This isn't me implying anything at all but I was thinking the other day - was Mangini the only American to audition for DT ?
There were 7 weren't there ?
1. Mangini - American ( with Italian heritage like Petrucci )
2. Thomas Lang - Austrian
3. Marco Minneman - German ?
4. Peter Wildoer - Swedish
5. Derek Roddy - Canadian ( ok North American
)
6. Virgil Donati - Australian
7. Aquiles Priester - Brazillian
Just interesting to me.
Not implying that they chose a drummer from 6 different countries to broaden their appeal. But if they were deep down thinking about it I wouldn't be surprised.