Portnoy and Akerfeldt 2

Portnoy and Akerfeldt on Each Other's Music
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[@Holdsworthands]

Incredibleeee I´m speechless Mikael is a huge fan of dream!!! "it was the band that I wanted for a long time" hahaha Imagine a record with Mike, Mikael and Wilson!!!!

[@Nubnut]

that was the greatest pause at 2:34 haha. I was totally expecting to say Mikael to say "Well.... Actually it did suck a bit"

[@rtrooperw8115]

2 absolute LEGENDS!

[@_madNES]

God I love "interviews" like this where they just encourage the two people to have a conversation. So much more interesting than rapid fire questions with brief, shallow answers.

[@Brokenscam]

well seeing as the song "cusp of eternity", has the lyrics "like a scene from a memory", in it which might be a reference to the song "metropolis:part 1", I can only assumed that Mikeal might be a fan of dream theatre.

[@gandalf8216]

In the dance of eternityyyyyyy

[@metabog]

I like Akerfeldt he's so calm!

[@deadlymist666]

i love you mikael akerfeldt!

[@karstenroelofs9216]

4:15 the Ayreon record he's talking about is The Human Equation and it absolutely phenomenal! Probably my favourite record ever. And as he mentioned, James LaBrie is also on it (in fact, he has the lead role in the story) and he sounds very good

[@arumyn3070]

Yep, definitely a must listen that one.

[@myewgul]

00.40 haha almost accidental growl :)

[@austineatsfood]

Mike's wearing a BTBAM shirt. Go Mike!

[@TTAwesome]

Wow! Akerfeldt is 5 foot when he is sitting down!

[@Goshoonkeys]

wooow.. started with opeth, fucking love all of their music. Gone from Porcupine Tree to Steven Wilson and his awesome projects.. then i saw him live on a prog festival in germany with Opeth and devin townsend.. like a big prog-family. The Fuck, i met Mikael there. Gonna catch steven in early november, vienna. Few months before then i got into Dream Theater.. bit by my uncle and bit by a friend's father, who is almost a fuckin PRIEST! Shitloads of hours spent with their 12th record. Awesome time

[@Eturnal718]

LMAO at Mikael Akerfeldt's reaction around 3:42 after Mike Portnoy told that story. Hes like...yeah hahaha!!! These 2 are awesome!!!

[@itsvoogle]

Two gods just chillin

[@wrensongmusic]

Wow...that's so cool that Mikael is genuinely a fan of their music. I'm a huge fan of both bands, but I wasn't sure whether Opeth actually liked DT's music. I have all the more respect for them now.

[@Hasufell]

two genius

[@Roddrummer]

Now that is a meeting of the best of the best!

[@linegenrou]

I fucking love his accent.

[@Kenlac92]

agreed. people dont want to hear a song as diverse as what dream theater could write. they disregard the amount of talent that is needed for such a thing.

[@SRVMETAL]

@Rydergagnon If you like both Labrie and Åkerfeldt, check out the Ayreon record called The Human Equation. They both sing on some of the songs ^^

[@luciofranciscodigiacinti3664]

3 years ago... still true today

[@oaspe]

Lucio Francisco Di Giacinti now 9 years

[@CreeCore94]

"I bought every album since" lol that means he bought "Train of Thought"

[@wiggy009]

Train of thought was average, too much nu metal but there’s some good parts

[@underscoreisnotvalid]

love these guys

[@AsprosDark]

I would love to hang out with these guys !!! Any third seat for me???

[@PinkFloydrulez]

great stories

[@JiNKA]

Fucking Vanden Plas and dream theater. Unreal.

[@Purkinje90]

I'd say Tomas Haake is a more technically sound drummer, but Mike Portnoy has a very original and distinct sound. Opeth > Dream Theater IMO.

[@ConsecratedOblivion]

...holy shit, Portnoy got drunk with Leif Edling? xD Awesome.

[@silveraindrop75]

Mikes like, okay..this is way too much flattery for one day...

[@MrWalksalot]

I shook hands with Portnoy once, and he has REALLY soft hands.

[@SanskarWagley]

For sure

[@XxdieformetalxX]

I HAVE THOSE SAME CHAIRS OMG

[@retorique]

OOOOPEEEETHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[@aGothicStory]

haha its funny but have you noticed how informal and casual Portnoy is and then Akerfeldt looks all cultured and sophisticated. Lol but I'm huge fans of both bands, they've inspired me loads

[@joesdmf]

he was the producer on some of opeths albums , damnation and deliverance,,,, thr is more about him but thats all i really know lol

[@adrianrodrigues1402]

That was Steven Wilson not Portnoy

[@lordcrull]

I asked because I thought these guys would know, they do.

