Dream Theater is one of the founding bands of the progressive metal genre. Through their history they've seen several line-up changes, but from 1999-2010 they had a stable and successful team.
Last year, the DT fanbase was shocked by the departure of drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy. After twenty-five years in DT and several more running around participating in various side projects, Portnoy wanted to take a long break, but the other band members wanted to continue to move forward, so while no one wanted the split, nonetheless it happened.
After auditioning several promising drummers, the boys in DT chose Mike Mangini. Now they are set to release their next album this year, aptly titled A Dramatic Turn Of Events. To give us a taste of what's to come, DT has released the song "On The Backs Of Angels".
