SnakeEyes, what he's saying is pretty much in line with what other drummers have said though too, that other than MM and Metal Pez, they weren't really all that gaga about joining DT. Because let's face it, it's not really that pleasant a gig for an artist. You come into a band with 20 years of material, and you have zero leeway in how to play it because you're following in the footsteps of a famous drummer. AND, for the first new album you have very limited input. MM was willing to do that, but drummers like Donati, Lang and Minnemann probably said "errr, sure, I'll show up, but we will have to talk about those things". Look at the documentary, other than MM nobody played the songs to the tee but instead put their own twists onto things, probably for good reason.
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