[@mets4life3064]

Portnoy's shirt

[@sawyernaz1735]

Btbam is great

[@Purkinje90]

And if you do get into Opeth, and you want more, then go back and listen to albums like Blackwater Park and Still Life. I consider those two albums two of their best albums, but that's not to say that their other albums are that much worse. The great thing about Opeth, as mentioned by Mike, is the diversity of their sound.

[@Headbanger9000]

Napalm Death was mentioned too

[@theantidentite]

DT and opeth FTW!

[@JTUSHKA]

BTBAM SHIRT!!!!

[@alfalex38]

Can someone tell me why roadrunner interviews are ALWAYS cut? I find this useless --

[@PimpMasterT]

1:47 = awkward.....lol loved by so many, dont worry MP :D

[@360MandaloreX]

@6rosebudX He must be absorbing it for his next show - well noticed lol

[@CarlOlav]

I can't imagine Åkerfeldt singing DT. He doesn't have James' range or power. They are vastly different singers.

[@retorique]

I say Justin Chancellor on bass.

[@snowblind1985]

"thats awesome cos most people hate us" LOL.. 2 huge musicians together in one room... (is that a line-up room?) .. they should title this interview "the usual suspects" :P

[@JoeSullivan7]

omg me too

[@LearningandDevelopement]

Listen to Bleak and tell me if Opeth And Dt are similar

[@rickduijs3056]

@Holdsworthands Storm Corrosion?

[@le_brian]

That's really a stupid comment, especially when comparing these bands. Prog metal is so diverse, not to mention all of the different sub-genres these bands incorporate into their music.

[@Holdsworthands]

@RickDuijs Yeees indeed but... Mike Portnoy left the project :( anyway only with mikael and steven is enough for me hahahhaa

[@22jebs]

napalm death t-shirt \m/

[@rodrigoquiroz]

OPETH!!!!!!!!!

[@mostafal1994]

If we actually do that in school, we'd have the whole school (900+ students) burned, except for me and two of my friends. (BTW, one of these friends is new to DT, so he hates some of the songs. Should we burn him?)

[@DunkleFlugel]

Akerfeldt don't give a fuck about Portnoy's drunk stories xD

[@EnragedSephiroth]

HADD.

[@americangod]

A lot of people would shit bricks if they saw two metal musicians like these guys talking as clearly and intelligently as they are. Hail satan.

[@kalabiandarkness]

@RapROFLMAO I'm burning!

[@linegenrou]

i always see mike saying stuff about james..do they have a problem or something?

[@skater15153]

haha most of us drummers are...that's why we're drummers haha

[@rodrigoquiroz]

Excuse my ignorance, but.. who is Steve Wilson?

[@stiffaction]

yep dt n opeth, they r all humble ppl.dats rite. n i m happy mainstream society hates them coz dat's what makes them exclusive... i think i got a little too sensitive..lol

[@harmony0404]

''Who is Portnoy?'' - Are you crazy?

[@MupNaz]

Does he have ADD seriously?

[@RandyLott]

Mike's is 5'10" so he's probably 6' or so.

[@lordcrull]

Who is portnoy?

[@Gtar43]

opeth

[@stiffaction]

before anything,i wud like to say that portnoy iz my fav drummer. But y is he acting fake here;"coz most ppl hate us";wat d fuck is he tryin 2 show by sayin dat i dont like dis artificial stuff 4rm him, really.

[@oriondrums2]

no.

[@silveraindrop75]

*Portnoy

[@fbcocq]

drummers without ADD are bad drummers ^^

[@jackpaice]

lolol shut up x)

[@Setri123]

He's got a good voice,but doesn't fit the music at all =p

[@Drangsland]

He's just kidding, you jerk! BTW.. I can honestly say that I sometimes feel anger angainst Petrucci and Portnoy..

[@MrZiltoid20]

I Dislike...i don't like very much virtuosity

[@gareginasatryan6761]

The thing why many hate DT is because of the annoying vocals. I think metalheads underestimate how much vocals add to the enjoyment of the song and just slap it on at the end of songwriting. The vocals on silver livings were especially cringy.

[@KyleFesy]

sorry but Opeth and Dream Theater are nothing alike

[@user-hu3iy9gz5j]

Why does that matter?

[@pariciasjoberg2663]

no.