Well there it is. The Grammy. The award that artists strive to win and the one that bloggers and fans hate. Primarily because, as fans, we feel that OUR favorite bands deserve all the accolades and fuck the rest. But this award ceremony offers us a place to vent our frustrations and reaffirm our hatred for genres and artists we can't stand. There's gonna be a lot of hate for one Justin Bieber again...even if he isn't nominated… Read More
Dream Theater is giving us a rather large sneak peak at the sound of their forthcoming album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. The album is in stores on September 13th and you can the over eight minute track, "On The Backs of Angels," over on YouTube. This is the first Dream Theater album featuring new drummer Mike Mangini who replaced Mike Portnoy after he left to record and tour with Avenged Sevenfold.… Read More
Today's RiO!B focuses on the biggest stories in hard rock and heavy metal for the week. I've also incorporated a new co-host, Sirius/XM satellite radio DJ Zeena from the Liquid Metal channel. So grab a fork and dig in for all the latest news on the music that scares kids in Brooklyn. Anthrax releasing album in September Machine… Read More
Dream Theater has announced the details of their forthcoming album which is called A Dramatic Turn of Events. It will be in stores on September 13th and will be the first album featuring new drummer Mike Mangini. Mangini was picked after auditioning for the band due to Dream Theater's separation with longtime drummer and founder of the band, Mike Portnoy. The tracklisting for the album is down below. A Dramatic Turn of Events tracklisting:… Read More
If you haven't been paying attention since around 8:00 p.m. last night, Mike Portnoy announced that he was going to stop playing drums for his band of 25 years, Dream Theater. He released a statement saying that he needed a break after 20 years of nonstop recording and touring and that he needed a break. He also said that the band will continue to work without him. Now, according to Blabbermouth, Dream Theater have released their own statement on Portnoy's… Read More
Wow. Well I certainly didn't see this coming. Mike Portnoy, legendary drummer of Dream Theater for 25 years, has left the band. Portnoy recently released a statement which could probably explain the situation better than I could. I leave the floor to him. After 25 years, I have decided to leave Dream Theater... the band I founded, led and truly loved for a quarter of a century. To many people this will come as a complete shock, and will also likely… Read More
