Confirming what many astute MS commenters and anyone with a brain suspected since this whole cheesy video series began, the new Dream Theater drummer is Mike Mangini, as revealed in the third and final part of their video series documenting their search for a Mike Portnoy seat-warmer. It was clear from the start that he [...]
News Confirming what many astute MS commenters and anyone with a brain suspected since this whole cheesy video series began, the new Dream Theater drummer is Mike Mangini, as revealed in the third and final part of their video series documenting their search for a Mike Portnoy seat-warmer. It was clear from the start that he [...]

Mientras Dream Theater monta una especie de reality show con respecto a la elección de su nuevo baterista , Mike Portnoy sigue trabajando en sus propios proyectos y también aprovecha el tiempo para ofrecer clinics para todos los admiradores que tiene por todo el mundo. Entretanto, está concediendo algunas entrevistas en las que habla honesta y claramente. Sobre su comentada salida de Dream Theater, Portnoy expresó para Metal Injection que le hubiera gustado que la noticia no hubiera trascendido tanto en los medios, especialmente en Internet: Con [...]
Dream Theater has now posted the second episode of "Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On," which showcases the band's search for a new drummer to replace Mike Portnoy. The video can be viewed below. Details on the first clip in the documentary series are available at this location. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Encontrar un reemplazo para Mike Portnoy , uno de los bateristas más influyentes de la historia, definitivamente no es una tarea sencilla. Tras la salida de Portnoy de Dream Theater en septiembre del año pasado, la banda se dio a la tarea de audicionar en la ciudad de Nueva York a algunos de los mejores bateristas de rock progresivo en el planeta. Algunos de los siete candidatos que fueron elegidos para esto son los siguientes: Mike Mangini Uno de los bateristas más rápidos [...]
(click to view video. no embeds allowed.) And the search for a Mike Portnoy seat-warmer until he inevitably returns to Dream Theater continues with DT TV Episode 2! I'll admit it... I'm definitely enjoying this documentary, cheesy as it may be. It's really cool to be able to see how different drummers react to the [...]
News (click to view video. no embeds allowed.) And the search for a Mike Portnoy seat-warmer until he inevitably returns to Dream Theater continues with DT TV Episode 2! I'll admit it... I'm definitely enjoying this documentary, cheesy as it may be. It's really cool to be able to see how different drummers react to the [...]
News The second in a series of webisodes in which progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER share with their fans some of the intense process, along with the musical joy, that went into choosing a new drummer can be viewed below.
Instead of letting Mike Portnoy rejoin the band, Dream Theater have released footage of the auditions. It's like a bad reality TV gameshow. Nice one, guys.
If you thought the trailer Dream Theater released last week teasing their new drummer announcement was corny... boy, have we got something for you today. Dream Theater are going all out with their drummer search and milking it for all it's worth with a full-fledged documentary about the process of selecting Mike Portnoy's replacement, complete [...]
News If you thought the trailer Dream Theater released last week teasing their new drummer announcement was corny... boy, have we got something for you today. Dream Theater are going all out with their drummer search and milking it for all it's worth with a full-fledged documentary about the process of selecting Mike Portnoy's replacement, complete [...]
Dream Theater has posted a 20 minute documentary clip online discussing the departure of drummer Mike Portnoy and showcasing several of the people of the auditioned for the vacant position. You can check out the documentary at this location (spoiler: they still don't reveal who it is). The band also commented: "Hi Everyone, we wanted to take a m... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Sometimes I think the only thing sillier than watching a band fall apart in public, is watching them desperately try to pick up the pieces by drawing attention to their public issues in over dramatic ways. Apparently post-Portnoy Dream Theater doesn't feel the same. In case you forgot, or some how missed the drama behind ...
No, seriously - COREY AND ANSO FUCKING KILLED IT THIS WEEK while we were at the Golden Gods, didn't they? I'm still catching up, but I've been getting a serious boner from reading all the shit I didn't write this week. Some of my favorite pieces that neither Vince nor myself had anything to do [...]
The hullabaloo surrounding Dream Theater's cheesy "search for a drummer" documentary just got 14.29% less annoying: Marco Minnemann has announced via his Facebook page that he is not Mike Portnoy's replacement. The post has since been pulled - let's assume he got wrist-slapped from someone in the DT or Roadrunner camps for leaking info that's [...]
News The hullabaloo surrounding Dream Theater's cheesy "search for a drummer" documentary just got 14.29% less annoying: Marco Minnemann has announced via his Facebook page that he is not Mike Portnoy's replacement. The post has since been pulled - let's assume he got wrist-slapped from someone in the DT or Roadrunner camps for leaking info that's [...]
Dream Theater, which has still not announced a replacement for drummer Mike Portnoy, has issued the following announcement about posting a video clip online detailing the band's search fora replacement drummer: "A little more than a month after original drummer Mike Portnoy's sudden departure from Dream Theater, the band held three days of audit... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
News You may be nowhere near the edge of your seat in anticipation of Dream Theater's unveiling of their new drummer, but today we all grind one notch closer to the big moment with an official video that documents their search and their cheeseball humor and their extreme case of post-Portnoy butthurt. To view the clip [...]
I'm sure this is the exact scenario Axl and Vince dreaded when they left me in charge of the MetalSucks Mansion today. While they're out plotting world domination, a press release came flying into my overly stuffed inbox from our good friend, Amy Sciarretto, PR goddess of Roadrunner Records. The subject matter in question? The naming [...]
News I'm sure this is the exact scenario Axl and Vince dreaded when they left me in charge of the MetalSucks Mansion today. While they're out plotting world domination, a press release came flying into my overly stuffed inbox from our good friend, Amy Sciarretto, PR goddess of Roadrunner Records. The subject matter in question? The naming [...]