Tag Archives: Transatlantic

Mike Portnoy To Tour With Neal Morse

Posted by on March 7, 2011

It’s been revealed that ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy will be touring with multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock’s Beard) this coming May. Morse will be touring with musicians who appeared on his 2003 progessive rock concept album Testimony, which highlights his conversion to Christianity. Portnoy, as well as Kansas’ Kerry Livgren, made appearances on Morse’s […]

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Mike Portnoy Announces New Project, While Dream Theater Starts Recording

Posted by on January 3, 2011

Mike Portnoy may not have been welcomed back into Dream Theater and Avenged Sevenfold, but we knew he’d eventually find another project to sink his teeth into. It’s been revealed that Portnoy is working with Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs), multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock’s Beard), bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs) and vocalist Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, Endochine) on a new as-yet-unnamed band. The […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/3: When Album Sales Fail

Posted by on November 3, 2010

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You may have noticed that there was no Metal By Numbers report last week. Well have no fear, because we’re back! However, we certainly chose a sad week to return. Even though there were […]

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New & Noteworthy, October 26th – Frayed Ends of Sanity

Posted by on October 26, 2010

Halloween is right around the corner, which means that a huge marketing blitz is looming on the horizon. With Chrismahanukwanzakah in the not-so-distant future, a plethora of labels will be flooding the market with new releases to be obtained as presents or purchases with digital gift cards. We will once again be alternating between heavy […]

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Mike Portnoy Quits Dream Theater

Posted by on September 8, 2010

The dream is over for Mike Portnoy. That’s right,after 25 years, drummer Mike Portnoy has announced his departure from Dream Theater. Portnoy released the following lengthy statement earlier tonight: “I am about to write something I never imagined I’d ever write. After 25 years, I have decided to leave Dream Theater… the band I founded, […]

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