Mike Portnoy

...Portnoy was born April 20, 1967, and raised in Long Beach, New York, on Long Island. According to a post made by Jordan Rudess on his forum, Mike is ethnically Jewish, but does not practice Judaism religiously. His father worked as a DJ at a...

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...can." Keyboard hero Rick Wakeman presented the spirit of prog award to American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy said: "We spent our first 15 years enduring tough reviews and we've been fortunate to see...

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Liquid Tension Experiment is an instrumental progressive rock/metal supergroup , founded by Dream Theater's drummer Mike Portnoy in 1997. The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records. A third album, with the absence of John...

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..."Wither" is now available via online retailers. Dream Theater James LaBrie (vocals), John Myung (bass), John Petrucci (guitar, vocals), Mike Portnoy (drums, percussion, vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards, Continuum) will wrap their...

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Dream Theater To Film 'Wither' Video On Tour, date: october 05, 2009 According to Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy's webmaster, Dream Theater will film footage for the promotional video for the song "Wither" at the following shows:

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...song about Freemasonry and another scorching showcase for guitarist John Petrucci. "The Best of Times" is a song written for drummer Mike Portnoy's father, who died last year from cancer. It's a well-done piece with some excellent instrumental...

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...Mike Portnoy and classes given by his particular professor he became a great drummer. A year later, his dream started becoming true, when he participated in a tour around Spain, which continued until December 28, 2001. Throughout this...

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...the U.S. where it debuted at #6. As always, Dream Theater - James LaBrie (vocals), John Myung (bass), John Petrucci (guitar, vocals), Mike Portnoy (drums, percussion, vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards, Continuum) - keep things...

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...sidekick, and even partially redeems the much reviled keytar by having a custom model that looks like a Klingon batliff. Drummer Mike Portnoy handles the devil's-got-me-by-the-balls grumble vocals as he works the biggest goddamn drum kit...

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...in the hospital. When the song goes back to being heavy, we can hear the influence of more modern metal acts on the band. Drummer Mike Portnoy takes over the vocals from lead singer James LaBrie and does a sort of semi-growl/shout that...

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