Mike Portnoy's Surprising Return to Dream Theater
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2023
- Breaking News: Mike Portnoy is back with Dream Theater! The legendary prog rock and progressive metal band Dream Theater officially announced today the thrilling return of their iconic drummer, Mike Portnoy. This is a monumental moment for fans who've followed DT through albums like "Images and Words" and "Metropolis Pt. 2." Don't miss out on the latest updates on Mike Portnoy's drum solos, performances, and interviews. Subscribe for all things Dream Theater and Mike Portnoy! #DreamTheater #MikePortnoy #ProgRock
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Wow! What a treat and also massive respects to Mike Mangini for being so humble, completely shows the maturity.
Actual true musicians be like
I think magini had no choice as the rest wanted portnoy back at some time
@@stanfordkoch1271that is true but he is still a class act who produces zero controversies
@@mirkecWii true
Well said all ❤
Mike Mangini the Real Hero.. He is in the great work of band musicians such as Annihilator, Steve Vai, Extreme and finally DT... he is a great and brilliant musician who is always needed... Unfortunately, his fate in the band was not as great as his abilities.
Love U Mike Mangini ❤
Wow this is so cool that Mike Portnoy is returning to Dream Theater and Kudos to Mike Mangini for being so humble and understanding of the changes
This is the biggest reunion since Bruce & Adrian returned back to Maiden.
Dream Theater is back!
No it's not
@@gabepastel3447why is your opinion more valid than his?
@@gabepastel3447name one better?
DT are not legends like Maiden, silly comment
@@johnlee7479 he said since Iron Maiden. Meaning he admits Iron Maiden is better. Lol learn to understand what your reading. Your comment is the silly one. Lol
Great news, MM is an out of this world drummer really love his playing. Welcome back MP , I hope you’re able to continue doing music with The Winery Dogs.
My guess it that will be tough. they're currently getting ready for a European tour. probably put them in a bind.
If Portnoy returns to DT it’s full time, no side projects. They don’t want to revisit that again.
We should have known something was in the mix when Portnoy played drums for Pettrucci's recent solo tour. It didn't register to me, at the time, something might be brewing underneath the radar, but it makes sense, now. I look forward to his return and what they put out. It hurt when he left, and I never truly got over that. But his return feels right. I'd just like to thank Mangini for his time in the band and how much his expertise helped them. I can think of no other replacement that would work, honestly. Here's to another 40 years of DT!
I called it back then and everyone (in the DT FB group) shit on me.
Might be a little optimistic to think Rudess will still be keyboarding away at the ripe age of 106, but here's to many happy returns.
Welcome home...Portnoy...
Farewell...Mangini...
Both of you are legends...
This is great great and sad news but , i`m sure MM will land on his feet without missing a beat , no pun intended . He is truly super human .
Dream theater is Mike Portnoys`s band and I`m so happy he found his way back home . I wish all the best too everyone involved .
Hell yeah my man is back
Hell Yes. Mike contributes a lot not only in songwriting but especially during live performances. DT fans missed him and its a gift from God to have him back at least for this next album and tour!
Sure it is, because "God" has only the politics of this band to contend with. LOL
I've been a DT fan since before the Majesty days, and I didn't miss him one bit.
I love Mangini but Portnoy belongs in Dream Theater. There’s just a certain chemistry those dudes have together that is undeniable. Having said that, I can’t wait to see what Mangini does next. His work with Annihilator was spectacular.
I really didn't see or hear a differenc. They are both premiere drummers. My impression was people aren't happy with labrie and this happens? Kind of odd but hopefully they kick some serious ass and not just be nostalgic
But its like taking back a cheating girlfriend
@@hanahana2565 In all seriousness, how did you arrive at that conclusion?
@@ericgorman9942 he means portnoy should of never left in the first place and the band will give him a second chance.
@@jehudavis5422 Ok… I fail to see what’s wrong with it in this particular case.
Mike is by far the best drummer for Dream Theater
I prefer Mike
I disagree, Mike is waaaaaaay better than Mike. That's the truth. Accept it!
@@taurusguy9305I respectfully disagree, while Mike is a brilliant drummer, but he ain’t no Mike
Why would anybody think that Mike is better than Mike? Mike is leagues ahead of Mike, and it's not even close. Mike and Mike just can't be compared.
Love this comment, you could really start a fight by people reacting too fast🤪
Portnoy is one of my all time favorite drummers! Glad he's back!
Greatest news 13 years in the making. They are truly a band of brothers that needed to do this.
