Frontiers Records 2012 Let me start off this review by saying that I have mixed feelings about Great White. Some days I feel like they were/are highly overrated while other times I feel like people write them off too easily and that they are underrated. There are a few Great White songs that I just love like "Rock Me" and their choice cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy". But, there are also more than a few songs that I find terribly lame and I've never been able to sit through a whole album by them ...

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) will join forces this fall, embarking on an extended tour of Europe and Asia.

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) performed on January 14, 2012 at the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer,

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the English-American rock band featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER), will release its first concert CD, "Live Over Europe", on February 28 on the J&R; Adventures imprint.

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) headlined SABIAN Live on Friday January 20 at the Sheraton Park Hotel (next to the Hilton) in Anaheim, California as part of the

Filed under: News , Interview , Exclusive , Video Charles Epting Previewing an upcoming set later this week at NAMM, on Saturday night Jan. 14 at the Guitar Center 'Drum-Off,' drummer Mike Portnoy performed alongside his former Dream Theater bandmate, keyboardist Derek Sherinian . Joining the progressive-rock great was bass legend Billy Sheehan ( Mr. Big ) and world-renowned guitarist Tony MacAlpine . Portnoy put the band together himself, and he made sure that some classic Dream Theater songs were featured in the set, including 'Lines in the Sand' from their 1997 'Falling Into Infinity' album. It was only the second time Portnoy and Sherinian have shared ...

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) performed this past Saturday (January 14) at the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) performed yesterday (Saturday, January 14) at the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscov

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the English-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER), will enter the studio in June to begin recording its third album for a late 2012 release.

There are records that are frankly too loud to be jazz, and swing too much to be rock. This is the slot for those things — a place where you’ll find everyone from Tony Levin and Derek Sherinian from Country Communion">Black Country Communion to Nels Cline and Bill Frisell. Click through the titles for complete reviews … No. 10– NELS CLINE, [...]

The album will feature guest musicians including Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice, Brian Tichy, Rudy Sarzo, Tony Franklin, Jimmy Bain, Derek Sherinian and Tony Carey Sleaze Roxx Music News Headlines Related HeadlinesAppice Brothers Drum Wars Invades the Northeastern USAMike Vescera, Rudy Sarzo, Scott Travis, Chris Impellitteri form supergroupArrayan Path Announces Guest Vocalist Tony MartinMike Vescera, Rudy [...]

This week, we’ve box sets from Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. Plus two releases each featuring Chris Spedding and Derek Sherinian. Greedy buggers! Words: Malcolm Dome The Thin Lizzy box set Live At The BBC (Universal) is something to delight all aficionados of the great band. It brings together almost everything filmed and recorded for the Beeb, and [...]

Country Communion">Black Country Communion won the Breakthrough Award at last night’s Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. Come inside to watch an exclusive video of BCC’s Glenn Hughes being photographed in Los Angeles for CR’s brand new awards issue. Warning: may contain traces of Ross Halfin. All hail the Anglo-American supergroup featuring Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian [...]

Metal Mind 2011 Vocalist Doogie White has a rather long resume as he has sang with Midnight Blue, Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis, LaPaz, Rata Blanca and is currently with Tank. Somewhere in between his busy schedule he found time to and record this solo album. There is a long of guests he brought in to help on this album and that includes Patrick Johansson (Yngwie), Thomas Broman (Glenn Hughes) – Drums,Derek Sherinian (Country Communion">Black Country Communion), Tony Carey (Rainbow) – Bass,Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Greg Smith (Ted Nugent), Paul Logue (Edens Curse) – Keyboards, Pontus Norgren ...

photo: Christie Goodwin Hard hitting blues rockers Country Communion">Black Country Communion were on tour in Europe in the Summer of 2011. Three shows in Germany (Hamburg, Munich and Berlin) were filmed with 14 HD cameras. Live Over Europe sees them playing up a storm, playing 16 songs songs from their two studio albums, a Joe Bonamassa solo song ( >The Ballad Of John Henry ) and Burn , a Deep Purple cover. Bass player and lead singer has every right to do so - he played and sang on the original way back in 1974. The seeds for Country Communion">Black Country Communion ...