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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #35 on: March 12, 2017, 07:53:18 AM »

Mike wrote this on his message board:
"There's a reason I post WHAT I post WHEN I post it...
Don't you think if I wanted the guitar player announced, I would've done it???
I appreciate your enthusiasm here, but please respect my wishes to only disclose certain things when *I* want that info disclosed and announced

How on Earth can that be misunderstood or misinterpreted in any way...it would seem pretty obvious to me
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Wow. Just Wow.




I also like how the thread title iS Mike Portnoy PMS. Suits the drama well. :lol
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #36 on: March 12, 2017, 08:43:43 AM »
There we go again.  :rollin

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #37 on: March 12, 2017, 09:58:36 AM »
This is my favorite Ron Thal (Bumblefoot) piece. I could easily imagine this being played in Derek and Mike's style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxOPylHYQps

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #38 on: March 12, 2017, 11:46:25 AM »

Mike wrote this on his message board:
"There's a reason I post WHAT I post WHEN I post it...
Don't you think if I wanted the guitar player announced, I would've done it???
I appreciate your enthusiasm here, but please respect my wishes to only disclose certain things when *I* want that info disclosed and announced

How on Earth can that be misunderstood or misinterpreted in any way...it would seem pretty obvious to me
"

Wow. Just Wow.


STOP YELLING LIKE THAT MIKE! Joking aside, it's nobody's fault but the guy who posted the pic there! Do you think MP will be serving us Never Enough part 2 with his new supergroup?  :biggrin:

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2017, 12:22:25 PM »
I get his point but he could have really realized the blame was on his own bandmates and not for fans breaking in into the studio to see what was going on. He could have said "I know you guys are the best detectives in the internet and that there are rumors out there, but you know I have a master plan on revealing things when I know will be the most exciting, and not everybody is analyzing Twitter posts and photos like they work in CSI, so please,  keep the surprise for those who aren't actively looking for any minute detail and bear with me, trust me, it will be worth it!"
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #40 on: March 12, 2017, 12:24:52 PM »
I get his point but he could have really realized the blame was on his own bandmates and not for fans breaking in into the studio to see what was going on. He could have said "I know you guys are the best detectives in the internet and that there are rumors out there, but you know I have a master plan on revealing things when I know will be the most exciting, and not everybody is analyzing Twitter posts and photos like they work in CSI, so please,  keep the surprise for those who aren't actively looking for any minute detail and bear with me, trust me, it will be worth it!"

Yeah, I guess it would have been more reasonable.

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #41 on: March 12, 2017, 01:21:22 PM »
Portnoy over-react ?

This is brand new information !


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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #42 on: March 12, 2017, 01:43:43 PM »
 :lol
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #43 on: March 12, 2017, 02:12:01 PM »
This is already way more entertaining than I could have hoped for :rollin

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #44 on: March 12, 2017, 02:18:36 PM »
Jesus. :lol

The only person he should be upset with is the person who posted the video that, you know, included Bumblefoot.

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #45 on: March 12, 2017, 02:19:38 PM »
Jesus. :lol

The only person he should be upset with is the person who posted the video that, you know, included Bumblefoot.

BUMBLEFOOT?

Is he in this band?







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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #46 on: March 12, 2017, 02:27:49 PM »
Bumblefoot MAY be in THIS band but *I* won't let YOU know until *I* decide THE time is RIGHT !!!


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was ChaosSystem MP all along ?

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #47 on: March 12, 2017, 03:38:49 PM »
was ChaosSystem MP all along ?

You never know...
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #48 on: March 12, 2017, 03:44:08 PM »
No more teasing until the summer... I wonder if he can get everyone involved to stop posting on social media

Deleting posts on his own board must be the least effective way of stopping leaks.

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« Reply #49 on: March 12, 2017, 05:21:17 PM »
was ChaosSystem MP all along ?

You never know...

Whatever happened to him btw?
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #50 on: March 12, 2017, 05:34:06 PM »
Speaking about deleting posts, yesterday night I replied Mike's tweet of him and DS in the studio (this one: https://twitter.com/MikePortnoy/status/840655819557367808) saying: @MikePortnoy @DerekSherinian Don't forget to tag @Bumblefoot   ;) "

I went to sleep after that, since it was late here where I live. Well... woke up in the morning today and, guess what? Found MP had sent me a DM saying:
"Don't make me block you...
We have NOT announced our guitar player".

I'm not making this out, I took an screenshot and still have the message with me. If i ever figure out how to attach the shot here I'll post it, or I can mail it to anyone if you want  :P

He didn't block me, and was "kind enough" to warn me first, so I deleted the tweet. Still, like some people have said in earlier posts, that's not the best way to manage the leaks. Just tell the people next to you to stop filming posting stuff online and that's it! Isn't even that difficult, Mike. I guess his "same level of control as I had in DT" means he gets to decide how the other guys use their social media accounts?  :huh:
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #51 on: March 12, 2017, 05:35:14 PM »
Whatever happened to him btw?

He got banned I think. If I remember correctly, he started getting really confrontational towards the end.

Sorry... towards THE end

Also, gzarruk. I hope you find a way to post that screenshot. That sounds hilarious. I don't know how I'd react and that your tweet was "block worthy"  :lol
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #52 on: March 12, 2017, 05:35:42 PM »
Maybe Bumblefoot isn't in the band yet?

Maybe Mike and Derek are jamming with multiple guys to see who works out. That would be the only way I can see why MP would get so angry at the info coming out.

