Metal Injection — A few days ago Mike Portnoy formally announced he has fulfilled his agreement with Avenged Sevenfold and will no longer be with the band. Mike mentioned that he offered to extend his stay, but the band respectfully declined, saying it's time for... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD will start 2011 with a new drummer after parting ways with MIKE PORTNOY.The band hired Dream Theater's Portnoy as a temporary stand-in to join... more info

Metalsucks — When Mike Portnoy announced he would be leaving Dream Theater, many of you speculated in our comments section that drum great Marco Minneman (who played in Necrophagist for a while, among countless other musical endeavors) might be on the shortlist o... more info

Thrash Hits — High Voltage Festival has decided to get in on the early-festival-announcement game that everyone else is playing right now – they’ve announced today that the more-metal-than-anyone Judas Priest, and prog-metal kings Dream Theater, will be the t... more info

Metal Injection — Here is a sweet video I found on Metalsucks of drummer extraordinaire Charlie Z. submitting a video audition for Dream Theater. He apparently was not asked formally to audition, but got wind of what piece of music the band was asking people to play a... more info

Metalsucks — It’s been a while since we had anything to grind through the Mike Portnoy / Dream Theater rumor mill, unless you count all those “I’m not the permanent drummer of Avenged Sevenfold” interview responses, which I don’t. Thankfully this glorio... more info

411 Mania — 3 down, and 2 to go. This time, it's possibly the most technically proficient group of musicians playing together today, Dream Theater! more info

Metal Injection — by: Noa Avior James LaBrie, you didn't continue life as a battered woman. Mike Portnoy left you for a young piece of meat but you came back showing that the older woman is sagacious and more eager to please. Static Impulse, LaBrie's new sol... more info

Metalsucks — What does Dream Theater inspire you to do? Some of you would probably answer “stick screwdrivers in my ears” and some of you would probably answer “masturbate furiously in the corner.” A few level-headed folks might even answer “nothing at ... more info

ContactMusic — Canadian rocker JAMES LABRIE has cancelled his upcoming solo tour of America due to "unforeseen difficulties" over visa issues.The Dream Theater frontman was scheduled... more info