Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

Q: There is a rumored project involving you along with (former DREAM THEATER drummer) Mike Portnoy and Mike Orlando . What can you tell me about it at this stage?

A: "At this stage the songs are pretty much recorded. Most of my vocals are done and Portnoy’s tracks are done. Orlando right now is doing some rhythm guitar work over and Paul Dileo is the bass player and he has completed his tracks as well. The record is now looking for a home. It’s at a couple of places right now that we are talking to but have not aggressively looked for the right place yet. I think it should be done in another month or so. My schedule is pretty full right now as is Portnoy’s. We have been talking about whether we will go out on the road with it or not. I do have a break coming this summer so if they can get it out quick you may see us out with it but right now other than that the recording process is pretty much completed. It’s not mixed yet, we are hoping that wherever it finds a home will be involved in the final mastering. Oddly it’s not a progressive album at all. It is a song based project. I think it’s going to be a shock to some folks because of all of our past works. People expect Mike Portnoy and I to do something crazy... well we did. It’s just straight ahead good ole boy rock n roll."

ADRENALINE MOB, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP), bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward, will make its live debut on Friday, June 24 at The Hiro Ballroom (16th Street and 9th Avenue) in New York City. The group will play songs from its upcoming debut album as well as a few classic covers. Very limited tickets are available now at Ticketweb.com.

In a March 2011 interview, Russell described ADRENALINE MOB as "a straight-up rock band with just rock songs — kind of like an edgy, modern kind of sound. It's not progressive or trying to be too metal or anything — it's just good, old crunchy rock stuff." He added, "I think it will be really well received by people who like to hear that kind of stuff. This is a new thing for Portnoy and myself, too. I've always done kind of done stuff with AYREON, but that's more of a vintage-y vibe, but nothing like this, which is kind of modern-sounding, almost like ROB ZOMBIE meets BLACK LABEL SOCIETY meets DISTURBED, [but] with [Ronnie James] Dio singing. It's all this kind of craziness. So it's definitely different and it's cool."

Speaking to MetalSymphony.com, Orlando stated about ADRENALINE MOB, "This band is not in the vein of SYMPHONY X or DREAM THEATER. It's more along the lines of, say, ROB ZOMBIE, GODSMACK, DISTURBED, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, SHINEDOWN… with Russell's absolute pipes from hell and Mike just outright killing it on the kit. The guitar is really rocking and has some pretty insane moments, but it's a song-oriented band and that's the most important aspect before anything. Russell and I have an amazing writing chemistry together and he is one of my closest and dearest friends. It's an absolute pleasure to work with such a great talent as Russell on every level. Mike is just unbelievable. His playing is beyond words at times. He's the utmost professional musician but also one of the nicest and coolest guys I have ever met and played with. It's an honor to call him my bandmate, to say the least, and I look forward to ripping it up every night out there with Mike and Russ and the guys!"

Everflow a écrit :Ah ouais elle déménage cette reprise de "Mob Rules", peut-être la meilleure que j'ai entendue à ce jour!

painkillerqueen a écrit :Reprise de Mob Rules (Black Sabbath) pour leur premier concert le 24 juin dernier à New York :



(ça tue!!)

la set-list :
“Indifferent,” “Hit The Gas,” “Hit The Wall,” and “Angel Sky,” etc...) Black Sabbath’s “Mob Rules.”Dio’s “Stand Up And Shout,” Bandland’s “Highwire,” Duran Duran’s “Come Undone,” Sabbath’s “War Pigs.”

Supercouscous a écrit :Débouler sur Mob Rules avec un des zicos portant un tee shirt ozzy, ça c'est du Tribute Rock And Roll!
Si je peux rallumer l'ambiance dites moi ^^

ominergy a écrit :En tout cas la reprise de badlands c'est la classe

ADRENALINE MOB — the new band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP), bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward — will release its debut EP on August 9. The self-titled effort will available via iTunes as well as sold in physical form at the group's upcoming shows and online store. Self-produced by the band, "Adrenaline Mob" features four original tracks as well as a blistering cover of the Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH classic "The Mob Rules". From the opening riff of "Psychosane" through the over-six-minute epic-sounding "Hit The Wall", it is clear that ADRENALINE MOB are in class all their own as musicians.

"Releasing the EP gives fans around the world a chance to get a taste of the MOB NOW without having to wait until the full-length album comes out at the beginning of next year," states Portnoy.

"Adrenaline Mob" track listing:

01. Psychosane
02. Believe Me
03. Hit The Wall
04. Down To The Floor
05. The Mob Rules

Hard-Rock-Reviews.com: You've assembled many side projects and musical endeavors over the years. But ADRENALINE MOB is something that was brought to you, by a friend and fellow musician, Russell Allen. How did this project unfold?

Portnoy: Unlike most of my other bands and projects, I was not the matchmaker; I was actually one of the chosen ones (by them). It began with Mike Orlando and Russell Allen, who were already working on the material for at least a year prior to my involvement. Russell and I had been friends for many, many years because I took SYMPHONY X out with DREAM THEATER on a couple of different tours, and he and I became good friends and always wanted to work together. Anyways, once my time with DREAM THEATER and AVENGED SEVENFOLD ended, and Russ knew that I was "available," he contacted me, and played me some of the stuff that he and Mike Orlando had been working on. Within literally one minute of hearing the first tune, I knew I was on board, and I immediately loved the whole vibe and the sound of it. So, once I came on board, the three of us kind of became the nucleus of the band, and at that point we brought Paul DiLeo and Rich Ward into the fold as well. That's how it all came together.

Hard-Rock-Reviews.com: Was it anything like what you expected from those guys?

Portnoy: You know, when Russ mentioned wanting to do something with me, I kind of expected it was going to be "SYMPHONY X-esque," and I think even a lot of fans that are coming into ADRENALINE MOB are expecting it to sound like SYMPHONY X or DREAM THEATER, but obviously, it's not. It's a completely different beast and a completely different style and genre. To me, that was so refreshing and exciting. The minute I heard the song "Undaunted", I knew I was on board because it was just crushing grooves and riffs. After my time with AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Tour, touring with bands like STONE SOUR, DISTURBED, HELLYEAH, you know, the whole Uproar experience was such a pleasure to me that I knew one of the next things I was going to do musically needed to be something that was stylistically in that sound and vein.

Hard-Rock-Reviews.com: Fans and new listeners may be expecting something from the "progressive" genre, especially since both you and Russell Allen have spent most of your careers in that arena of style. How would you describe the music you've created in ADRENALINE MOB to someone that hasn't heard it yet?

Portnoy: I would absolutely not put the term progressive on this band at all, because we're not. It's not anything like DREAM THEATER or SYMPHONY X. It's just straight-ahead metal. I don't know — what would you classify PANTERA or BLACK LABEL SOCIETY as? I don't know — whatever that is, I think that's what this is; its crushing riffs, big grooves and shredding. I mean, the only elements of progressive that this band has is the fact that the players can shred, but realistically, stylistically it doesn't have much in common with the term "progressive." I think people need to know right out of the gates that this is not gonna be DREAM THEATER or SYMPHONY X territory; it's something else entirely. If you like PANTERA, ALICE IN CHAINS, stuff like that, you know — this is what this is all about. The fact is — this is a whole other side of myself and Russell Allen.