upcoming as-yet untitled new album on June 19th. Part of the Rockstar
mayhem compilation, the track is to be called 'locust' and will be
available as a digital single here in the UK at all the usual digital
stores.
As well as this, it has been revealed that machine Head's
eagerly-awaited follow-up to The Blackening will be released on
September 26th.
The track rocks in at eight minutes, with Flynn joking, "We still
can't seem to write a damn song under six minutes. But Machine Head
aren't writing music for the radio or MTV. This is for us. This is for
the metalhead who let's music take him on a journey. This for the
metalhead for whom music is the only thing that matters, to whom music
is a savior. The music fan who's going to study every detail of the
artwork, go online and find the lyrics and memorize every word, and
let it take them away from their fucked up life for a while. It's for
the music freak, who maybe just wants to get hammered, air-guitar and
sing at the top of his lungs, and act like an friggin' idiot while
starting a moshpit in their living room with reckless abandon. Because
that's who wrote this song, and that is the only people we care about
connecting with."
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sudden departure from Dream Theater, the band held three days of
auditions in New York City. Over an amazing and productive three-day
period, the band played, jammed, and spoke candidly with seven of the
world's greatest drummers, learning about them musically, personally
and professionally, and assessing the fit of each drummer's incredible
chops with the band's trademark prog-rock sound.
Dream Theater have been extremely sensitive to the fact that this is
not only a monumental decision in their own lives, but also a critical
moment in the lives of DT fans around the world. "The departure of our
lifelong bandmate and friend was an unexpected and truly heartbreaking
blow," says guitarist John Petrucci. "The fact that as a result of
that event we'd be introduced to seven infinitely capable and uniquely
talented drummers was heartening."
Dream Theater would like to share with their fans some of the intense
process, along with the musical joy, that went into choosing a new
drummer. Who is the best fit behind the kit?
Fans should go to Dream Theater's Facebook page on Thursday, April 21,
at 4pm to sign up for their mailing list and to receive more details
about an exclusive and intimate look at the auditions, and to find out
exactly when and how the momentous announcement about the band's new
lineup will be made. Also on Facebook, fans will be able to find out
more information about the band's upcoming 2011 World Tour.
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