Artists have some very pivotal decisions to make throughout their careers, and Dream Theater almost made one that could have changed

Though behind the kit, it's safe to say that Mike Portnoy was often the most visible of Dream Theater's members during his initial

For this Loud List, we salute one of the greatest drummers to ever pick up a pair of sticks. From his beginning with Dream Theater

Rock and metal drummer Mike Portnoy recently said he would stop using his official Twitter account after it lost its blue check

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Drummer Mike Portnoy is a man of many bands and he likes it that way. In fact, that's one of the reasons he's no longer with Dream

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Watch Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess play their favorite drum parts, guitar riffs and keyboard

The hints have been there for a few weeks now, and it appears as though the supergroup Sons of Apollo has come to a halt, with