The Drummer's Dominion

There’s been a lot of joking about Dream Theater’s secrecy and Mangini being a foregone conclusion, but there were some serious auditions to fill Mike Portnoy’s slot in Dream Theater. Not only is it incredible to see these absolute drumming monsters auditioning like no-name newbs (and making mistakes), but the production of this three-part documentary by Roadrunner Records is truly entertaining and informative to watch. I do not envy the band having to make a decision. The grand reveal in Episode 3 is a little over-the-top, and they treat it like Portnoy died in some tragic accident, but the series is very much worth watching straight through.

The Seven

• Mike Mangini
• Derek Roddy
• Thomas Lang
• Virgil Donati
• Marco Minneman
• Aquiles Priester
• Peter Wildoer

Roadrunner has disabled embedding, so here are the direct links:

Episode 1 – http://youtu.be/L609JsPFmmI

Episode 2 – http://youtu.be/-vaDfcKzLbY

Episode 3 – http://youtu.be/2QHMQjH17aw