Poor old Mike Mangini. The supremely gifted drummer provided the engine in the Dream Theater chassis for 13 years, powering through a string of never less-than-interesting albums and one Grammy award.

The daddy of prog metal drumming finally came home with the milk. Almost 40 years after co- founding Dream Theater and 13 since leaving to explore other musical avenues, Mike Portnoy returned in ...

Mike Portnoy Will Play Recent Dream Theater Material on 2024 Tour Mike Portnoy says he will learn Dream Theater's material with Mike Mangini so he can play the songs during the band's upcoming tour.

Although his stand-in Mike Mangini, never really departed from the template that had already been laid down, there’s a rejuvenated feel to this reunion album of the ‘dream team’, which is ...

Mike Mangini [Portnoy's replacement] was very strong in the band…even if he couldn't escape the ‘When's Portnoy coming back?' question that was constantly asked. We had just come off our first ...

it was immediately apparent that now former drummer Mike Mangini was the odd man out. He’d said he “understood” the reunion and left the band with grace. Now, having released a solo album shortly ...

There’s an element of mixing that’s accepted now that has some production sensibilities.” Last year, Chiarelli mixed DOE’s GRAMMY-winning gospel album Heart of a Human. That came about through his ...

His charisma and percussive flurry always felt more organic than that of replacement Mike Mangini – who often felt more like a mechanical, pocket drummer. Portnoy was all grins at the back of ...