With the return of Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater are fully reborn – and John Petrucci's still not done exploring new guitar frontiers Jon Wiederhorn Sun, March 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM UTC ...

“My relationship with Mike Portnoy is similar to my thing with [Dream Theater bassist] John Myung,” Petrucci had said. “We were at Berklee together, so we were 17, 18.

Portnoy’s last studio album with the band was Black Clouds and Silver Linings back in 2009. Ever since he and the band announced they were reuniting last year the metal community has been ...

What you may not know is that 1998 was also the year that Mike Portnoy quit Dream Theater for the first time – for a brief period, at least. “For me, Dream Theater had reached the point of do ...

They said it would never happen. John Petrucci said everyone should just stop asking for it. There were multiple explanations about how occasional side projects didn’t necessarily mean this would ever ...

Dream Theater announced the return of co-founding drummer Mike Portnoy in October 2023. ... 50 Rare Black and White Celebrity Photos From the ’60s and ’70s.

With Portnoy back, drummer Mike Mangini–who replaced him in 2010–will be leaving the group. “I understand Dream Theater’s decision to get Mike Portnoy back at this time,” Mangini said.

Morningrise (1996) Looking back at Opeth's early career, Portnoy notes, "The first two albums are another band. It was just Mikael and [guitarist] Peter [Lindgren] and then a different rhythm section.

Dream Theater Reuniting With Founding Drummer Mike Portnoy for 16th Studio Album. It will be their first recording with the band's co-founder since 2009's "Black Clouds & Silver Linings." ...

Dream Theater has reunited with original drummer Mike Portnoy. The newly-reunited band will be going into the studio to begin working on a new album, which is their first with Portnoy since 2009's ...