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Latest Dream Theater News
Below is our complete Dream Theater news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Mike Portnoy Comments On Recording w/ A7X
Yesterday, Avenged Sevenfold--whose drummer James "the Rev" Sullivan tragically passed away in December 2009--announced on their website that they are recording their new album with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. Avenged Sevenfold said in part: "We asked Jimmy's all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him. Mike said it would be an honor and without question that's what Jim would have wanted. It's comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev's abilities."
Mike Portnoy today (2/18/09) issued this statement:
"Even under normal circumstances, I would've been happy to help the guys out in any way I could as I think Avenged Sevenfold are a great band...but under these incredibly sad and tragic circumstances, I must say I am truly honored to have been asked to play with them and I didn't even have to think twice about saying ‘yes.’
"These guys are a true family and it is an incredibly emotional experience to be here with them for the first time without their lost brother. But they have welcomed me into the family with open arms and there's a real excitement to make the record they had set out to make.
"I am treating my participation on this album with the utmost respect for Jimmy's memory and am remaining as true as possible to the drum parts that he wrote for the songs and the record he wanted to make.
"I want their fans to realize that I'm not trying to step into or fill The Rev's shoes...I'm just merely lacing 'em up for him!"
Avenged Sevenfold Enters The Studio
Avenged Sevenfold has issued the following update about entering the recording studio with Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater:
"I want our fans to know that with Jimmy in our hearts, our journey to record has officially began. Jimmy helped leave this world an amazing gift and now it's our job to make sure to deliver that gift to our fans. We asked Jimmy's all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him. Mike said it would be an honor and without question that’s what Jim would have wanted. Its comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev's abilities.
"Even though it will never be the same without our brother by our side, his essence lives in our hearts and through the music he helped create. He was a legend before any of the success or any of that bullshit and we are fucking excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy."
Avenged Sevenfold drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan passed away late last year, found dead in his home on December 28, 2009.
Dream Theater Comments On South American Tour
Dream Theater will continue their global tour with a March 5th - 24th tour of South America and Mexico. The trek will encompass 11 shows in six countries, with first-time visits to Lima, Peru and Porto Alegre, Brazil.
In an interview below with Mike Portnoy, the drummer discusses the band’s deep admiration for their fans in Mexico and South America. In Santiago, Chile in 2005, Dream Thater played to their largest audience ever (20,000) as a headlining act, a show that was released as a DVD on Dream Theater’s YtseJam Records.
The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
3/05 2010 Monterrey, Mexico Esenica
3/07 2010 Mexico City, Mexico National Auditorium
3/08 2010 Guadalajara, Mexico Diana Theater
3/11 2010 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
3/13 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina Luna Park
3/16 2010 Porto Alegre, Brazil Pepsi On Stage
3/18 2010 Curitiba, Brazil Master Hall
3/19 2010 Sao Paulo, Brazil Credicard Hall Sat
3/20 2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Citibank Hall
3/22 2010 Lima, Peru Jockey Club
3/24 2010 Caracas, Venezuela Poliedro More...
Mike Portnoy Announces Brazil In-Store Appearance
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has announced he will be making an in-store appearance in Curitiba, Brazil on March 18th. The details are as follows:
Time: March 18 - 4:00pm (1600hrs)
Location: Drum Time Drums and Percussion School
Address: rua Desembargador Westphalen 1224, Centro Curitiba PR
Tel: 55-41-3322 5462 / 9211 5562
Dream Theater Adds Mexican Tour Dates
Dream Theater have announced they will perform three Mexican tour dates in March. The confirmed dates are as follows:
3/5 - Monterrey - Esenica
3/7 - Mexico City - National Auditorium
3/8 - Guadalajara - Diana Theater
Dream Theater's current list of tour dates is as follows: More...
Killswitch Engage Writes New Song For God Of War 3
Roadrunner Records has announced they will release a digital EP soundtrack for the PlayStation 3 video game "God of War III." The EP, titled "God of War: Blood & Metal," will be released in March as a part of the God of War III Ultimate Edition, and will feature five exclusive unreleased songs from Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, Trivium, Opeth, and Taking Dawn. A voucher code will be included with the game for fans to download the EP.
“I have played the previous God of War releases,” said Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones. “To be a part of this game in any fashion is amazing! Let the rivers flow red with blood; there is vengeance to bestow! Bring me more new finishing blows to my enemies!"