I am really happy to learn he is back!!! I used to watch his drum clinics back in high school about 25 years ago!! Time for metropolis part 3 please.
At first, I thought it was fake until I went to Twitter and saw all the original posts. Amazing news. Unexpected, but well received. Thanks to Mike Mangini for his 13 years contribution to DT.
The prodigal son returns home.
Welcome Back! Welcome back WELCOME BAAAAAACK!
The Drummers of Dream Theater has been a Tale of Mikes. Mike Mangini stepped up when Mike Portnoy too his time away and Mangini did really good. I'm glad to hear that Mike Portnoy is back though!
You’re dangerously close to knocking over that can of Liquid Death.
😂
I didn´t see it coming but I wished for that ever since he left. So great to see this happened, finally!!! 🤘
I'm not a metal or hard Rock etc fan. Irish 90's indie kid into Shoegaze and drone rock but your videos are really good. I like hearing news from you. Keep it up
Both are amazing Drummers!
Welcome back Mike . Was hooked since the beginning❤
Mad respect for Mangini- an amazing drummer and an even greater person…
finally👍👍👍welcome back MP, MM is a cool drummer 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
I'm so happy!!! I also loved Sons of Apollo and Winery Dogs, but his place is in DT.
Both of these guys are world class drummers. I first got into 'Portnoy' DT and was gutted when he left the band, but Mangini has been amazing and seems like a really great guy all around. I'm excited to see what it will be like with Portnoy back - but at the same time I sincerely hope that the split with Mangini was as amicable as what is reported on the official releases and hope / wish all the very best for him going forward with his career. Welcome back MP . . . thank you and all the best to MM.
Cheers mate!
I love when things like this can happen without any animosity or toxicity. Happy for all parties involved.
We don't know what went on behind the scenes, I doubt all parties involved are happy. This seems more of a business decision.
I'm looking forward to this...
Cool shirt! 🤘😎
Best musical news in years.!
Welcome back!
This is so great
Wow! I can't believe it!
Awesome! 🤘😎
Damnnn, i'm 40 and this is mind blowing!
The metal gods have graced us on this day
Nice
The man is back!
From what I've heard from Mangini's solo album, it sounds great. I'm really looking forward to his future projects. Also, I would like to know what becomes of Winery Dogs. I'd hate to think that they are finished.
This is GREAT news today.
YEPPP HES BACK
Great! Now i want David Silveria back to Korn!🙏🏻
Mike Mangini is such a classy guy to step aside.
not his choice to make
@@Vahagraphy ok, Mike Mangini is still a classy guy...🙄
I'm very happy with Mike Portnoy's return and curious to know what the future 16 studio album will be like after almost 14 years since Black Clouds & Silver Linings. I discovered Dream Theater thanks to the song The Root of All Evil by Octavarium and until that point I had never heard drums as technical as that (at the time I didn't know that Dream Theater had changed drummers, obviously). When I looked for the most recent album I came across the album Distance Over Time. And, although the drums sound quite "strange" and different, compared to what I heard in the other song, I learned to like it. Later I discovered that the band had changed drummers and that there were a lot of people who didn't like Portnoy's departure, but I didn't mind too much, since I liked both styles of drumming. Thank you Mike Mangini for all 5 albums you released with Dream Theater, I'm going to miss you, but I'll be able to miss Portnoy!!
Mike Portnoy is awesome and this is good. Mike Mangini though broke the walls for me. When i saw him play his top rack crash cymbol from the bottom to change the mic dynamics my mind was blown for at least 12 seconds trying to put into context what i had seen. Im sure others have done many tricks like this but i hadn't see it done in real time. I personally would have kept both drummers and made DT a powerhouse!! Thats just me though lol
Very cool
Didn't see that coming awesome 🤘. Hopefully they tour ohio.
‘A dramatic re-turn of events”
Dream Theater is finally back!
Yes!!!!
Mangini did an amazing job, and his skills (besides being a nice bloke) obviously suited DT really well, but I've always felt the band to be missing something - perhaps mostly chemistry between them, and missing thát tandem Myung / Portnoy that formed the incredibly versatile and important rhythm section behind all the sheer musicality in DT...
I'm mostly happy for John Myung!
Surely he can play with anyone, but MP & JM really were long-term friends too - and that's so important within a band...
YES!!!
Mike's the man!
which one
Let’s goooooooo 🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🔥
This is like the Bee Gees coming back to life and reunite again!!! God truly does exist!
