Mike Portnoy teams with Avenged Sevenfold

[Melisan]

http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/a7x-enters-studio-mike-portnoy

A7X ENTERS STUDIO WITH MIKE PORTNOY

Wed, 02/17/2010 - 23:57

• General news

I want our fans to know that with Jimmy in our hearts, our journey to record has officially began. Jimmy helped leave this world an amazing gift and now it's our job to make sure to deliver that gift to our fans. We asked Jimmy's all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him. Mike said it would be an honor and without question that’s what Jim would have wanted. Its comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev's abilities. Even though it will never be the same without our brother by our side, his essence lives in our hearts and through the music he helped create. He was a legend before any of the success or any of that bullshit and we are fucking excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy.
-Avenged Sevenfold

 

[Acujer]

You gotta hear Transatlantic, Bridge Across Forever where Portnoy shreds. Also, Neal Morse, formerly of Spock's Beard and also Transtalantic, does Christian rock now. I know your like, "WTF! I'm not listening to that crap!" But his first solo album, Testimony is a rock masterpiece with Portnoy on fire. Portnoy is Jewish by the way.