OSI

28 November 2005 · General News · By Pumpkin

OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE), the project featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, former DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore, and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, have shared an update on the progress of the band's second opus. Drums have already been recorded and work is underway on guitars and vocals. As a reminder, the band's debut was released in 2003 on InsideOut Music and is a blend of progressive metal and psychedelia. PORCUPINE TREE frontman Steven Wilson also participated in the recording of the first release.

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22 MAR

1994

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