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Mike Portnoy

Metal music
Symphonic metal
Mike Portnoy is an American heavy metal rock drummer who spent 25 years with the band Dream Theater. Born on Long Island in New York, he grew up listening to British bands such as The Beatles, The Who, Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin and learned to play the drums as a young boy. He played in high school bands Rising Power and Inner Sanctum and studied at Boston's Berklee College of Music. In 1985, he joined fellow students John Petrucci and John Myung in a group called Majesty which soon became Dream Theater and they performed and recorded together until Portnoy left in 2010. H...
Songs
Acid Rain
Acid RainMike Portnoy and Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Tension Experiment 2

6:37

Mike Portnoy Drum Solo
Mike Portnoy Drum SoloDream Theater and Mike Portnoy

Once in a LIVEtime

6:59

Xanadu
XanaduRichard D Kotzen Jr, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

4:02

Rise
RiseRichard D Kotzen Jr, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

4:26

The Vengeance
The VengeanceRichard D Kotzen Jr, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

4:34

Mad World
Mad WorldRichard D Kotzen Jr, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy

4:49

Albums