Mike Portnoy Quits Dream Theater!!!!!! WTF!?

Perfect opportunity now for Hetfield to fire Ulrich and get Portnoy in Metallica - won't happen but wishful thinking never hurt anyone LOL

Too bad it wasn't the vocalist that quit....

Wow - I was surprised and shocked! Don't see how they can continue without portnoy

Eyesore wrote:

ZetaReticuli wrote:

Truth is, Portnoy is making a lot more money with Avenged Sevenfold. He didn't have to join that band, this whole "burn out" was of his own making. The other guys didn't agree on taking the hiatus because they haven't been doing anything...Portnoy likes to take on a ton of projects for whatever reason. This is his fault. I wonder what Myung has to say...

Truth is? How the hell do you know what the truth is? God, music fans can be so ridiculous at times! Dude said his heart wasn't in it. Maybe he's just being honest! Holy crap! Crazy concept, huh?

Seriously. There's no way he's made more money in a dozen A7X shows than he does with DT...that was a silly statement. I can see the whole "burnout was his fault" thing too, though...

On topic, I do kinda wish they would have just taken a breather...but I can understand. Even though Portnoy steered the ship for the most part, the other guys (Petrucci & Myung especially) have just as many years in the band as Mike does...it's what they've worked for too and I can understand them not wanting to just let it go or put it away for a while...it's just as much their band as Mike's.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

ZetaReticuli wrote:

Truth is, Portnoy is making a lot more money with Avenged Sevenfold. He didn't have to join that band, this whole "burn out" was of his own making. The other guys didn't agree on taking the hiatus because they haven't been doing anything...Portnoy likes to take on a ton of projects for whatever reason. This is his fault. I wonder what Myung has to say...

Truth is? How the hell do you know what the truth is? God, music fans can be so ridiculous at times! Dude said his heart wasn't in it. Maybe he's just being honest! Holy crap! Crazy concept, huh?

Seriously. There's no way he's made more money in a dozen A7X shows than he does with DT...that was a silly statement. I can see the whole "burnout was his fault" thing too, though...

On topic, I do kinda wish they would have just taken a breather...but I can understand. Even though Portnoy steered the ship for the most part, the other guys (Petrucci & Myung especially) have just as many years in the band as Mike does...it's what they've worked for too and I can understand them not wanting to just let it go or put it away for a while...it's just as much their band as Mike's.

I have no idea who they could get to play drums on a new album. The sound will be different, but finding a dummer as good as portnoy will be hard to do.

Then again, maybe the rest of the band is tried of Portnoy's constant OCD.

Well, anyway - I see an album and tour with a different drummer, it's not as successful and two years down the road they kiss and make up and release a new album.

Yeah, Portnoy won't stay out of DT forever...he'll come back for a 30th Anniversary Tour and the whole band will break up.

Replacement options:

Mark Zonder
Bobby Jarzombeck

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Replacement options:

Mark Zonder
Bobby Jarzombeck

Richard Christy?

Joe wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Replacement options:

Mark Zonder
Bobby Jarzombeck

Richard Christy?

He's a good option...

Dave Lombardo?

Gene Hoglan?

I can't see Lombardo, but Hoglan would be good...

John Tempesta?

Most guys listed so far couldn't handle Portnoy's material.

My guess is:
Virgil Donati
Bobby Jarzombek
some random dude from some prog rock band like Porcupine Tree or something

Temple of Blood wrote:

Most guys listed so far couldn't handle Portnoy's material.

I disagree...I think Zonder, Jarzombeck, Hoglan or Tempesta could handle it fine.

Did I wake up and Rock N Roll/Metal just up and decide to destroy itself? This news, and though not related to the post, there is new of Vince Niel bashing Nikki Sixx and also beating up some woman.

Oh and talk about Aerosmith moving on without Steven Tyler again!!!!!! OMG, I am going back to bed and when I wake up I want all this bad stuff to go away!

Alex Dee Rokket wrote:

Perfect opportunity now for Hetfield to fire Ulrich and get Portnoy in Metallica - won't happen but wishful thinking never hurt anyone LOL

That's a BRILLIANT idea!!Ulrich's drumming has bored me to tears since Master of Puppets.

This is about the equivalent to Lars or James quitting/being replaced in Metallica...

I used to like Dream Theater. Images and Words, Awake, Scenes from a Memory... always thought they were great, though lately I've been put off by prog metal including DT. Always had huge respect for Portnoy. I even bought Inner Turbulence thinking it will reignite my love for the Theater. But it didn't, really. I liked the rhythm section, didn't love it, Portnoy or not. The rest was dull, especially vocals, and the guitar melodies seemed totally random, like band practise. Nonsensical songs plus having to listen to James LaBrie was too much for me. I was off the DT wagon.

Now that there's no Portnoy, even less of a chance of me buying another Dream Theater record.

That's just wild..........

Disappointed, but I can understand how both Portnoy and the band see it. I'm sure he'll be back in at some stage.

Ultimatum would like to announce the addition of Mike Portnoy to congas and tambourine.

ultmetal wrote:

Ultimatum would like to announce the addition of Mike Portnoy to congas and tambourine.

I, like many others, was surprised when I heard about this. I think if he really needed a break then maybe he should have cut out some of the side projects and took a little time for himself in that way. The other DT guys could have still done their side projects while he got a deserved break, jmo.

What about Mike Terrana?

ZetaReticuli wrote:

What about Mike Terrana?

He's good but I am not sure he is that good. Don't think he's much of a prog guy either. He's a better fit for an Yngwie/power metal outfit I think.

Temple of Blood wrote:

ZetaReticuli wrote:

What about Mike Terrana?

He's good but I am not sure he is that good. Don't think he's much of a prog guy either. He's a better fit for an Yngwie/power metal outfit I think.

Mike is good, but too one-dimensional perhaps?


I think Peter Criss is out of work though.....

kmorg wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

ZetaReticuli wrote:

What about Mike Terrana?

He's good but I am not sure he is that good. Don't think he's much of a prog guy either. He's a better fit for an Yngwie/power metal outfit I think.

Mike is good, but too one-dimensional perhaps?


I think Peter Criss is out of work though.....