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #53 on: March 12, 2017, 05:38:50 PM »
But it's not even something to get angry about. If it's not Bumblefoot, just say: "Nice try, but keep guessing" Not get pissed off and block people and delete comments and such
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #54 on: March 12, 2017, 05:40:10 PM »
I can understand why he is upset. But, he should know how his fans are.
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #55 on: March 12, 2017, 05:45:23 PM »
But it's not even something to get angry about. If it's not Bumblefoot, just say: "Nice try, but keep guessing" Not get pissed off and block people and delete comments and such

I also heard that he just got brand new floors.
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #56 on: March 12, 2017, 05:58:05 PM »
It's just a control thing. He had a specific release schedule in mind, and that's all out the window now.
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #57 on: March 12, 2017, 06:02:40 PM »
It's just a control thing. He had a specific release schedule in mind, and that's all out the window now.

But Bumblefoot already released a press statement!
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #58 on: March 12, 2017, 06:19:23 PM »
Also, gzarruk. I hope you find a way to post that screenshot. That sounds hilarious. I don't know how I'd react and that your tweet was "block worthy"  :lol

Well, I said something like "Sorry Mike, will delete the tweet now". But yeah, that was interesting  :lol

Since I don't really know how to attach pics here, I uploaded it to my dropbox so you can see it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q61ullvniexuvsp/MP%20Tweet.jpg?dl=0
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #59 on: March 12, 2017, 06:46:37 PM »
Right after I identified Bumblefoot I tweeted the pic to him Mike, and Derek but I deleted it not long after because I felt like Mike would call me out on it and I'd face the wrath of his rabid fanbase.
Bumblefoot actually followed me on Twitter after I posted it.

I hope we didn't get Derek's keyboard tech fired :mehlin

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #60 on: March 12, 2017, 06:55:37 PM »
Mike wrote this on his message board:
"There's a reason I post WHAT I post WHEN I post it...
Don't you think if I wanted the guitar player announced, I would've done it???
I appreciate your enthusiasm here, but please respect my wishes to only disclose certain things when *I* want that info disclosed and announced

How on Earth can that be misunderstood or misinterpreted in any way...it would seem pretty obvious to me
"

So, doesn't look like the leaks are intentional.  Not the best way to handle that sort of thing.  Then again, if you're gonna hype this thing, why not just tell us who is in the band?  Or just keep it secret you're even working on something. 

:lol Oh Mike

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #61 on: March 12, 2017, 06:59:24 PM »
Right after I identified Bumblefoot I tweeted the pic to him Mike, and Derek but I deleted it not long after because I felt like Mike would call me out on it and I'd face the wrath of his rabid fanbase.
Bumblefoot actually followed me on Twitter after I posted it.

I hope we didn't get Derek's keyboard tech fired :mehlin

Maybe he went to the session with an ADTOE shirt?  :biggrin:
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #62 on: March 12, 2017, 07:11:23 PM »
He still says *I*

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #63 on: March 12, 2017, 07:15:37 PM »
"I liked when Myung looked like a women's figure skating champion."

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #64 on: March 12, 2017, 07:41:42 PM »
It's almost surreal to see someone so proud of his interaction with fans continue to show such contempt for them.  It's like he has no respect for any fan who doesn't march to the beat of everything he says and does.

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #65 on: March 12, 2017, 07:47:13 PM »
Quote from: author Mike Portnoy
Of course you can speculate and look for clues!! That's half the fun!
The posts that were deleted were sharing information that was not supposed to be shared or leaked.
(and they were deleted for a reason...so please do not try to re-post them!)


...and several people (you know who you are) were going around to several social medias posting certain things based on that as "confirmed news" which is NOT the case....
 
The only things that CAN be confirmed and announced so far are the few things I have posted on MY social media...anything else from anywhere else is just "rumor and speculation" so far...
 
I DO indeed enjoy the excitement and speculation...that is indeed why I post "teasers" in the first place.
But there is a method to my madness and a reason why only certain things have been announced so far!
 
On that note, my "Del Fulvio" post yesterday is the last teaser for a while...there will likely not be any further official announcements or info on this band until Summer time when we are ready to properly "unveil" it and setup the album's release...
 
So, please speculate all you want from the "official" information that I have posted so far... 
 
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #66 on: March 12, 2017, 07:50:18 PM »
Quote from: author Mike Portnoy
Of course you can speculate and look for clues!! That's half the fun!
The posts that were deleted were sharing information that was not supposed to be shared or leaked.
(and they were deleted for a reason...so please do not try to re-post them!)


...and several people (you know who you are) were going around to several social medias posting certain things based on that as "confirmed news" which is NOT the case....
 
The only things that CAN be confirmed and announced so far are the few things I have posted on MY social media...anything else from anywhere else is just "rumor and speculation" so far...
 
I DO indeed enjoy the excitement and speculation...that is indeed why I post "teasers" in the first place.
But there is a method to my madness and a reason why only certain things have been announced so far!
 
On that note, my "Del Fulvio" post yesterday is the last teaser for a while...there will likely not be any further official announcements or info on this band until Summer time when we are ready to properly "unveil" it and setup the album's release...
 
So, please speculate all you want from the "official" information that I have posted so far... 
 
MP


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Oh, man, I just posted a short tweet  :lol Mike's OCD about having everything done his way is messing up with him, big time.
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #67 on: March 12, 2017, 07:52:15 PM »
Oh god, just imagine what happens when Blabbermouth gets wind of this...
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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #68 on: March 12, 2017, 08:17:57 PM »
Where did he post this? On his forum?

Oh god, just imagine what happens when Blabbermouth gets wind of this...

It's been a while since something like this happened with Mike, we should've seen it coming  :lol
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Mike Portnoy Progressive Metal Supergroup
« Reply #69 on: March 12, 2017, 09:21:44 PM »
Yeah, it's over on his forum.
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