Welcome back, Mike Portnoy. Yes, it's true.

Woooow!!! I'm still impressed with this news!! Can't wait to see how will be the new album and tour!! And of course thanks a lot to Mike Mangini for these 13 years with the band, an absolute amazing drummer, but we know the connection that you and all the members have with Mike Portnoy!!

Didn't see that coming! Can't wait to hear the next album & see the next DT tour.

Well that came out of nowhere!!! Thats some pretty huge news!!!! I wish Mike Mangini all the very best and my thanks to him for his contribution to Dream Theater, and for all the music Ive been fortunate enough to hear from him! And welcome back to Mike Portnoy , I cant imagine the thoughts and emotions racing around the DT camp right now, but it must be like a family reunion. All the very best for the new album and to Mr Mangini for all his future endeavours

Best news I've read in a while

Sad news is I guess we won't have LTE4 since pretty much all of LTE is back in Dream Theater except Tony Levin and he's kept plenty busy in a million other bands!

Amazing stuff. Always felt it was somehow inevitable. Although I have to say, Mangini's influence in Dream Theater was just starting to make sense to me, his drum sound and compositional contributions finally peaked with the last grammy-winning album. Having said that, the original recipe is always the best! Can't wait to hear the new album now, but I hope that a lot of it wasn't pre-written before Portnoy's return, I hope it's a proper DT album with him entering the fold from the very beginning!

As a long time DT fan (since '92), I was shocked when Mike Portnoy left DT. I am no less shocked by this! Don't get me wrong, I loved DT with Portnoy and I loved DT with Mike Mangini (and it makes no sense to me to compare the two). But man, DT - are you trying to mess with our heads?

I was recently having a conversation with my father-in-law, and I mentioned that AVFTTOTW was my fav DT album from the Mangini era. I wish him the best and thank him for keeping the Dream alive. At the same time, INCREDIBLY excited for Mike's return. My first DT show was one of the last few with him (Caracas, Venezuela, 2010). Looking forward to the new album!!

Wow! I'll miss MM! That last album was one of the best things DT ever did! Thanks MM! This is HUGE news. I absolutely loved the LTE3 and Petrucci solo project during the shutdown. Good luck Jordan. Main thing is you guys are happy and having fun!!!

Wow! That is a big news!!! Looking forward to hearing the new album!!!

Fantastic news!!!

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Shocked! Amazed! And excited! Also want to thank MM for be an instrumental part of DT history and team for so long!

Wait whaaaaaaaaaaat? (⭐-⭐)

Wow! Crazy news. Always regret that I never saw MP perform with Dream Theater so very much looking forward to that opportunity.

I saw the news and had to make sure it wasn't Apri! lol

I had to read the press statement 3 times. I kept expecting someone to say April fools. Looking forward to what comes next! And a special thanks to Mangini for everything.

Welcome back Mike and all the best Mike M - looking forward to the new music and the then live performances. And please don’t stop playing music of the MM period - it would be missed a lot

Jordan, I can’t say how excited I am for this. I thought I was actually going to cry. To have you all back together is like a dream come true. As you know, there is a special synergy when he plays with you. It’s an unexplained bond. We got a glimpse of that again with LTE3. I’m just without words. This is a day I’ll forever remember. I’m still in shock and awe. MP has had 13 years to come up with ideas so I can’t wait to see what he brings to the table for this next album. I’m SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

We are waiting this news from long time ❤️🔥 welcome back MP

I'm shocked. IDK what to say about this notice. Welcome back Mike!!!