Hail! Announces U.S. Shows With Mike Portnoy
Hail!, which includes Andreas Kisser from Sepultura, Ripper Owens from Judas Priest, and David Ellefson formerly of Megadeth, have announced their first U.S. shows. The shows will take place at BB Kings in New York City on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 and at Showcase Live in Foxborough, MA just outside Boston on Wednesday, January 27th. Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater will be joining Hail! for drum duties on the dates. “We can’t hold all the rabid fans off any longer,” said singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, “We only have a few days together on the east coast so we’re bringing it to you!”
Andreas Kisser also commented: “We’re really excited! Although it’s only a few shows, and obviously we’d love to play a full tour of the entire US, New York and Boston are two great cities to start with and the fans there are tremendous. Between Mike Portnoy playing drums with us and all the friends we know in this area (hint, hint) I’d ask Santa for a tent and start camping out now for my tickets! These shows are going to be sick!’
Dream Theater Announces South American Tour
Dream Theater have announced they will be touring South America in March of 2010. Supporting acts have yet to be announced. The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
3/11 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena
3/13 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park
3/16 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Pepsi On Stage
3/18 - Curitiba, Brazil - Master Hall
3/19 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Credicard Hall
3/20 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Citibank Hall
3/22 - Lima, Peru - Jockey Club
3/24 - Caracas, Venezuela - Poliedro
Transatlantic Returns with World Tour in 2010
Almost a decade has passed since their last live appearance together, but the legendary prog supergroup has arrived has announced a world tour in 2010. The details follow:
An Evening With
TRANSATLANTIC
Whirld Tour 2010
Featuring:
MIKE PORTNOY (Dream Theater)
PETE TREWAVAS (Marillion)
ROINE STOLT (The Flower Kings)
NEAL MORSE (Ex Spock's Beard)
Sat April 17th - Downey, CA - The Downey Theater
Sun April 18th - San Francisco, CA - The Palace Of Fine Arts
Tues April 20th - Chicago, IL - Park West
Wed April 21st - Montreal, QUE - Metropolis
Fri April 23rd - New York City - The Blender Theater at Gramercy
Sat April 24th - Philadelphia, PA - Theater Of The Living Arts
Tues May 4th - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
Wed May 5th - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Thurs May 6th - Poznan, Poland - Hala Arena
Fri May 7th - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
Sat May 8th - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
Sun May 9th - Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn
Mon May 10th - Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal
Thurs May 13th - Madrid, Spain - Macumba
Fri May 14th - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
Mon May 17th - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Tues May 18th - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
Wed May 19th - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
Thurs May 20th - Tilburg, Holland - 013
Fri May 21st - London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
Sat May 22nd - Manchester, England - Academy
Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details
Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature Bam Margera and the following lineup of videos:
Isis - "20 Minutes / 40 Years"
Cradle of Filth - "Nymphetamine"
Janus - "Eyesore"
Mastodon - "Divinations"
Valient Thorr - "Tomorrow Police"
CKY - "Flesh Into Gear"
Killswitch Engage - "End of Heartache"
Killswitch Engage - "Rose of Sharyn"
Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under"
Mike Portnoy Announces In-Store Appearances
Dream Theater have announced that drummer Mike Portnoy will be making two upcoming in-store Australian appearances. The details are as follows:
12/5 2009 2:00pm
DRUMMERS DREAM
610-612 Canterbury Rd, Belmore
Dec 8 2009 4:00pm
Drumtek
Melbourne Australia
529-535 High Street, Northcote
Dream Theater Posts "Wither" Music Video
Dream Theater has posted a music video online for the track "Wither," which is off their latest full-length album "Black Clouds & Silver Linings." The video clip can be viewed below.
New Dream Theater Video Coming Next Week
The brand new Dream Theater video for "Wither" is coming next week. More details will be coming soon.
Dream Theater is currently taking a break from their busy touring schedule to be with family and friends, but will kick off their Australian tour starting December 1st.
The Wither Digital EP is currently on sale at iTunes.
Dream Theater To Record Song For God Of War 3
Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater has issued the following announcement about the band recording an instrumental track for the upcoming God of War 3 video game soundtrack:
"As 2009 is finally winding down and no DT plans have been made public yet for 2010, I'd like to just give a quick rundown of what we have planned to prevent any rumors or speculation that I'm starting to see brew....
