Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has been talking about his years away from the prog metal stalwarts and the reconciliation ...

In 2011, while trying to find homes for his enormous collection of Dream Theater drumkits, Mike Portnoy was planning a new ...

Almost 40 years after co- founding Dream Theater and 13 since leaving to explore other musical avenues, Mike Portnoy returned in 2023 to much jubilation. If excitement was already at red-hot ...

As a kid, Portnoy's biggest heroes were Ringo Starr of The Beatles, Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, The Who's Keith Moon and Kiss drummer Peter Criss. Then he ...

5 Things We Love About Dream Theater's New Album, 'Parasomnia' 5 Things We Love About Dream Theater's New Album, 'Parasomnia' Dream Theater's first album with Mike Portnoy in 16 years has arrived.

When John Myung, bassist and co-founder of Dream Theater, reflects on the band’s latest chapter, there's a quiet sense of rediscovery behind his words. The reunion with original drummer Mike Portnoy ...

Lately, ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has been very sweet about his former band. What was once perceived as beef has apparently given way to what appears to be a nice professional relationship ...

Ever since Mike Portnoy rejoined the band last October, there’s been a level of excitement surrounding the fact that they were immediately getting to work on a new album. Just moments ago, guitarist ...

For Dream Theater, the return of Mike Portnoy – who had last recorded with the band in 2009 – was not just a momentous occasion but a challenge that came with a fair amount of pressure.

“You wouldn’t believe what I’m doing right now – I really wish you could see what’s going on,” laughs Mike Portnoy down the phone, sounding out of breath and unusually flustered.

For 40 years, Mike Portnoy, one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, has been the driving force behind the prog rock band Dream Theater. But for more than a decade, he and the band were split.

World-class drummer Mike Portnoy has never been busier. Following a quarter century in Dream Theater, he has played in Avenged Sevenfold, formed the bands Adrenaline Mob and Flying Colors ...