MP leaves DT

Well this a day that I certainly never saw coming, and one I had hoped never to see at all. The legend that is Mike Portnoy has quit Dream Theater 25 years after founding it as Majesty in 1985.


Undoubtedly, one of the finest progressive/metal bands ever has been rocked by this event, certainly a great loss both to the band and their fans. Portnoy wrote on his website that this was a day that he had hoped would never come and that DT had been his baby for 25 years. He commented that he had felt like DT was "burning him out" and that he had enjoyed playing with other bands such as Avenged Sevenfold more than DT over the past year.


This does beg the question however, what will Portnoy do next? Is there some new band in the works? Just waiting for the touch of Portnoy's percussive genius?


I guess we'll just have to wait and see.


On an unrelated note, I do have stuff incoming for this page about Day of Rockening, it's just such a wall of text at the moment that I need some time to revise it then you'll start to see some appearing. Thanks for your patience.


Again on another note, get yourselves down to Foggy's tomorrow for ACP's album launch and then down to the Wedgewood rooms on Monday night for Kill 'em Dear Cowboy. I'll update with info on more gigs as I get it.

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