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10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard

From Iron Maiden going full prog to Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water, only completists will have heard these extraordinary covers

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"I was like, 'I've never heard any of these songs!'" Mike Portnoy almost drummed for Nickelback

Prog metal legend and Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy almost bagged a very unlikely gig

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Watch Mike Portnoy join Umphrey's McGee onstage in Chicago for covers of Spinal Tap's Big Bottom and Rush's YYZ

Dream Theater man Mike Portnoy contributed the traditional "lead bass" part to Big Bottom before retreating to the kit to tackle Neil Peart's iconic drum part on YYZ

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"Within five seconds of seeing each other, it was hugs, kisses... the drama and bulls**t just melted away": Mike Portnoy on the meeting which led to his return to Dream Theater after 13 years

How a 2022 meeting in New York paved the way for Mike Portnoy's surprise reunion with Dream Theater

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“I can hear mistakes and imperfections, but spirit has transcended the years. When we play those songs live, they still work”: Dream Theater’s embryonic debut album

When Dream And Day Unite undeniably lacks finesse, polish and songwriting maturity - but their only record with Charlie Dominici is loaded with thrills

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“Forget the luxuriant moustaches and sawn-off mike-stands that would come to define them: if the prog ethos meant avoiding the expected, they were definitely a prog band”: You’ve always known the truth about Queen

Mike Portnoy and Steve Howe provide supporting evidence that Bohemian Rhapsody is only the tip of the band’s boundary-pushing iceberg

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Watch: Mike Portnoy breaks down his drum part from Dream Theater’s Pull Me Under, then plays it in full

The prog-igal son returns with a full play-through of one of Dream Theater's best-loved songs

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Prog's ultimate Christmas Tracks Of The Week

It's your chance to choose your favourite prog Christmas song in this week's seasonal poll

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“When I was about 14 a friend recommended Yes and ELP to me. To be completely honest I didn’t really like the music… I don’t think I’ve ever actually bought a prog album!” Derek Sherinian, keyboard warrior

He’s worked with Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather and many others – but Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson remain among his heroes

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10 massive metal bands we want new albums from in 2024

From Ozzy Osbourne to Tool, a host of metal legends look ready to make 2024 a star-studded year

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Mike Portnoy explains Dream Theater return: “We’ve been reconnecting through the last few years.”

Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy talked about his return to the band in October during a recent live event

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Original Dream Theater singer Charlie Dominici dead at 72

Frontman Charlie Dominici sang on Dream Theater's 1989 debut album When Dream And Day Unite

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Dream Theater’s James LaBrie comments on Mike Portnoy return: “Gonna be one hell of a ride for all.”

The Dream Theater frontman welcomed the band’s returning drummer “home” and teased a new studio album and world tour

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10 drummers who could replace Jay Weinberg in Slipknot

From Adrian Erlandsson to Gene Hoglan, these drumming dynamos all have the skills needed to join The Nine

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“It was like having Billy Joel try to sing with Queensryche or Iron Maiden. It just didn’t work”: Watch five examples of Dream Theater’s early live struggles

Alarming shorts, pixie boots, meeting fans in silence, dad dancing – evidence that it takes a while to refine a stage sensation

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“The perception of what kind of band you are can count for so much… The hard lesson to learn is that the quality of the music counts for very little”: Steven Wilson on Porcupine Tree’s slow rise to success

After a 20-year struggle to secure their status, the band leader looked back on what it took to score a top 30 album

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The 10 greatest guest spots in heavy metal history

From Bruce Dickinson teaming with Rob Halford to Dave Grohl’s Probot album, here are the times big names made great metal songs even greater

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“I have no problem with people that want to drink and do drugs – if they can do it in moderation. I wish I could, but I can’t”: when Mike Portnoy performed his 12-Step Suite

The drummer explored his Alcoholics Anonymous experience across five Dream Theater albums, before playing the material without them

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John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde just shared the stage for the first time ever – and they shredded Black Label Society

The two wizards of metal finally locked fretboards – and epic beards – during Trooch's Guitar Universe camp

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Watch John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde jam onstage for the first time ever as they dial up the shred on BLS’s Suicide Messiah

A little bit of history was made this weekend at John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe 4.0

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Tosin Abasi declares John Petrucci the GOAT and gifts him an Abasi Concepts ēmi 8-string in a cult classic Picasso finish

Classy player, classy guitar, classy gesture as the epic Dreamsonic tour featuring Dream Theater, Animals As Leaders and Devin Townsend comes to an end

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Tosin Abasi revives one of John Petrucci's most iconic guitar finishes

A one-off gift based on Trooch's Ibanez JPM100, as seen on the classic Rock Discipline lesson tape, has been constructed by Abasi Concepts – with the help of the original artist

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“A true inspirational person to be around”: Animals As Leaders pay tribute to guitar tech Dave Cohen, who has passed away

Cohen had recently joined Animals As Leaders on Dream Theater's Dreamsonic tour, and was founder and head luthier of custom guitar builder, Equilibrium Guitars

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John Petrucci officially launches his own software brand, Tonemission – and its first drop replicates his exact signal chain

Tones from the Dream Theater virtuoso's three most recent albums have been profiled in Tonemission's first collection of IRs, with even more set to arrive in the future

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The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century... so far

Featuring every kind of guitar hero – from old-school to cutting‑edge. And not one but two Van Halens…

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