Metalsucks — With the passing of James “The Rev” Sullivan, it hasn’t been an easy year for the members of Avenged Sevenfold. But with their new album Nightmare coming out tomorrow and the band out on tour once again — with fill-in drummer Mike Portnoy of ... more info

Guardian Music — After its 1970s heyday, prog rock receded in on itself, but now a new wave of bands are embracing long, difficult songs and fantastical lyrics – and finding fans for it, tooAt the end of 2008, the journalist Jerry Ewing pitched an idea for a new ma... more info

Metalsucks — As previously reported, Iron Maiden’s July 12th set at Madison Square Garden with Dream Theater was a doozy! MS photographer Jacqueline Cheng thought so too — although various contingents within the MS Mansion disagree — and was there, camera i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Justina Villanueva "Last night at MSG -- in between hopping around the stage like an eager So You Think You Can Dance contestant and sharing the spotlight with a ten-foot, ax-shredding demon creature -- Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson... more info

Metalsucks — This one’s for all the nerdy prog-metal fiends of the world. Dorks, recognize! Gladiator: Up-beat, driving instrumental prog metal in the vein of Scale the Summit meets Dream Theater, with a tad bit of Intronaut jazziness thrown in (especially in ... more info

Altsounds — “Black Country Communion”, the new rock supergroup featuring former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath's GLENN HUGHES (vocals, bass), Led Zeppelin's JASON BONHAM (drums), guitar player JOE BONAMASSA (guitar, vocals), and Dream Theater's D... more info

Metalsucks — Why is it that drummers have a habit of wearing basketball jerseys on stage? Tool’s Daney Carey constantly rocks his Lakers jersey (though dude, whatup with the t-shirt underneath? that’s like wearing socks with sandals.), and Dream Theater’s M... more info

Metalsucks — A song’s got to be pretty damned well-known to be played by a marching band. And though no Dream Theater songs have or ever will approach the ubiquity of a modern day marching band staple like “Iron Man,” that one of their songs is being covere... more info

Metalsucks — After this opening stint with Iron Fucking Maiden you’re presumably going to write a new album. Please, please, please: make it awesome! Octavarium, Systematic Chaos and Black Clouds and Silver Linings have all been kinda… well, good, because eve... more info

MTV.com News — The Rev died from combined effects of painkillers, anti-anxiety medication and alcohol.By Gil Kaufman Avenged Sevenfold's The Rev Photo: Brian Ach/ WireImage Six months after the shocking death of Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" S... more info