by Zach Shaw | Feb 15, 2012 | Award Show Battles
Earlier today, a press conference held at the Grammy Museum in LA to announce details and the nominees for the 4th annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards. A slew of rock and metal’s finest, including Alice Cooper, Zakk Wylde, Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy and a handful of...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 8, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
Last month, in addition to finding a new label home, Adrenaline Mob also parted ways with guitarist Rich Ward and bassist Paul DiLeo. Today, though, it’s been announced that a rather well-known name is joining Mike Portnoy, Russell Allen and Mike Orlando’s group. It...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 3, 2012 | Prog Metal Musical Chairs
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),...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 1, 2012 | New Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGzzfS2CUo[/youtube] Whether you’ve seen them live or heard their self-titled EP, chances are that you’ve already come to a conclusion on Mike Portnoy and Russell Allen’s new group Adrenaline Mob. And it’s also safe to say that...
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....