Metal Injection — Ok, this time it's totally real. Roadrunner has uploaded the first full track from Dream Theater's upcoming album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. The nine-minute opus is titled "On The Backs Of Angels" and is filled with signature keybaord and ... more info

Metalsucks — Yep, it’s finally here — Dream Theater’s first song with new drummer Mike Mangini. Vince is really the resident Dream Theater expert, and even Anso is a bigger fan than I am, so I feel weird talking about it. The short version is, I feel the s... more info

Metal Injection — Have you guys heard any new Dream Theater yet? No, I don't have an advance copy, but a few days ago brand new Dream Theater music had surfaced on Youtube in a very peculiar manor. As you may know, the band's upcoming album titled A Dramatic... more info

Metalsucks — Yesterday I interviewed Mike Mangini for a new Rigged feature in which he’ll run through the gigantamongous new drum kit Pearl built him for his brand new gig. It’s a good thing we decided to do a phoner instead of him just sitting down and writi... more info

Altsounds — The recent announcement that current *Rhythm* cover star *Mike Mangini* would be joining *DREAM THEATER*, replacing departed drummer *Mike Portnoy* caused such fanfare that Mangini was a *trending* topic on *Twitter*, second only to the Royal Wedding... more info

Guardian Music — With the 'big four' thrash bands all playing sonisphere, Louis Pattison steels himself for a summer of metalHeavy metal is back. Of course, true metalheads would say that it has never been away. Metal isn't a trend that comes and goes – it's sturdy... more info

Metal Injection — On this edition of Heavy Metal Happy Hour I've enlisted some help from my buddy Jake Bowen of Periphery. He sent over 15 of his favorite tracks just for you guys to rock out to including cuts from Dream Theater, Pantera, Cloudkicker, Veil of Maya, BT... more info

ContactMusic — Former Extreme drummer Mike Mangini has replaced Mike Portnoy in Dream Theater following a three-day audition process in New York. Portnoy quit the band last summer (10), but guitarist John Petrucci is thrilled with the new addition. He states,... more info

Metal Injection — Phew! I thought this charade would never end, but Dream Theater has in fact announced Mike Portnoy's replacement by welcoming Mike Mangini! It kind of makes me wonder if the fact they both share the same first name has anything to do with it. Yo... more info

Metalsucks — Confirming what many astute MS commenters and anyone with a brain suspected since this whole cheesy video series began, the new Dream Theater drummer is Mike Mangini, as revealed in the third and final part of their video series documenting their sea... more info