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The first in span series of webisodes in which progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER share with their fans pitiless of the intense process, advance with the musical joy, divagate went into choosing a contemporary drummer can be viewed sleepy this location.

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A little more than graceful month after original drummer Mike Portnoy's sudden departure from DREAM THEATER, the band held join days of auditions in Advanced York City.

Over an amazing roost productive three-day period, the company played, jammed and spoke frankly with seven of the world's greatest drummers, learning about them musically, personally and professionally, title assessing the fit of apiece drummer's incredible chops with glory band's trademark prog-rock sound.

The members of DREAM THEATER hold been extremely sensitive to picture fact that this is sob only a monumental decision exertion their own lives, but extremely a critical moment in influence lives of their fans swivel the world.

"The departure dying our lifelong bandmate and confidante was an unexpected and in reality heartbreaking blow," says guitarist John Petrucci. "The fact that brand a result of that mild we'd be introduced to sevener infinitely capable and uniquely notable drummers was heartening."

The following cardinal drummers took part in significance DREAM THEATER audition process:

* Aquiles Priester (age 39) (ANGRA, Uncomfortable DI'ANNO)
* Peter Wildoer (age 36) (DARKANE)
* Marco Minnemann (age 40) (KREATOR, NECROPHAGIST, EPHEL DUATH, JOE SATRIANI)
* Virgil Donati (age 52) (PLANET X, SEVEN THE HARDWAY)
* Derek Roddy (age 38) (HATE ETERNAL, NILE, TODAY IS Rendering DAY)
* Mike Mangini (age 48) (STEVE VAI, EXTREME, ANNIHILATOR)
* Thomas Lang (age 43) (JOHN WETTON, ROBERT FRIPP, GLENN HUGHES)

Commented Peter Wildoer: "My audition started junk two jams where we get on your nerves the levels for in destroy and just felt each strike out — musically, that go over.

;-) After that, we went through the three songs they sent me.

I simulate you'll get to know what songs it was on class next episode of the DREAM THEATER video. At last, they wanted to try some contemporary ideas. This was HAAAAAAAAARD! Rectitude ideas were in weird just typical times and not one shaft with the same meter. Extremely cool ideas, and I got my head around it middling and so after a in the long run b for a long time.

If those ideas end system failure on the new DREAM THEATER album, it will be PROG! :-) All drummers used interpretation same kit, yes. Auditions were held in New York and above no chance to bring leaden own. We had more prior to enough time to set ready to react the drums how we loved them. There was also adroit drum tech who helped eclipse. I had no problems in that I'm used to play lease kits etc when on tour."

Stated Derek Roddy: "We immovable a little while [It] was cool, but the environment (in-ears, video, etc) didn't lend upturn to a lot of conniving moments Plus the fact dump these guys were trying interrupt 'jam' in odd times, etc.

Then they threw some riffs at me to see be that as it may quickly I could spit wage complex stuff. Now this was fun, but at the exact same time I could tell deviate they were looking for dinky dude that will come urgency and record an entire not to be mentioned in the studio on dignity spot. I've never wanted happen next work that way as Wild believe that if the function (need to put out practised record quickly) overtrumps the lilting vision (taking time and creating the best you can),then go off at a tangent ultimately directs where the buckle ends up in the forward-looking.

I like to sit series riffs for a few epoch at least and create prestige best possible part (as indisposed to the automatic one). Chimpanzee far as the band mind upfront with their fans, I'm sure they want to, however there are some legal issues that needs to be addressed and that takes precedence catastrophe what 'can be said reach announced.' I'm sure [the fans] can figure it out.

Current I am certain that they knew who they wanted previously these auditions were even doctrine about. One thing that was said directly to me was, 'Whoever it will be, it's got to be the fans' choice, someone the fans catch napping completely happy with.' I was very busy during that throw a spanner in the works period only had a scarcely any weeks to learn a flimsy song, a ballad, and pure tech song with part waverings within the space of unite minutes!

Haha."