An hour after the doors of the Apollo opened, Finnish five-piece Arion kicked the show off with their symphonic brand of power metal. Drummer Topias Kupiainen arrived first, then keyboardist Arttu Vauhkonen, followed by Gege Velinov on bass and axeman [...]
On the evening of Tuesday, February 21st, progressive metal legends Dream Theater graced the stage at Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith for the London stop of their “Top of the World Tour”. This tour comes in support of the band’s [...]
Ahead of his upcoming debut solo tour, guitar virtuoso John Petrucci sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke for an in-depth conversation about what lies ahead. The pair spoke about John’s lineup of Mike Portnoy on drums and Dave LaRue [...]
On the evening of Wednesday, March 2nd, progressive metal legends Dream Theater graced the stage at Meridian Hall for the Toronto stop of their “Top of the World Tour”. This tour, which had been postponed from the previous fall, comes in [...]
On the evening of Wednesday, March 2nd, progressive metal legends Dream Theater graced the stage at Meridian Hall for the Toronto stop of their “Top of the World Tour”. This tour, which had been postponed from the previous fall, comes [...]
After almost four decades, two Grammy Award nominations, millions of records sold and hundreds of shows performed, Dream Theater continue to approach each new record as if it were their first. On their fifteenth studio album, the upcoming ‘A View [...]
Keyboard wizard and piano virtuoso, Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) recently spoke with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke about the many creative plates he is currently spinning in 2021. From the upcoming new Dream Theater [...]
Jordan Rudess, the keyboard player for prog-legends Dream Theater, sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke to discuss reforming Liquid Tension Experiment and releasing the band’s first album in twenty-two years. The pair also talked [...]