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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #105 on: February 19, 2010, 11:37:54 AM »
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Albert Fish: before I was Happy that the talentless shitbag died. Now as strange as it is, i'm angry..... Fuck mike portnoy... why... you don't realize you've tarnished the dream theater name.. now all of the hot topic kiddies are going to hop on over to dream theater.... shame... METALLICA HAVE SUCKED FOR 20 YEARS DUMBASS.

Ladies and Gentlemen: THE FAIL THAT STUMPED THEM ALL.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #106 on: February 19, 2010, 11:42:01 AM »
Quote from: acidrainlte on February 19, 2010, 11:37:54 AM
Quote from: LCArenas on February 19, 2010, 11:35:27 AM
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Albert Fish: before I was Happy that the talentless shitbag died. Now as strange as it is, i'm angry..... Fuck mike portnoy... why... you don't realize you've tarnished the dream theater name.. now all of the hot topic kiddies are going to hop on over to dream theater.... shame... METALLICA HAVE SUCKED FOR 20 YEARS DUMBASS.

Ladies and Gentlemen: THE FAIL THAT STUMPED THEM ALL.
Already posted that, mate.
Really? Wow, how sad :( Anyway, this guy fails.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #107 on: February 19, 2010, 12:48:40 PM »
He does. He's quite the tool.

I also posted that he's a member of a group called:

"I'm glad AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer James Owen Sullivan Is Dead"
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #108 on: February 19, 2010, 12:49:27 PM »
Why do people hate that band so much? Because they have silly stage names and dress up in funny outfits?
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #109 on: February 19, 2010, 01:10:31 PM »
For me, I just don't like their music in the least. If they want to dress the way they do and wear make-up and have stage names or whatever....good for them. I'll have no part in it either way.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #110 on: February 19, 2010, 01:44:12 PM »
It's really sad that people go being glad of the deaths of persons just because don't like the music they do. As I said in the beginning, A7X is a bad band nowadays (or at least a band whose last two albums I don't like), but that doesn't mean I'm glad that the Rev died or mad at MP because he's working with them and fulfilling a dead and talented youngster's dream. What the fuck is this Albert Douche thinking?
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #111 on: February 19, 2010, 01:51:00 PM »
Quote from: antigoon on February 19, 2010, 12:49:27 PM
Why do people hate that band so much? Because they have silly stage names and dress up in funny outfits?
I think it's because people see what they look like, and because of the current trend of scene/hot topic kids, they assume that their music will be a certain way. Sure they have black hair and tattoos, but they do it in the way that Guns'n'Roses dressed a certain way, and styled themselves. in fact, Sevenfold took an active move away from that -core scene.

Compare early A7X



to recent



Sure they still have a very strong image, but they're trying to be 'rock stars' now, rather than scene kids. That's how I see it, anyway
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #112 on: February 19, 2010, 01:54:05 PM »
i never knew how many people hated a7x, but i think i big thing has to do with the way they look, as stupid as that is. i even read around the time the rev died, that portnoy was even thrown off by their image, then he heard what they sounded like.

edit: arch benemy out of nowhere with the pics. haha
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #113 on: February 19, 2010, 02:27:13 PM »
Quote from: Shadow2222 on February 18, 2010, 11:38:23 AM
Quote from: changing_seasons on February 18, 2010, 10:46:21 AM
Okay, I've hread of the bnad but I wolud nvrer have gesesud they caleld tmehselevs A7X. And I hanev't hraed any of their muisc. That youtube vdieo is banned in Noarwy for smoe resaon. ???
So bascailly, this news menas noihtng to me.

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BTW, I'm actually pretty excited about this. I wouldn't mind if he toured with them for a bit (even though that is unlikely) as long as a DT tour wouldn't conflict.

Actually I was just testing the phenomenon that if the first and last letter of a word are correct your brain can read the word without problems, regardless of the order of the remaining letters.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #114 on: February 19, 2010, 02:56:34 PM »
Quote from: antigoon on February 19, 2010, 12:49:27 PM
Why do people hate that band so much? Because they have silly stage names and dress up in funny outfits?

Or, maybe because we hate anything metalcore-influenced? :justjen
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #115 on: February 19, 2010, 03:01:12 PM »
Last summer when we went to Disney, A7X was easily the most worn band t shirt that I saw.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #116 on: February 19, 2010, 03:16:37 PM »
DT are definitely getting more exposure because of this. Today I got in my car, and I heard pull me under on the radio. This radio station never plays DT. ever.  I had to double check that I wasn't listening to a CD. Then right after the song, the guy talked about Portnoy filling in with A7X on the new album and talked a bit about Dream Theater
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #117 on: February 19, 2010, 03:39:09 PM »
Quote from: TAC on February 19, 2010, 03:01:12 PM
Last summer when we went to Disney, A7X was easily the most worn band t shirt that I saw.
I saw a lot too, but on adults. And, honestly, the band shirt I saw the most was the Jonas Brothers when I went in October 2007.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #118 on: February 19, 2010, 04:16:37 PM »
I liked A7X before MP told me it was ok to like them.












