band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of...

Massachusetts. The band comprises John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums), James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Dream Theater...

after joining Dream Theater. In late 2010, Mangini auditioned to succeed Mike Portnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater. He had previously appeared on three...

drummer Mike Portnoy fighting against it. For over a year, Dream Theater wrote songs without being given permission to record them; according to Portnoy, at...

successful. In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and then drummer Mike Portnoy, together with Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas...

Glass Prison", is the beginning of the Twelve-step Suite, dealing with Mike Portnoy's story of rehabilitation from alcoholism, continued in tracks on subsequent...

This was the band's last album to feature drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy before his thirteen-year hiatus from Dream Theater, which lasted from...

by American drummer Mike Portnoy. For information about recordings made by Dream Theater see Dream Theater discography. Portnoy has released several...

mentioned in videos of the recording/writing sessions, which were filmed by Mike Portnoy, the band "cooped themselves in a rehearsal studio" in New York, and...

Silver Linings. The lyrics to each song, written by the band's drummer Mike Portnoy, deal with his experience of alcoholism. Each song represents a certain...