Instrument supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment will release its new album, "LTE3," on March 26, 2021, via InsideOutMusic, 22 years after its last studio album. The band comprises Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel). “After over 20 years since the last... Continue Reading →
Instrumental supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment has signed with InsideOutMusic for the release of its third album, set for a spring 2021 release. Featuring Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), it will come 22 years after the band's last... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci will release "Terminal Velocity," his first solo album in 15 years, on Aug. 28 on all digital and streaming platforms, and Oct. 30 on CD and vinyl. The album will be released through The Orchard Music on Petrucci's Sound Mind Music record label. "Terminal Velocity" was written and produced by Petrucci,... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
May the Fourth be with you! "Star Wars"-themed, progressive instrumental band Galactic Empire has announced its new album, "Episode II." The album will be released, appropriately, on May the Fourth via Rise Records. The album, which follows the band's self-titled debut, is available for pre-order here. To herald the release of the new album, the band has dropped the new track "Scherzo for... Continue Reading →
John 5 and The Creatures—comprising guitarist John 5, bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix—have released their new live album, "It's Alive!," out today. "It's Alive!" is the first album released by the world-renowned guitarist to be featured on vinyl and is also available to purchase with a 24-page, full-color tour book covering the John... Continue Reading →
John 5 and the Creatures are set to release a live album, "It's Alive!," on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. It will be the world-renowned guitarist's first album to be featured on vinyl. A 24-page, full-color tour book covering the John 5 and the Creatures' tour journeys so faralso will be available for separate purchase. Pre-orders are... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----Instrumental rock music can be a tough sell, even for someone who loves music as much as me. Too often, it comes across as self-indulgent, with endless noodling and shredding. It’s as if the musicians forget the song is what matters most. Over his eight solo albums, John 5 has avoided that... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----Sometimes just putting on a concert is a feat worth celebrating. John 5 was scheduled to bring his solo tour to Hard Times Cafe in Hagerstown, Maryland. But less than a month before the show, the venue, which had seemed from an outside perspective to be growing in prominence in the past... Continue Reading →