"As you know, after Thanksgiving we will be heading down to New Zealand for the very first time and then over to Australia (with special guests Pain Of Salvation)...and then we will return home to our families for the holidays and New Year...
"In an unexpected move, we will then enter the studio right after New Year's to write and record a brand new instrumental track for inclusion on the upcoming God Of War 3 soundtrack. This will mark the first time in the band's career we have written and recorded an exclusive track for an outside project. Roadrunner invited us to participate and we decided we were up for the challenge! More...
Opeth Issues Tour Recap
Front man Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth has issued the following recap of their European Progressive Nation tour alongside Dream Theater and Unexpect:
"Yes, time for another update! Aren't you excited!!!??? Meh...
"I just got back home from Tel Aviv/Israel where we had an amazing show! Loved it! We played a bit funky (not as in swinging, more as in a bit ‘shit’) but it was alright. Crowd was AWESOME! Loud, big and steaming HOT! On top of things, downing a few cold beers on the beach around midnight in 22 degrees celcius is NOT bad, when it's November, and you're...Swedish. Yuri (promotor) took great care of us, I even had red roses in my room and a little plate of fruit + 2 showers. It was extravagant, I felt like a fatter, uglier and less talented Mariah Carey.
"Anyways, we also just recently finished the Progressive nation Euro tour with our buddies Dream theater, Bigelf and Unexpect. It was a great nice tour and we had many good shows. I can't say which one was the best, but it was certainly amazing to play Hovet in our hometown. It's where we all used to go and see metal shows in the 80's. Love that place, but I admit, when we're up there I was feeling like....’OK, whatever’. It was like any stage really. Wembley arena was cool too. Spektrum in Oslo, that place in Rome. Ahoy in Rotterdam....several kickass venues and several kickass crowds. More...
Mike Portnoy Answers Fan Questions
Roadrunner Records has posted a new interview online with Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater answering fan questions. Excerpts from the Q & A follow:
FROM RODRIGO GUERRERO SALAZAR, MEXICO CITY: Would you ever collaborate with Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson?
I’m hoping to. It’s been talked about for years now - a collaboration between him, myself and Mikael Akerfeldt. It’s just been a matter of timing and I think all three of us are hesitant of the anticipation that has now surrounded this project, all three of us feel that we possibly can’t live up to it. I think we all wish we’d kept our mouths shut and we’d just quietly gone away and done it, and surprised everybody with it. That being said, I personally would prioritise it in my schedule and I even told both those guys that I’m ready, willing and able to somehow make it happen in 2010 if possible. I would love to do it.
FROM DAVID FITCH, BRAMBLETON, VIRGINIA: Is there any chance you will be putting out a Progressive Nation DVD?
I would have liked to have, but no, it’s not on the cards. This album and tour cycle will be the first without a DVD, but I think that’s ok, I hate always doing the same pattern or the same formula.More...
Winners Of The Classic Rock Awards Revealed
The annual Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards took place last night (November 2nd) in London at the Park Lane Hotel and featured numerous awards being given many metal and hard rock acts including Iron Maiden, AC/DC and Anvil. You can view the complete list of winners below. More...
Dream Theater Shoots New Video For "Wither"
While Dream Theater was in Europe touring overseas, they shot a brand new video from "Black Clouds & Silver Linings" for "Wither" with director Ramon Boutsevith. Stay tuned for a sneak peak in the coming weeks.
In related news, you can enter to win a signed animation cell from the "Forsaken" video from the band's last Roadrunner release "Systematic Chaos."
Dream Theater To Record Upcoming Shows
Dream Theater will be filming performance footage for the promotional video of the song "Wither" off of "Black Clouds & Silver Linings" at the following shows:
10/04/2009 - Zenith - Paris, France
10/06/2009 - Zenith - Lille, France
10/07/2009 - Ahoy - Rotterdam, Netherlands
10/09/2009 - Apollo - Manchester, UK
10/10/2009 - Wembley - London, UK
Unexpect Finishes Mixing New Album
Montreal avant-garde metal band Unexpect has recently left for Europe for the European Progressive Nation Tour with Dream Theater, Opeth, and Bigelf. The band has issued the following update regarding the progress of their upcoming album and their tour:
"We'll be finishing up the mixing process of the new album as soon as we get back home. In between, we'll be doing the Trois-Rivieres Metal Fest this year with Suffocation & Quo Vadis! Don't miss this annual and classic event on November 13 at the Bâtisse Industrielle!" More...
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