“The idea of creating new music together is so exciting and I absolutely cannot wait to hit the road and get to play live for a whole new generation of fans that weren’t ever able to see this lineup before…There’s no place like home!!”Īlthough this is Portnoy’s first time writing music with the band since 2011, he did team up with some of the members in the time since – namely in the Liquid Tension Experiment 2021 album ‘Liquid Tension Experiment 3’ and John Petrucci’s 2020 solo album ‘Terminal Velocity’. Sharing a statement on the page, Portnoy wrote: “I am overwhelmed with joy to be returning home and reuniting with my brothers! There is so much shared history between us all…so many memories, so much music…to think we’re coming up on 40 years since this journey began! Founding member John Myung also explained that he was “excited to see what this next phase of Dream Theater creates for the future”.ĭrummer Mike Mangini of Dream Theater performs at Pala Partenope on January 22, 2023. “Mike Mangini is one of the most exceptional drummers on earth and I feel privileged that we got to create a whole body of work with him,” added Rudess, who also shared his excitement to “reunite the core Dream Theater family”. “I’m very proud of all the amazing music we made together that culminated in our first Grammy win last year… I wish him all the best of success in his future musical endeavours,” wrote Petrucci, while LaBrie described him as “one of the most amazing and naturally gifted drummers I have had the pleasure of working with”. The remaining members also shared their own respective statements about Mangini’s departure on the site. Finally, I really love the band, crew and management and wish them and the entire organisation all the best.” I cherish the pictures I have of you all losing your minds and having fun. I was to play the drums in order to help the band carry on… To the fans: thank you so much for being amazing to me. “As was said from Day 1, my place was not to fill all the roles that Mike held in the band. “I understand Dream Theater’s decision to get Mike Portnoy back at this time,” he said in a statement shared on the band’s official website. During his 12 years in line-up he played on five studio albums. The drummer had previously played in bands including Annihilator and Extreme, and was also part of Steve Vai‘s live band.īack in 2005 he also took part in Labrie’s first solo album, and quit his job at Berklee College of Music in Boston to join the band. You’re not supposed to be attractive, Dream people are going to be pissed.His return to Dream Theater also marks the departure of current drummer Mike Mangini, who was selected to join the band as part of a very public audition process back in 2011. I don’t know what I expected you to look like. Upon seeing his face, the content creator said, “Oh shoot, what the heck? You look like a baseball player to me. Karl Jacobs Tweeted the video of him reacting to Dream’s face reveal. Minecraft YouTuber Dream apparently looks pretty "handsome," according to Karl Jacobs and other content creators. Karl Jacobs even stated that Dream’s fans would be disappointed that he’s not unattractive. Most didn’t expect Dream to be so “handsome” and good-looking in real life. Recently, Dream has supposedly revealed his true identity only to his closest friends, and their reactions have been nothing short of spectacular.
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