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Just ask Metallica fans – such as Dream Theater’s John Petrucci – and the players who have used it over the years, a roll call that includes Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Neal Schon, Blue ...
The natural chemistry between Petrucci and Portnoy dates back to their early days jamming together. The story began when the guitarist and his middle school buddy and bassist John Myung met the ...
Kirk Hammett took on Yngwie Malmsteen in a close match in Round 2, but when the polls closed, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett was the last man standing. Hammett also defeated former Exodus band ...
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci takes us inside the writing and recording process of the band's heavy new LP 'Distance Over Time.' ...
John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe 4.0 took place this weekend and kicked off with a bit of electric guitar history as Petrucci and Zakk Wylde performed live for the first time ever, teaming up on an ...
Few guitarists have been keeping as busy over lockdown as John Petrucci – recording and releasing his first solo album in 15 years, Terminal Velocity, only to carry on through into Liquid Tension ...
For instance, Dream Theater ‘s John Petrucci speaks to what an Iron Maiden fan he was growing up and how instrumental “The Number of the Beast” was to his playing.
Former Dream Theater bandmates John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy have reunited for their first album together in a decade. Portnoy revealed via social media that he played drums on Petrucci’s ...
Elton John moved Metallica's James Hetfield to tears after calling their track 'Nothing Else Matters' "one of the best songs ever written".
Dream Theater has unleashed their first-ever self-titled studio album. One of the best ways to digest this opus is dropping the needle on the vinyl edition.
Founding Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy split with Dream Theater in 2010, leaving guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung as the sole remaining founding members.