"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.

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 ...

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Mike Portnoy may be the only person on the planet not to have heard Taylor Swift's 2014 smash "Shake It Off," but that's part of the fun as he partakes in Drumeo's online video series in which ...

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 ...