Drummer Mike Portnoy, who recently rejoined Dream Theater after a 13-year absence, has shared a drum playthrough of the band’s “Pull Me Under” in a new tutorial video.
The clip comes as part of a video package for the instructional drum platform Drumeo, and was filmed just weeks after Portnoy announced his return to Dream Theater. A playthrough of the band’s well-known early number “Pull Me Under” — which Portnoy hadn’t played since leaving the band — was the first content to drop. Portnoy says in the 14-minute video clip: “It was only announced that I’m rejoining Dream Theater only a few weeks ago at the point of filming this, so for me to play this now, it’s kind of just like riding a bicycle. The muscle memory is just there for life; it’ll be there forever.”
Portnoy added in a post on Facebook: “I had such a blast at Drumeo! We filmed sooo much content that will slowly be revealed over the coming months …here’s the first of MANY songs/videos to come! I hadn’t played this song in over 13 years! The song that started it all for us… #WhenDreamAndMPReunite #Drumeo #MikePortnoy #DreamTheater”
Check out Portnoy performing “Pull Me Under” for Drumeo – here.
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