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Mikael Åkerfeldt onstage with Opeth in 2025, and Mike Portnoy onstage with Dream Theater in 2025
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals why collaboration with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hasn’t happened yet

By Matt Mills Published

Dream Theater’s drummer has said multiple times that he wants to make music with Opeth’s frontman. So, we asked Åkerfeldt what’s taking so long.

Bands & Artists
Mike Portnoy
Dream Theater, A7X, Rush: Mike Portnoy takes reader questions

By Paul Travers Published

Mike Portnoy is one of metal's most revered drummers - and now he's back home in Dream Theater

Interviews
The american progressive metal band Dream Theater performs at Mediolanum Forum Assago. The keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Milan, february 4, 2017 (Photo by Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty Images)
Jordan Rudess would have been a classical pianist if he hadn’t discovered this prog icon

By Grant Moon Published

Dream Theater genius’ musical world includes Steven Wilson, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, Leprous, Rick Rubin and Neil Young

Bands & Artists
Mike Portnoy drumming and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on a red carpet
Mike Portnoy responds to rumours he was in the frame to join Rush following the death of Neil Peart

By Merlin Alderslade Published

As much as the idea of Mike Portnoy drumming with Rush would be a prog fan's dream, Portnoy had a very respectful attitude to the idea

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Dream Theater posing for a photograph in front of a graffiti’d wall in 1992
How William Shakespeare inspired the song which became a surprise grunge-era hit and saved an entire genre

By Malcolm Dome Published

This 1992 classic was a turning point for progressive metal

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Bands & Artists
Dream Theater
When this singer had his band’s logo tattooed on his arm, they were already planning to fire him

By Rich Wilson Published

The disaster of their first album – which remains unpopular with many fans – sent them into a nosedive. Dismissing their vocalist was part of the course correction that made them massive

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OSLO, NORWAY - JANUARY 21: Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater performs on stage at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on January 21, 2020 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)
How Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess nearly played on Pink Floyd’s The Wall

By Dave Ling Published

Keyboard maestro admits he gave a “very poor” performance during 1979 session, and Bob Ezrin was right to kick him out

Bands & Artists
Sons Of Apollo
“Dream Theater have been completely unchallenged until now”: How Sons Of Apollo flew before they fell

By Rich Wilson Published

Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian had big ambitions when they teamed up with Guns N’ Roses, Mr Big and Journey alumni

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Albums
Ghost/Sleep Token/Lord Of The Lost/Babymetal/Ward XVI
The best metal albums of 2025 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers)

By Rich Hobson Published

From Ghost to Sleep Token, Babymetal to Spiritbox, these are the albums you said defined metal in 2025

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Albums
Prog’s 50 best albums of the year 2025
Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025

By Jerry Ewing, Dave Everley, Julian Marszalek, Phil Weller Published

The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?

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