Dream Theater reunited with founding drummer Mike Portnoy in late October, which means longtime drummer Mike Mangini was out of the band. Portnoy parted methods with Dream Theater in 2010 and was changed by Mangini between from then till this yr. Mangini‘s time in Dream Theater additionally yielded the band’s solely GRAMMY, which they received for Finest Steel Efficiency in 2022 for the tune “The Alien”.
In an interview with The Mistress Carrie Podcast, Mangini spoke a bit about Dream Theater‘s option to have Portnoy rejoin, saying that he merely understood the choice.
“The scenario made sense to me once I heard it in that — I do not know, I assume I simply skipped out and thought, ‘Oh, that is an unique band member going again to a band. Oh, I get that. Okay, I get it.'” mentioned Mangini. “And that is it. I imply, that’s actually it.”
He continued: “A call was made that I understood. That is all it’s. ‘Trigger once I heard the choice, I understood it. I attempted to elucidate that I understood the parameters of that being a music factor. Anyway, it is so simple as that. And I am telling you, I used to be, like, ‘Okay, ‘I get that.’ I used to be with the band for 13 years. It was an unbelievable expertise.”
Mangini has since introduced his new solo album Invisible Signs due out November 11. Upon Portnoy‘s rejoining, Mangini provided comparable sentiments on his departure: “I perceive Dream Theater‘s determination to get Mike Portnoy again right now. As was mentioned from Day 1, my place was to not fill all of the roles that Mike held within the band. I used to be to play the drums in an effort to assist the band stick with it. My foremost function of preserving our dwell present working tightly on a nightly foundation was an intense and rewarding expertise.
“Fortunately, I acquired to expertise enjoying music with these iconic musicians, in addition to some enjoyable occasions laced with humor. I additionally actually loved spending a lot of time with the crew. After which there’s the GRAMMY win, which was amazingly satisfying. To the followers: thanks a lot for being wonderful to me. I cherish the photographs I’ve of you all dropping your minds and having enjoyable. Lastly, I actually love the band, crew and administration and want them and your complete group all the very best.”
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