Mike Portnoy is back in Dream Theater?!

Welcome back to a new video! This is a long one, but honestly necessary with the topic at hand, let me know YOUR thoughts on this LIFE changing decision by the band and what it means for us all fans down in the comments below! Just keep the discourse respectful for everyone. Thank you so much for watching! MIKE PORTNOY IS BACK IN DREAM THEATER BABY!!!!! TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 02:28 People thought it was fake! 03:06 Press release intro 04:03 Mike Mangini's statement 05:10 Thoughts on Mangini's statement 07:07 John Petrucci's statement 08:00 JP as the leader of DT 08:24 John Myung's statement 08:56 James Labrie's statement 09:49 Thoughts on Labrie's statement 12:44 Original DT sound with MP 14:54 Jordan Rudess' statement 15:42 Mike Portnoy's statement 16:31 Why MP left the band in 2010 18:21 The future of DT, agreements? 20:28 More thoughts on Mangini 21:28 Could this have been pre-planned deal? 22:44 MP's other projects? 24:16 Do they have their next 10 years planned? 25:40 MP's social media 29:10 DT's post on X (Twitter) 30:04 More thoughts 31:20 First time I saw Mangini with DT 34:13 Reading MP's press release from 2010 36:44 James Labrie's voice 38:42 Closing thoughts 40:35 Outro #mikeportnoy #dreamtheater #mikemangini #progmetal