Mike Portnoy

A rhythmic linchpin of the modern progressive metal and hard rock scenes, Mike Portnoy is best known as the drummer and co-founder of Dream Theater, with whom he spent a quarter-century. A dynamic and versatile musician, Portnoy has remained remarkably prolific over the decades. He is the drummer for Sons of Apollo, the Winery Dogs, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, the Neal Morse Band, Metal Allegiance, and Liquid Tension Experiment, and has recorded and toured with the likes of Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob, PSMS, Bigelf, Stone Sour, Fates Warning, Overkill, ...