Yeeeessssssss!!!!! MM did fine, great evenbut i have always enjoyed MPs drumming more.
Glad that Portnoy is back, the Prodigal Son returns, Mangini what an awesome drummer! but I thought he was never right for DT.
Kinda feel sorry for Mangini. From what I understand, he gets fired because Mike Portnoy wants to return to band. I understand the value of Portnoy and love DT albums made with him (not that I dislike the newer ones, made with Mangini), but firing a dude that has left his well-paid job to be in your band just because you now have someone "better" to me feels like a betrayal to an extent.
Especially when Mangini did so unbelievably well in DT, he had an amazing style and honestly I might now prefer him slightly over Portnoy.
Yeah of course Portnoy did more for writing the songs than Mangini did, but man I really don't want too many boring rock beats in this next album.
You're definitely wrong for thinking that Mangini was fired just because Portnoy said he wanted to come back. It was already known years prior that Mike P had always been willing to rejoin his former mates had they offered but also said that he just doesn't see it happening since the door that leads back has been closed by the rest of the guys. There has to be something that went down for the other 4 members to finally open that door.
I don't think this because he "wants" to come back to the band. There's has to be an underlying reason for the change. Who knows, maybe Mangini wants to go back to teaching. We'll never know. Mangini knows he was a hired gun.
Let’s be 100% honest…this is the most exciting development with DT for at least 15 years. When the astonishing was first announced, that was like “oh damn…they’re gonna do another scenes from a memory, six degrees type thing…hell yeah”. But this is a whole new level, really. What I’m most realistically hoping for is a wave of inspiration that leads to at least one more classic, “top five” caliber album.
What’s also gonna be interesting is to see how Portnoy adapts to their new performing MO. He left well before they ever got into live click tracks, recorded backing vocals and live pro tools sessions. What’s that whole transition gonna be like, I wonder. Lots of interesting aspects to this whole thing…
Agree with this! It’ll be interesting. I miss the set lists constantly changing, even two nights in a row. Mike would get bored with the same set list for an entire tour. Those days are likely long gone for the reasons you mentioned (bigger production and pre-set video backdrops, modern method of live performances etc). But what i’m most excited for is the songwriting/collaboration being back to the roots. I still miss Kevin Moore on keys, but I’ve gotten over that loss by now. Ha
Gotta be honest, stoked as I am, I'm not surprised. I always thought he'd return. Once he started playing with Petrucci again in his solo record and then with him and Rudess on LTE3, I had a feeling he was getting the DT fuel back in his veins.
He just needed a nice long break from the machine that is DT. After all, in that band he's a lot more than just the drummer which is a big enough job as it is.
Thing is, he's the main mind behind the stage production, set lists and obviously co-producer in the studio as well. That's just the stuff I know about.
There's probably more. Also prog bands can and do often,have members coming and going. They enjoy the diversity in creativity. DT is almost a bit unusual in how much they've all stood firm in the lineup since they got Jordan.
Not all that surprising. Mike played with John and Jordan on the last LTE record and then played and toured with JP on his solo album/tour. This feels like it was in the works a couple of years.
Oh SHIT
I knew this would happen some day, so much for saying that Mangini would always be a member of the band. Mike Mangini was always going to be shown the door for when, not if, the band decided that Portnoy would return.
As a die hard A7X fan who appreciated everything Mike did to contribute to the band in his short amount of time as a temporary member, stepping in after the tragic loss of our boy The Rev, I gotta say I'm truly happy for Mike for reuniting with his old legendary band and stoked to see whats in store from them in the near future! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hey andre! , what are you’re thought about the albums after nightmare?
@@DeathcoreHusky I'm not him but oh well, HTTK was boring imo, the stage is one of their best albums and LIBAD was very interesting but some songs dont really stick for me
@@mirkecWii hey thank for the answer ! I was wondering what people thought on the newer stuff , i haven’t enjoy avenged stuff since nightmare , i think its their last good album imo
@@DeathcoreHusky interesting...why dont you like the stage?
@@mirkecWii not a bad album , i used to have it on my Spotify playlist but after some time i remove it , maybe i should give it another chance
Good to hear that, the original line up is back..
Is Dominici also returning?
and kevin moore?
😂
Now that Portnoy is back the instrumentalists will be top tier once again….except the vocal parts in which we are all aware of. It is what it is guys.
Top tier? Sliding backwards is more like it. Portnoy is going to struggle playing Mangini’s parts. If they do any of that era.
WHAT???!!! HOLY SHIT
Hell has frozen over......HOORAY!
