On September 8, 2010, after months of emotional turmoil, original drummer Mike Portnoy announced he was leaving the band. The move came as a shock to the band’s fans, many of whom viewed Portnoy ...

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 ...

Case in point, Mike Portnoy attended his first Dream Theater show as a guest in New York City this weekend, and even got a shout-out from vocalist James LaBrie. As Metal Injection points out, Portnoy ...

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.