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"I love programming all of the pre-show house music": Listen to the audience playlist Mike Portnoy compiled for the Dream Theater tour

Mike Portnoy's DT40 audience playlist includes songs by Snarky Puppy, Queens Of The Stone Age, Frank Zappa, Jack White and many more

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“The moment I played the first note, I knew we achieved Holy Grail-level results”: John Petrucci’s Majesty signature guitar has hit its 10th Anniversary – and brands are rolling out the red carpet to celebrate

DiMarzio and Ernie Ball Music Man have both helped Petrucci commemorate the milestone by unveiling a Majesty fitted with new-look humbuckers

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“We knew not everybody would like The Astonishing – we’re not blind and we’re not stupid – but we did it anyway. After a long career we reserve the right to do that”: Jordan Rudess’ life and times with Dream Theater

He started out in a college so strict that he couldn’t understand prog when he first heard it. But the composer, educator and tech fan, has made the most of opportunities that came his way

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“The sonic equivalent of a fist-fight between James Hetfield and Alex Lifeson”: October 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks

The hot new tracks and deep cuts GW editors have been listening to this month

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“I never, ever get nervous before a show, but it was nerve-racking”: Mike Portnoy on his Dream Theater live return

Mike Portnoy had first night nerves on his first gig back with Dream Theater

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“The only way of getting back on track was to regain control of just about every facet of the band”: When Mike Portnoy quit Dream Theater for the first time, the shakeup led to epic double-album Metropolis Pt. 2

1999 modern prog masterpiece – their first record with Jordan Rudess – came after the dismissal of Derek Sherinian, the demise of internal “fake democracy” and fights with their label and the media

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“Everything that Dream Theater fans want!”: 5 highlights from their landmark London show

Featuring the return of Mike Portnoy and an epic new track

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Watch Dream Theater play their first song with Mike Portnoy in 14 years

A mere 5177 days since his last show with Dream Theater, drummer Mike Portnoy has finally returned

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"Music is like the cuisines of the world – there's too much good food out there; we can't just stick to curry": Royal Republic are planning a musical feast - and you're invited

Livewire, turbo-harmonised, disco-rocking Swedes Royal Republic are getting ready for upgraded UK and Europe dates

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The 12 new metal songs you need to hear this week

From such stars as Dream Theater and Myles Kennedy to an array of up-and-coming talent, hear the best new music of the week – and vote for your favourite!

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"There are no reasons why brothers should not be able to resolve any trauma that they've been through": John Petrucci on the return of Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater

With friends (and bandmates) reunited for Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary, it’ll be a special night for fans at Wembley Arena later this month

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Dream Theater share first new music since Mike Portnoy's return with nine-minute plus Night Terror

Parasomnia, Dream Theater's first new album with Mike Portnoy for 16 years, will be released in February

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“Prog is the thinking person’s music – maybe that’s why the musicians are so friendly”: Dragonforce’s Herman Li joined Dream Theater’s fan club and never looked back

Guitarist names his favourite track by the American prog metal titans, and some of the bands he discovered through them

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Everybody knows John Petrucci for his God-like shredding abilities, but the Dream Theater virtuoso’s next-level rhythm playing deserves more attention

We examine the different approaches Petrucci takes for world-building with metal riffs – playing in different time signatures and executing them with on-point precision

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“He taught me how to play songs by Dream Theater, Iron Maiden and King Diamond… though I remember giving up on some of the John Petrucci solos!” Tor Oddmund Suhrke on guitar lessons with Ihsahn and casting musical illusions with Leprous

Melodies of Atonement finds Leprous taking the complex and making it sound simple – and if that confuses prog purists then so be it, says Suhrke. There is no reversing the evolutionary wheel…

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“We weren’t arrogant enough to think we were suddenly the most important band in the world. We just knew we were”: A metal fan’s guide to Rush

Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal

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“It works because of the unlikely mix of people involved – and he takes a similarly maverick approach to its songs”: Jordan Rudess’ Permission To Fly

Dream Theater keyboardist hired former Enid singer Joe Payne and a cosmetic dentist to perform material around lyrics by his daughter

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“I'm often working in fractions of a millimeter in dentistry – and with guitar, too, even the slightest movements can make all the difference”: How shredding dentist Steve Dadaian landed his dream collaboration with Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess

Steve Dadaian has loved Dream Theater since junior high. So when he had the opportunity to shred with the band’s keyboard wizard, he jumped at the chance to flex his chops

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“Delivering a cerebral, skilful and inventive blend of prog and metal, they’ve remained proudly on the periphery of fashion”: The best Dream Theater songs featuring Mike Portnoy (to date)

In anticipation of the drummer’s appearance on their 16th album, we present a list that many thought would never be added to

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Mike Portnoy doesn't regret leaving Dream Theater despite massive success of his recent return to the band

His return to Dream Theater has gone down very well. So does Mike Portnoy regret leaving in the first place?

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“People will speculate that Mike Portnoy playing on my album means things are gonna change in Dream Theater. It’s not that at all”: When John Petrucci reunited with his old friend for solo album Terminal Velocity

Three years before the reunion actually took place, the pair got together in the studio for the first time in a decade – and the guitarist got their first song wrong

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“I remember dissecting YYZ and learning all his different techniques… I use that stuff all the time with Dream Theater”: John Petrucci wouldn’t be John Petrucci without Rush’s Alex Lifeson

Future prog metal master discovered his Canadian counterpart at just the right time in his life – and he soon had friends including John Myung joining in

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“Give me a break. Of course we’ve got frickin’ soul”: Dream Theater vs the haters

In 2013, Dream Theater released their eponymous 12th album – but not everyone was onboard with their “soulless”prog metal

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"It really feels like we’re 18 again!" Dream Theater's John Petrucci is fired up for upcoming 40th anniversary tour

Dream Theater's 40th anniversary tour kicks off at London's O2 Arena on October 20

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“I like to be technical, I like to be fast and I like to do intricate things – but it’s always important to have the passion and the feel”: Why Kris Barras loves Planet X

Hard rock band leader explains how Tony MacAlpine influenced him when he wanted to develop his playing and Dream Theater wasn’t doing it for him

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