Mike Portnoy to tour with Avenged Sevenfold throughout 2010!! (Updated 8/31/10)

MP's my hero and all,and I like A7X,and MP is as always a standup guy for helping A7X out,but...as a DT fan,this pairing on Tour makes me a little nervous......

rogramjet


MP's my hero and all,and I like A7X,and MP is as always a standup guy for helping A7X out,but...as a DT fan,this pairing on Tour makes me a little nervous......

My only worry is that the A7X fans may treat him bad.
Don't ask me what I mean by saying that, exactly, since I simply don't know.
AND it's not that I think A7X fans are bad guys or that I generally would think that they'd do something like that, but who knows...
I just hope for him that he'll have a great time on the road with them...

van Furlay

rogramjet


MP's my hero and all,and I like A7X,and MP is as always a standup guy for helping A7X out,but...as a DT fan,this pairing on Tour makes me a little nervous......

My only worry is that the A7X fans may treat him bad.
Don't ask me what I mean by saying that, exactly, since I simply don't know.
AND it's not that I think A7X fans are bad guys or that I generally would think that they'd do something like that, but who knows...
I just hope for him that he'll have a great time on the road with them...

Well, I've read a lot posts on youtube and even the hardcore A7X fans must admid that MP did a hell of a job on the new songs that are out there... Yes, there is a lot of babbling going on on who's the better drummer ''The Rev vs Portnoy''... blabla... But I think you don't have to worry about that. The old fans and new ones will welcome him... And for those who are still sceptical... they will be in when they see the man in action.

Coming from a die hard A7X fan (and DT/MP fan of course) I think that all of A7X's fans will see what a class act MP is for doing what he did, I know I wont be able to ever thank him enough for helping them get this album and tour out there for everyone and i hope other fans feel the same way, because without MP, A7X wouldnt be a band anymore. MP if you read this, Thank you ! see you in T.O !

STEVETHEATER


Well, I've read a lot posts on youtube and even the hardcore A7X fans must admid that MP did a hell of a job on the new songs that are out there... Yes, there is a lot of babbling going on on who's the better drummer ''The Rev vs Portnoy''... blabla... But I think you don't have to worry about that. The old fans and new ones will welcome him... And for those who are still sceptical... they will be in when they see the man in action.

All right!
That's good to hear!
And I agree that people will be in awe, when they see MP playing live.
I was spellbound once again, when I saw him with Transatlantic in May.
It's not that I hold MP sacred or something. That's not the way I function.
But the skills he has combined with how he expresses and shows that he's got fun playing live are simply awesome.

lets see the kit already, heh.  Im very interested to see what he uses.

I saw a pic and some vids on blabbermouth and looks like he uses the small acrylic kit he also used on some ging during the Chaos In Motion tour. Gave it a quick look and looks like the identical kit used on the songs Panic attack and Take The Time (and other on the DVD). On the pic it seems he's using 4 octobans, instead of the 2 he used on that "smaller" kit

Duke


http://www.krockathon.com/krockathon-15-bands/
 
Was not aware of this Syracuse show.  I will show up for the A7X set, and scrap the Darien Lake/Buffalo. 
Edit.  Uhhh, note the typo. 

I may check out the DarienLake/BUF show next month.  I have lost interest in GA shows, esp. after bruising my rib in Worcester, resulting in some unexpected respiratory issues.  A man must know his limits.  For my favorite bands/artists, if I can't check out a show from a close distance, its not really worth it.  I'll check out a DVD of the tour perhaps.

Writeup and photo from last night's show.
 
K-Rockathon brings 15,000 to fairgrounds
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/syracuse_sees_a_saturday_traff.html
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irt1dcCZTf8&feature=player_embedded#!

Video of them playing Nightmare in CT on the 30th.

A7X is confirmed to play here in Brazil in October.

Are you coming too, Mike?

i hope so!! =)

Got my ticket for Birmingham!

