The Winery Dogs are comprised of vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big), bassist Billy Sheehan (DLR), and drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater). In 2013, their self-titled, Blues-infused Hard Rock debut hit the world by storm, and …READ MORE
Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Tony MacAlpine, and Derek Sherinian have issued a CD/DVD to commemorate their 2012 tour entitled Live In Tokyo. The concert was recorded November 14th, 2012 and features instrumentals from each of the …READ MORE
Interview with Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs).
The Winery Dogs are a new supergroup comprised of drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, and others), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), and guitarist/lead vocalist Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison). With this amount of talent penning …READ MORE
If you live outside North America and don’t follow VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show, or the tweets of host and Radio DJ Eddie Trunk, then you might not even know “what” (or more importantly “who”) …READ MORE
All photos by Karolina E. Piwko Huntington Beach-based Heavy Metallers Avenged Sevenfold’s popularity has grown fast. Their concert in Oslo was originally meant to take place at the venue Sentrum Scene, which can hold approximately …READ MORE
Barely three months after the release of his latest live DVD Sola Scriptura And Beyond, Neal Morse returns with a brand new full-length album. Neal Morse is one of today’s Progressive Rock scene’s biggest names. …READ MORE
Mike Portnoy about playing the Download Festival for the first time and how the first leg of the European tour in support of the new album Systematic Chaos.
It’s hard to imagine that it’s been ten years since guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani instituted the first G3 Tour. Even after all these years, the tour and its premise maintains a certain element of excitement. …READ MORE
A successful cover song is defined by more than mere objective criteria. People who know the original tend to have a rather long list of such criteria, plus a handful of totally subjective thoughts, in …READ MORE