Mike Portnoy Leaves Dream Theater

I’m still plugging away with my drum lessons at home but I thought I’d take a second to mention some recent news regarding one of my favorite drummers from one of my favorite bands, Dream Theater. If you’re a fan of DT, you probably already know that founding member and one of the driving forces behind the band, Mike Portnoy, decided that he was burned out on DT and needed to take a break. He wanted the rest of the band to do so as well but when they refused, he decided to leave the band as opposed to holding them back. Mike’s one of my favorite drummers but in a way I think this may be a good thing as Dream Theater seemed to be in a bit of a rut lately and I’ve been disappointed with some of their recent releases. I’m really curious to see who they get to replace Mike, what their next album (they’re supposed to enter the studio in January 2011) will sound like, and if Mike will ever return to the band. I’ll post soon and give you an update on my drum lessons progress.