Dream Theater To Support Iron Maiden On Tour

Prog rock/metal icons Dream Theater will spend their summer supporting Iron Maiden on the band’s month-long tour of major US and Canadian markets. The tour launches June 9 and runs through July 20, and includes a stop at the storied Madison Square Garden in NYC, marking the first time in a lengthy and respected career that Dream Theater have played the world’s most famous arena. This tour will mark another milestone in Dream Theater's history, which continues to expand and evolve 25 years deep.

Of touring with Iron Maiden in North America, drummer Mike Portnoy said, "It is a bit of a dream come true for us. After 25 years together, at this stage in our career, there's honestly only three bands Dream Theater would consider opening for and Maiden is one of them. It is an absolute honor. Through the years, we've done many one-off shows with Maiden and they've almost all been overseas. It is very exciting to finally be doing a full tour with them and on our side of the pond no less. These are gonna be amazing shows that the fans won't want to miss. Up the f---ing irons!"

Playing MSG for the first time is also a huge accomplishment for the band and they are thrilled about the prospect. "Dream Theater has achieved so many dreams through the years, from playing the Budokan in Tokyo to Wembley Arena in London to Radio City Music Hall in NYC," Portnoy recalled. "But the one remaining dream that has eluded us through all of these years was to play at Madison Square Garden. Well, on July 12, along with Iron Maiden, that dream will finally be fulfilled."

Guitarist John Petrucci was equally stoked about the MSG show, saying, "I am unbelievably excited to be finally playing Madison Square Garden, and with the almighty Maiden to boot! They have been heroes to the band since the beginning and are iconic in our eyes. There is nothing like achieving success and recognition in your own country, in your own city. It's going to be an incredible night for sure."

Portnoy has proof of this career-long dream, saying, "About a month ago my family and I were watching a video of my first band Intruder from back in 1983, and in the video before the show, I was interviewed and asked what my dream goal was. I responded ‘to play the Garden.’ It took almost 30 years, but it’s surreal that I will now be able to check it off the list."

Dream Theater’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings was released in 2009 and debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Sales chart.

LED ZEPPELIN,ONE OF GREATEST ROCK BAND EVER

Led Zeppelin
Over a 10-year, nine-album career from 1969-79, Led Zeppelin was the most popular rock group in the world, ultimately selling more than 50 million records in the U.S. alone (more than 200 million worldwide), developing the blues-based power trio-plus-lead singer archetype in many directions including mystical English folk-rock, Middle Eastern-influenced exotica, quirky pop and every manner of heaviness. They also came to symbolize the Dionysian excesses of the rock lifestyle.

Their ubiquity on classic rock radio formats and the aforementioned excesses have led many to dismiss the band as overrated and symptomatic of the decline of rock ‘n’ roll in the '70s. The super value collection “Early Days and Latter Days: Best of Vols. 1 and 2” (two discs) prove that, if anything, the band’s musical greatness is still underappreciated, due to the previously mentioned resentments and the fact that the band had no greater cultural impact — they didn’t much stand for anything.

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Led Zeppelin, with vocalist Robert Plant, left, and guitarist Jimmy Page, came to symbolize the Dionysian excesses of the rock lifestyle. The band, however, has sold more than 50 million record in the U.S. alone.
Jimmy Page, who had led the last incarnation of the Yardbirds and had been an extremely successful session guitarist (Who, Kinks, Them, Donovan, Joe Cocker), formed the band in 1968 with veteran session bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, 19-year-old singer Robert Plant and Plant’s friend, drummer John Bonham. Commenting upon Page’s low expectations for the success of the band, Keith Moon suggested the name “Led Zeppelin.”

They were both wrong: “Led Zeppelin 1” (“Good Times Bad Times,” “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Communication Breakdown”), “Led Zeppelin 2” (“Whole Lotta Love,” “The Lemon Song,” “Hearbreaker,” “Living Loving Maid,” “Ramble On”) and “Led Zeppelin 4” (a.k.a. “Zoso,” with “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” “When the Levee Breaks,” “Stairway to Heaven”) are among rock’s greatest albums.

Plant’s vocals reached levels of deranged ecstasy matched perhaps only by Little Richard on lyrics typically either oozing with sexuality or derived from Anglo-Saxon myth and/or the occult. Bonham (whose accidental death in 1980 broke up the band) pounded his drums relentlessly like a nimble elephant dancing through the house. Jones’s bass and strategic keyboards glued the disparate elements together. And Page, who did most of the writing and production, played some of the most fundamental and memorable guitar in rock history — from the heaviest crunch to the most delicate acoustic finger picking.

Proving the band’s vast enduring popularity, the band’s live two-DVD set “Led Zeppelin,” released last May, has sold more than 600,000 copies.

