Popdose — Rob Smith mourns a friend and discusses Dream Theater more info

Metalsucks — On September 20th we reported that Mike Portnoy sued the other members of Dream Theater back in April, linking to the publicly available “Notice of Summons” document as proof. Later that day Dream Theater’s attorney was quoted as saying there i... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Record Store Day comes twice a year. On Black Friday (11/25), hit your favorite indie store and get your hands on exclusive vinyl and what-not. Back-Wash Rhythm Band – The Golden Breed Soundtrack (Vinyl) Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee P... more info

Metalsucks — Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From a Memory stands as Dream Theater’s best album, the crowning accomplishment of a lengthy career that itself is quite the crowning accomplishment. It’s rare that a band’s 5th album — or 4th, or 3rd, or 6th — is t... more info

Metalsucks — On September 15th we published Part 1 of an epic Rigged piece in which new Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini embarked on a quest to take MetalSucks readers through every single piece of his massive drumkit. On September 29th we posted Part 2. It w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Karen O @ Lollapalooza 2009 (more by Paul Birman) today in NYC * Willie Nile @ Joe's Pub * The Big Teriffic @ Cameo * Iron & Wine, Low @ Terminal 5 * Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes * Dream Theater... more info

Detroit Free Press — Season premieres: "Dexter," 9 p.m. Showtime; "Hung," 10 p.m. HBO Dream Theater with Trivium at Royal Oak Music Theatre Season premiere: "House," 9 p.m. Fox Larry and his Flask with Lionize at Magic Stick more info

Metalsucks — On September 15th we published Part 1 of an epic Rigged piece, in which new Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini embarked on a quest to take MetalSucks readers through every single piece of his massive drumkit. It wasn’t our intention to have to spli... more info

Metalsucks — Last week was a big, big sales week for new metal releases, I’d imagine one of the highest cumulative tallies of the year so far. The #1 through #6 entries on the Top Hard Music charts could all be considered smashes in today’s relative terms, wi... more info

Metal Injection — Oy with this Dream Theater drama. I thought we were all moving past this, but this recent bit of news is too juicy not to talk about. New information has surfaced in the Courthouse News Service that shows Mike Portnoy filed a suit against his forme... more info