The band's sixteenth full-length album, Parasomnia, saw the return of original drummer Mike Portnoy, who co-founded Dream Theater alongside Myung and guitarist John Petrucci at Boston’s Berklee ...

Wielding naught but his signature Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty, Petrucci has been studying different types of scales and ...

Mike Portnoy is a well known drummer who has been an important member of several successful bands. He first gained fame as ...

This was Portnoy's final record with the band. He was replaced by Mike Mangini ahead of 2011's A Dramatic Turn of Events . Never miss a story — sign up for the Q ...

It was a crappy weekend for any Mike Portnoy fan who is just now realizing that ... Avenged Sevenfold skinsman became ill while touring with The Neal Morse Band in Europe. Portnoy subsequently went to ...

They reflect on what drummer Mike Portnoy's return has meant to the band and where they stand after making the transition. Plus LaBrie discusses Portnoy's handling of material from the time he was ...

"There was a real incentive to figure out how we could take this album to a level that was going to be undeniable." ...

Dream Theater's first tour of 2025 is underway. See the setlist from the kickoff and fan-filmed video. 5 Things We Love About Dream Theater's New Album, 'Parasomnia' 5 Things We Love About Dream ...

More than four years ago, a Loudwire video of Mike Portnoy playing songs by Iron Maiden, Slayer, and Megadeth (among others) on a Hello Kitty drum kit became a viral sensation. Now there’s a sequel of ...