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Formation & Career Indie (1999-2003)

The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California with original members M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev. and Matt Wendt. M. Shadows give a name as a reference to Cain and Abel story from the Bible, though not a religious band. After its formation, each band member also raised a pseudonym that was a call from them from high school. Before releasing their debut album, the band recorded two demos in 1999 and 2000. Their first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band was eighteen years old and in high school. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Records in 2001. After guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, at the end of 1999 when he was 18 years old at the introductory track "To End The Rapture" was re-recordings showing the full band elements. The album was later re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002.

The band began to receive recognition, performing with bands such as Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and play in the Take Action Tour. Once settled in their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ, they released Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Records in August 2003. The band received a profile in Billboard and The Boston Globe, and play in the Vans Warped Tour. In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold tour again at the Vans Warped Tour and recording a video for the song "Unholy Confessions" which went into rotation on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold left Hopeless Records and was signed to Warner Bros. Records.

City of Evil (2005-2007)

In 2005, the United States is saturated with hip-hop and pop are rampant, and Avenged Sevenfold released their album City of Evil, exactly on the date of June 8, 2005. Hits single Bat Country is a song metal / rock that ruled the first MTV TRL. They popularized the back with a duet guitar solo guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance really heats moshpit area. The record was certified gold and won the title Best New Artist in a Video at the MTV VMA 2006 for the song Bat Country.

Avenged Sevenfold (2007-2008)

In 2007, they re-entered the studio to record their latest songs to the studio albums to their 5. Beginning in August 2007, they went through their Asia Pacific tour, and had stopped in Indonesia and played their first song in public. Song called Almost Easy is getting rave reviews from fans around the world. When the punk band Dead Endang Jogjakarta didaulat be opening. 2008 This year, they participate as headliners at the Taste of Chaos tour with Bullet for My Valentine, ATREYU, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot. When the tour, they recorded a DVD that contains 6 new tracks them. Dated October 22, 2008, Avenged Sevenfold gig back in Indonesia is still with the same event organizer of Java Musikindo and this time the American heavy metal band Gabriel didaulat opening band.

Live In The LBC & Diamonds in the Rough (2008-now this)

Album which was released on 16 September, 2008 This DVD contains 102 minutes and 52 minutes CD.
On this album there are two old song is "Afterlife" and "Almost Easy". But both songs are not exactly like the original song. In the song "Afterlife" added the game more violin, while the song "Almost Easy" is a mix of different songs. In addition there is also the song "Walk" which is a cover of Pantera, and "Flash of the Blade" is a cover of Iron Maiden.

On July 16, the magazine Kerrang! (1219 edition) produced a free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden" album in honor of one of the biggest heavy metal band in the world of Iron Maiden. Matt Shadows said, "Maiden are by far the best live band in the world and their music is Timeless," and "This also gives us a chance to expose this great song to some of our younger fans who maybe are not as familiar with Iron Maiden. "

Discography

* Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (2001)
* Waking the Fallen (2003)
* City of Evil (2005)
* Avenged Sevenfold (in 2007)
* Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough (2008)

Current members

* M. Shadows - vocals
* Synyster Gates - guitar melody, piano, vocals
* Zacky Vengeance - rhythm guitar, vocals
* Johnny Christ - bass, vocals
* The Rev - drums, percussion, vocals, piano

black eyed peas album the E.N.D

The Black Eyed Peas just released their latest, fifth album to mixed reviews, perhaps because some fans have now gotten away from the music of the BEP's and perhaps because they have gotten to listen to Fergie on her own, a few people were disappointed in this album, however it must be said that this seems to be some of their best collaborative work to date.

The new album brings us a familiar sound, with new dance tracks. Although there is a similarity in the sound you will not be disappointed as the lyrics can range from moving beats to just plain bizarre.

Their latest album, entitled The E.N.D. (which stands for Energy Never Dies) is full of fifteen tracks from hip hop to booty shaking. It provides more of a party tune then previous albums and will have everyone on the dance floors, even those who do not like to dance.

With so many great tracks on this album, there are sure to many top 40 hits just in time for the summer party season. You will most likely hear these songs while laying on your beach blanket, at the local pool or blaring from the car next to you at a stop light. If you have heard their first album release single Boom Boom Pow, you have only heard a sampling of what the album has to offer.

The energy, enthusiasm and intoxication of this group makes it difficult to believe that they anyone could think that this band was going anywhere but up, up, up. Their funky sounds stolen from music from the past and today, is what keeps the band so fresh with a constantly changing look and sound that keeps fans begging for more and more. A little quirky and a little odd, this album is all that you would expect from the Black Eyed Peas and more. If you have been a fan of their music, then you will be nothing but pleased with their latest and best work The E.N.D.