Terminal Velocity, later this summer — and his former bandmate, Mike Portnoy, performed all of the drums.Terminal Velocity (Sound Mind Music/The Orchard) follows Petrucci’s debut solo effort, 2005’s Suspended Animation.
It marks the first time he and Portnoy recorded together in over a decade, as well as the first since Portnoy departed Dream Theater.“Having Mike play drums on this record was really special for me, and he did an absolutely incredible job navigating the various styles and technical challenges my music presented in the way that only he can do,” says Petrucci. “It was very cathartic for the both of us, I think, to be playing music together again after all these years, and it really felt great.
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