Mike Portnoy

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Transatlantic
Transatlantic announce "the most epic and mammoth of all TA Live releases!"

By Jerry Ewing Published

Transatlantic's new live album Live at Morsefest 2022: The Absolute Whirlwind will be released in April

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Transatlantic
“It’s a blessing and a curse… there’s times you feel like they’re hacking up your child! But the real freedom comes in trusting that it will all work out for the best”: How supergroup Transatlantic made Kaleidoscope

By Dom Lawson Published

Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Pete Trewavas and Roine Stolt either flowed together like streams entering a powerful river – or made a pact to leave control-freak tendencies at the studio door

Interviews
Mike Portnoy and Chad Kroeger on stage at two different shows
"I was like, 'I've never heard any of these songs!'" Mike Portnoy almost drummed for Nickelback

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Prog metal legend and Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy almost bagged a very unlikely gig

Bands & Artists
Umphrey's McGhee onstage in Chicago
Watch Mike Portnoy join Umphrey's McGee onstage in Chicago for covers of Spinal Tap's Big Bottom and Rush's YYZ

By Fraser Lewry Published

Dream Theater man Mike Portnoy contributed the traditional "lead bass" part to Big Bottom before retreating to the kit to tackle Neil Peart's iconic drum part on YYZ

Bands & Artists
Dream Theater
"Within five seconds of seeing each other, it was hugs, kisses... the drama and bulls**t just melted away": Mike Portnoy on the meeting which led to his return to Dream Theater after 13 years

By Paul Brannigan Published

How a 2022 meeting in New York paved the way for Mike Portnoy's surprise reunion with Dream Theater

Bands & Artists
Dream Theater
Original Dream Theater singer Charlie Dominici dead at 72

By Jerry Ewing Published

Frontman Charlie Dominici sang on Dream Theater's 1989 debut album When Dream And Day Unite

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A portrait of mike portnoy at his drums
"I learned that any innocent little comment can be twisted to make it seem something that it isn’t": Mike Portnoy on his departure from Dream Theater

By Dave Ling Published

Returned Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy looks back on regret, alcoholism, and choosing between Rush and Paul McCartney

Interviews
Dream Theater
“I am overwhelmed with joy to be returning home and reuniting with my brothers!" Dream Theater announce the return of Mike Portnoy to the band after 13 years

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Original Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has officially returned to the fold

Bands & Artists
Flying Colors
"We're like The Village People of rock. We’ve got the metal guy, the prog guy, the pop guy, the jazz‑funk guy and the country guy": How Flying Colors made Second Nature

By Paul Lester Published

Take five prog and rock musos, give them complete creative freedom and the result is US supergroup Flying Colors’ second full-length, the aptly named Second Nature.

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Sons Of Apollo
"This band brings the spectacle of Van Halen or Guns N’ Roses into the prog platform." Sons Of Apollo and their second abum MMXX

By Rich Wilson Published

Prog supergroup Sons Of Apollo returned in 2020 with a second album, MMXX, to prove they weren't just a flash in the pan

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