DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY To Take Part In
DRUM CHANNEL's 'DC Live' Event - Feb. 20,
2010
On Thursday, February 25 at 6 p.m. PST, DREAM
THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will join
Terry Bozzio (FRANK ZAPPA,
MISSING PERSONS) on DC Live — a
Drum Channel event. During the show, hop on the
Drum Channel chat to ask Mike
Portnoy all of your questions.
To get on the chat, simply click on the icon in the navigation bar
at the top of the page at
this location or e-mail questions to
[email protected]
Portnoy recently issued a statement about being
tapped to work with AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the
band's new album. Portnoy will be filling in for
James "The Rev" Sullivan, who died in late
December. Portnoy said, "Even under normal
circumstances, I would've been happy to help the guys out in any
way I could as I think AVENGED SEVENFOLD are a
great band...but under these incredibly sad and tragic
circumstances, I must say I am truly honored to have been asked to
play with them and I didn't even have to think twice about saying
'yes.'"
Portnoy added, "These guys are a true family and
it is an incredibly emotional experience to be here with them for
the first time without their lost brother. But they have welcomed
me into the family with open arms and there's a real excitement to
make the record they had set out to make."
Portnoy also said, "I am treating my participation
on this album with the utmost respect for Jimmy's
memory and am remaining as true as possible to the drum parts that
he wrote for the songs and the record he wanted to make."
AVENGED SEVENFOLD announced
Portnoy's participation in their fifth album on
Wednesday (February 17), calling him Sullivan's
"all-time favorite drummer. "
Sullivan was found dead at his Huntington Beach,
California home on December 28. The cause of death has yet to be
announced pending lab reports.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album is due out sometime
later this year.