"mike never replace mike" thats rules
This is cool because Portnoy in a way was the soul of DT. Who knows what the real story is behind all of this, but Mangini is technically a better drummer but that doesn't always mean better or the best. There is much more to it that. Either way, Mangini will be fine and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. You never know, he could wind up in the band again in a few.
MP has been in about 5K bands since his departure, I have to question if he will stay. He seems to have been searching for something, maybe this is it, I wish him the best.
He won't make that mistake twice
Portnoy is just looking for the next fix.
@@malawigwnext fix? Portnoy just sruck big riches.
IT'S LIKE THE BAY CITY ROLLERS GETTING BACK TOGETHER!!!
Hell yeah 🤘🏼. Welcome back Mike. Portnoy is one of the best drummers and Dream Theater is one of the best bands in the world. Dream Theater is so much better when Portnoy is a part of them.
I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner
Fuck yeah dude
Great news. Mangini is a great drum instructor but sometimes it feels like he lacks creativity. None the less massive respect for Mangini. Wish him a great future.
Another dramatic turn of events??!!
A change of seasons 😂😂
😅👍@@Coppercustomz
Egad, I hope not.
@@Coppercustomzliving another day
YES YES YES YES YESSSSS..........🤟⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🤘🤘👍🫨
Mike drop. Mike picked up.
wow
I'm stoked about this, but at the same time I feel guilty for it, because I don't want to feel happy Mangini is gone because he's great in Dream Theater as well.
But I never felt like this was impossible, it seemed inevitable to me actually.
Mike Mangini is a top notch drummer, very good drummer but its always been Portnoy's gig. I hope Mangini finds another gig as the next band who gets him will see a massive boost in their music quality!
Great news!! That picture could have been better though. This deserved a bigger press photo. Sounds a bit of a rescue move alla Frusciante. Still great news!!
But just like John Frusciante, Mike is in his rightful place now I felt so happy a few years ago when I read that John would be back on RHCP the same way I'm happy today
Now, Korn!
Today is full of Ws
No way!
Look, I just heard about Mike Mangini... First I have to say, Mangini is a God damn good drummer. There's nothing bad about him. I went back to listen everything he had done in the last 13 years. Then I compared to Portnoy's stuff. So, yeah... I can see what's missing from the original DT era. I think I know why DT want Portnoy back. Like I said, there's nothing wrong about Mangini. It's probably more about a style-drumming-thing. To me, it seems like he's always on "safe" mode when he records. Lol. He needs to get that Portnoy-drumming-sound so we can enjoy...but we don't really hear it. Lol. Anyway, this is my 2 cents. 🤐 Peace. Portnoy, welcome coming back to DT again. Hahaha. We're looking forward to hear those hard/double kicks what we've loved.
Portnoy has had a signifiant role in producing their music, not just being the drummer. He helped produce John Petrucci's solo album and he's been a significant force in his various projects. Mike Mangini has had limited input into the direction of new songs, the reason I think is John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess took a tighter hold of the reigns once Portnoy left.
Now they need to change Labrie 🤙🏻
Okay, could you hear me out on this theory? This reunion is doomed to failure. Why is that? What really changed for Portnoy in the last 13 years? Has the ban stopped the record/tour cycle for the five years he wanted? He formed Adrenaline Mob with Russell Allen, the greatest singer in rock, and he left. He formed Sons of Apollo with a former bandmate that he fired and a great singer in JSS, and he just screwed them. Winery Dogs? Same thing. It's a fair bet that Transatlantic is no more, too.
Mike is the husband who steps out on his wife and leaves his family. Now, he wants to come back and try again. The band is the abused spouse that had finally gotten their life together with a great new husband, but when their abusive husband comes crawling back, they give him a 30th chance because "This time will be different."
Mike Mangini is a class act and a fantastic drummer who deserved better.
But What About Mike?
Portnoy!
DT did Mangini dirty on this one. Sad and very telling.
From all the positions in the band why they choose to kick mangini and bring back portnoy? why they not replace labrie instead?
The last time I heard him live he was flat..out of tune flat..who would or could replace him?
didn't we see this coming? anyhow it's great news we have dream theater and we have creed
Creed? What?
mike mangini give way to mike portnoy forr the legacy..
Personally, I think that the musical writing and preformance with Mike Mangini is better than when Portnoy was in the group. Maybe, with the difference in time since Portnoy originally left and now will prove me wrong, but I am saddened to see Mangini leave.
Portnoy will make them heavier!