Dream Theater‘s drummer Mike Portnoy has shared his Top 10 favourite albums of the year.
The musician took to his official Instagram account to share a post about the 10 albums that stood out to him in 2024. Portnoy made sure to note that the recap is in no particular order of preference.
The 10 albums on his list were Opeth‘s ‘The Last Will And Testament’, Blood Incantation’s ‘Absolute Elsewhere’, The Lemon Twigs‘ ‘A Dream Is All We Know‘, Redd Kross‘ self-titled LP, Leprous’ ‘Melodies of Atonement’, Frost*’s ‘Life In The Wires’, Neal Morse & The Resonance’s ‘No Hill For A Climber’, Category 7’s self-titled LP, Kerry King‘s ‘From Hell I Rise‘ and The Warning’s ‘Keep Me Fed’.
Back in October, it was revealed that Portnoy had gone on to play a live show with Dream Theater shortly after he learned that his sister had sadly passed. After the band’s show at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on October 29, the drummer took to Facebook to share a statement that read: “About 30 minutes before showtime, I received a call from my brother that my loving sister Samantha Leone Cattaneo had just passed away.”
Portnoy returned to the group’s line-up after a 14-year absence for the celebratory gigs, having departed in 2010.
Dream Theater’s 16th studio LP ‘Parasomnia’ is set for release on February 7. It’ll mark their first record with founding member Portnoy since 2009’s ‘Dark Clouds & Silver Linings’.
In a statement, the band said the forthcoming LP “marks the beginning of a special new chapter for us as bandmates and as brothers”, adding: “This album represents not just our growth as musicians but also the journey we’ve embarked on together of the last four decades.”
Portnoy had previously told fans that Dream Theater were “blown away” with the new music they had created so far, teasing: “We cannot wait for you all to hear this… but patience, all will be revealed in due time…”
Later, the drummer shared further details about what we could expect from the album. “There’s a certain style that the five of us have when we write together,” he explained.
In other news, you can check out NME‘s 50 Best Albums of 2024 list here.
