by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 6, 2025 | News
While Metal Insider was sailing alongside 3,000 metalheads on the 2025 voyage of 70000 Tons of Metal, another “ship,” in a far more troubling sense, unfolded at the 67th Grammy Awards. While the media fixated on turning it into a spectacle of fashion and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Sad News
We are saddened to report, renowned English guitarist John Sykes, known for his work with Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, and his solo projects, has passed away at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. A statement on his social media,...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 30, 2012 | Progressive Updates
By now, you know that Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Sykes are no longer working together on the project they first revealed this past Summer. While we’ve heard from the former Dream Theater drummer since, the former Thin Lizzy/ Whitesnake guitarist has kept quiet....
by Zach Shaw | Jan 24, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
Looks like former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is down one less project. Despite announcing the project on VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show last Summer (which actually aired in October), it has been revealed that Portnoy is no longer working on a project with...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 26, 2011 | Super MegaGroups
Need more Mike Portnoy in your life? Well you’ll be getting just that very soon, as it’s been revealed that the former Dream Theater drummer has formed a power trio with former Whitesnake/Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes and a bassist TBA. Last Friday, Portnoy...