Posted by Zach Shaw on November 22, 2013
Riot’s comeback hit a roadblock last year after guitarist/founding member Mark Reale passed away from complications of Crohn’s disease. While the group continued to perform a handful of shows shortly after the death, Riot’s future seemed unclear. Last night, though, Riot announced plans to continue on with “phase five.” While they won’t be replacing Reale […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 7, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnv4apmwBI[/youtube] Technically Arch/Matheos made their live debut at the Keep It True XV festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany on April 28. However, last Saturday night (May 5) marked the group’s first ever show in America. And now fan filmed footage of Arch/ Matheos’ performance the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT has made its way online. For […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 17, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhtKqKm_TY[/youtube] Last Saturday night (April 14), Fates Warning opened for Queensryche in São Paulo, Brazil. However, since Bobby Jarzombek had previous commitments, the prog metal group once again used the services of Mike Portnoy. Of course, it didn’t take long for fan filmed footage of the Adrenaline Mob/ ex-Dream Theater drummer performing with Fates Warning […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 3, 2012
If you’ve been following Mike Portnoy since his departure from Dream Theater, then you know he’s been keeping himself pretty damn busy. In addition to playing in his own groups like Adrenaline Mob and Flying Colors (plus numerous other projects still in the works), Portnoy has done the occasional fill in gig for bands in […]
