June 29, 2024 1:17 pm
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The charismatic drummer Dream Theater, Mike Portnoyis not one to mince his words when expressing his opinions. A few days ago he revealed to us your favorite album of the 21st centuryon this occasion he pointed out to us what for him is the “second best drummer for Slipknot” after the expulsion of Jay Weinberg.
In an interview with Brazilians Marcelo Vieira and Mateus Ribeiro, Portnoy He responded without mincing words to the question of whether he thinks that the current person in charge of the drumsticks, the formerEloy Casagrande’s burialis “the perfect drummer for Slipknot”.
These were his words: “For me if. Eloy really… Well, not really. The perfect drummer for Slipknot would have been my son, Max Portnoy. But the second best drummer for Slipknot, behind Max, is definitely Eloy. I mean, he fits perfectly, he’s the perfect choice. He has incredible technique, but beyond technique, he plays with a lot of spirit, balls and personality. And sometimes, for me, that is much more important than technique. But in his case, he has both. He has everything”.
Portnoy He also welcomed the replacement of Big house in Grave: “I couldn’t be happier for him. And I’m also happy for Greyson Nekrutman, who took his place in Sepultura, because he’s another one of my favorite modern drummers. So that kind of triangle between Sepultura, Slipknot and Suicidal Tendencies, with Jay Weinberg going to Suicidal Tendencies, is the perfect metal triangle. I think those three drummers are tremendous, and they have all achieved great feats”.
Max Portnoyfor his part, at twenty-five years old has already played drums for bands such as Tallah either Code Orange.
The concert of Dream Theater of the November 17th at the New Roof of Leganés (Madrid)which initially counted with the tickets originally on sale sold out and the capacity expandedwill be an authentic progressive metal festival, where the masters of the genre will commemorate a forty-year career on stage with a show with full production, a special setlist taken care of down to the smallest detail, with all their greatest hits and many surprises on stage.
If at this point you are still hesitating whether to attend what will undoubtedly be one of the great events for progressive metal fans of the year, you can get your ticket in this linkbut don’t think too much about it, given the precedents and the spectacular reception of the North Americans.
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