"I put way more emphasis on a drummer's personality than technique." It's a surprising statement, coming from Mike Portnoy, one of the most admired drummers in heavy music for the past three decades.

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Dream Theater‘s Mike Portnoy recently ventured into unexpected territory by reimagining the drumming on Taylor Swift’s chart-topping pop anthem “Shake It Off.” As part of Drumeo’s popular First Time ...

With Mike Portnoy celebrating his 52nd birthday over the weekend, we wanted to put together a killer compilation of the legendary drummer’s most spectacular parts. With dozens of Modern Drummer awards ...

Drumeo, a company that offers online drum lessons, occasionally enlists famous drummers to learn parts of different songs in a recurring YouTube video series. For their most recent entry, they got ...

Over a decade since parting ways with the band, renowned drummer Mike Portnoy has returned to his role in the legendary progressive metal outfit, Dream Theater. The drummer and band took to social ...

One week after it was first revealed that he'd be contributing drums to the forthcoming Avenged Sevenfold record, Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy has apparently finished tracking for the disc, according ...