The first Dream Theater album without Mike Portnoy was always going to be a very interesting experience. After the band’s long and well publicised search for his replacement, they found a most capable drummer in Mike Mangini, no less than the fastest drummer in the world. With Mike on board the band set about carving…
As the second and final day of the High Voltage Festival rolled out, the sun was out in force and as a result seemingly so were the people. The population of Victoria Park compared to the same time on the previous day seemed greatly increased. The first stop of the day was the Metal Hammer…
SETLIST ~ Dream is Collapsing (Intro by Hans Zimmer) ~ Under a Glass Moon ~ These Walls ~ Forsaken ~ Endless Sacrifice ~ Drum Solo (Mike Mangini) ~ The Ytse Jam ~ Peruvian Skies ~ The Great Debate ~ On the Backs of Angels ~ Caught In a Web ~ Through My Words ~ Fatal…
Florida thrashers Trivium have just announced they will be supporting Roadrunner Records label mates and prog masters Dream Theater on their first US tour with new drummer Mike Mangini. Both bands will be touring in support of their new albums, In Waves and A Dramatic Turn Of Events. Tour Dates are as follows: Sept 24…
For anyone who’s yet to buy their tickets to what will be the classic rock and metal event of the summer, Ticketmaster are offering buy one get one free tickets to the High Voltage Festival this weekend (July 23rd and 24th) in Victoria Park, London. This applies to both weekend and day tickets. For anyone…
Mike Portnoy, drummer and founding member, has left Dream Theater. He has issued the following statement… “I am about to write something I never imagined I’d ever write. “After 25 years, I have decided to leave DREAM THEATER… the band I founded, led and truly loved for a quarter of a century. “To many people…
