Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) to drum on Avenged Sevenfold’s new album

Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater will be filling in on drums for Avenged Sevenfold as the band records their new album and first since the passing of drummer James Owen Sullivan. Portnoy had this to say about the situation:

“Even under normal circumstances, I would’ve been happy to help the guys out in any way I could as I think Avenged Sevenfold are a great band…but under these incredibly sad and tragic circumstances, I must say I am truly honored to have been asked to play with them and I didn’t even have to think twice about saying ‘yes.’ … I am treating my participation on this album with the utmost respect for Jimmy’s memory and am remaining as true as possible to the drum parts that he wrote for the songs and the record he wanted to make.”

The band last released Avenged Sevenfold in 2007.
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Stream four new songs from Yesterday’s Ring

Vinyl Collective is streaming four songs from the upcoming Yesterday’s Ring LP, Chasers, including a cover of the popular Against Me! song “Sink, Florida, Sink.” The nine-song record is being self-released by the band, and once out it’ll follow up 2009’s Diamonds in the Ditch.

Yesterday’s Ring notably features members of The Sainte Catherines; the band will be touring Canada with Leatherface later this month.
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BEHEMOTH Frontman On Religious Contradictions Of Poland

Guitarist/vocalist Adam “Nergal” Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH recently talked to Metal As Fuck about the ongoing efforts by the national conservative Polish political party Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (PiS) (English translation: Law and Justice) to have him prosecuted for offending people’s religious beliefs ? a criminal offense under Polish law ? for allegedly destroying a Bible durin
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