged heart) - in late 2009, Nightmare seemed pretty apt for an album title when melodic metallers Avenged Sevenfold finally wrapped up their fifth record last year. 2010 had been the most devastating period in the band members' lives after unexpectedly losing... Read More
Metalocalypse
0 Comments. 2,558 Views. Posted 7 Jul 2011 @ 10:01am.
RAWR! Oh mah lawd, I am sick. It's what happens when you try to follow one of those Vegan Black Metal Chef recipes to the letter but miss some of it and, instead of rewinding like a normal person, just sort of make up what you think should go in the pot and carry on powerfully. In my feverish delirium, I've somehow entered a dark nether realm where, amazingly, no-one complains about anything... Read More
Metalocalypse
0 Comments. 2,032 Views. Posted 21 Jun 2011 @ 10:16am.
  RAWR!   “What is djent?” you might ask. Djent, my good men and women of metal, is thusly: ‘djent’ is “an onomatopoeia for a heavily palm-muted, distorted guitar chord. It is considered to have been inspired by tech-metal band Meshuggah. Typically, the word is used to refer to music that makes use of this sound, to the sound itself, or to the scene that revolves around it. Its... Read More
Avenged Sevenfold Ready To Tour Australia
0 Comments. 5,679 Views. Posted 12 May 2011 @ 2:34pm.
It's been three years, but Avenged Sevenfold are ready to return to Australia. Since their last Australian tour in 2008, Avenged Sevenfold have gone through a lot. With the death of their drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan (or The Reverend Tholomew Plague) the band had to reform, inviting Dream Theater's former drummer Mike Portnoy to fill the gap. With him they continued to work on what would... Read More
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