Just checked B-Mouth and looks like A7X will be playing in Australia in Feb and March. Beginning to wonder when MP will be able to switch back over to DT priorities.

emtee


Just checked B-Mouth and looks like A7X will be playing in Australia in Feb and March. Beginning to wonder when MP will be able to switch back over to DT priorities.

Yeah I was wondering about this as well. Is Mike playing these shows @ soundwave festival? Id probably go if he was.

very excited for tomorrow seeing Mike in Minneapolis, it is wonderful that he is helping A7X

somebody knows in which song they introduce mike portnoy to the crowd?? i want to search for it and see what the band say and how crowd react

Kenji

emtee


Just checked B-Mouth and looks like A7X will be playing in Australia in Feb and March. Beginning to wonder when MP will be able to switch back over to DT priorities.

Yeah I was wondering about this as well. Is Mike playing these shows @ soundwave festival? Id probably go if he was.

Yeah. Are you Mike? Come on man. Do it.

I'm psyched about seeing A7x with MP on the bongo's the 25th :O

I'm praying he has the bubinga kit by then :x but i won't complain eitherway.

Holy cow, just watched some vids from Minnesota and that's a rowdy crowd. Different energy than your average DT show for sure, and I'll bet
MP is gonna be addicted to that.

does anyone know if MP does the "double ride thing" during Almost Easy ? :p

Nightmare with Symphonic Orchestra
I have a small gift from Symphonic Theater of Dreams crew. This link is on Facebook profiles of STOD project :) Enjoy

Maybe I'll see you in UK. I'd like to discover A7X

Last night (as I'm  sure they do every night), they unveiled a huge banner of The Rev (really nice image, btw) and Shadows said some stuff about him and then said something like, 'This guy has been helping us out, Mike Portnoy!  He was Rev's favorite drummer, so we're honored to welcome him to the family!'  Or something like that.  Not overblown, no DT plug, but pretty cool.

Speaking of which, man, I totally get the whole A7X thing now.  Last night in Chicago, they DESTROYED the place - I mean seriously.  I felt REALLY bad for Disturbed having to follow that, but 1) Disturbed's show is pretty cool visually, and B) who knew there were that many Disturbed fans out there?  Still, I felt that A7X owned the show.  Plus, it was a great father/son moment for me - my son thinks the sun rises and sets on A7X, and I got to see one of my heroes playing with them.   Win!

Not a fan of A7X but if MP is going to grace the Irish shores anytime soon I think I'm gonna go to the A7X show!!

jdprsaga


somebody knows in which song they introduce mike portnoy to the crowd?? i want to search for it and see what the band say and how crowd react

Last night at Bristow, VA, Portnoy was first introduced to the crowd at the beginning of "Welcome to the Family." From where I was sitting, he got a good reception.
 
Other observations from last night:
If I didn't know any of the history of MP's involvement, I would never have known he was not a permanent member of the band. Portnoy's presence was seemless and he was playing like he has been with the band for years and years and years. That right there is a reflection of the professionalism that Portnoy brings to the table. It was a treat to see him doing something a little different from his usual stuff.
 
Using the number of shirts being worn as a barometer, it was clearly an A7X crowd last night. Overall, they probably had the best set, followed by Halestorm, Disturbed and Stone Sour. All bands rocked though, so coming in last is not nearly as bad as it sounds in this list.
 
Surprisingly, I did not see a single DT t-shirt when I was walking around before the show started and between sets (I had on my Transatlantic Whirld Tour t- on).
 
Definitely worth the $20 I spent on the ticket.
 
 

Very very cool! The real fans have your support 100%!

Last night, Shadows introduced him as "Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater."  Quickly followed up with "He's gonna kill me for that one."

^^^Correction^^^
"He's gonna punch me out now."

Does anybody else think that the 'chorus' of Welcome to the Family sounds like Africa by Toto..?

I've been listening to Nightmare almost everyday since it came out.
A7X/MP are on....fire!
 
Rock the world! Yeah! Wohoo!