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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #119 on: February 19, 2010, 09:38:16 PM »
I'm not big on A7X, but it's cool of MP to do this for them.

I wish their songs sounded more like Beast and the Harlot up to the chorus. The chorus makes me wonder why you would do that to a perfectly good song.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #120 on: February 20, 2010, 06:27:17 AM »
Thats the best part...  ???
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #121 on: February 20, 2010, 09:37:45 AM »
Quote from: Elsydeon on February 19, 2010, 03:16:37 PM
DT are definitely getting more exposure because of this. Today I got in my car, and I heard pull me under on the radio. This radio station never plays DT. ever.  I had to double check that I wasn't listening to a CD. Then right after the song, the guy talked about Portnoy filling in with A7X on the new album and talked a bit about Dream Theater
That's cool.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #122 on: February 24, 2010, 01:01:52 AM »
from mike's twitter..
the drum tracks are done

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Just finished the A7X drum tracks...what an amazing experience! Me & Zacky celebrated by getting matching Death Bat tats here in the studio

well that was fast..
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #123 on: February 24, 2010, 01:03:11 AM »
Provided he had a week or two to listen to their demos, he should be able to track them all in a week, I don't see why not.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #124 on: February 24, 2010, 01:05:55 AM »
oh yeah.. i haven't thought about that..
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #125 on: February 24, 2010, 01:07:09 AM »
Quote from: inoku on February 24, 2010, 01:05:55 AM
oh yeah.. i haven't thought about that..

Did IaW only take 2 weeks to do drums? And that was some complicated stuff.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #126 on: February 24, 2010, 01:37:22 AM »
Quote from: inoku on February 24, 2010, 01:01:52 AM
from mike's twitter..
the drum tracks are done

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Just finished the A7X drum tracks...what an amazing experience! Me & Zacky celebrated by getting matching Death Bat tats here in the studio

well that was fast..

:lol That guy's gotta be running out of skin by now :lol
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #127 on: February 24, 2010, 02:06:19 AM »
I want pictures of those ones...
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #128 on: February 24, 2010, 02:10:10 AM »
I bet he only has his face left to tattoo :lol
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #129 on: February 24, 2010, 02:18:15 AM »
Quote from: Adami on February 24, 2010, 01:07:09 AM
Quote from: inoku on February 24, 2010, 01:05:55 AM
oh yeah.. i haven't thought about that..

Did IaW only take 2 weeks to do drums? And that was some complicated stuff.

IAW was written months and months before they recorded the album wasn't it?
but yeah, i remember MP is a fast learning drummer. he listened and learned 9 overkill song one day before the gig i think..

Quote from: Zydar on February 24, 2010, 02:10:10 AM
I bet he only has his face left to tattoo :lol

he's just get a tattoo of tama few days ago.. now a death bat tattoo
well then it's just a matter of time before he tattooed his face  :lol
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #130 on: February 24, 2010, 08:27:50 AM »
Well, for a more recent comparison, although partial demos for parts of The Whirlwind had been circulated prior, Mike and the Transatlantic guys wrote the entire 77-minute song, recorded the scratch, and tracked all the drums in a week.  So, yeah, I would think Mike could easily come in and track drums for an album's worth of already-written material in that time.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #131 on: February 24, 2010, 09:58:43 PM »
Quote from: bösk1 on February 24, 2010, 08:27:50 AM
Well, for a more recent comparison, although partial demos for parts of The Whirlwind had been circulated prior, Mike and the Transatlantic guys wrote the entire 77-minute song, recorded the scratch, and tracked all the drums in a week.  So, yeah, I would think Mike could easily come in and track drums for an album's worth of already-written material in that time.

This. Also, he usually nails his drum tracks in 2-3 takes, and sometimes on the first take alone! He's an incredibly fast drummer, and not speed-wise (although he is) but rather learning... I mean, how long did he have to rehearse his cover-band setlists? I know most of the material he did with Yellow Matter Custard, Hammer Of The Gods and Amazing Journey are relatively simple (compared to the complicated drumming with DT), but it was a LOT of material to cover!

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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #132 on: March 31, 2010, 10:26:45 PM »
Any recent news on this?
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #133 on: April 01, 2010, 12:19:54 AM »
Last news were 3 weeks ago

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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #134 on: July 26, 2010, 07:53:38 PM »
I love the new album, it's quite possibly their best.  :heart

I'm just starting to get into this band, but they're awesome. All 5 cds are wonderful.
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Re: A7X enters studio with Mike Portnoy
« Reply #135 on: July 27, 2010, 10:48:42 AM »
Quote from: ConstantMotion on July 26, 2010, 07:53:38 PM
I love the new album, it's quite possibly their best.  :heart

I'm just starting to get into this band, but they're awesome. All 5 cds are wonderful.

Only 5? Pffff



I kid, I kid, but seriously you should really get the Live / B Sides album. Diamonds In The Rough has some of the best material they've released since Waking The Fallen, in my opinion
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