Been slow on updating this lately, I know. Things have been really screwed up for me recently. I’ve been turning to my guitar to keep my mind busy and to have fun. This video has been up for a week now but I never got around to posting it on here, so here it is! March of the Fire Ants by Mastodon.
Dream Theater officially announced their new album on Friday. Read the story here:
New York, NY:
Progressive metal veterans DREAM THEATER have announced BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS as the title of their tenth studio album. The band commenced work on the album - their second for Roadrunner Records, following up 2007's Systematic Chaos - in October of last year.
Roadrunner will release the record on June 23. In addition to the standard version CD, the album will also be available on vinyl LP, as well as a 3-disc Special Edition CD that will include the full album, a CD of instrumental mixes of the album and a CD of six cover songs, the titles of which will be revealed at a later date.
Six weeks prior to the June 23 street date, Roadrunner will release one cover song per week through digital retailers.
Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again at the helm as producers, while Paul Northfield mixed the record.
The band will embark on a world tour in support of the album beginning in Europe throughout June which will be followed by the second edition of the band's PROGRESSIVE NATION tour featuring Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish throughout North America in July/August.
A video for the first single, "A Rite of Passage" will be shot in late March.
The track listing for BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS is as follows:
If you’re into experimental/progressive/jazzy style music, here is an album you should check out if you get the chance. This was going to be just a normal LTE show until Jordan’s keyboard broke down. Instead of disappointing fans, Mike, Tony and John proceeded to jam for almost an hour! You can buy it from YtseJam Records for $15 (before shipping). I believe someone had posted the album on YouTube if you wanted to preview it before buying it (no telling how long it will be on there). Needless to say, the musicianship from these guys is as top-notch as ever and worth checking out if you’re into virtuosos.
I’ve also been listening to Lamb of God’s new CD, Wrath, lately. Check that out if you are a fan of metal!
