Roadrunner Records to release GOD OF WAR III EP

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 05, 2010 @ 9:04pm
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I’m already contemplating stealing my friends PS3 to play the new God of War. I’m a big fan of the first two and still pop them into my PS2 every so often. Now, Roadrunner Records has put out the following press release announcing a EP with 5 unreleased tracks from the soundtrack featuring some of their biggest artists.

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ROADRUNNER RECORDS today announced plans to release an exclusive digital extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation®3 (PS3™) exclusive videogame, God of War®III. The EP, titled God of War®: Blood & Metal, will be released in March as a part of the God of War III® Ultimate Edition, and will feature five exclusive unreleased songs from Roadrunner artists, including KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DREAM THEATER, TRIVIUM, OPETH and TAKING DAWN. READ MORE

DREAM THEATER ‘Wither’ Documentary Details, Q&A with Mike Portnoy

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 04, 2009 @ 2:01am
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“Of the 10 videos we’ve done through the years, I felt we have never been truly captured ‘in our element…which of course is on tour, playing to our fans, with our lighting and video show. So I thought it was time to do a video that showed us in our ‘real world’ (unlike the ‘fake worlds’ that are usually created when shooting a promo video),” says MIKE PORTOY of DREAM THEATER about the band’s new documentary road video for their new single “Wither” from their 10th studio release BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS (Roadrunner).

Directed by Ramon Boutviseth, who did the same honors for the first clip for the album’s first single “A Rite Of Passage,” the “Wither” video was shot on location in the U.K. (London, Manchester), France (Paris, Lille) and Rotterdam (the Netherlands) as part of DREAM THEATER’s September/October 2009 headlining “Progressive Nation” tour reaching 15 countries.

Meanwhile, the legendary progressive metal masters just launched their headlining down under tour December 1, encompassing seven shows in Australia and New Zealand, wrapping December 12 in Perth, with special guests Pain of Salvation will join the band on all dates except in New Zealand. Look for the band to head to South America in the winter-spring.

Read on for a Q&A with Mike Portnoy about the “Wither” videoand tour dates. READ MORE